Avishek Das
Senior Software Engineer
Bengaluru
Summary
- Cloud Architecture & Migration: Spearheaded cloud infrastructure design and migration projects, transitioning legacy systems to AWS-based scalable architectures, enhancing scalability, performance, and reducing operational costs.
- Microservices Transformation: Successfully migrated monolithic applications to microservices within a defined two-month timeline, improving operational efficiency and agility.
- AWS Expertise: Proficient in AWS ECS/EKS, AWS Copilot, and CDK (Python) to design cost-effective, resilient, and scalable cloud solutions, incorporating blue-green deployments and disaster recovery (DR) strategies.
- DevOps & Automation: Demonstrated expertise in Terraform, Ansible, and Python to automate infrastructure provisioning, optimize capacity planning, and reduce manual intervention.
- Pipeline Optimization: Led the refinement of GitLab runner pipelines with code scanning and reusable templates, streamlining deployments and improving code quality.
- Monitoring & Reliability: Established advanced monitoring and alerting systems using Datadog, CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana, and Elastic Search, improving system reliability and incident response times.
- Security & Compliance: Developed robust cloud security strategies adhering to industry standards, safeguarding sensitive data and ensuring compliance.
- Disaster Recovery: Designed and implemented high-availability DR architectures on AWS, guaranteeing data redundancy and minimizing downtime.
- Leadership & Collaboration: Fostered a culture of innovation and teamwork within cross-functional teams, ensuring solutions met stringent application and security standards.
- Agile Practices: Championed Agile methodologies to improve project delivery timelines and cross-department collaboration.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Certifications
Work History
Senior Software Engineer
STG LABS
01.2023 - Current
- Spearheading the design, implementation, and deployment of comprehensive cloud infrastructure solutions, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and industry best practices.
- Timely project execution and team alignment.
- Architected and deployed cost-efficient cloud platforms from the ground up using AWS ECS/EKS, AWS Copilot, and CDK (Python).
- Optimizing infrastructure for performance and cost.
- Successfully orchestrated the migration of on-premises applications to AWS.
- Transforming a monolithic application into a microservices-based architecture within a two-month period, which resulted in significant operational cost savings.
- Developed and integrated new GitLab runner pipelines, incorporating code scanning and reusable templates to streamline deployment processes, enhance code quality, and minimize manual intervention.
- Established and managed proactive monitoring and alerting systems using Datadog and CloudWatch, improving incident resolution times and overall system reliability.
- Worked closely with cross-functional teams to ensure infrastructure solutions met stringent application and security requirements, thereby enhancing system security and compliance.
Hosting Engineer
Solifi
08.2019 - 04.2022
- Converted legacy applications into containerized solutions.
- Orchestrated containerized applications using ECS across multiple availability zones.
- Created and managed CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, incorporated quality checks and SonarQube to validate code quality and ensure adherence to best practices.
- Streamlined workflow and automated repetitive tasks, resulting in significant cost savings and improved operational efficiency across multiple projects.
- Designed and automated scalable Windows and Linux server environments using Terraform with GitHub version control. Implemented CI/CD pipelines, EFS/EBS storage, WAF, AWS Transfer Family, SNS, SES, SSM Parameter Store, S3, AWS Backup, RDS, auto-scaling with load balancers, IAM access control, CloudWatch monitoring, Lambda, and Route 53 configurations, ensuring robust and secure infrastructure.
Support Specialist
Cerner Corporation
05.2017 - 08.2019
- Managed the build and deployment processes, ensured timely and efficient delivery of software solutions across various environments.
- Set up AWS environments for clients, providing tailored solutions that met their specific needs and requirements..
- Hosted AWS environments, ensured seamless execution and high-quality user experiences.
- Managed VMware vSphere infrastructure, including clusters and patch management
- Created KB articles and resolved outages.
Associate Technical Support Engineer
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
04.2016 - 05.2017
Escalation Engineer
Convergys Pvt Limited
03.2015 - 12.2015
Education
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
SRM University
Chennai 08.2009 - 06.2013
Skills
AWS
Core Competencies
DevOps Engineering
Cloud Infrastructure
Cloud Platform Architecture
Microservices and Migration
CI/CD Pipelines
Proactive Monitoring
Disaster Recovery Planning
Infrastructure Security
Automation and Scripting
Data Center and Cloud Management
Infrastructure Management
Monitoring and Incident Management
Certification
AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate, 2018 - 2020
Timeline
Senior Software Engineer
STG LABS
01.2023 - Current
Hosting Engineer
Solifi
08.2019 - 04.2022
Support Specialist
Cerner Corporation
05.2017 - 08.2019
Associate Technical Support Engineer
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
04.2016 - 05.2017
Escalation Engineer
Convergys Pvt Limited
03.2015 - 12.2015
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
SRM University
08.2009 - 06.2013
AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate, 2018 - 2020
HashiCorp Terraform - Associate, 2022 - 2024
ITIL Foundation Certificate in IT Service Management
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