Deepa N
Aspiring AWS Cloud Administrator | Development Tools Engineer
Bengaluru
Summary
Proactive and detail-oriented professional with 1 year of experience as an AWS Cloud Administrator and extensive background as a Development Tools Engineer. Skilled in managing cloud infrastructure including EC2, VPCs, S3 buckets, IAM roles, and monitoring with CloudWatch. Experienced in administering RHEL 7/8/9 environments, automating tool deployments using Bash scripts, and maintaining enterprise-grade development tools. Strong understanding of linker flags (CFLAGS, LDFLAGS, LD_LIBRARY_PATH, rpath), CI/CD pipelines, and AWS cost optimization strategies. Proven ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams and deliver reliable infrastructure solutions both on-premises and in the cloud.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Assistant Consultant
TCS
01.2020 - Current
- Administer and maintain RHEL 7, 8, and 9 servers, ensuring stable and secure environments for development and operations.
- Install and configure open-source tools, including Python 3 with OpenSSL support, Perl, and associated modules, in shared volumes for development teams.
- Utilize a custom Bash-based automation script (epi) to streamline tool installation and reduce manual effort.
- Manage structured releases of tools from test to production volumes, ensuring consistency and reliability across environments.
- Run Jenkins jobs post-release to validate differences between test and production volumes, ensuring deployment integrity.
- Handle service requests and incident management using ServiceNow and Jira, ensuring timely resolution and documentation.
- Collaborated closely with the automation team to optimize the open-source tool release process, successfully reducing the release cadence from 8 to 10 weeks, to 4 weeks.
- Good understanding of linkers and environment variables: CFLAGS, LDFLAGS, LD_LIBRARY_PATH, and rpath.
- Created and configured Amazon EC2 instances based on developer requirements to host applications.
- Designed and deployed Virtual Private Clouds (VPCs) to ensure secure and scalable network architecture.
- Created IAM roles and assigned policies to manage access and permissions.
- Monitored infrastructure using AWS CloudWatch and configured alerts.
- Implemented and maintained AWS Security Groups for access control.
- Applied AWS cost optimization strategies.
- Worked from the client location (NetApp), engaging with cross-functional teams to align infrastructure support with client requirements, and ensure smooth operations.
Senior Analyst
HCL Technologies
09.2015 - 09.2019
- Served as the primary contact for outages, driving resolution through coordination with multiple teams via Global Incident Management calls.
- Created Knowledge Base Articles to document new processes and streamline operations.
- Managed Active Directory for user profile administration and access control.
- Pushed software packages to WYSE Terminals (thin clients) across the global banking infrastructure.
- Participated in firewall policy pushes as an active tester.
- Created Access Control Lists (ACLs) using the IRIS tool.
- Upgraded machines to newer VDA versions to support virtual desktop environments.
- Gained hands-on experience in Linux/UNIX administration, including VM installations, file permissions, ACL/SUDO usage, and remote access via SSH/Putty.
Education
Bachelor of Engineering - Computer Science
Visvesvaraya Technological University
Bengaluru, India 04.2001 -
Skills
Linux Server Administration (RHEL 7/8/9)
Tool Installation and Configuration
Linker Flags: CFLAGS, LDFLAGS, LD_LIBRARY_PATH, rpath
AWS EC2, S3 management
AWS VPC configuration
AWS IAM Role creation and Policy Assignment
AWS lambda functions
AWS CloudWatch Monitoring
AWS Security Groups
AWS Cost Optimization
Incident and Service Request Management (ServiceNow, Jira)
Technologies & Tools
- AWS Services: EC2, VPC, S3, CloudWatch, Security Groups, Cost Optimization
- Operating Systems: Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL 7, 8, 9)
- Scripting & Automation: Bash (via custom automation script epi)
- Tool Installation: Python 3 (with OpenSSL support), Perl
- CI/CD & Validation: Jenkins, CI/CD Pipelines
- Code Review & Collaboration: Review Board, Jira, ServiceNow
- Build & Linking Environment: CFLAGS, LDFLAGS, LD_LIBRARY_PATH, rpath
Timeline
Assistant Consultant
TCS
01.2020 - Current
Senior Analyst
HCL Technologies
09.2015 - 09.2019
Bachelor of Engineering - Computer Science
Visvesvaraya Technological University
04.2001 -