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Kartheek Bodigam

Platform Engineer
Hyderabad

Summary

Versatile Platform Engineer with 5+ years of applied experience in cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes, Azure, and DevOps automation. Specialized in architecting secure, scalable, and reliable solutions across cloud and hybrid environments. Proficient in Kubernetes platform engineering, including cluster design, networking, CNI plugins, ingress controllers, and service meshes across Azure and on-premises. Hands-on expertise in Infrastructure as Code (Terraform), Python, and Shell scripting. Adept in creating secure, high-quality production code and building CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions, Jenkins, and Gitlab. Strong background in Azure services including VM, SQL Server, CosmosDB, Vnet networking, DNS, and Azure Functions. Passionate about driving coding best practices, monitoring (Grafana, Prometheus), and continuous improvement of system architecture and security compliance.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience
7
7
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Certifications

Work History

Platform Engineer

PALTECH
11.2023 - Current


  • Designed and created the infra for the client project.
  • Architected and managed Kubernetes (AKS and on-premises) clusters, ensuring high availability, security (network policies, CNI plugins), and optimal scalability.
  • Developed Helm charts for microservices deployments; implemented service mesh patterns and ingress controllers.
  • Automated infrastructure provisioning using Terraform and Helm, applying IaC principles for consistent environments.
  • Built end-to-end CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, integrating SonarQube, OWASP ZAP for security scanning, and extending pipelines to Jenkins.
  • Enabled observability by configuring Grafana dashboards, Prometheus metrics collection.
  • Led tech talks and internal Azure and Kubernetes best practices sessions to foster a knowledge-sharing environment.

DevOps Engineer

Accolite
12.2021 - 11.2022
  • Implemented CI/CD pipelines using AWS/Azure DevOps to automate deployment processes.
  • Integrated infrastructure automation with Terraform and managed EKS clusters with monitoring via Grafana, Prometheus.
  • Created notification alerts for failing pipelines.
  • Dockerized Java/.Net microservices and built automated CI/CD pipelines via Gitlab Pipelines, Jenkins, and GitHub Actions.
  • Orchestrated nightly builds to automate setup of entire profiles in AWS and Azure, enhancing efficiency

Automation Engineer

Techmation Solutions
02.2019 - 07.2021
  • Developed PLC programs for manufacturing process using ladder language.
  • Setup Continuous Integration with Jenkins and make use of wide range of plugins available to setup smooth developer friendly workflows.
  • Extensive usage of Git/GitHub for Version control activities.
  • Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to application deployment and operation.
  • Successfully installed and upheld Linux-based services while demonstrating a strong understanding of networking protocols, adept firewall management, and robust security practices within the Linux environment.
  • Improved monitoring alerts, metrics, and log readings

Education

Bachelor's - Electrical And Electronics of Engineering

Samskruthi College of Engg And Tech
Hyderabad,India
05.2016 - 06.2021

Board of Intermediate Education (Class XII) - MPC

SV Thrishool Junior College
Warangal,India
06.2014 - 04.2016

Additional Information

  • Cloud Platforms: AZURE (VM's, SQL Server,CosmosDB, Vnet, DNS, AKS, IAM, ECS), AWS (EC2, VPC, IAM, RDS, S3, CloudFront, Beanstalk)
  • Containerization & Orchestration: Docker, Kubernetes (AKS, On-premises), Helm, Service Mesh, CNI Plugins, Ingress Controllers
  • Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Terraform, Pulumi, Azure Bicep
  • Programming & Scripting: Python, Shell Scripting
  • CI/CD & Automation: GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Azure DevOps, Gitlab
  • Monitoring & Logging: Grafana, Prometheus, ELK
  • Databases: PostgreSQL,MySQL, CosmosDB
  • Other Tools: ArgoCD, OpenShift, Ansible

Certification

AZ-900 - Azure Fundamental

Awards

  • 3rd Place – AI and Automation Hackathon (2024) – Recognized for developing an AI-driven Infrastructure as Code (IaC) automation solution, leveraging Azure OpenAI to generate Terraform templates from infrastructure diagrams and design documents.

Timeline

Platform Engineer

PALTECH
11.2023 - Current

DevOps Engineer

Accolite
12.2021 - 11.2022

Automation Engineer

Techmation Solutions
02.2019 - 07.2021

Bachelor's - Electrical And Electronics of Engineering

Samskruthi College of Engg And Tech
05.2016 - 06.2021

Board of Intermediate Education (Class XII) - MPC

SV Thrishool Junior College
06.2014 - 04.2016
Kartheek BodigamPlatform Engineer