Kavya M
Banglore
Summary
Software Designer with 2+ years of experience in developing microservices using C# and deploying them on Kubernetes. CKAD certified with hands-on experience in Helm, Ansible, and system-level networking. Strong in building scalable services and troubleshooting distributed systems.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Software Designer
Alstom
Banglore
07.2023 - Current
- Developed and maintained microservices using C#, enabling scalable and reliable backend services
- Deployed and managed microservices on Kubernetes using Helm, ensuring consistent and efficient application releases
- Designed service-to-service communication using gRPC and messaging systems, improving system decoupling and reliability
- Built and integrated messaging solutions using RabbitMQ through an abstraction layer (MQA)
- Implemented firewall rules using iptables/nftables to restrict traffic and enhance system security
- Troubleshot Kubernetes issues including liveness/readiness probe failures, networking issues, and service communication failures
- Configured observability stack using Fluentd, Prometheus, Grafana, and Jaeger for logging, monitoring, and tracing
- Implemented service mesh using Istio by injecting sidecar proxies across microservices, enabling secure and controlled service-to-service communication
- Configured security policies using Istio PeerAuthentication and AuthorizationPolicy to enforce mTLS and fine-grained access control between services
- Managed certificate lifecycle including generation, validation, and revocation (CRL), ensuring secure communication across distributed systems
- Worked with sidecar containers for auxiliary operations such as OpenSSL rehashing in containerized environments
Anubhav Intern - Alstom(2022 – June 2023)
- Developed 2 microservices using C# with inter-service communication via Kafka
- Containerized and deployed microservices on Kubernetes clusters
Education
Master of Technology(Integrated) - Software Engineering
Vellore Institute of Technology(VIT)
Vellore04-2023
Skills
Cloud & DevOps:
Kubernetes (K8s), Helm, Docker, Ansible, Containerization, Cluster Management
Programming & Backend:
C#, Microservices Architecture, gRPC, REST APIs
Messaging & Integration:
RabbitMQ and kafka
Observability & Monitoring:
Prometheus, Grafana, Jaeger (Distributed Tracing), Fluentd (Log Aggregation), Monitoring & Alerting
Databases & Tools:
PostgreSQL, pgAdmin
Networking & Security:
iptables, nftables, Linux Networking, TCP/IP, DNS (Basics), Network Policies, SSL/TLS, Firewall Configuration,Istio (Service Mesh, Traffic Routing, mTLS)
System & OS:
Linux, Process Management, File Systems
Languages
Telugu
Native
Native
kannada
Beginner (A1)
A1
English
Upper Intermediate (B2)
B2
Tamil
Upper Intermediate (B2)
B2
Certification
Certified Kubernetes Application Developer(CKAD)
Timeline
Software Designer
Alstom
07.2023 - Current
Master of Technology(Integrated) - Software Engineering
Vellore Institute of Technology(VIT)