Kirankumar Bhulokam

Designed and implemented advanced GitOps frameworks, using Git as the single source of truth for infrastructure and application deployments.
Led cloud migration initiatives from scratch, leveraging AWS services for infrastructure automation and security solutions.
Developed and maintained CI/CD pipelines using GitLab, Jenkins, and TeamCity, optimizing software delivery processes for speed and reliability.
Implemented containerization solutions using Docker and Kubernetes, enhancing deployment efficiency and scalability.
Engineered and optimized infrastructure components for cloud environments, ensuring high availability and fault tolerance.
Utilized Terraform and Helm for infrastructure as code, automating provisioning, configuration management, and deployment of cloud resources.
Integrated security practices into the DevOps pipeline using DevSecOps principles to enforce continuous compliance and secure code delivery.
Provided expertise in configuring and managing monitoring solutions like Grafana, Loki, Prometheus, New Relic, and Datadog for real-time observability.
Developed automation scripts in PowerShell for environment provisioning, maintenance, and patching, improving operational efficiency.
Collaborated with cross-functional teams to enhance product deployment systems, troubleshoot environments, and support R&D efforts for continuous improvement.

Experienced and innovative DevOps Engineer specializing in software configuration,
application building, and deployment
End-to-end management of microservices, including communications, answers,
discussion, and content-tools services
Migrated from KOPS Kubernetes clusters to Amazon EKS
Deployed applications using Docker containers across various environments
Upgraded engine versions of RDS Aurora clusters and Redis clusters using Terraform
Created custom parameter groups for RDS Aurora databases
Migrated Terraform execution from local environments to Terraform Cloud
Developed and configured Grafana dashboards for monitoring
Integrated and configured OpsGenie with tools like Jira and New Relic
Deployed applications using Helm charts
Extensive experience with Kubernetes orchestration tools
Worked with AWS services such as RDS, S3, Route 53, SSM Parameters,

Knowledge on installing Jenkins on a Linux Machine and creating a Master and Slave
Configured and maintained Jenkins to implement the CI process and integrated the tools.
Responsible for implementation of Nightly Builds using Jenkins including installation of Jenkins, Configuration of Jobs for automated Build, and deployments
Working experience in the Docker Containerization tool and deployed applications using containers in various environments

Implemented effective incident management strategies that minimized disruption to business operations during system outages or failures.
Troubleshooting, doing root cause analysis, updating knowledge base, logging updates
Logging in tickets for customer-facing issues and working on them with priority
Improved production efficiency by identifying and troubleshooting issues in a timely manner.

Managed 80K+ servers and 10+ of applications in multiple geo-locations.
Improved and tuned operational efficiency within prod infrastructure and production environment.
Ensured high availability of services through proactive maintenance, upgrades, and failover planning.
Increased application performance with thorough load testing, stress testing, and capacity planning exercises.