Koushik Chidella
Hyderabad
Summary
Results-oriented individual with a passion for continuous learning and innovation. Known for leveraging analytical thinking and creativity to solve problems and deliver high-impact solutions in fast-paced environments.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Associate Platform Engineer
National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI)
Hyderabad
09.2022 - Current
- Configured seamless automated testing processes using gitlab CI/CD and Ansible.
- Deployed and Managed Kubernetes clusters using RKE (Rancher Kubernetes Engine) in UAT and production environments.
- Exhibited proficiency by successfully deploying and upgrading Multinode RKE clusters without internet access in airgap environments.
- Incorporated Rook-Ceph as a robust distributed storage platform within Rancher Kubernetes clusters, streamlining resource allocation and guaranteeing resilient data storage for application teams.
- Contributed to the development of RKE2, a lightweight Kubernetes distribution by Rancher and utilized Rook-Ceph for efficient storage orchestration.
- Managed Ceph pools and OSDs to enhance high availability and fault tolerance
- Developed the SENSE observability platform on K8s, enabling collection of telemetry data from various applications such as UPI, RUPAY, BHIM, and AEPS.
- Migrated existing applications from legacy systems onto modern platforms like Kubernetes clusters or Cloud Foundry deployments.
- Provided technical support to development teams by resolving their platform related issues quickly.
- Established monitoring frameworks to identify potential performance issues in the platform.
- Defined standards for DevOps processes like version control, build management and release cycles.
- Created and maintained comprehensive documentation including troubleshooting guides, best practices and standard operating procedures.
- Created Bash scripts to automate various operations including server provisioning tasks.
- Avoided data loss by creating backups of programs to MinIO.
- Managed Kubernetes clusters with Helm charts for deploying applications in cloud environments.
Education
Advanced Certificate Program - Devops
Carnegie Mellon University
10-2023
Bachelor of Technology - CSE
Aditya College of Engineering Madanapalle
Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh07-2022
Intermediate - MPC
Rao's Junior College
Andhra Pradesh04-2018
10th -
Keshava Reddy Public School
Andhra Pradesh03-2016
Skills
- Rancher Kubernetes Management
- Docker
- Ansible, Gitlab CI/CD, Jenkins
- Python, script
- Rook-Ceph, MinIO
- Terraform
Certification
- Certified Kubernetes Administrator
[CNCF] - 02/2023 - 02/2026
- Red Hat Certified System Administrator
[Red Hat] - 01/2024
Languages
Telugu
First Language
English
Advanced (C1)
C1
Timeline
Associate Platform Engineer
National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI)
09.2022 - Current
Advanced Certificate Program - Devops
Carnegie Mellon University
Bachelor of Technology - CSE
Aditya College of Engineering Madanapalle
Intermediate - MPC
Rao's Junior College
10th -
Keshava Reddy Public School
- Certified Kubernetes Administrator
[CNCF] - 02/2023 - 02/2026
- Red Hat Certified System Administrator
[Red Hat] - 01/2024
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