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Kunal Kumar

Pune

Summary

Results-driven and versatile IT professional with a background as both a Cloud Support Engineer and AWS Cloud Engineer. Demonstrated expertise in providing top-tier customer support, issue resolution, and troubleshooting in dynamic cloud environments. Proven ability to diagnose and resolve technical challenges related to AWS services, collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance system reliability. Adept at leveraging comprehensive skills in AWS services, including EC2, IAM, S3, Route 53, EBS, Autoscaling, ALB, ACM, VPC, and Boto3 scripting. Skilled in developing and maintaining secure, scalable, and high-performance cloud architectures. Committed to continuous learning and staying abreast of industry best practices. Known for effective collaboration, meticulous documentation, and delivering innovative solutions to drive organizational success.

Overview

2
2
years of professional experience

Work History

AWS Cloud Engineer

Big Lots
09.2023 - Current

Role and Responsibilities:

  • Cloud Infrastructure Design and Implementation:Designed and implemented scalable and resilient cloud architectures using AWS services such as EC2, S3, EBS, and VPC.
    Collaborated with stakeholders to understand project requirements and translated them into effective and efficient cloud solutions.
  • Identity and Access Management (IAM):Developed and maintained IAM policies and roles to enforce security best practices and ensure the principle of least privilege.
    Conducted regular audits of IAM configurations to enhance security posture and compliance.
  • Storage Solutions Management:Implemented and managed S3 storage solutions, configuring access controls, versioning, and lifecycle policies to optimize data storage and retrieval.
    Created and maintained EBS volumes, utilizing snapshots for data backup and recovery.
  • Networking and DNS Management:Configured and managed VPC architectures, including subnets, route tables, and network ACLs, to isolate and secure cloud resources.
    Utilized Route 53 for DNS management, implementing routing policies and health checks for high availability.
  • Autoscaling and Load Balancing:Configured and optimized Autoscaling groups to dynamically allocate resources based on traffic patterns.
    Implemented Application Load Balancers (ALB) to distribute incoming traffic across multiple instances for enhanced performance.
  • Security and Certificate Management:Managed SSL/TLS certificates using ACM to ensure secure communication over the network.
    Implemented security best practices, including key pair management and security groups, to enhance overall system security.
  • Application Services Integration:Utilized AWS application services, including Lambda, SQS, SNS, and Step Functions, to build scalable and event-driven architectures.
    Integrated and optimized application services to enhance overall system efficiency and responsiveness.
  • Boto3 Scripting and Automation:Developed automation scripts using Boto3 to streamline repetitive tasks, ensuring operational efficiency and reproducibility.
    Implemented infrastructure as code (IaC) practices using CloudFormation for version-controlled environments.
  • Collaboration and Documentation:Collaborated with cross-functional teams, including developers, sysadmins, and security professionals, to deliver integrated solutions.
    Maintained detailed documentation of architecture, configurations, and procedures to facilitate knowledge sharing and future troubleshooting.

Cloud Support Engineer

Big Lots
02.2022 - 09.2023

Role and Responsibilities:

  • Cloud Infrastructure Design and Implementation:Designed and implemented scalable and resilient cloud architectures using AWS services such as EC2, S3, EBS, and VPC.
    Collaborated with stakeholders to understand project requirements and translated them into effective and efficient cloud solutions.
  • Identity and Access Management (IAM):Developed and maintained IAM policies and roles to enforce security best practices and ensure the principle of least privilege.
    Conducted regular audits of IAM configurations to enhance security posture and compliance.
  • Storage Solutions Management:Implemented and managed S3 storage solutions, configuring access controls, versioning, and lifecycle policies to optimize data storage and retrieval.
    Created and maintained EBS volumes, utilizing snapshots for data backup and recovery.
  • Networking and DNS Management:Configured and managed VPC architectures, including subnets, route tables, and network ACLs, to isolate and secure cloud resources.
    Utilized Route 53 for DNS management, implementing routing policies and health checks for high availability.
  • Autoscaling and Load Balancing:Configured and optimized Autoscaling groups to dynamically allocate resources based on traffic patterns.
    Implemented Application Load Balancers (ALB) to distribute incoming traffic across multiple instances for enhanced performance.
  • Security and Certificate Management:Managed SSL/TLS certificates using ACM to ensure secure communication over the network.
    Implemented security best practices, including key pair management and security groups, to enhance overall system security.
  • Application Services Integration:Utilized AWS application services, including Lambda, SQS, SNS, and Step Functions, to build scalable and event-driven architectures.
    Integrated and optimized application services to enhance overall system efficiency and responsiveness.
  • Boto3 Scripting and Automation:Developed automation scripts using Boto3 to streamline repetitive tasks, ensuring operational efficiency and reproducibility.
    Implemented infrastructure as code (IaC) practices using CloudFormation for version-controlled environments.
  • Collaboration and Documentation:Collaborated with cross-functional teams, including developers, sysadmins, and security professionals, to deliver integrated solutions.
    Maintained detailed documentation of architecture, configurations, and procedures to facilitate knowledge sharing and future troubleshooting.

Education

Bachelor of Engineering Technology - Computer Engineering

Pune University
Pune
07.2017

Skills

  • Cloud Platforms: AWS
  • Programming/Scripting: Python (Boto3)
  • Networking: VPC, Route 53
  • Storage: S3, EBS
  • Security: IAM, ACM
  • Load Balancing: ALB
  • Automation: Lambda, Boto3
  • Monitoring and Logging: CloudWatch

Timeline

AWS Cloud Engineer

Big Lots
09.2023 - Current

Cloud Support Engineer

Big Lots
02.2022 - 09.2023

Bachelor of Engineering Technology - Computer Engineering

Pune University
Kunal Kumar