Mahesh Kakarla
AWS Cloud Engineer
Bangalore
Summary
Experienced AWS Cloud Engineer with 5.6 years of expertise in designing, implementing, and managing cloud infrastructure solutions. Skilled in deploying scalable and reliable applications on the AWS platform, optimizing cloud resources for maximum efficiency and cost-effectiveness. Proven track record of collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver innovative cloud solutions that drive business growth.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
2018
2018
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Certifications
Work History
AWS Engineer
Wipro Technology
09.2023 - Current
- Spearheaded management of AWS infrastructure for multiple teams, overseeing 2 production accounts and 2 QA/Test/Development accounts
- Provided expert support to users for access issues and infrastructure modifications within AWS accounts
- Architected and executed scalable, high-availability infrastructure on AWS, leveraging EC2, S3, RDS, and Lambda to support specific projects or goals
- Developed and maintained CI/CD pipelines using AWS CodePipeline, CodeBuild, and CodeDeploy, automating deployments
- Utilized AWS CloudFormation to expertly manage infrastructure as code, ensuring consistency and reliability across multiple environments
- Automated routine tasks using Python and Shell scripting, enhancing operational efficiency and reducing manual workloads
- Implemented cutting-edge monitoring solutions using AWS CloudWatch, improving application performance and availability metrics
- Ensured top-notch security and compliance by applying AWS best practices and managing access control through IAM and KMS
- Monitored AWS infrastructure using CloudWatch, customized dashboards, and implemented new services and environments as needed by teams
- Upgraded EKS versions for EKS clusters and set up notifications with SNS for alerts
- Managed certificates in Certificate Manager for renewal and new requests, while analyzing AWS services for resource optimization, reducing infrastructure costs
- Implemented VPN access for users, eliminating IP whitelisting for environment access
- Collaborated with security teams to analyze security risks and mitigate reported issues
- Monitored resource actions on AWS using Cloud Trail and AWS Configs for enhanced security and compliance
Cloud Architect
Wipro Technology
04.2022 - 12.2022
- Spearheaded the design of architecture diagrams for a Magento e-commerce application hosted on AWS Cloud, utilizing AWS native services and Magento
- Collaborated with stakeholders to gather requirements and utilized AWS well architected framework to build the architecture
- Analyzed and implemented optimal services for performance efficiency and cost effectiveness
- Designed and implemented four environments (Prod, UAT, QA, Dev) for the project
- Utilized AWS cost analyzer to prepare cost estimations for each environment
- Documented installation steps and requirements for Magento on AWS LightSail and EC2
- Engaged in client discussions to understand requirements and explain cloud architecture and security needs
- Prepared cloud security documentation for infra-security, data security, and secure connections to on-prem and customer data on AWS cloud
- Documented cost estimations for data analytics platform
Cloud Engineer
Infosys Limited
10.2019 - 03.2022
- Spearheaded the design and development of AWS services based on customer architectures in a DevOps project
- Resolved bugs in various environments to ensure seamless operation
- Developed templates and utilized version control tools such as cloud formation and S3
- Created templates in ECR for ECS and fargate launch types
- Configured SQS and SNS for service deployment
- Utilized Git and GitHub for repository management
- Facilitated Jenkins migration between servers and configured plugins for job execution
- Participated in sprint activities including estimations, planning, standups, reviews, and retrospectives
- Established EC2 environments from AMIs, troubleshooted, and monitored Linux servers
- Utilized custom dashboards with cloud watch for application monitoring
- Set up alerts using AWS budgets and utilized SNS and SES for alert notifications
- Supported Enterprise Data Warehouse hosting in cloud, managing VPC, subnets, security groups, and load balancers
- Managed workloads on S3 using version control and various storage mechanisms
- Configured S3 buckets, applied policies, and managed user access
- Created and managed AMIs, snapshots, volumes, and adjusted AWS resources as needed
- Managed databases on Amazon RDS and monitored servers with CloudWatch
- Implemented Route53 for DNS routing across regions
- Proficient in creating, managing, and deleting users and groups using AWS IAM as per requests.
Network Engineer
Infosys Limited
02.2019 - 07.2019
- Worked as Network Engineer for a telecommunication client that involves in design and implementing the LAN network for clients
- Configuring customer end router for transferring from Copper to Fiber
- Preparing pre and post configuration for customer end Cisco and Juniper router
- Configuring PE router for port creation for customer
- Updating the router into management tools for monitoring
- Strong knowledge on Networking concepts Routing, Switching and DNS
- Strong Knowledge on Network protocols like static, RIP, OSPF, EIGRP, Frame Relay, BGP
- Strong understanding of OSI and TCP/IP model
- Experience as Work force manager for allocation of workloads
- Experience in implementing Agile methodology in conduiting the team huddles and monitoring the SLA's
Education
Bachelor of Computer Application -
SV University
Skills
AWS Administration
IAC on AWS
Python
Cloud Networking
Agile & Scrum
Cloud Engineering
Customer Service Management
Certification
AWS Certified Solution Architect Associate
Disclaimer
I do hereby declare that the statements made above are true, complete, and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief.
Timeline
AWS Engineer
Wipro Technology
09.2023 - Current
Cloud Architect
Wipro Technology
04.2022 - 12.2022
Cloud Engineer
Infosys Limited
10.2019 - 03.2022
Network Engineer
Infosys Limited
02.2019 - 07.2019
AWS Certified Solution Architect Associate
AZ-900 Azure Fundamentals
Internal certification on Networking
Bachelor of Computer Application -
SV University
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