Mani Nadiminti
Beaverton
Summary
Accomplished Senior DevOps Engineer with 7 years of experience designing and automating cloud infrastructure on AWS and Azure. Skilled in Infrastructure as Code (Terraform), Kubernetes, Docker, and CI/CD automation with Azure DevOps and Jenkins. Expertise in building scalable, secure cloud platforms and modernizing legacy applications into containerized microservices, fostering efficient software delivery.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Sr. AWS DevOps Engineer
GDIT
Herndon
08.2023 - Current
- Architected scalable, secure multi-cloud infrastructure (AWS & Azure) using Terraform and CloudFormation, enabling automated provisioning through reusable IaC modules and GitOps workflows.
- Designed and implemented enterprise CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitLab CI, and Azure DevOps, improving deployment frequency, automation maturity, and release reliability.
- Designed and managed Azure Virtual Networks (VNets), subnets, NSGs, and UDRs to enforce secure network segmentation across multiple environments.
- Implemented hub-and-spoke Azure networking architecture, centralizing shared services and security controls for streamlined hybrid connectivity across subscriptions.
- Built internal developer platforms aligned with Platform Engineering practices, enabling self-service infrastructure provisioning and standardized CI/CD workflows.
- Led infrastructure automation initiatives using Terraform and Ansible to provision scalable multi-cloud environments.
- Containerized legacy and cloud-native applications using Docker and deployed workloads on Kubernetes (EKS/AKS) using blue/green and canary deployment strategies.
- Implemented DevSecOps practices by integrating SAST, DAST, container scanning, and policy-as-code (OPA/Sentinel) into CI/CD pipelines.
- Administered and maintained production Kubernetes clusters (EKS/AKS) including scaling, upgrades, networking, and security configuration.
- Established centralized observability and monitoring with Prometheus, Grafana, ELK/EFK, CloudWatch, and Azure Monitor, enhancing proactive alerting and SLI/SLO tracking.
- Implemented enterprise IAM and security architecture using AWS IAM and Azure AD, enforcing RBAC, least privilege access, and centralized secrets management.
- Automated provisioning of multi-environment platforms (dev/test/stage/prod) using Terraform modules and Ansible playbooks, reducing configuration drift and manual effort.
- Designed disaster recovery and high availability architectures with multi-AZ and multi-region deployments, incorporating automated backup and failover strategies.
- Environment: AWS (EC2, EKS, Lambda, API Gateway, S3, CloudWatch, IAM, Secrets Manager), Azure (AKS, Azure DevOps, Azure Monitor, Azure AD, Virtual Networks (VNets), Subnets, NSGs, UDRs, Azure Firewall, VPN Gateway), Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible, GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, Jenkins, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK/EFK Stack, OPA, Sentinel, Python, Bash/Shell Scripting, Service Mesh (Istio/Linkerd), GitOps (Argo CD, Flux), Security & Compliance (SAST, DAST, SCA, Container Image Scanning).
DevOps Engineer (AWS Connect POC)
General Electronics
Hyderabad
04.2020 - 05.2023
- Automated CI/CD release pipelines enabling zero-touch deployments using Jenkins, SVN, Nexus, and Nolio, improving deployment consistency and reducing manual release overhead.
- Designed and deployed highly available AWS infrastructure (EC2, VPC, ALB, Auto Scaling, RDS, S3, Route 53) supporting scalable, production-grade enterprise workloads.
- Implemented Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, CloudFormation, AWS CDK, and Ansible with policy guardrails and reusable modules to enforce secure, standardized provisioning.
- Containerized and deployed microservices on Kubernetes (EKS/Kops) and ECS with container security best practices and automated cluster provisioning.
- Built event-driven architectures using SQS, SNS, Lambda, and EventBridge to support asynchronous processing and decoupled microservices integrations.
- Developed internal Backstage Developer Portal on AKS with Azure Entra ID SSO integration, enhancing developer onboarding experience and enabling self-service capabilities.
- Centralized observability using Splunk, ELK, Datadog, CloudWatch, and Prometheus with automated incident alerting through PagerDuty and Slack.
- Designed Amazon Connect proof-of-concept solutions including custom contact flows with AWS Lambda integrations, improving call routing efficiency and customer experience.
- Implemented Amazon Lex chatbots and Polly voice automation for IVR self-service, reducing live-agent call volume and improving first-contact resolution.
- Integrated Amazon Connect with Salesforce and ServiceNow using REST APIs, AWS SDKs, and event-driven architectures to enable omnichannel customer support workflows.
- Built real-time contact center analytics dashboards using Amazon Kinesis, DynamoDB, and QuickSight for monitoring operational performance and optimizing agent productivity.
- Implemented secure secrets management with Vault, AWS Secrets Manager, and Parameter Store using IRSA-based fine-grained IAM access controls to ensure secure access.
- Designed disaster recovery and data protection strategies using AWS Backup, RDS snapshots, and S3 lifecycle policies aligned with FedRAMP, HIPAA, and GDPR requirements.
- Integrated security and compliance scanning into pipelines using Checkov, OPA, Sentinel, SonarQube, and Twistlock to strengthen DevSecOps posture.
- Managed SAP HANA workloads on AWS including HA/DR architecture, performance tuning, and infrastructure automation.
- Automated Kubernetes cluster deployments using Kops and eksctl; configured NGINX Ingress, Istio service mesh, and cert-manager for TLS automation and secure traffic routing.
- Implemented Salesforce Service Cloud Voice with Amazon Connect supporting banking, insurance, and financial services contact center solutions.
- Accenture
- Environment: AWS (EC2, VPC, Auto Scaling, ALB, RDS, S3, Route 53, Lambda, SQS, SNS, Kinesis, DynamoDB, QuickSight, Secrets Manager, Backup, CloudWatch, Connect, Lex, Polly, EventBridge, WAF), Terraform, CloudFormation, AWS CDK (with CDK Aspects), Ansible, Kubernetes (EKS, Kops, eksctl), ECS, Docker, Istio, NGINX Ingress, cert-manager, Vault, Parameter Store, IRSA, Splunk, ELK, Datadog, Prometheus, PagerDuty, Slack, Cloudflare, Azure (AKS, Entra ID, DNS), Salesforce (Service Cloud, Sales Cloud, Service Cloud Voice), ServiceNow, Python, Backstage, Checkov, Sentinel, OPA, SonarQube, Twistlock, SAP HANA, FedRAMP/HIPAA/GDPR Compliance.
Linux System Administrator
Capital One
Hyderabad
10.2018 - 03.2020
- Administered and supported enterprise Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL/CentOS) environments, performing OS hardening, patch management, performance tuning, and troubleshooting across infrastructure and applications.
- Implemented secure firewall rules, access controls, and network configurations, enhancing protection of production systems and ensuring secure communication between services.
- Designed and maintained automated CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitLab CI, Bitbucket, Terraform, and Ansible to support infrastructure provisioning and application deployment.
- Containerized legacy Java and Linux-based applications using Docker and migrated workloads to Kubernetes (EKS/Kops) utilizing Helm, Kustomize, and Argo CD for GitOps-based deployments.
- Built dynamic Jenkins pipelines using Groovy and Shared Libraries, enabling standardized CI/CD workflows across microservices platforms.
- Implemented enterprise secrets management using HashiCorp Vault integrated with Kubernetes via CSI driver and Vault Agent for automated credential injection.
- Integrated DevSecOps practices using SonarQube, Checkmarx, Trivy, Snyk, OWASP ZAP, OPA, and Sentinel to enforce policy-as-code and secure development pipelines.
- Provisioned immutable infrastructure using Packer-built AMIs, automated patching with Ansible Tower and AWS Systems Manager, improving platform stability and compliance.
- Managed multi-cloud infrastructure across AWS, Azure, and GCP using Terraform, Pulumi, and Crossplane, optimizing DNS and global routing for improved service availability.
- Implemented progressive delivery strategies using Spinnaker, Argo Rollouts, and FluxCD to enable safer application rollouts and reduce deployment risk.
- Enhanced observability by integrating Vault audit logs and Terraform Cloud runs with centralized logging platforms including Splunk and CloudWatch.
- Orchestrated multi-cloud deployments across AWS, Azure, and GCP using Terraform and Crossplane, managing secrets with HashiCorp Vault, AWS Secrets Manager, and Azure Key Vault to ensure secure access.
- Accenture
- Environment: Linux (RHEL, CentOS), Jenkins, GitLab CI, Bitbucket, Terraform, Ansible, Pulumi, Crossplane, Docker, Kubernetes (EKS, Kops), Helm, Kustomize, ArgoCD, Red Hat Enterprise, Spinnaker, FluxCD, Packer, Ansible Tower, AWS Systems Manager, HashiCorp Vault, AWS (EC2, S3, Route 53, IAM, Secrets Manager), Azure (Key Vault, APIs, Dynamics 365), GCP, Backstage (IDP), SonarQube, Checkmarx, Trivy, OWASP ZAP, Snyk, Open Policy Agent (OPA), Sentinel, Groovy (Jenkins Shared Libraries), Vault CSI Driver, Splunk, CloudWatch, Terraform Cloud.
Education
Bachelors - Computer Science and Engineering
Jawaharlal Nehru technology University
Hyderabad, IndiaSkills
- CI/CD pipelines
- GCP and CI/CD tools
- Kubernetes management
- Container orchestration
- Container security
- Multi-cloud architecture
- Infrastructure automation
- Monitoring solutions
- Cloud services
Technical Skills
AWS (EC2, EKS, ECS, Lambda, API Gateway, VPC, S3, RDS, DynamoDB, CloudWatch, Route53), Azure (AKS, Azure DevOps, Azure Monitor, Entra ID/Azure AD, App Services, Virtual Networks, Key Vault), GCP (Compute Engine, GKE), Jenkins, Azure DevOps Pipelines, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, AWS CodePipeline, CodeBuild, CodeDeploy, Bamboo, CircleCI, Travis CI, Nexus, Artifactory, SonarQube, GitOps (Argo CD, Flux), Backstage, Docker, Kubernetes (EKS, AKS, OpenShift, Kops), Helm, Kustomize, Argo Rollouts, Istio, Linkerd, NGINX Ingress, cert-manager, Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, AWS CDK, Azure ARM/Bicep, Ansible, Packer, Policy-as-Code (OPA, Sentinel), Prometheus, Grafana, ELK / EFK Stack, Splunk, Datadog, Dynatrace, AppDynamics, New Relic, Azure Monitor, Application Insights, SLI/SLO, HashiCorp Vault, AWS KMS, AWS Secrets Manager, Azure Key Vault, IAM, RBAC, IRSA, Container Security (Trivy, Snyk, Twistlock), OWASP ZAP, Checkmarx, SonarQube, Zero Trust Networking, FedRAMP, HIPAA, PCI, GDPR
Timeline
Sr. AWS DevOps Engineer
GDIT
08.2023 - Current
DevOps Engineer (AWS Connect POC)
General Electronics
04.2020 - 05.2023
Linux System Administrator
Capital One
10.2018 - 03.2020
Bachelors - Computer Science and Engineering
Jawaharlal Nehru technology University