Mr. Ambujakshan Swathi
Bangalore
Summary
Dynamic DevOps Engineering Manager at Kudelski Security with a strong foundation in cloud infrastructure, automation, and secure system design. Skilled in leading high-performing teams, streamlining DevOps processes, and fostering a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement. Proven ability to manage complex, cross-functional projects while ensuring alignment with business goals, and strict adherence to security and compliance standards.
Hands-on experience designing and deploying scalable, secure architectures in AWS, Azure, and GCP environments. Adept at building and managing CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and GitLab CI and automating infrastructure with Terraform. Deep understanding of containerization and orchestration using Docker and Kubernetes. Strong background in observability, implementing monitoring and logging solutions with Prometheus, Grafana, ELK/EFK, and Datadog.
Experienced in integrating DevSecOps practices, including security tools like Trivy, Snyk, and SonarQube, and managing secrets and access using Vault and AWS KMS. Known for mentoring engineering talent, driving technical excellence, and balancing hands-on technical work with strategic leadership to deliver impactful results.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
DevOps Engineering Manager
Kudelski Security
Bengaluru
1 2021 - Current
- Led Cloud DevOps team, fostering collaboration and continuous improvement culture.
- Mentored team members, enhancing technical skills and career development.
- Established clear goals and provided consistent feedback to maintain progress.
- Managed multiple projects simultaneously, ensuring schedule adherence and quality standards.
- Balanced management duties with active participation in project delivery.
- Developed and implemented long-term vision and roadmap to enhance DevOps culture.
- Streamlined DevOps processes, increasing efficiency and reducing inter-team friction.
- Designed secure, scalable infrastructure with integrated security in CI/CD pipelines.
- Managed the recruitment, training, and development of engineering talent, building a high-performing team capable of meeting evolving project demands.
- Led cross-functional engineering teams in the design, development, and launch of innovative product solutions, ensuring projects met technical specifications and business goals.
- Conducted regular performance reviews and provided mentorship to engineering staff, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and professional growth.
- Monitored internal financial budgets to measure against projections.
- Enhanced project management tools and processes, resulting in an improvement in project tracking accuracy and team communication.
Technical Manager
Harman Connected Services
03.2014 - 02.2021
- Setting up and managing cloud-based infrastructure and services using AWS and Azure.
- Leading and growing DevOps and Development team.
- Building and managing services in AWS using Terraform.
- Configuring CI/CD pipelines, code analysis, quality checks, build results reporting, notification services, and deployment jobs using Jenkins and Concourse.
- Continuous monitoring of infrastructure and applications using Nagios, Grafana, and Prometheus.
- Migrating on-premise environments to cloud services.
- Leveraging AWS and Azure technologies to address customer needs.
- Optimising costs through efficient use of cloud resources.
- Managing and scaling containerised applications using Kubernetes.
- Deploying and managing various AWS services including EC2, S3, RDS, and Lambda.
- Implementing and managing Azure services such as Virtual Machines, Azure Functions, and Azure DevOps.
- Automating repetitive tasks and streamlining workflows using Python and Bash scripts.
- Administering Linux servers to ensure high availability and performance of applications.
- Managing the entire lifecycle of applications from development to deployment.
- Fine-tuning applications and infrastructure for optimal performance and efficiency.
- Configuring and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and Concourse.
- Provisioning and managing infrastructure using Terraform for consistent and repeatable deployments.
- Implementing monitoring solutions using Nagios, Grafana, and Prometheus to ensure the health and performance of infrastructure and applications.
DevOps Engineer
Accenture
03.2011 - 03.2014
- Develop, update and maintain Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) documentation
- Manage web servers
- Manage end user accounts, permissions, access rights, and storage allocations in accordance with best practices regarding privacy, security, and regulatory compliance, as defined
- Recommend, schedule, and perform software and hardware improvements, upgrades, patches, reconfigurations, and/or purchases
- Installation, configuration, administration and troubleshooting of all Linux platforms
- Package management using RPMs, Yum
- Performances monitoring using inbuilt and additional tools.
Linux System Administrator
Mphasis an HP Company
09.2010 - 03.2011
- Manage Linux web servers
- User management
- Package management using RPMs, Yum
- Configuring NFS, Samba, DHCP, DNS and mail services
- Securing the operating systems and automation
- LVM administration
- Firewall, Security, performance tuning, kernel tuning.
Linux System Administrator
HCL Infosystem Ltd
03.2007 - 06.2010
- Linux Patching, security, maintenance, motioning
- Resolved vulnerabilities by making improvements to OS security
- Configuring and managing H/W and S/W RAID
- Configure routers and switches
- Firewall management
- And worked on large enterprise and business-critical applications
- Certified with ITIL V4 and applied the acquired knowledge on different projects effectively.
Education
Three-year Diploma in Electronics and Communications -
GPTC Meenangadi
Skills
- Cloud infrastructure management
- Linux
- CI/CD
- AWS, Azure, and GCP
- Terraform
- Kubernetes and Docker
- Version control with Git
- Agile methodologies
- Team leadership
- Project management
- Risk assessment strategies
- Talent acquisition
- Public speaking skills
- Training and mentoring programs
- Security compliance
Certification
- ITIL V4
- ICCC
- Insead Certified Emerging Leader
Affiliations
- Published author of Amazon best seller The Soulful Techie
- Public speaker, technology, innovation
- Generative AI contributor
Websites
Timeline
Technical Manager
Harman Connected Services
03.2014 - 02.2021
DevOps Engineer
Accenture
03.2011 - 03.2014
Linux System Administrator
Mphasis an HP Company
09.2010 - 03.2011
Linux System Administrator
HCL Infosystem Ltd
03.2007 - 06.2010
DevOps Engineering Manager
Kudelski Security
1 2021 - Current
Three-year Diploma in Electronics and Communications -
GPTC Meenangadi
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