Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Timeline
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS & COMMUNITY
Awards & Recognition
Nikita Mourya

Nikita Mourya

Staff Cloud Platform Engineer
Pune

Summary

AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional with 8+ years of experience in designing, migrating, and optimizing cloud infrastructure across AWS, Azure, and private cloud environments. Proven expertise in Terraform Cloud, Kubernetes (EKS/ECS), IaC standardization, and FinOps with a strong record of multi-account AWS migrations, Kubernetes modernization, and cost optimization initiatives. Skilled in building scalable, secure, and automated cloud platforms using CI/CD, GitHub Actions, and Ansible.

Recognized Tech Speaker, Blogger, and Women in Tech Advocate, with sessions delivered at HashiTalks, AWS Community Day, and Women’s Day forums. Experienced in Generative AI on AWS (Amazon Bedrock, RAG, Prompt Engineering) and passionate about driving developer productivity, cloud adoption, and community engagement through advocacy, mentoring, and innovation.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience

Work History

Staff Cloud Platform Engineer

AppDirect
01.2023 - Current
  • Led multi-account AWS migration post-acquisition with zero downtime cutover, acting as Cloud Lead for infra standardization and governance.
  • Re-architected Infrastructure-as-Code from Terraform Open Source → Terraform Cloud (TFC), developing standardized modules, registry, and GitHub workflows for automated deployments.
  • Automated EKS cluster upgrades into a single-line IaC change, streamlining Kubernetes lifecycle management.
  • Replaced Chef → Ansible for configuration management, improving automation reliability and reducing complexity.
  • Built GitHub Actions pipelines for Terraform module version publishing to TFC Registry, ensuring faster releases.
  • Drove key service migrations: Elasticsearch VMs → Elastic Cloud; Confluent services → Confluent Cloud (infra setup, access points, private links).
  • Partnered with Swisscom to migrate private cloud network stack NSX-V → NSX-T, enabling modernization and higher resiliency.
  • Designed & led CAST AI adoption for AWS EKS clusters, enabling auto-scaling via node templates and optimizing costs.
  • Managed 20+ AWS accounts, implementing security, access control, and FinOps cost-saving strategies (~20% reduction).
  • Evangelized AI tools (Cursor, Amazon Bedrock) to boost developer productivity through internal hackathons & demos.

Cloud Platform Engineer

Western Union
10.2020 - 01.2023
  • Managed 100+ AWS greenfield accounts, establishing governance frameworks and automation standards.
  • Designed and implemented Signed URL CloudFront architecture, reducing infra cost by 30% while enhancing security.
  • Migrated monolithic applications → RESTful APIs, integrating with API Gateway + JWT authentication.
  • Developed and published IAM Service Catalog product, cutting provisioning time drastically.
  • Architected cross-account CI/CD deployments using CodePipeline, CodeBuild, and CodeDeploy with IAM role-based access.
  • Delivered data analytics workloads using EMR (Spark, Hive, Ganglia), enabling faster business insights.
  • Automated infra provisioning using CloudFormation, Python, and Bash, reducing manual effort.
  • Provided capacity planning and architecture design reviews to ensure scalability and compliance.

DevOps Engineer

Radix Health
10.2019 - 10.2020
  • Migrated 20+ client applications to AWS, reducing deployment time by 75% and improving scalability.
  • Automated infrastructure provisioning with CloudFormation, Python (Boto3), and AWS CLI.
  • Strengthened cloud security posture by implementing VPN, WAF, Dome9, and IAM policies.
  • Automated SSL certificate renewals and created 400+ CloudWatch alerts via scripting.
  • Implemented HIPAA-compliant security scanning, ensuring regulatory compliance.
  • Configured site-to-site VPN connectivity for client integrations and secure access.
  • Led team in evaluating and adopting new DevOps tools to improve operational efficiency.

Cloud Engineer

RigelData Solutions
05.2017 - 10.2019
  • Designed and deployed high-availability AWS environments using EC2, VPC, RDS, S3, Redshift, IAM, and CloudWatch.
  • Architected secure VPC solutions (subnets, ACLs, route tables, security groups).
  • Implemented S3 tiering & lifecycle policies, optimizing storage costs.
  • Automated monitoring and scheduled tasks (CPU alerts, restarts, backups).
  • Configured AWS WAF for advanced security (IP whitelisting/blacklisting).
  • Generated AWS metrics (monthly/quarterly) and drove cost optimization initiatives.

Education

B.E. - Computer Science Engineering

CSVTU, Chhattisgarh Swami Vivekanand Technical University
04-2017

Skills

  • Cloud Platforms: AWS, Azure, Private Cloud (Swisscom, Deutsche Telekom OTC)
  • Infrastructure as Code: Terraform (TFC, Modules, Registry), Ansible, CloudFormation, CDK
  • Containers & Orchestration: Kubernetes (K8s), Amazon EKS, Amazon ECS, Docker, CAST AI (Auto-scaling)
  • DevOps & Automation: GitHub Actions, Jenkins, ArgoCD, CI/CD Pipelines
  • Monitoring & Observability: Datadog, ELK Stack, Elasticsearch, AWS CloudWatch
  • Security & Cost Optimization: CloudFlare, WAF, Dome9, FinOps
  • Programming & Scripting: Python, Bash
  • Emerging Tech & Advocacy: Generative AI on AWS (Amazon Bedrock, RAG), Prompt Engineering, Public Speaking, Technical Blogging, Hackathon Leadership, Women in Tech Mentorship

Certification

  • AWS Solutions Architect – Professional (Recertified 2025)
  • AWS Certified AI Practitioner (Early Adopter)
  • HashiCorp Certified Terraform Associate
  • AWS Solutions Architect – Associate

Timeline

Staff Cloud Platform Engineer - AppDirect
01.2023 - Current
Cloud Platform Engineer - Western Union
10.2020 - 01.2023
DevOps Engineer - Radix Health
10.2019 - 10.2020
Cloud Engineer - RigelData Solutions
05.2017 - 10.2019
CSVTU - B.E., Computer Science Engineering

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS & COMMUNITY

  • - HashiTalks India 2024: Terraform Everywhere
  • - AWS Community Event: GenAI on AWS Bedrock
  • - Women’s Day 2025: Breaking Barriers in Cloud (Keynote)
  • - Active AWS Community Contributor & Mentor

Awards & Recognition

  • 🏆 Rising Star Award in Cloud Engineering
  • 🌟 Women Change Maker of the Year – Recognized for advocacy and mentoring in tech
  • 🎖️ Applause Award (AppDirect) – Leadership in cloud migration & Terraform Cloud adoption

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