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Pavan Rathod

Anand, Gujarat

Summary

DevOps Engineer with specializing in production-grade AWS infrastructure, Kubernetes, and Infrastructure as Code. Experienced in designing scalable multi-AZ architectures, implementing Karpenter-based autoscaling with Spot optimization, and building secure CI/CD systems. Strong focus on reliability, cost optimization, and automation-driven cloud operations.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience

Work History

DevOps Engineer

Metasphere IT Services LLP
Ahmedabad, Gujarat
09.2024 - Current
  • Designed and operated multi-AZ production EKS clusters hosting 20+ microservices with automated scaling using Karpenter and Spot Instances, reducing compute costs by 35%.
  • Implemented Karpenter + Spot Instances for autoscaling, enhancing workload scheduling efficiency and lowering infrastructure costs.
  • Designed Kubernetes infrastructure aligned with production SLAs, security best practices, and reliability requirements
  • Improved cluster stability by optimizing resource requests/limits and autoscaling policies while refining monitoring alert thresholds.
  • Supported CI/CD and deployment automation for Kubernetes workloads, ensuring consistent delivery and minimizing manual deployments.

DevOps Engineer

Tecstub India LLP
Ahmedabad, Gujarat
12.2023 - 09.2024
  • Automated infrastructure provisioning and application deployments using GitLab CI/CD, reducing manual work and improving release speed.
  • Improved deployment reliability by adding validation steps, approvals, and rollback-safe workflows in CI pipelines.
  • Developed reusable Terraform modules for multi-environment AWS provisioning, ensuring consistent infrastructure across dev/stage/prod environments.
  • Implemented Terraform remote state management using S3 + DynamoDB state locking, preventing state conflicts and drift.
  • Standardized infrastructure patterns and naming conventions, minimizing configuration errors and enhancing scalability.

DevOps Engineer

Damco Solutions Pvt Ltd
Remote
07.2022 - 07.2023
  • Built Jenkins pipelines enabling consistent CI/CD across microservices with auditable deployments and repeatable workflows.
  • Enhanced deployment stability through standardization of infrastructure and automation improvements.
  • Conducted AWS infrastructure audits and optimizations, identifying unused resources and improving architecture design to reduce AWS spend by 30%.

DevOps Engineer

Webbrains Technologies Pvt Ltd
Vadodara, Gujarat
07.2021 - 05.2022
  • Automated routine tasks using Ansible + Bash, improving operational efficiency and reducing manual intervention.
  • Monitored system performance, maintained servers, and configured CI/CD pipelines under senior mentorship.
  • Administered Linux systems and contributed to cloud infrastructure tasks in AWS environments.

Education

Bachelor in Computer Applications - Computer Science

Jivkaran Institute of Technology
Anand, Gujarat
08.2020

Skills

  • CI/CD tools: Jenkins, GitLab CI
  • Pipeline automation
  • Infrastructure as code: Terraform, Ansible
  • Container orchestration: Docker, Kubernetes (EKS)
  • AWS services: EC2, ECS, EKS, IAM, S3, VPC, CloudWatch, KMS, Secrets Manager
  • Deployment strategies: Blue/green, Rollback automation
  • Monitoring tools: Prometheus, Grafana
  • Security practices: IAM least privilege, encryption (KMS)
  • Scripting languages: Bash

Projects

Mobilesentrix (Global supplier of cell phone repair and replacement parts)

  • Developed and deployed CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins on Kubernetes with dynamic agents,automating infrastructure provisioning and application delivery.
  • Implemented blue/green deployment strategy for ECS services using CodeDeploy, with CloudWatch-based rollback mechanisms ensuring zero-downtime releases.
  • Applied least privilege IAM policies, securing access to AWS services including Lambda, ECS, and EC2 through scoped, role-specific permissions.
  • Designed secure VPC architecture using private subnets, endpoint isolation, Secrets Manager, and KMS-based encryption for sensitive data.
  • Built an end-to-end monitoring stack using Prometheus, Grafana, and CloudWatch to track service health, CI/CD performance, and cluster metrics.

KodaCars (DevOps-Driven Infrastructure Modernization for Vehicle Slot Booking Platform)

  • Built a secure, multi-environment AWS infrastructure using modular Terraform, integrating S3 and DynamoDB for remote state management and state locking.
  • Automated provisioning pipelines in Jenkins, incorporating terraform plan previews, manual approval gates, and GitOps-style IaC workflows.
  • Designed and baked custom hardened Linux AMIs using Packer and Ansible, aligned to CIS benchmarks with SSH lockdown, UFW policies, and audit logging.
  • Enhanced system observability and governance with cron-based health checks, drift detection, and Terraform plan diffs on pull requests.
  • Scaled Jenkins with shared libraries, secure credential handling via SSM Parameter Store, and folder-based RBAC for multi-team access control.

Timeline

DevOps Engineer

Metasphere IT Services LLP
09.2024 - Current

DevOps Engineer

Tecstub India LLP
12.2023 - 09.2024

DevOps Engineer

Damco Solutions Pvt Ltd
07.2022 - 07.2023

DevOps Engineer

Webbrains Technologies Pvt Ltd
07.2021 - 05.2022

Bachelor in Computer Applications - Computer Science

Jivkaran Institute of Technology
Pavan Rathod