Praneeth Kumar Karupothula
Hyderabad
Summary
Results-driven DevOps Engineer with extensive experience at UJR Technologies, specializing in CI/CD pipeline development and Infrastructure as Code using Terraform. Proven ability to enhance deployment efficiency and security, while fostering collaboration across teams. Skilled in AWS services and committed to delivering high-quality solutions that drive customer satisfaction. DevOps Engineer skilled in CI/CD pipeline development, automation, and cloud infrastructure management. Proven ability to streamline processes and enhance operational efficiency.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
DevOps Engineer
UJR Technologies
10.2024 - Current
- Designed and managed end-to-end CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and GitHub Actions, automating build, test, and deployment processes for microservices-based and monolithic applications.
- Led the implementation of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform, creating modular templates for AWS resources such as EC2, S3, RDS, EKS, ECR, VPC, and IAM-enabling consistent, version-controlled deployments across all environments.
- Deployed and maintained Kubernetes (EKS) clusters, configuring pods, deployments, services, config maps, secrets, and ingress controllers for robust application orchestration.
- Designed Helm charts to simplify application deployments and ensure environment consistency. Built and optimized Docker images using multi-stage builds, integrated automated image scans, and managed repositories in AWS ECR.
- Managed Linux (Amazon Linux, Ubuntu) servers for production workloads-handled patching, resource tuning, log management, and system hardening.
- Implemented monitoring and observability stacks with Prometheus, Grafana, and AWS CloudWatch, defining custom dashboards and alerts to proactively address performance issues.
- Automated environment provisioning and teardown using Terraform, Bash scripts reducing manual provisioning time by more than 75%.
- Architected and managed secure VPCs with private/public subnets, NAT Gateways, Route Tables, and custom security groups to ensure controlled network segmentation.
- Configured auto-scaling groups and load balancers (ALB/NLB) to improve resilience and fault tolerance of production workloads.
- Implemented role-based access control (RBAC) within Kubernetes and AWS IAM for security and compliance.
- Managed GitHub repositories, enforcing branch protection, code-review approvals, and integrating pull requests into automated CI workflows.
- Integrated SonarQube scans into the CI/CD pipeline for code quality and vulnerability management.
- Deployed infrastructure monitoring alerts to Slack and email using CloudWatch alarms and AWS SNS for immediate incident notification.
- Handled production release management, performing blue-green and rolling deployments with zero downtime.
- Developed and maintained backup and disaster recovery strategies for RDS databases, S3 buckets, and EBS snapshots.
- Implemented cost-optimization techniques, such as reserved instances, instance scheduling, and S3 lifecycle policies.
- Participated in Agile/Scrum ceremonies, contributing to sprint planning, story estimation, and retrospectives to align DevOps activities with development goals.
- Collaborated closely with application, QA, and security teams to ensure smooth releases and compliance with best practices.
- Documented detailed infrastructure diagrams, CI/CD workflows, and runbooks in Confluence for knowledge sharing and onboarding.
- Mentored junior engineers in DevOps tools, scripting, and best practices, improving overall team efficiency.
DevOps Engineer
Centific Private Limited
12.2024 - 10.2025
- Supported cloud infrastructure management and CI/CD implementation for applications deployed on AWS and Azure environments.
- Created and maintained Terraform templates for AWS resource provisioning, ensuring reproducible and version-controlled deployments.
- Built and deployed containerized applications using Docker, managing custom images and hosting them on AWS ECR.
- Deployed workloads on Kubernetes (EKS), managing manifests, namespaces, secrets, and auto-scaling configurations.
- Configured and managed CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps, setting up build and release pipelines for application deployments to test and production environments.
- Integrated Azure DevOps Service Connections with AWS for hybrid deployment scenarios.
- Developed Jenkins pipelines for continuous integration, including automated testing, code analysis, and artifact promotion.
- Managed GitHub and Azure Repos, maintaining branching strategies, pull requests, and release tagging workflows.
- Configured CloudWatch alarms and metrics for EC2, RDS, and Lambda monitoring, integrating alerts with Slack for real-time notifications.
- Performed routine Linux administration tasks-log management, patch updates, cron automation, and user access control.
- Implemented IAM roles/policies and Secrets Manager for secure credential storage and access control.
- Automated environment validation and smoke testing post-deployment using shell scripts.
- Assisted in migrating workloads from on-prem to AWS Cloud, improving application scalability and reducing downtime.
- Participated in incident resolution, performing root-cause analysis and implementing long-term fixes in collaboration with SRE and development teams.
- Contributed to CI/CD optimization efforts, reducing pipeline execution time and improving deployment reliability.
DevOps Intern
RR Technosoft
04.2023 - 10.2023
- Assisted in setting up CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and GitHub Actions to automate code integration and deployment for internal projects.
- Gained hands-on experience with AWS services such as EC2, S3, and IAM, performing basic provisioning, instance management, and access control.
- Supported deployment and maintenance of Dockerized applications, learning how to build and push images to private repositories.
- Worked under senior DevOps engineers to understand Terraform basics and contributed to simple infrastructure provisioning tasks.
- Performed routine Linux administration tasks, including monitoring resource utilization, file management, and process troubleshooting.
- Learned Kubernetes concepts such as pods, deployments, and services; assisted in configuring local Kubernetes clusters using Minikube for practice environments.
- Collaborated with developers to troubleshoot build and deployment issues in test environments, helping to identify and resolve integration errors.
Education
Bachelor of Sciences - Computer Science
Sphoorthy Degree & P.G. College
Hyderabad01.2022
Intermediate -
Vaagdevi Junior College
Telangana01.2018
SSC -
Aryabhatta High School
Telangana01.2016
Skills
- CI/CD Pipeline Development
- Cloud Platforms
- Infrastructure as Code
- Containerization and orchestration
- Automation and scripting
- Monitoring & Logging
- Agile & DevOps Methodologies
- Problem-Solving & Root Cause Analysis
- Communication & Collaboration
- Decision-making under pressure
- Customer Satisfaction
- Time and Cost Efficient
- Cloud & DevOps
- CI/CD
- Containers & Orchestration
- Scripting & Automation
- Version Control
- Security & Compliance
- AWS Services
- Tools
- DevOps
- PowerShell
- SonarQube
- Agile methodology
- Incident resolution
Certification
- Agile Way of Working Foundation.
- Recognized as AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner - Amazon Web Services
- Recognized as Microsoft Certified: Azure DevOps Engineer Expert
- Completed many Digital & Process Competencies.
- Certified & completed CICD Assessment from Learntube.ai
- Certified & completed Docker Basic Assessment from Learntube.ai
- Certified & completed Jenkins Assessment from Learntube.ai
- Certified & completed Kubernetes Assessment from Learntube.ai
- Certified & completed Linux Assessment from Learntube.ai
- Certified & completed Terraform Assessment from Learntube.ai
- Certified - Introduction to GitHub Copilot | 11/25
- Certified - Responsible AI with GitHub Copilot | 11/25
- Certified - Building applications with GitHub Copilot agent mode | 11/25
- Certified - Introduction to Copilot Spaces | 11/25
- Certified - Introduction to prompt engineering with GitHub Copilot | 11/25
- Linked Learning Jenkins: Automating Software Development and System Administration
Accomplishments
- On the Spot Award, Awarded for Excellence from UJR Technologies.
- Appreciation from Client & Users for successful Implementation of DevOps Practices.
- Promoted as IT Analyst and recognized for my continuous delivery.
Training
- Introduction to Amazon Web Services (AWS) Fundamentals.
- GitHub Copilot Training
- Kubernetes Introduction.
- Performance Development with Technical Communication Skills.
- Attended Webinar on 'CI/CD with GitHub Actions' - Microsoft (2023)
- Attended Webinar on 'Infrastructure as code with Terraform' - Harshi Corp(2024)
- CI/CD Pipeline Automation
- Kubernetes Deployment Strategies.
- Cloud-native DevOps Practices (AWS/Azure).
- GitHub Copilot Fundamentals
Timeline
DevOps Engineer
Centific Private Limited
12.2024 - 10.2025
DevOps Engineer
UJR Technologies
10.2024 - Current
DevOps Intern
RR Technosoft
04.2023 - 10.2023
Bachelor of Sciences - Computer Science
Sphoorthy Degree & P.G. College
Intermediate -
Vaagdevi Junior College
SSC -
Aryabhatta High School