Neeli Raghavender
Hyderabad
Summary
Site reliability engineer and Azure DevOps engineer with over 5 years of experience in designing and managing scalable Azure cloud infrastructures. Expertise in Python scripting, Terraform, and Kubernetes for automating deployments and developing efficient CI/CD pipelines. Proven track record in enhancing system reliability and performance through proactive monitoring and effective incident management in agile environments.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
DevOps Engineer
LTI Mindtree
Hyderabad
08.2025 - 11.2025
- Assisted in optimizing Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines for enterprise applications to enhance deployment stability and minimize pipeline failures.
- Supported application deployments on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) using Helm charts to ensure consistent and repeatable releases.
- Contributed to streamlining code deployment by automating processes with CI/CD pipelines to increase efficiency in release cycles.
- Aided in automating Azure infrastructure provisioning with Terraform to reduce manual configuration errors.
- Helped implement RBAC and Azure Policy governance to strengthen security and compliance across cloud environments.
- Collaborated with development and security teams to troubleshoot build and deployment issues, enhancing overall release reliability.
- Managed version control systems like Git or SVN to facilitate seamless collaboration among developers and engineers throughout projects.
Azure DevOps Engineer
INTENSO TECH SOLUTION PRIVATE LIMITED
Bangaluru
02.2023 - 07.2025
- Designed and maintained 20+ Azure DevOps YAML pipelines supporting Dev, QA, UAT, and Production environments, reducing manual release effort by 65%.
- Automated Azure infrastructure provisioning using Terraform modules (AKS, VNet, App Services, Storage), reducing environment setup time from days to under one hour.
- Deployed and managed 30+ microservices on AKS using Docker and Helm, improving application scalability and availability.
- Implemented Blue-Green and Rolling deployment strategies, enabling zero-downtime deployments for production workloads.
- Integrated SonarQube and security scans into CI pipelines, reducing production defects by 40%.
- Performed engineering calculations as needed during the design process, optimizing designs while maintaining safety standards.
- Designed or evaluated human work systems using human factors engineering and ergonomic principles to optimize usability, quality and performance.
DevOps Engineer
Family Health Plan Services Pvt. Ltd
Hyderabad
03.2022 - 01.2023
- Improved build performance by 35%–45% through pipeline caching, templates, and parallel execution.
- Implemented AKS autoscaling and node pool optimization, reducing cloud infrastructure costs by 25%.
- Built centralized monitoring using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and Application Insights, reducing incident resolution time by 50%.
- Automated disaster recovery workflows with Infrastructure as Code, achieving RTO under 15 minutes.
- Built and maintained CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps and Git, accelerating application release cycles.
- Automated deployment workflows using PowerShell and Bash scripts, reducing manual intervention by 50%.
- Managed Azure resources, including VMs, VNets, NSGs, App Services, and Storage Accounts, for production workloads.
- Integrated Azure Key Vault for secure secret management across pipelines.
- Supported Agile teams by automating build and release processes during sprint cycles.
- Designed and implemented containerization strategies using Docker and Kubernetes, improving resource utilization and management.
- Monitored automated build and continuous software integration process to drive build/release failure resolution.
Software Engineer
VISIONQUEST SOLUTIONS PRIVATE LIMITED
Bengaluru
12.2020 - 02.2022
- Designed and deployed scalable cloud infrastructure solutions, supporting enterprise applications.
- Automated cloud deployments using Python and Terraform, reducing deployment time by 40%.
- Implemented monitoring and logging solutions to improve system performance and availability.
- Integrated APIs across distributed systems to enable seamless application communication.
- Diagnosed and resolved software defects to improve application stability and uptime.
- Developed scalable and maintainable code, reducing maintenance effort by 20%.
- Integrated new technologies into existing systems, improving overall system performance by 30%.
- Streamlined GIS workflows for increased efficiency by automating repetitive tasks using Python scripts.
- Automated repetitive tasks using Python scripts, reducing manual effort by 40%.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
Vijetha Degree College
Hyderabad07-2020
Skills
Cloud Platforms:
Azure (VM, VNet, NSG, AKS, App Services, Storage, SQL, API Management, Key Vault)
DevOps & CI/CD:
Azure DevOps, YAML Pipelines, Jenkins, Git, GitFlow, Azure Artifacts
Infrastructure as Code:
Terraform, ARM Templates, Bicep
Containers & Orchestration:
Docker, Kubernetes, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Helm
Scripting:
Python, PowerShell, Bash, Azure CLI
Operating Systems:
Linux (Ubuntu, RHEL)
SRE & Monitoring:
Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Application Insights, Incident Management, Root Cause Analysis (RCA), SLAs/SLOs
Timeline
DevOps Engineer
LTI Mindtree
08.2025 - 11.2025
Azure DevOps Engineer
INTENSO TECH SOLUTION PRIVATE LIMITED
02.2023 - 07.2025
DevOps Engineer
Family Health Plan Services Pvt. Ltd
03.2022 - 01.2023
Software Engineer
VISIONQUEST SOLUTIONS PRIVATE LIMITED
12.2020 - 02.2022
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
Vijetha Degree College