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Rajeev Kumar

Rajeev Kumar

Lead DevOps Engineer
JYOTIBA PHULE NAGAR

Summary

Highly experienced Lead DevOps Engineer (10+ years) with deep expertise in Kubernetes, ArgoCD, Azure, and AWS. Proven ability to build resilient, scalable systems through critical thinking and strategic automation. A collaborative leader, adept at driving high-availability solutions.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience
2
2
Languages

Work History

Lead DevOps Engineer

Barco
09.2022 - Current
  • Designs, deploys, and manages Kubernetes clusters with ArgoCD for GitOps-based continuous deployment, ensuring efficient, automated, and scalable application delivery across AWS and Azure.
  • Automates provisioning and configuration management using Terraform and Ansible, ensuring infrastructure consistency, version control, and efficient deployments in multi-cloud environments.
  • Analyzes cloud usage patterns, rightsizes resources, and implements cost governance policies to optimize infrastructure spending while maintaining performance and scalability.
  • Implements security controls, IAM policies, network segmentation, and compliance frameworks to safeguard cloud environments from threats and unauthorized access.
  • Designs fault-tolerant, auto-scaling architectures in AWS and Azure, ensuring applications can handle peak loads efficiently while maintaining uptime
  • Monitors and tunes infrastructure and applications using logging, monitoring, and profiling tools to improve efficiency, response times, and overall system performance.
  • Deploys and manages workloads across AWS and Azure, leveraging cloud-native services to ensure seamless interoperability and high availability.
  • Builds CI/CD pipelines integrating Kubernetes, ArgoCD, Terraform, and security checks to enable fast, reliable, and automated software delivery.
  • Ensures efficient database provisioning, backups, and storage solutions in AWS and Azure while optimizing for performance, availability, and cost.
  • Develops automation scripts, monitoring tools, and custom integrations using Python to enhance operational efficiency and reduce manual intervention.

Sr. DevOps Engineer

Sprinklr
11.2019 - 09.2022
  • Designs, deploys, and manages Kubernetes clusters in AWS and Azure, ensuring high availability, security, and performance optimization for applications.
  • Implements cost optimization strategies, leveraging autoscaling, right-sizing, and resource tagging to reduce cloud expenses while maintaining performance and reliability.
  • Enhances security by enforcing best practices, IAM policies, network segmentation, and compliance standards across AWS and Azure cloud environments.
  • Uses Terraform and Ansible for infrastructure provisioning and automation, ensuring scalable, repeatable, and secure deployments across cloud platforms.
  • Optimizes application performance by fine-tuning Kubernetes workloads, Redis caching, and database configurations for minimal latency and high efficiency.
  • Manages autoscaling configurations for compute, databases, and applications, ensuring optimal resource utilization under varying traffic and workload conditions.
  • Monitors and troubleshoots infrastructure and applications using observability tools, ensuring resilience, uptime, and proactive issue resolution.
  • Collaborates with development teams to implement CI/CD pipelines, streamlining deployments and improving delivery speed without compromising security.

DevOps Engineer

Rivigo
12.2018 - 11.2019
  • Implemented a DevOps strategy that improved system reliability and reduced time-to-market
  • Developed a DevOps pipeline that allowed for rapid deployments with minimal downtime
  • Developed a DevOps strategy that increased the speed and reliability of application deployment
  • Utilized DevOps practices to automate deployment processes and improve system reliability

DevOps Engineer

Paytm
03.2018 - 12.2018
  • Implements cost optimization strategies by analyzing resource usage, enabling autoscaling, and leveraging reserved instances to reduce AWS cloud expenses.
  • Automates infrastructure provisioning using Terraform and Ansible, ensuring scalable, consistent, and secure deployments across AWS environments.
  • Monitors and optimizes cloud resources, implementing right-sizing techniques and cost allocation strategies to improve efficiency and reduce waste.
  • Manages infrastructure as code, streamlining deployments, minimizing manual intervention, and maintaining version-controlled environments for reliability and scalability.
  • Collaborates with teams to enhance CI/CD pipelines, integrating automated provisioning and cost-effective resource management for seamless deployments.

AWS Cloud Engineer

IBM
02.2015 - 03.2018
  • Manages AWS cloud infrastructure, including EC2, S3, VPC, and IAM, ensuring security, availability, and cost efficiency across environments.
  • Implements automation using Terraform and Ansible, streamlining provisioning, configuration management, and scaling of cloud resources for operational efficiency.
  • Monitors system performance using CloudWatch, optimizing resource utilization, troubleshooting issues, and ensuring high availability of applications and services.
  • Configures and manages security policies, including IAM roles, security groups, and compliance controls, to protect cloud environments from threats.
  • Oversees backup, disaster recovery, and data lifecycle management in AWS, ensuring business continuity and minimal data loss risks.

Education

B.Tech - Computer Science & Engineering

Gurukul Kangri University
Haridwar, India
04.2001 -

Skills

    Kubernetes Export & Scalability

    ArgoCD and CICD

    Ansible & Terraform

    Linux , RHCE, RHCSA

    Performance Optimization & Security

    AWS, Azure, Networking

    Scripting

Interests

Playing Cricket

Timeline

Lead DevOps Engineer

Barco
09.2022 - Current

Sr. DevOps Engineer

Sprinklr
11.2019 - 09.2022

DevOps Engineer

Rivigo
12.2018 - 11.2019

DevOps Engineer

Paytm
03.2018 - 12.2018

AWS Cloud Engineer

IBM
02.2015 - 03.2018

B.Tech - Computer Science & Engineering

Gurukul Kangri University
04.2001 -
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