Ratikesh Pathak
Pimpri Chinchwad
Summary
Cloud Engineer with 4.7 years of experience in hybrid cloud architecture and container orchestration. Proficient in Google Cloud Platform, Kubernetes, and Terraform. Demonstrated ability to enhance operational efficiency and optimize costs through scalable and secure cloud solutions.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Associate
Cognizant Technology Solutions
08.2020 - Current
- Architected, deployed, and managed scalable, secure, and cost-efficient cloud infrastructure using Google Cloud Platform (GCP), improving system uptime by 99.98%.
- Automated infrastructure provisioning with Terraform and Ansible, reducing manual deployment efforts by 85%.
- Optimized Compute Engine, Kubernetes Engine (GKE), App Engine, and Cloud Functions, achieving 30% lower latency in microservices.
- Implemented cost-efficient storage solutions (Cloud Storage, BigQuery, Cloud SQL), reducing cloud storage costs by 25%.
- Designed and managed CI/CD pipelines using Cloud Build, Jenkins, and GitLab CI/CD, reducing deployment time by 40%.
- Containerized applications with Docker and Kubernetes, enabling 99.9% uptime and zero-downtime releases.
- Automated infrastructure scaling policies, reducing cloud spend by 20% while maintaining high performance.
- Used Cloud Trace & Profiler to identify and resolve bottlenecks, reducing API response time by 35%.
- Optimized cloud workloads, reducing CPU & memory usage by 30% through fine-tuned autoscaling policies.
- Modernized legacy applications using serverless (Cloud Run, Cloud Functions) and microservices, improving release frequency by 60%.
- Developed zero-downtime migration strategies, ensuring 100% business continuity.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams (DevOps, Security, SRE) to implement cloud solutions aligned with business needs.
- Created runbooks, best practice guidelines, and architecture documentation, reducing onboarding time for new engineers by 50%.
- Trained internal teams on GCP best practices, automation, and security compliance, improving adoption of cloud standards.
Education
B.E - Electronics & Telecommunication
Nagpur University
Nagpur06.2018
HSC -
Maharashtra Board
Nagpur02.2013
SSC -
Maharashtra Board
Nagpur03.2011
Skills
- Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and services
- Container orchestration with Kubernetes
- Compute engine management
- App deployment and hosting
- Cloud storage solutions
- Load balancing strategies
- Virtual private cloud architecture
- Infrastructure as code with Terraform
- Serverless computing with Cloud Run
- Continuous integration and delivery with Cloud Build
- Containerization using Docker
- Identity and access management (IAM)
Certification
- AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
- Google Cloud Certified - Associate Cloud Engineer
Languages
Marathi
First Language
English
Advanced (C1)
C1
Hindi
Proficient (C2)
C2
Timeline
Associate
Cognizant Technology Solutions
08.2020 - Current
B.E - Electronics & Telecommunication
Nagpur University
HSC -
Maharashtra Board
SSC -
Maharashtra Board
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