Ravi Gaur
Pune
Summary
Experienced Cloud Infrastructure and GCP DevOps Engineer with 11 years in IT, specializing in Google Cloud, Kubernetes, Terraform, and CI/CD. Delivered high-availability solutions, achieving over 99.9% production uptime and 20% cost reduction through FinOps. Expertise in infrastructure automation, cloud security, and monitoring, combined with strong technical leadership and cross-functional collaboration.
Overview
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Certification
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12
years of professional experience
Work History
Lead Cloud Infrastructure & GCP DevOps Engineer
Synechron Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
Pune
07.2020 - Current
- Architected and maintained reliability, security, and release activities for enterprise banking applications on Google Cloud Platform, achieving 99.9%+ production availability.
- Contributed to GCP FinOps and cost optimization, reducing monthly cloud spend by ~20% through GKE node rightsizing, committed use discounts (CUDs), unattached disk cleanup, and automated GCS storage lifecycle tiering.
- Built and operated production-grade Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) clusters, configuring auto-scaling node pools, horizontal pod autoscalers (HPA), health probes, and zero-downtime rolling updates.
- Created 15+ reusable Terraform modules for multi-stage environments, covering Compute Engine, managed instance groups (MIGs), GCS, and network topology.
- Configured global ingress patterns using GCP Global External HTTPS Load Balancers, static IP assignment, forwarding rules, URL maps, SSL certificates, and secure backend target pools to enhance application accessibility.
- Applied enterprise banking security controls through service-account impersonation, fine-grained least-privilege IAM policies, GCS ACLs, and zero-trust VPC firewall rules.
- Supported container delivery modernization by moving images from Container Registry to Google Artifact Registry and adding automated vulnerability scanning into deployment pipelines.
- Set up centralized observability with Cloud Monitoring, Prometheus, and automated log sinks, improving alerting and reducing MTTR by ~25%.
Cloud Solutions Architect / Senior Cloud Engineer & Team Lead
Countants by Roverside Solutions India Pvt. Ltd.
Pune
10.2016 - 06.2020
- Built cloud-native data platforms and ETL pipelines on GCP, automating multi-source ingestion into BigQuery for retail analytics.
- Integrated Google Cloud AI APIs, including Natural Language, Speech-to-Text, and Vision API, into data workflows for text and media extraction[cite: 2].
- Wrote Python ingestion pipelines connecting Google Analytics, Google Ads, Gmail, Spreadsheets, and Facebook Ads APIs into centralized data stores[cite: 2].
- Configured cloud resources across multiple environments, deployed virtual machines, and implemented load balancing with modular Terraform scripts to streamline deployment processes.
- Stored raw files in Google Cloud Storage with lifecycle policies for efficient data management. Monitored BigQuery and App Engine health with lifecycle policies and monitored BigQuery and App Engine health through Stackdriver and Cloud Monitoring[cite: 2].
- Configured firewall rules to strengthen network isolation and access security within cloud environments.
- Managed technical delivery sprints and assigned engineering tasks based on the team skill set.
- Facilitated cloud data engineering delivery for Men’s Wearhouse client, ensuring alignment with project requirements and timelines.
Software Engineer (Java)
Aloha Technology Pvt. Ltd.
Pune
03.2015 - 09.2016
- Supported core backend business logic for interactive telephonic customer feedback platform built with Java Struts MVC architecture and MySQL.
- Conducted component unit testing, implemented production bug fixes, and optimized database queries to enhance application reliability and performance.
- Client: Humana Medivir.
Education
Master of Computer Applications (MCA) -
Jaywant Institute of Computer Applications, Pune University
Bachelor of Computer Applications (BCA) -
St. Wilfred's P.G. College, University of Rajasthan
JaipurSkills
- Google Cloud Platform
- Cloud Security
- Cloud Cost Management
- Container Orchestration
- Continuous Integration
- Monitoring and observability
- Software Development
Personal Information
Title: Lead GCP DevOps & Cloud Infrastructure Engineer | Kubernetes & Platform Engineering
Certification
- Google Cloud Certified Associate Cloud Engineer (ACE) — Google Cloud,
GitHub Copilot Certified (GH100) — Microsoft / GitHub
Timeline
Lead Cloud Infrastructure & GCP DevOps Engineer
Synechron Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
07.2020 - Current
Cloud Solutions Architect / Senior Cloud Engineer & Team Lead
Countants by Roverside Solutions India Pvt. Ltd.
10.2016 - 06.2020
Software Engineer (Java)
Aloha Technology Pvt. Ltd.
03.2015 - 09.2016
Master of Computer Applications (MCA) -
Jaywant Institute of Computer Applications, Pune University
Bachelor of Computer Applications (BCA) -
St. Wilfred's P.G. College, University of Rajasthan