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Santhosh Varikoti

Hyderabad

Summary

DevOps Engineer with 7+ years of experience in designing, automating, and optimizing cloud infrastructure. Strong expertise in CI/CD pipelines, container orchestration, DevSecOps, and infrastructure automation using tools like Kubernetes, Terraform, Jenkins, and GitHub Actions. Hands-on experience with AWS cloud services, microservices architecture, and monitoring tools. Adept at implementing security best practices, managing cloud-native applications, and driving operational efficiency.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience

Work History

Lead - Technology

Synechron Technologies
Hyderabad
02.2025 - Current
  • Developing and maintaining an Internal Developer Platform (IDP) using Backstage to provide a centralized service catalog, automated infrastructure provisioning, and self-service DevOps functionalities.
  • Enhancing CI/CD pipelines by integrating Backstage with Jenkins, and GitHub Actions for seamless and automated deployments.
  • Leveraging Backstage for Terraform automation, ensuring infrastructure consistency, and accelerating provisioning workflows.
  • Optimizing cloud infrastructure using AWS services and managing Kubernetes (EKS) deployments with Helm.
  • Improving developer experience by providing streamlined onboarding, automated service templates, and API documentation via Backstage.
  • Collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive platform adoption, resolve deployment challenges, and optimize infrastructure efficiency.

DevOps Engineer

Einfochips - Johnson Controls Project
03.2024 - 11.2024
  • Architected and optimized AWS infrastructure, managing security, VPCs, and resource provisioning
  • Designed CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions, enabling automated deployments
  • Managed Kubernetes clusters and implemented horizontal scaling for microservices
  • Embedded security best practices in pipelines using SonarQube and Nexus
  • Automated infrastructure using Terraform and Ansible for consistency across environments

DevOps Engineer

Capgemini - Suncorp Bank (Australia)
04.2022 - 02.2024
  • Deployed and managed web applications on Apache Tomcat across multiple environments
  • Automated infrastructure provisioning using Terraform and Ansible
  • Managed Kubernetes-based containerized applications, ensuring efficient scaling
  • Implemented monitoring solutions with Prometheus and Grafana for enhanced visibility

AWS DevOps Engineer

Capgemini - Honeywell Project
11.2020 - 03.2022
  • Set up and maintained Kubernetes clusters for microservices applications using AWS EKS
  • Developed Bash and Python scripts for automation of container lifecycle management
  • Implemented network configurations with Calico and Flannel for secure pod communication

System Administrator

Thomson Reuters
01.2018 - 10.2020
  • Managed Linux/Solaris servers, automating deployments with Kickstart/Jumpstart
  • Configured Apache, SSH, NFS, and Samba for enterprise applications
  • Performed security hardening and system monitoring to ensure compliance

Education

Master's - Business Information Management Systems

Latrobe University
Melbourne
12.2015

Bachelor of Pharmacy -

BIPS
Warangal
03.2011

Skills

  • Cloud Platforms: AWS (EC2, S3, Lambda, EKS, ECS, ECR, RDS, Route 53, VPC, CloudWatch, CloudFront, IAM, Auto Scaling)
  • Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Terraform, CloudFormation, and Ansible
  • Containers and Orchestration: Docker, Kubernetes, Helm
  • CI/CD Tools: Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, ArgoCD
  • Source Code Management: Git, GitHub, and GitLab
  • Programming and Scripting: Python, Shell scripting, YAML, Bash
  • Application servers: Nginx, Apache Tomcat
  • Security and Monitoring: Prometheus, Grafana, AWS CloudWatch, SonarQube, Nexus
  • Networking: DNS, Load Balancing, VPN, VPC, Subnets, Security Groups, and IAM Policies
  • Operating Systems: Linux (Ubuntu, CentOS, RHEL), and Windows
  • Agile and Project Management: JIRA, Confluence
  • DevOps practices

Projects And Achievements

  • Spearheaded the migration of a monolithic application to microservices on AWS EKS, improving scalability by 30%.
  • Designed a fully automated CI/CD pipeline using GitHub Actions and Jenkins, reducing deployment time by 40%.
  • Developed a robust monitoring and alerting system with Prometheus and Grafana, achieving 99.9% uptime.
  • Led the implementation of an Internal Developer Platform (IDP) using Backstage, enabling seamless developer onboarding, enhanced service discoverability, and automated DevOps workflows.

Languages

Telugu
First Language
English
Proficient (C2)
C2
Hindi
Advanced (C1)
C1

Timeline

Lead - Technology

Synechron Technologies
02.2025 - Current

DevOps Engineer

Einfochips - Johnson Controls Project
03.2024 - 11.2024

DevOps Engineer

Capgemini - Suncorp Bank (Australia)
04.2022 - 02.2024

AWS DevOps Engineer

Capgemini - Honeywell Project
11.2020 - 03.2022

System Administrator

Thomson Reuters
01.2018 - 10.2020

Master's - Business Information Management Systems

Latrobe University

Bachelor of Pharmacy -

BIPS

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