SHAILESH KISAN UBHE
Pune
Summary
Result-oriented Lead DevOps & SRE Engineer with 17+ years of IT experience, including 13+ years of core expertise in AWS Cloud Architecture, Infrastructure Automation, Cloud Security, and Production Reliability. Proven track record in leading enterprise-scale cloud migrations, architecting zero-downtime Blue-Green deployments, and optimizing complex database upgrades. Hands-on expertise in Infrastructure as Code (AWS CDK, Terraform), CI/CD pipeline automation, and DevSecOps practices (SOC Compliance & VAPT Remediation). Adept at driving operational excellence, root cause analysis (RCA), and high-availability systems.
Overview
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Certification
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18
years of professional experience
Work History
Lead DevOps Engineer
Asset Vantage Inc.
10.2013 - Current
- Cloud Infrastructure & Architecture: Architect, build, and maintain secure, highly available AWS cloud environments supporting mission-critical enterprise applications.
- Database Optimization & Modernization: Successfully reduced a complex Amazon RDS MySQL engine upgrade window from 18 hours to ~6 hours through automated validation, testing, and execution planning.
- Zero-Downtime Deployments: Engineered and implemented a Blue-Green Deployment Architecture using EC2, Elastic Load Balancer, Route53, and RDS, enabling seamless releases with near-zero downtime.
- Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Automated 100% of infrastructure provisioning using AWS CDK and Terraform, standardizing deployment consistency across Dev, UAT, and Production environments.
- DevSecOps & Compliance: Spearheaded cloud security hardening, SOC compliance audits, SSL/TLS lifecycle management, and resolved all VAPT security vulnerabilities.
- Production Reliability & SRE: Standardized incident response workflows and conducted deep-dive Root Cause Analysis (RCA) to minimize recurring issues and improve overall SLA metrics.
- Cloud Migrations: Led end-to-end migrations of legacy applications and on-premises MySQL workloads to AWS Cloud with minimal business interruption.
System Engineer
Dream tech Solutions
01.2009 - 09.2013
- Managed core Linux (Ubuntu/RedHat) and Windows server infrastructure, web servers (Apache), and MySQL databases.
- Configured network configurations, DNS management, SSL certificates, and system backups.
- Automated routine administration tasks, server health monitoring, and system cleanup scripts using Shell Scripting.
- Provided Level 2/Level 3 technical support for server availability and troubleshooting.
Education
Bachelor of Computer Applications -
Amity University
Skills
Cloud Architecture & Migration: AWS Ecosystem, Hybrid Cloud, On-Premises to AWS Migration, AWS-to-AWS Migration
DevOps & Infrastructure as Code (IaC): AWS CDK, Terraform, CloudFormation, Jenkins, Bitbucket Pipelines, Git
Containers & Orchestration: Docker, Docker Compose, Kubernetes (Working Knowledge), Helm
Site Reliability & Observability: CloudWatch, Disaster Recovery (DR), Incident Management (RCA), High Availability, SLA/SLO Management
Security & Compliance: DevSecOps, IAM Least Privilege, SOC Compliance & VAPT Remediation, SSL/TLS Management
Databases & Scripting: Amazon RDS (MySQL), Engine Upgrades, Python, Bash/Shell Scripting
Cloud Platforms: AWS (EC2, IAM, VPC, Route53, RDS, Lambda, API Gateway, CloudFront, S3, CloudWatch, Systems Manager, Auto Scaling, ELB, ECR, Cognito)
Certification
AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate
Timeline
Lead DevOps Engineer
Asset Vantage Inc.
10.2013 - Current
System Engineer
Dream tech Solutions
01.2009 - 09.2013
Bachelor of Computer Applications -
Amity University
Travelling & Exploring New Places
Enjoy exploring new places and cultures, embracing new experiences, and continuously learning through travel. It enhances my adaptability, planning, and decision-making skills.