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Sushmitha P Kumar

Sushmitha P Kumar

Bengaluru

Summary

Results-driven Senior DevOps Engineer with 8.4 years of experience in cloud platforms, infrastructure automation, and Agile delivery. Proven track record as a Scrum Master leading teams and fostering continuous improvement. Expertise in platform engineering, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), containerization, and CI/CD pipelines. Recognized for reliability, adaptability, and a collaborative approach to solving intricate technical challenges.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Platform Engineer

Burns & McDonnell
05.2024 - Current
  • Investigated and tuned MSK log flushing settings; decommissioned unused Elasticsearch and Turbine components to optimize infra cost.
  • Hosted ArgoCD, AKHQ, and other apps via Teleport with dynamic URI support; renewed licenses and improved secure cluster access.
  • Upgraded EKS clusters, Kubernetes versions, and migrated Helm provider to 3.0.0; disabled EBS snapshotter and enforced Pod Disruption Budget best practices.
  • Created EAB secrets, updated ALB defaults to drop invalid headers, and automated ACM cert generation in EKS.
  • Automated DocumentDB and domain controller setup using CloudPosse components; audited SCPs to enforce Nitro-only EC2 usage.
  • Contributed upstream fixes for deprecated splat operator in shared modules; enhanced Geodesic tooling.
  • Implemented CI/CD Docker image scanning with Trivy and Codium PR Agent in GitHub Actions; added CODEOWNERS and OpenSSF settings in repos.
  • Replicated Spacelift Worker monitoring in Datadog for GitHub Actions; fine-tuned drift detection and change strategy.
  • Expanded WAF rules for GeoIP blocking; created Makefile targets for pre-commit setup; documented decisions with ADRs and Mermaid diagrams.
  • Configured AWS Budgets via Terraform with cost alerts sent to Slack using SNS and Lambda integration.

Senior DevOps Engineer & Scrum Master

Amadeus
01.2021 - 03.2024
  • Managed Azure cloud infrastructure, utilizing services like app service and Key Vault for secure secret storage, and Azure Blob Storage for metadata backup.
  • Implemented monitoring solutions using Grafana and set up alerts using the internal tool Argos, ensuring real-time visibility into system health and performance metrics.
  • Utilized Helm charts for deploying ELK stack, optimizing deployment efficiency.
  • Spearheaded cross-functional Agile teams as a Scrum Master, facilitating sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives to ensure the timely delivery of high-quality software solutions.
  • Mentored team members on Agile principles and best practices, cultivating a collaborative and empowered work culture with a focus on continuous learning and improvement.
  • Designed and automated CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and Groovy scripting to streamline the build, test, and deployment processes across multiple applications.
  • Transitioned OC templated resources to helm templates for improved deployment management.
  • Deployed MongoDB exporters using Argo CD for efficient database monitoring.
  • Resolved Redis master-slave issues through troubleshooting with ACL commands.

DevOps Engineer

Accenture
01.2017 - 01.2021
  • Led the integration of DevOps methodologies, encompassing continuous integration, automated deployment, and infrastructure as code, culminating in a noteworthy 30% decrease in deployment durations.
  • Orchestrated containerized environments leveraging Docker and Kubernetes for a suite of tools including SonarQube, Nexus, Gitlab, Eclipse-che, ElasticSearch, Logstash, Kibana, Redis, Openldap, JFrog, and Clairscan.
  • Implemented an NFS solution to optimize Kubernetes volume usage, resulting in significant cost reductions.
  • Employed Python obfuscation techniques to fortify code protection on client servers, ensuring enhanced security measures.
  • Utilized Kubeadm to establish Kubernetes clusters in non-cloud PDC environments, demonstrating adaptability and proficiency in diverse deployment scenarios.
  • Implemented CI/CD pipelines to automate deployment processes and enhance application delivery speed.
  • Collaborated with development teams to troubleshoot and resolve system performance issues efficiently.

Education

Bachelor of Engineering - Information Science Engineering

Dayananda Sagar Academy Of Technology & Management
Bengaluru, India
01.2016

Skills

  • Containerization: Docker, Kubernetes / Openshift
  • Cloud Platforms: AWS, Azure
  • Programming Languages: Python, Shell Scripting, Groovy
  • Agile Methodologies: Jira
  • Version Control: Bitbucket, GitLab, GitHub
  • Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Terraform
  • CI/CD: Jenkins
  • Monitoring and Logging: Prometheus, Grafana , Datadog
  • Other tools: Spacelift, Geodesic, Atmos, Keeper, Okta

Awards

2020, Received the prestigious 2020 Tech Star Award from Accenture, a globally acclaimed recognition highlighting leadership, a growth mindset, high-value contributions, potential for advancement, and exemplary role modeling among technology analysts and consultants., June 2020, Earned the Performer of the Month award for proactive and independent project contributions. Also initiated and implemented a patent-pending non-cloud native solution to replace persistent storage volumes in the Kubernetes platform.

Timeline

Senior Platform Engineer

Burns & McDonnell
05.2024 - Current

Senior DevOps Engineer & Scrum Master

Amadeus
01.2021 - 03.2024

DevOps Engineer

Accenture
01.2017 - 01.2021

Bachelor of Engineering - Information Science Engineering

Dayananda Sagar Academy Of Technology & Management

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