Swapnil Thorat
Pune
Summary
Accomplished IT Professional with 13+ years of experience and 4+ years specializing in DevOps engineering. Expert in designing and implementing automation, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud infrastructure using tools such as Git, GitHub, GitLab, Jenkins, Ansible, Puppet, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, Terraform, and Kafka. Proficient in Infrastructure as Code (IaC), containerization, configuration management, and monitoring solutions. Adept at delivering scalable, reliable, and cost-effective systems within Agile environments, driving operational efficiency and continuous integration/deployment for enhanced business performance.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior DevOps Engineer
Tata Consultancy Services Limited
Pune
01.2026 - Current
- Managed and maintained AWS cloud infrastructure using Terraform, ensuring high availability, security, and compliance across multiple environments.
- Developed and maintained reusable Terraform modules following Infrastructure as Code (IaC) best practices to improve consistency and scalability.
- Analysed existing infrastructure and implemented optimizations to enhance performance, reliability, and cost efficiency.
- Designed and implemented GitHub Actions CI/CD pipelines for automated build, validation, deployment, and release of multiple microservices.
- Automated ServiceNow Change Request creation and approval workflows for production deployments using GitHub Actions.
- Supported the migration of source code repositories, Terraform modules, and CI/CD pipelines from GitLab to GitHub, ensuring minimal disruption and preserving deployment workflows.
- Collaborated with development teams to onboard applications onto GitHub, resolve migration issues, and implement GitHub Actions-based CI/CD pipelines.
Senior Consultant Delivery
Worldline Global Services Pvt Ltd
04.2024 - 09.2024
- Designed and implemented end-to-end CI/CD pipelines using GitLab CI/Jenkins for build, test, security scans, and automated deployments.
- Managed Docker container lifecycle and deployed scalable workloads on Kubernetes/EKS.
- Provisioned and managed cloud infrastructure using Terraform (VPC, EC2, EKS, RDS, IAM, S3, ALB).
- Automated server provisioning and configuration management using Ansible roles and playbooks.
- Integrated DevSecOps tools like SonarQube, Trivy, and Snyk into CI/CD workflows.
- Executed release automation, zero-downtime deployments, and rollback strategies.
- Developed internal automation scripts and DevOps utilities using Bash and YAML.
- Enhanced deployment security through centralized secrets management (Vault, SSM, GitLab Secrets).
DevOps Engineer
Skylex Technologies
01.2020 - 08.2023
- Worked in Scrum-Agile environments and supported CI/CD processes.
- Built and managed Docker containers, Dockerfiles, and environment setups; optimized containers to reclaim disk space.
- Installed, configured, and maintained OS, application software, and test environments.
- Hands-on with AWS (EC2, ELB, Auto Scaling, VPC, S3, IAM, Route53, CloudWatch, SNS) for scalable and highly available setups.
- Automated server provisioning and configuration using Ansible.
- Integrated AWS logs, CloudTrail, O365, Linux, and network devices with QRadar for event monitoring.
- Created Kubernetes deployment YAMLs, pod definitions, and resolved deployment issues.
- Set up Kubernetes clusters and deployed Docker workloads with services and HPA scaling.
Linux Software Engineer
Skylex Technologies Pvt Ltd
Pune
01.2017 - 12.2019
- Optimized server performance through resource tuning, kernel parameter adjustments, and proactive monitoring.
- Performed Linux server hardening, vulnerability remediation, and applied security best practices (SSH hardening, file permissions, auditd, firewall policies).
- Troubleshot system issues, identified root causes using logs and monitoring tools, and implemented permanent fixes.
- Worked on firewall configurations, Squid proxy setup, cron job scheduling, and YUM repository configuration and management.
- Installed, configured, and managed LAMP stacks (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP) in production environments.
- Managed user accounts, groups, sudo privileges, SSH keys, and access control.
- Performed regular patching and OS updates using tools like YUM/DNF/APT.
- Configured system services using systemd, service scripts, and runlevels.
Email Cyber Security Admin
Inboxops Systems Pvt. Ltd
Pune
11.2013 - 12.2016
- Implemented and maintained SPF, DKIM, and DMARC to protect domains from spoofing and improve email security.
- Managed SMTP configurations and ensured secure, reliable email delivery.
- Troubleshot deliverability issues related to DNS, authentication alignment, IP reputation, and SMTP errors.
- Administered and secured Linux-based email servers for high availability and performance.
- Designed and managed secure inbound/outbound email flows to prevent phishing and malicious attacks.
- Integrated and maintained email security gateways (e.g., Proofpoint) for threat protection and policy enforcement.
- Monitored email traffic, analyzed logs, and resolved security incidents affecting deliverability.
- Collaborated with teams to enhance email hygiene and enforce security policies.
- Automated routine email security and DNS tasks using Linux tools and scripts.
- Ensured compliance with organizational and industry email security standards.
Software Engineer
Faraji E-consulting Pvt Ltd
Pune
11.2010 - 10.2013
- Installed, configured, and managed LAMP servers (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP) in production environments.
- Handled user administration, disk management, and LVM for efficient storage utilization.
- Troubleshot OS, application, and web server issues including HTTP errors and service failures.
- Created and customized Bash scripts to automate routine system administration tasks.
- Optimized system performance through memory, swap, and resource management.
- Managed files, directories, permissions, and ACLs to maintain a secure system structure.
Education
Master of Computer Applications -
Institude of Management & Career Developement
Pune06-2010
Skills
- Terraform
- Ansible
- JFrog
- Kubernetes
- Docker
- GitLab
- GitHub
- EKS
- VPC
- S3
- EC2
- AWS
- DevOps Engineering
- CI/CD Pipelines
- GitLab CI / Jenkins
- Linux Administration
- Shell Scripting / Bash
- Version Control (Git GitHub GitLab)
- Release & Deployment Automation
Languages
- Marathi
- Hindi
- English
Timeline
Senior DevOps Engineer
Tata Consultancy Services Limited
01.2026 - Current
Senior Consultant Delivery
Worldline Global Services Pvt Ltd
04.2024 - 09.2024
DevOps Engineer
Skylex Technologies
01.2020 - 08.2023
Linux Software Engineer
Skylex Technologies Pvt Ltd
01.2017 - 12.2019
Email Cyber Security Admin
Inboxops Systems Pvt. Ltd
11.2013 - 12.2016
Software Engineer
Faraji E-consulting Pvt Ltd
11.2010 - 10.2013
Master of Computer Applications -
Institude of Management & Career Developement