Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
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Certification
Accomplishments
Here's What I Bring
Career Exploration and Growth
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Vinaya K R

Bengaluru

Summary

DevOps Engineer with over 3 years of experience in cloud-native SaaS environments. Proven record in designing high-availability CI/CD pipelines, automating infrastructure with Terraform, and optimizing deployments for fast-moving teams. Recognized for reducing deployment time by 20% and leading automation in critical production releases.

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

DevOps Engineer

IBM
Bengaluru
06.2021 - Current
  • Developed CI/CD pipelines for MetLife (GSSP) using Jenkins and Docker, automating application build processes.
  • Designed Terraform IaC templates for scalable provisioning in AWS.
  • Managed containerized applications with Docker and Kubernetes, ensuring efficient deployment and scaling.
  • Implemented monitoring solutions utilizing Prometheus and Grafana to enhance observability.
  • Led blue-green deployment model, decreasing rollback incidents by 40%.
  • Optimized GEICO project deployment cycles, improving uptime during critical releases.
  • Increased deployment frequency by 20%, accelerating time to market for essential applications.
  • Maintained comprehensive documentation for configurations, deployments, and procedures.

Education

Bachelor of Engineering - Computer Science and Engineering

Visvesvaraya Technological University
India
06.2019

Skills

CI/CD and automation: Jenkins, Git, SonarQube, Ansible, Terraform

Containers: Docker, Kubernetes

Cloud Platforms: AWS (certified), Azure (certified)

Monitoring: Prometheus, Grafana

Scripting: Python, Bash

Web development: Nodejs, HTML, CSS

Database management: SQL, MongoDB

Version control: GitHub

Operating systems: Linux, Windows

Certification

  • Associate AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner - 2023
  • AWS Certified Developer - Associate - 2024
  • Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals - 2022
  • Microsoft Certified: Azure Developer Associate - 2024

Accomplishments

  • Awarded 'Deployment Champion – Q4 2023' for leading infra scaling and automation on the GEICO platform
  • Received manager appreciation for contributions to deployment optimization and incident management

Here's What I Bring

  • Reliable under pressure
  • Proactive collaborator across teams
  • Documentation-first approach
  • Passionate about clean automation and fast feedback loops

Career Exploration and Growth

After graduation, I dedicated time to upskilling through a structured software testing course, gaining hands-on experience in SQL, manual testing, Java, and Selenium automation. This foundation led to a 3-month contract role at a gaming company, where I applied these skills in a real-world environment.

Timeline

DevOps Engineer

IBM
06.2021 - Current

Bachelor of Engineering - Computer Science and Engineering

Visvesvaraya Technological University
Vinaya K R