VINAYAKUMAR HUGAR
Bangalore
Summary
Experienced IT professional with over a decade in the field, specializing in AWS DevOps for more than eight years. Proven track record of delivering impactful solutions across sectors including healthcare, telecommunications, and BFSI. Core competencies include technical architecture, data management, and compliance with government mandates on workplace safety. Recognized as a detail-oriented team leader adept at driving projects to successful completion.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Module Leader
Visionet Systems
BNAGALORE
02.2025 - Current
- Guided personnel on overall project direction and alignment with prescribed business goals.
- Supported customer implementations and confirmed success through identification and application of repeatable best practices.
- Created IAM roles and policies to control user access within the AWS environment.
- Developed automated scripts for deploying new applications on AWS platform using various scripting languages such as Bash, Python, JavaScript.
- Offered technical and non-technical support and services to clients and staff regarding product use, operation and maintenance.
- Participated in capacity planning activities by analyzing current resource utilization trends and forecasting future needs based on traffic projections.
- Drafted, presented and responded to proposals for specific customer requirements with industry-specific solutions.
- Developed and supported implementation of company-wide business solutions.
- Led the evaluation and selection of software products and tools for system integration.
- Designed and implemented scalable, secure, and maintainable solutions across diverse business contexts.
- Built CI and CD pipelines with Jenkins and Docker for automating code deployments on AWS ECS cluster.
- Mentored junior architects and developers in best practices and technical skills.
- Collaborated with development teams to design secure networking infrastructure in a multi-region setup using Direct Connect and VPN connections between data centers and cloud environments.
- Devised and delivered technical presentations explaining options to customers and prospective customers.
Lead AWS DevSecOps Engineer
UNO DIGITAL BANK
Bangalore
09.2023 - 04.2024
- Provisioned AWS Infrastructure using Terraform, including setting up EKS clusters, RDS instances, and complex networking components such as VPCs, subnets, route tables, and security groups
- Orchestrated Kubernetes Clusters with EKS, utilizing Helm charts for efficient deployment and scaling of microservices, ensuring high availability and fault tolerance
- Automated CI/CD Pipelines with GitHub Actions, integrating various stages such as code linting, unit testing, integration testing, and deployment to ensure a robust and reliable delivery process
- Containerized Applications using Docker, creating and managing Dockerfiles, and storing images in AWS ECR for consistent and repeatable deployments
- Deployed Continuously to Kubernetes clusters using ArgoCD, implementing GitOps principles to maintain environment consistency and streamline deployment workflows
- Secured Identity and Access Management with Keycloak, configuring realms, clients, and roles to enforce fine-grained access control policies
- Enhanced Code Quality by integrating SonarQube into CI/CD pipelines, performing static code analysis, and enforcing coding standards and security best practices
- Established Monitoring and Logging infrastructure using Prometheus for metrics collection, Grafana for visualization, and the ELK stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana) for centralized logging and real-time analysis
- Collaborated with Development Teams to streamline processes, providing automation expertise and ensuring seamless integration of DevOps practices
- Maintained Version Control Systems like Git and SVN, implementing branching strategies, code reviews, and merge processes to facilitate efficient collaboration among developers and engineers
- Developed Ansible Playbooks for automated deployment and configuration of applications, ensuring consistency and reducing manual intervention
Sr. Cloud Architect/Devops Lead
CAPGEMINI
Bangalore
06.2021 - 02.2023
- Infrastructure Management: Design, implement, and manage complex and scalable infrastructure architectures
- Optimize resource utilization and implement cost-effective solutions
- Automation And Kubernetes Administration: Automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration management
- Design, deploy, and maintain Kubernetes clusters with a focus on security, scalability, and performance
- Troubleshoot complex Kubernetes and application issues effectively
- GitOps And CI/CD Implementation: Implement and maintain GitOps workflows for infrastructure and application deployment
- Integrate GitOps practices with CI/CD pipelines using tools like Jenkins, GitLab Cl, or GitHub Actions
- Ensure version control, auditability, and efficient application configurations
- Networking And Security: Design and manage advanced networking solutions in on-premises and cloud environments
- Configure and maintain secure VPN connections and route tables
- Implement Kubernetes security best practices and conduct regular security audits
- Monitoring And Observability: Design and implement comprehensive monitoring solutions using tools like Prometheus, Grafana, and ELK stack
- Set up robust alerting and incident response systems
- Analyze logs to improve system performance and resolve issues proactively
- Debugging And Troubleshooting: Apply advanced debugging techniques to resolve complex infrastructure and application issues
- Perform root cause analysis and provide long-term solutions to recurring issues
- Documentation And Knowledge Sharing: Maintain detailed documentation for all infrastructure and automation processes
- Mentor team members and contribute to knowledge sharing across the organization
Cloud Architect
IBM INDIA PVT LTD
Bangalore
10.2018 - 02.2019
- Developed and maintained automation tools for cloud services, minimizing manual tasks and optimizing operational efficiency
- Collaborated with customers to tailor automation solutions, aligning with specific project requirements and KPIs
- Implemented and managed development, testing, and deployment pipelines for efficient code integration and delivery
- Established essential infrastructure and tools to support development and testing environments
- Defined and enforced standards for DevOps operations, ensuring consistency and quality in development, testing, and releases
- Conducted code reviews and troubleshooting to uphold software quality and functionality
- Designed and improved automated workflows to reduce manual interventions
- Selected and deployed CI/CD tools to streamline application delivery and infrastructure management
- Developed and maintained automation scripts in Bash, Python, and Ansible for Linux-based systems
- Explored new solutions to enhance automation and reduce repetitive tasks, driving continuous improvement in operations
- Performed self-reviews to quickly identify and resolve bugs, ensuring smooth project workflows
Sr AWS DevSecOps Engineer
SUN TECHNOLOGIES INTEGRATORS PVT LTD
Bangalore
07.2016 - 06.2017
- Developed and maintained automation tools for cloud services, minimizing manual tasks and optimizing operational efficiency
- Collaborated with customers to tailor automation solutions, aligning with specific project requirements and KPIs
- Implemented and managed development, testing, and deployment pipelines for efficient code integration and delivery
- Established essential infrastructure and tools to support development and testing environments
- Defined and enforced standards for DevOps operations, ensuring consistency and quality in development, testing, and releases
- Conducted code reviews and troubleshooting to uphold software quality and functionality
- Designed and improved automated workflows to reduce manual interventions
- Selected and deployed CI/CD tools to streamline application delivery and infrastructure management
- Developed and maintained automation scripts in Bash, Python, and Ansible for Linux-based systems
- Explored new solutions to enhance automation and reduce repetitive tasks, driving continuous improvement in operations
Sr Cloud Engineer
HCL TECHNOLOGIES
Bangalore
11.2014 - 12.2015
- Configured and managed AWS VPCs, route tables, subnets, and gateways for efficient and secure cloud infrastructure
- Provisioned EC2 instances and managed EBS volumes, snapshots, and backups, improving system reliability and data integrity
- Utilized AWS services like S3, EFS, CloudFront, CloudWatch, Lambda, RDS, and DynamoDB to drive operational efficiency and scalability
- Implemented Git and GitHub for version control, ensuring better collaboration and code management
- Automated configurations using Ansible, reducing manual effort and minimizing configuration errors
- Set up Jenkins for CI/CD, accelerating the development lifecycle and improving deployment consistency
- Deployed containerized applications using Docker and Kubernetes for better resource utilization and simplified deployment
- Configured secure VPCs with security groups and NACLS, enhancing network security and isolation
- Created CloudWatch monitoring agents to track CPU utilization and disk usage, enabling proactive performance management
- Hosted static web pages using S3 and configured CloudFront for enhanced security and performance
- Mounted and managed EBS and EFS on EC2 instances, ensuring data durability and high availability
- Implemented auto-scaling for EC2 instances, ensuring high availability and fault tolerance
- Conducted regular backups using AMIs, ensuring data integrity and disaster recovery readiness
- Configured VPC peering and transit gateways for improved network connectivity and resource sharing
DevOps Engineer
SLK Software
Bangalore
01.2014 - 11.2014
- Developed and maintained automated CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions, Jenkins, and GitLab Cl, integrating Kubernetes tools
- Streamlined Kubernetes application management using Helm package manager
- Implemented a centralized logging stack utilizing Elasticsearch, Fluentd, and Kibana for indexing logs from infrastructure and applications
- Established cluster monitoring solutions with Prometheus Operator and Grafana for enhanced insights
- Deployed and managed Istio service mesh to enhance security, control, and observability of Kubernetes services
- Utilized Serverless Framework to deploy applications on AWS Cloud, leveraging Lambda, DynamoDB, API Gateway, S3, and Cognito
- Managed RDS creation and DB user access for MySQL and PostgreSQL engines
- Performed database maintenance tasks including dump, restoration, and replication across accounts
- Conducted troubleshooting to resolve Kubernetes deployment issues
- Automated infrastructure provisioning with Terraform, creating over 15 custom modules for AWS services
- Implemented approval-based infrastructure pipelines with email notifications
DataStage Developer
UF Consultants (IBM)
Bangalore
07.2010 - 11.2013
- Monitored daily production jobs for successful completion and troubleshot failed jobs quickly.
- Ensured all ETL processes are up-to-date according to the latest changes in source systems by conducting regular reviews.
- Developed data models and database designs to plan projects.
- Built integrations from multiple data sources, including Salesforce and Pardot.
- Developed and implemented security initiatives to protect important company data.
- Produced complex database project with zero issues due to effective troubleshooting.
- Developed and implemented ETL processes using IBM DataStage.
- Analyzed source system data models to develop efficient extract-transform-load processes for loading into the target database tables.
Education
Bachelor of Technology - Electronics and Communications Engineering
VTU Belgaum
Bhalki06-2009
Skills
- KUBERNETES
- TERRAFORM (IAC)
- Cilium and Calico
- OPA & KYVERNO
- HELM charts
- DOCKER
- ARGOCD
- Karpenter
- KUBECOST
- GITHUB ACTIONS
- AWS
- AZURE
- Jenkins
- SONARQUBE
- SNYK
- CLAIR
- TRIVY
- TWISTLOCK
- TFSEC
- SEMGREP
- NGINX
- HAPROXY
- PROMETHESES
- GRAFANA
- DYNATRACE
- ENVOY SERVICE PROXY
- Istio Service Mesh
- KONG API GATEWAY
- SAST
- DAST
- IAST
- JIRA
- SNOW
- SAPPHIRE
- ZERO TRUST SECURITY MODEL
- LINUX
- ELK
- LOKI
- FLUENTD
- FLUENT BIT
- API Gateway, Lambda, and Step Functions
- EC2, S3, VPC, Route 53, CDN, and IAM
- RDS, Aurora DynamoDB
- Control tower and landing zone
- ANSIBLE
- AGILE
- SHELL SCRIPTING
- PYTHON
- CAMUNDA
- NEXUS
- JFROG ARTIFACTORY
- Kubernetes orchestration
- CI/CD automation
- Infrastructure as code
- Cloud networking
- Security management
- Kubernetes administration
Hobbies and Interests
- Watching news
- Reading newspapers
Languages
English
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 05/20/86
- Nationality: Indian
- Marital Status: Married
- Visa Status: Approved
Certification
- CKA
- AWS SOLUTION ARCHITECT ASSOCIATE
- AZURE ADMINISTRATION
Timeline
Module Leader
Visionet Systems
02.2025 - Current
Lead AWS DevSecOps Engineer
UNO DIGITAL BANK
09.2023 - 04.2024
Sr. Cloud Architect/Devops Lead
CAPGEMINI
06.2021 - 02.2023
Cloud Architect
IBM INDIA PVT LTD
10.2018 - 02.2019
Sr AWS DevSecOps Engineer
SUN TECHNOLOGIES INTEGRATORS PVT LTD
07.2016 - 06.2017
Sr Cloud Engineer
HCL TECHNOLOGIES
11.2014 - 12.2015
DevOps Engineer
SLK Software
01.2014 - 11.2014
DataStage Developer
UF Consultants (IBM)
07.2010 - 11.2013
Bachelor of Technology - Electronics and Communications Engineering
VTU Belgaum
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