YUNUS SHAIKH

Infrastructure Operations & Optimization:

• Proactively monitored infrastructure for potential issues, ensuring operational continuity.
• Implemented comprehensive monitoring solutions with auto-scaling for services in CloudWatch.
• Automated pre-deployment processes using Packer for existing and new services.
• Optimized AWS costs by ~$20,000 per month through strategic optimizations and resource management (e.g., migrating instances to spot instances).
• Reduced load balancer usage and unnecessary alerts in staging environments, improving resource utilization.
• Created and maintained an infrastructure inventory sheet for effective AWS component management.

Deployment & Release Management:

• Led successful deployments of new services across Dev, Staging, and Production environments, ensuring comprehensive documentation.
• Championed zero-downtime deployments for critical services, including hackathon and proctoring services.
• Supported developers in transitioning their services from development to production, minimizing deployment impact.
• Deployed multiple major releases with minimal impact.

Distributed Systems & Troubleshooting:

• Improved the reliability and performance of distributed systems and containerized deployments.
• Possesses strong full-stack troubleshooting skills across infrastructure, application, and network layers.
• Participated in on-call rotations, contributing to timely incident resolution.

Teamwork & Mentorship:

• Natural team player with a resourceful attitude.
• Mentored and onboarded new team members, ensuring production readiness.

Key Achievements:

• Developed an Aura integration pipeline for enhanced log management and analysis.
• Established new staging environments and Docker development environments for improved efficiency.
• Migrated development instances to cost-effective spot instances.
• Scaled infrastructure for high-traffic events.
• Worked with software development and testing team members to design and develop robust solutions to meet client requirements for functionality, scalability, and performance
• Maintained existing software systems by identifying and correcting software defects
• Developed scalable and maintainable code, ensuring long-term stability of the software
• Collaborated with clients to define solution requirements