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PRAPULLA VANAM

Summary

DevOps Engineer with 6 years of experience in delivering cloud solutions on AWS and Azure across pharmacy, banking, and technology sectors. Expertise in CI/CD, Terraform, Docker, and Kubernetes to enhance automation, scalability, and security. Demonstrated success in optimizing infrastructure and expediting deployments in regulated and fast-paced environments.

Overview

years of professional experience

Work History

Cloud Engineer

One Span

01.2024 - Current

· Managed scalable computing using AWS EC2, ensured reliable storage with Amazon S3, handled database management with Amazon RDS, implemented serverless functions via AWS Lambda, and automated infrastructure deployment using AWS Cloud Formation.
· Automated deployment and infrastructure provisioning on AWS using Cloud Formation, with services including EC2, S3, RDS, and Lambda to support CI/CD workflows.
· Developed and maintained CI/CD pipelines using GitLab and Jenkins to automate the deployment of Java applications, enhancing development speed and consistency.
· Successfully migrated critical business applications to AWS, resulting in a 30% reduction in infrastructure costs and a 40% improvement in deployment speed.
· Managed operational aspects of software systems by implementing monitoring, centralized logging, and alerting using tools like Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, and AWS Cloud Watch to ensure system reliability and quick incident resolution.
· Proficient in using Docker for containerization and Kubernetes for orchestration, ensuring efficient deployment, scaling, and management of containerized applications.
· Skilled in scripting and automation with Python, Bash and Shell to streamline workflows, improve system efficiency, and reduce manual intervention.
· Worked with development and QA teams to implement shift-left practices, reducing production incidents and improving code quality.
· Deployed Docker containers using ECS, EKS, and Fargate, and utilized Helm for efficient Kubernetes deployments.
· Experienced in system administration across Linux (RHEL, CentOS, Ubuntu) and automation using Python, Bash, and Shell; configured monitoring and logging with Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, DataDog, CloudWatch.
· Proficient in using Terraform to automate the provisioning and management of AWS infrastructure, ensuring efficient resource deployment, scalability, and version control for cloud environments.
· Strong background in containerization and orchestration using Docker, Kubernetes, EKS, and AKS, and implementing GitOps workflows with Argo CD.
· Supported on-prem to AWS migration by assisting with infrastructure setup, data transfer, and service configuration.
· Developed and maintained Jenkins pipelines to automate build, test, and deployment processes, enabling faster and more reliable application delivery.

DevOps Engineer

Roche Pharmaceuticals

05.2021 - 11.2023

· Designed, implemented, and maintained reusable Terraform modules, enabling standardized and efficient infrastructure provisioning across cloud environments. Streamlined workflows, improved scalability, and reduced provisioning time by automating infrastructure as code.
· Created and managed IAM roles and policies, enforcing least-privilege access and ensuring compliance with security standards.
· Automated infrastructure deployments using Terraform, Helm charts, and Kubernetes YAML manifests, ensuring consistency and scalability across environments.
· Implemented and configured Datadog for monitoring and alerting, providing real-time insights into application performance, infrastructure health, and system metrics to drive proactive incident response.
· Implemented and managed continuous delivery pipelines with ArgoCD, automating GitOps workflows for Kubernetes applications, ensuring streamlined deployments and consistent environments across multiple clusters.
· Executed Kubernetes cluster upgrades, ensuring minimal downtime, compatibility with new features, and seamless transitions across environments while maintaining system stability and performance.
· Implemented and tested disaster recovery (DR) plans for critical infrastructure components, ensuring business continuity and minimizing downtime during potential outages.
· Conducted multiple proof-of-concepts (PoCs) with tools like Sysdig and CloudGuard to evaluate cloud security, compliance, and runtime threat detection capabilities for production readiness.
· Integrated Slack with Jira, AWS SNS, and Datadog to enable real-time incident alerts and automated ticket creation, improving response time and operational efficiency.
· Deployed and configured observability stacks using Prometheus, Grafana, and Alert manager for monitoring EKS clusters and AWS-hosted applications, enabling real-time insights and proactive alerting.
· Assisted in migrating on-premises infrastructure to AWS, supporting the transition of compute, storage, and networking resources to enhance scalability and cloud readiness.
· Built and maintained CI/CD pipelines using GitLab and Jenkins to automate Java/ Spring boot application deployments, improving development speed, consistency, and release reliability.

Azure DevOps Engineer

HSBC

12.2019 - 04.2021

Optimized Jenkins infrastructure with distributed build nodes, reducing build times by 50%.
Integrated essential Jenkins plugins like Git, Docker, and SonarQube to enhance CI/CD functionality.
Managed Git repositories on GitHub and Bitbucket for software version control and integrated Ansible for infrastructure versioning.
Automated compliance checks using Ansible playbooks against industry standards and orchestrated workflows with Ansible Tower.
Leveraged YAML syntax in Ansible for defining playbooks and roles to automate application deployment on Linux.
Implemented hybrid configuration management solutions with Ansible, ensuring consistency across all environments.
Established a robust CI/CD pipeline in Azure DevOps for Kubernetes environments, facilitating seamless application deployment.
Developed self-service infrastructure provisioning using Azure DevOps and Terraform, empowering teams to manage environments independently.

Linux Administrator

Senix Infotech

06.2016 - 07.2017

Installed, configured, monitored and administered UNIX/Linux servers (Red Hat, Ubuntu), including hardware selection and system design for OS deployments and upgrades, ensuring high availability and performance.
Managed user accounts and permissions-maintained user and file system quotas and installed and configured DNS services to support system reliability and security.
Collaborated with DBA teams to troubleshoot database performance issues, resolved network-related problems on Linux/UNIX servers, and coordinated with vendors to address hardware-related concerns.
Monitored system performance and health using Nagios 4.0, including CPU, memory, hardware/software RAID, physical disks, multipath configurations, filesystems, and network components.
· Hosted and managed development servers using Vagrant with Oracle VirtualBox virtual machines.
· Automated daily operational tasks using Bash (Shell) scripts, including environment and server change documentation, analysis of error logs, user activity logs, and system messages in /var/log.
· Ensured compliance with industry security standards by managing system security, including directory and file permissions, group policies, and user account management (creation, modification, and removal).
· Performed kernel and database configuration optimizations to enhance disk I/O performance and overall resource utilization.
Created and modified users, groups with SUDO permissions, administered local and remote servers using the SSH daily.
· Experienced in deploying applications using Nginx and Apache Tomcat web servers; responsible for analyzing and monitoring log files to troubleshoot and resolve issues.

Education

Bachelor of Science -

Visvesvaraya Technological University

Karnataka, India

Post Graduate Diploma -

St.Clair College

Windsor, ON

Skills

Cloud Infrastructure (AWS, Azure)

CI/CD Pipeline Development

Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Cloud Formation)

Configuration Management (Ansible, Chef)

Monitoring & Logging (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, Cloud Watch, Data dog)

Agile & DevOps Methodologies

Containerization & Orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes – EKS, AKS)

GitOps & Version Control (Argo CD, GitHub, GitLab, Azure Repos)

Automation Scripting (Python, Bash, PowerShell)

Security & Compliance (IAM, VPC, Security Groups, Azure Policies)

System Administration (Linux – RHEL, Ubuntu, CentOS)

Timeline

Cloud Engineer

One Span

01.2024 - Current

DevOps Engineer

Roche Pharmaceuticals

05.2021 - 11.2023

Azure DevOps Engineer

HSBC

12.2019 - 04.2021

Linux Administrator

Senix Infotech

06.2016 - 07.2017

Bachelor of Science -

Visvesvaraya Technological University

Post Graduate Diploma -

St.Clair College

PRAPULLA VANAM

Summary

Overview

Work History

Cloud Engineer

DevOps Engineer

Azure DevOps Engineer

Linux Administrator

Education

Bachelor of Science -

Post Graduate Diploma -

Skills

Timeline

Cloud Engineer

DevOps Engineer

Azure DevOps Engineer

Linux Administrator

Bachelor of Science -

Post Graduate Diploma -

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