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Manoj D.

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Senior

Devops Engineer

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Summary:

  • DevOps Engineer with over 9+ years of proven experience in designing, deploying, and maintaining secure, scalable, and highly available cloud environments.
  • Adept in AWS, Azure, and GCP cloud platforms with a strong foundation in Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation), CI/CD pipelines, and container orchestration using Kubernetes.
  • Known for driving operational excellence by introducing automation, monitoring strategies, and cost optimization across large-scale infrastructure.
  • Proficient in crossfunctional team collaboration, mentoring, and delivering outcomes in fastpaced environments. Passionate about DevOps culture, agile principles, and improving system reliability.

 

Key Skills:

  • Cloud Architecture & Multi-Cloud Integration
  • Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, Azure ARM)
  • CI/CD Pipeline Development (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab, Azure DevOps, ArgoCD)
  • Monitoring & Observability (Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch, ELK, Datadog, Dynatrace, Splunk)
  • Kubernetes & Docker Orchestration
  • Automation with Bash, Python, Ansible, Puppet
  • Incident Management, Root Cause Analysis, SLA/SLO Management
  • Microservices, Serverless, Security & Compliance
  • System Administration (Linux, Windows), Networking, and VPN Setup
  • Team Collaboration, Mentorship, and Documentation

 

Soft Skills:

  • Strategic Planning and Execution
  • Effective Communication and Stakeholder Management
  • Team Leadership and Mentoring
  • Agile Methodologies and DevOps Practices
  • Problem-Solving and Root Cause Analysis

 

Technical Skills:

 

Cloud Platforms: AWS (EC2, Lambda, CloudWatch, IAM), Azure (App Services), GCP (Functions, GKE, Cloud Build), OCI, Greengrass

Cloud Cost Management: Cost Optimization Strategies, Kubernetes Cost Allocations, GCP Preemptible VM Optimization

Disaster Recovery Planning: Plan Development, Implementation

AWS Services & Tools (Detailed): IoT Core, IoT Greengrass, Amazon Chime, AWS Textract, AWS Transcribe

Infrastructure as Code: Terraform, CloudFormation, AzureARM

Containers & Orchestration: Docker, Kubernetes (EKS, AKS, GKE), Helm Charts, Kubernetes Workload Scheduling (Node Selectors, Taints/Tolerations), Kubernetes Labeling & Annotation Governance

CI/CD Tools: Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps, ArgoCD, Google Cloud Build

Monitoring & Logging: Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack (Logstash, Filebeat, Kibana), Datadog, Splunk, Dynatrace, CloudWatch, NagiOs

Scripting: Bash, Python, PowerShell • Configuration Management: Puppet, Ansible, Ansible Tower

Database & Messaging: Elasticsearch (SIEM & Cluster Mgmt), Redis (Cluster Mgmt), Kafka (Bare Metal & Kubernetes)

Security: IAM, Key Vaults, SSL/TLS, Firewall Configurations, Patch Management, Snyk, SonarQube

Version Control: Git, GitHub, Bitbucket

Tools & Platforms: ViciDial, Squid Proxy, PagerDuty, ServiceNow, Confluence, Jira, Slack, Microsoft Teams

 

Work Experience:

 

Role: Devops Engineer

Timeline: Feb 2024 – Present

Responsibilities:

  • Managed and governed a complex AWS environment with 178 accounts.
  • Implemented tagging, access controls, security best practices, and cost optimization strategies.
  • Developed Terraform and CloudFormation modules for infrastructure automation.
  • Rolled out CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions and Azure DevOps.
  • Deployed Kubernetes clusters (AKS) for containerized workloads.
  • Set up monitoring with Prometheus and CloudWatch; handled incident workflows via ServiceNow.
  • Automated patching and containerization; migrated monolithic app to microservices on GCP.

Impact Created:

  • Saved ~$75,000/year through cloud cost optimization.
  • Reduced deployment time and manual effort with CI/CD automation.
  • Led adoption of SLO planning and improved system observability.

 

Role: Cloud Engineer | DevOps Engineer

Timeline: Jan 2020 – Jan 2024

Responsibilities:

  • Led IT infrastructure modernization and standardization efforts.
  • Supported cross-functional teams working on IoT, Blockchain, and Ecommerce platforms.
  • Migrated workloads to AWS and Azure; maintained uptime and security across clouds.
  • Promoted DevOps culture and SRE principles for better monitoring and deployment cycles.
  • Created playbooks, documented SOPs, and conducted training sessions.
  • Participated in 24x7 on-call rotation and led incident resolution and post-mortem reviews.
  • Used Terraform for environment provisioning and Docker + Kubernetes for container management.

Impact Created:

  • Enabled cross-region, multi-cloud coordination with zero service interruption.
  • Improved system reliability with real-time monitoring and fault-tolerant design.
  • Upskilled junior engineers and improved team-wide productivity through SOPs.

 

Role: Senior Linux Administrator | Cloud Admin

Timeline: Feb 2016 – Mar 2019

Responsibilities:

  • Managed 45+ Linux, UNIX, and Windows servers for critical production environments.
  • Ensured 99.9% uptime via proactive maintenance, patching, and monitoring.
  • Designed and executed data center to AWS migration with minimal downtime.
  • Handled firewalls (iptables, Cisco, Juniper), Squid proxy, and network traffic management.
  • Built VMWare-based virtualized environments and provisioned scalable systems.
  • Managed open-source VoIP systems (ViciDial) and conducted L2/L3 support.

Impact Created:

  • Delivered secure, scalable, and highly available systems aligned with business goals.
  • Developed incident SOPs and improved support response times.
  • Fostered knowledge sharing culture and mentored junior staff in Linux and cloud practices.

 

Projects worked on:

 

Automated GKE Workload Orchestration & Cost Governance:

Project Overview:

  • Designed and implemented a scalable CI/CD deployment strategy using Google Cloud Build to automate microservice deployments into a GKE environment, achieving a 40% reduction in deployment time.
  • Established a robust Kubernetes labeling and annotation framework to enable accurate cost tracking and billing allocation across workloads and namespaces.
  • Additionally, optimized workload placement by configuring Node Selectors and Taints/Tolerations, ensuring critical services run on high-performance nodes while non-production workloads are routed to Preemptible VMs for cost efficiency.

Technology Stack:

  • Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE)
  • Terraform
  • Docker
  • Prometheus
  • Google Cloud Build
  • Kubernetes Labels & Annotations

Roles & Responsibilities:

  • Built and maintained end-to-end CI/CD pipelines using Cloud Build for automated microservice deployment.
  • Defined and enforced Kubernetes labeling and annotation standards for granular cost visibility.
  • Configured node-level workload orchestration using Node Selectors and Taints/Tolerations.
  • Managed environment provisioning and infrastructure setup using Terraform.
  • Implemented monitoring and metrics collection through Prometheus for workload performance insights.

 

Build auto integration & deployment strategy based on branches:

Project Overview:

  • Made deployment process for front-end technologies using GitHub actions & made a few other branch strategies to maintain a lower environment, also made an automatic deployment process for backend technologies where we can track each detail of API from Jira & gatekeeper for production env.

Technology Stack:

  • Kubernetes
  • MySQL
  • Docker
  • New relic
  • Shell script
  • Cloud cli

Roles & Responsibilities:

  • Created and maintained CI/CD pipelines
  • New services to the k8s cluster
  • Implemented observability for application-level monitoring.

 

Migrate local servers into Cloud & convert modules into Microservices

Project Overview:

  • Our Client requested to migrate all their legacy modes into the latest technologies.
  • We have moved their front-end technologies into server-less architecture & back-end technologies converted into microservices.
  • Also, they have some data processing details where we have acquired redshift cluster and lambda function & implemented data pipelines from AWS cloud.

Technology Stack:

  • AWS ECS, S3
  • Redshift
  • Lambda
  • Terraform
  • GitHub Actions

Roles & Responsibilities:

  • Migrated infrastructure to serverless architecture
  • Developed robust monitoring and alerting
  • Implemented incident management strategies

 

On-Demand Video Infrastructure & scale infrastructure:

Project Overview:

  • The client required an on-demand video streaming solution that dynamically updates brand names using open-source libraries.
  • We implemented a scalable video and stream engine that operates via APIs built with JavaScript technologies.
  • The project also explored IoT integration with partial success before shifting focus back to enhancing the core video streaming functionality.

Technology Stack:

  • K8s
  • Hybrid Cloud
  • Terraform
  • GitLab Pipelines
  • Video Libraries

Roles & Responsibilities:

  • Continues monitoring failed streams from the observability tool.
  • Full deployment with the help of Terraform to make file & cloud cli.
  • Infrastructure hardening for a few payment compliances.

 

Convert Infrastructure into Serverless Components into AWS Cloud:

Project Overview:

  • A client was running their entire system on a single server.
  • I recommended migrating both frontend and backend to JavaScript-based technologies.
  • We transformed the infrastructure into a fully serverless setup using CloudFront, S3, API Gateway, Lambda, and DynamoDB.
  • All environments—three lower and one production—were deployed using Terraform and GitHub Actions, with application performance monitoring implemented.

Technology Stack:

  • AWS Serverless Stack
  • New Relic
  • GitHub Actions
  • Shell Script

Roles & Responsibilities:

  • 24x7 performance monitoring
  • CI/CD deployment of all infrastructure as code
  • Promoted DevOps best practices among development teams

 

Blockchain-based Supply Chain Transparency Platform:

Project Overview:

  • Designed and implemented a blockchain-based supply chain platform to improve traceability and accountability.
  • Leveraged DevOps practices for seamless integration, continuous deployment, and efficient blockchain network management.

Technology Stack:

  • Sers
  • Kubernetes
  • Terraform
  • Jenkins
  • Prometheus
  • Grafana
  • ELK Stack

Roles & Responsibilities:

  • Orchestrated Hyperledger Fabric blockchain deployment using Kubernetes Created CI/CD for smart contract lifecycle
  • Automated node, peer, and ordered provisioning with Terraform
  • Built CI/CD pipeline with Jenkins for smart contract deployment
  • Integrated Prometheus, Grafana, and ELK for real-time monitoring and logging
  • Designed disaster recovery and backup strategies for data integrity
  • Collaborated with developers, QA, and stakeholders for seamless platform integration
  • Documented deployment processes, architecture diagrams, and operational runbooks
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