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Trinadh Kurate

Newcastle upon Tyne,Tyne and Wear

Summary

Accomplished cloud and DevOps engineer with 4 years of extensive expertise in Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure. Proficient in managing cloud platforms, including EC2, S3, RDS, VPC, IAM, Lambda, Elastic Beanstalk, CloudFormation, CloudWatch, ECS, EKS, SNS, SQS, Route 53 and Auto Scaling. Skilled in infrastructure as code using Terraform and AWS CloudFormation. Adept at continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) with Jenkins and Azure Pipelines. Experienced in containerization and orchestration using Docker and Kubernetes. Strong background in configuration management with Ansible and Terraform. Proficient in version control systems such as GitHub and Bitbucket. Expertise in scripting languages including Python and Shell Scripting. Demonstrated ability to monitor and log using CloudWatch and Prometheus. Comprehensive knowledge of databases like AWS RDS and DynamoDB.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
year of post-secondary education

Work History

DevOps engineer

Verint
Woking, Surrey
11.2023 - Current
  • Designed and deployed scalable, secure cloud infrastructure using EC2, S3, RDS, and Elastic Beanstalk, streamlining the development and deployment lifecycle for multiple applications.
  • Automated infrastructure provisioning using AWS CloudFormation, creating repeatable and version-controlled templates for environment setup, reducing manual setup
  • Integrated AWS Code Pipeline and AWS Code Deploy with GitHub repositories, automating the build, test, and deployment stages for applications, ensuring faster and more reliable releases.
  • Managed Dockerized applications on AWS ECS and EKS, ensuring seamless scaling, high availability, and resource optimization for containerized microservices.
  • Set up and configured AWS CloudWatch for real-time monitoring, logging, and creating custom alerts for system performance and application health, improving proactive issue detection.
  • Designed and implemented serverless architectures using AWS Lambda to reduce infrastructure overhead, enabling faster application development and better scalability.
  • Configured Elastic Load Balancers (ELB) and Auto Scaling to ensure high availability and optimal performance during peak traffic periods, while maintaining cost efficiency.
  • Managed VPCs, IAM roles, security groups, and route tables to create secure, isolated network environments, ensuring compliance with security best practices and controlling access to resources.
  • Implemented AWS SNS and SQS to manage asynchronous communication between services, allowing for scalable, event-driven application workflows and improved system reliability.
  • Improved system stability to handle peak loads by load-balancing strategies.
  • Resolved technical issues swiftly, minimising disruption to operations.
  • Optimised infrastructure cost by implementing Terraform IAC tooling in AWS environments.
  • Facilitated seamless software releases through Jenkins CI and CD pipeline.
  • Improved system scalability with the implementation of Kubernetes orchestration.
  • Enhanced project agility by adopting Agile and Scrum methodologies.
  • Integrated version control systems like Git into development workflow, enhancing code management practices.
  • Maintained high availability of services through robust disaster recovery plans.

Cloud engineer

Fidelity International Information Services (FIS)
Bangalore, Karnataka, India
01.2020 - 08.2022
  • Designed and implemented end-to-end CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps for automated software build, testing, and deployment.
  • Automated the deployment of Azure resources using Azure Resource Manager (ARM) templates, enabling consistent and repeatable infrastructure provisioning across environments.
  • Deployed and managed containerized applications in Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), ensuring seamless scaling and high availability of microservices.
  • Configured and maintained Git repositories in Azure Repos, enabling efficient version control and collaboration among development teams for source code management.
  • Developed and maintained build and release pipelines in Azure Pipelines, automating application deployment across multiple environments with zero downtime.
  • Implemented Azure Monitor and Log Analytics to track application performance, system metrics, and logs, ensuring proactive monitoring and quick issue resolution.
  • Used Terraform to manage infrastructure as code (IaC) on Azure, enabling version-controlled and automated environment provisioning across multiple cloud platforms.
  • Leveraged Docker for containerization and Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) for orchestrating and managing containerized workloads, improving scalability and resource management.
  • Configured Azure Active Directory (AAD) for identity and access management (IAM), ensuring secure authentication and authorization across cloud applications and services.
  • Designed and implemented virtual networks (VNet), load balancers, and VPN gateways to ensure secure, scalable, and efficient communication between Azure resources.
  • Collaborated with software developers to ensure seamless deployment of applications on the cloud platform.
  • Resolved critical technical issues with cloud services, ensuring smooth operations.
  • Maintained high availability of cloud services by diligently monitoring system performance.
  • Deployed containerization techniques using Docker that accelerated application delivery process across teams.
  • Pioneered adoption of Docker containers, resulting in faster software delivery cycles.
  • Engaged clients to understand software design requirements and advise on best-fit options.
  • Supported large-scale systems with secure, well-performing software systems.

Education

Master of Business Administration - Project Management

Northumbria University
Newcastle upon Tyne
10.2022 - 10.2023

Skills

Cloud Platforms :

  • Amazon Web Services (AWS): EC2, S3, RDS, VPC, IAM, Lambda, Elastic Beanstalk, CloudFormation, CloudWatch, ECS, EKS, SNS, SQS, Route 53, Auto Scaling, Elastic Load Balancer (ELB), CloudFront, Elastic Block Store (EBS), AWS Code Pipeline, AWS Code Deploy
  • Microsoft Azure: Azure DevOps, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Azure App Services, Azure Blob Storage, Azure Active Directory (AAD), Azure Resource Manager (ARM), Azure Functions, Azure Virtual Machines (VM), Azure Key Vault, Azure Monitor, Azure Application Gateway, Azure Load Balancer, Azure Traffic Manager, Azure SQL Database, Azure Pipelines (Build & Release),Azure Repos (Git),

Infrastructure as Code (Iac) :

  • Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, Azure ARM Templates

Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) :

  • Jenkins, Azure Pipelines, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Bamboo, CircleCI, AWS Code Build, Bitbucket Pipelines

Containerization & Orchestration :

  • Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, AWS ECS, AWS EKS, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)

Configuration Management & Automation :

  • Ansible, Terraform, Chef, Puppet, AWS Systems Manager (SSM), Azure Automation

Version Control :

  • Git, Bitbucket, GitLab, GitHub

Scripting Languages :

  • Python, Shell Scripting, PowerShell, Bash, Groovy

Monitoring & Logging :

  • CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana, Nagios, Datadog, Splunk, Azure Monitor, Azure Log Analytics, ELK Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana)

Databases :

  • AWS RDS, DynamoDB, MongoDB, Azure SQL Database, Azure Cosmos DB, MySQL, PostgreSQL

Networking & Security :

  • AWS VPC, Security Groups, Azure VNet, Azure Network Security Groups, IAM, Azure Active Directory (AAD), VPN Gateway, Load Balancers, Firewalls

Build Tools :

  • Maven, Gradle, Ant, MS Build, Nexus Repository, Artifactory

Operating Systems :

  • Linux (Ubuntu, CentOS, Red Hat, Debian), Windows Server, macOS, Unix

Timeline

DevOps engineer

Verint
11.2023 - Current

Master of Business Administration - Project Management

Northumbria University
10.2022 - 10.2023

Cloud engineer

Fidelity International Information Services (FIS)
01.2020 - 08.2022
Trinadh Kurate