Kalyan K.

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• Lead DevOps processes within the team, driving efficient infrastructure management and deployment.
• Developed automation for infrastructure patching using AWS CloudFormation and Python, enhancing efficiency and reducing manual effort.
• Implemented cost optimization policies by adopting the cloud custodian open-source project, resulting in monthly savings of over $15,000.
• Played a key role in building a robust security model and VPC on AWS, ensuring data protection and compliance.
• Automated the onboarding process of applications to API Gateway using Python, streamlining the deployment process.
• Implemented Terraform Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) solution for creating and managing Kubernetes clusters in AWS EKS.
• Implemented LDAP access model in AWS EKS using OpenID connector along with AWS IAM, enhancing security and access control.
• Automated the migration of projects from JIRA to Azure DevOps, improving collaboration and project management.
• Deployed EKS cluster for running Zeebe workflow engine and enabled monitoring, ensuring smooth workflow orchestration.
• Implemented logging and monitoring solutions using Graylog, Prometheus, and Grafana, providing comprehensive observability.

• Developed Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform and Atlantis, enabling reproducible and scalable infrastructure deployments.
• Automated AMI building with Packer and Ansible, reducing manual effort and improving consistency.
• Utilized Terraform automation for deploying EKS clusters, ensuring streamlined cluster creation and management.
• Designed and implemented unified CI/CD pipeline model for all applications running in EKS clusters, promoting efficient and reliable software delivery.
• Created Helm charts and set up Helm and Docker repositories, simplifying application packaging and deployment.
• Deployed Istio ingress and service mesh for EKS, improving traffic routing and service discovery.
• Implemented comprehensive monitoring and logging solutions for Kubernetes clusters, leveraging New Relic, Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana, and other tools.
• Automated pipeline creation process, reducing manual intervention by 80% and ensuring consistency across deployments.
• Utilized various AWS services, including EC2, S3, RDS, DynamoDB, Route53, EBS, Elastic Load Balancer, and Auto Scaling groups for efficient infrastructure management.
• Automated patching to docker base images and AMIs following CIS guidelines and organization security policies.
• Developed Python automation scripts for enforcing policies and tags on newly created resources in AWS, Jenkins RBAC, and KONG API platform.

• Wrote automation using Ansible for Infrastructure provisioning.
• Wrote AWS WAF policies in AWS.
• Implemented cloud-custodian project for all AWS accounts, which resulted in $1200 monthly cost savings.
• Developed a quality reporting app in Python for sending daily and weekly reports.
• Setting up and maintaining different databases such as PostgreSQL, MYSQL, and MongoDB and writing automaton scripts using Python for the backup and restore processes.

• Wrote Ansible playbooks, roles, and modules to configure different tech stacks in the servers.
• Developed a Self-service automation tool using Jenkins, Docker, Ansible, and Python for Fidelity's ecosystem to automate server creation and provisioning.
• Worked on automating Database deployments by configuring pipelines using Datical and uDeploy.
• Administered EKS clusters and built CI/CD pipelines for microservices.
• Organized DevOps day at the BU level to educate application teams about DevOps processes and tools by opening new doors for collaboration.

• Wrote Ansible playbooks, roles, and modules to configure different tech stacks in the servers.

• Developed a Self-service automation tool using Jenkins, Docker, Ansible, and Python for Fidelity's ecosystem to automate server creation and provisioning.

• Worked on automating Database deployments by configuring pipelines using Datical and uDeploy.

• Administered EKS clusters and built CI/CD pipelines for microservices.

• Organized DevOps day at the BU level to educate application teams about DevOps processes and tools by opening new doors for collaboration.

• Trained developers and discussed issues in order to provide resolution and utilize best practices.

• Worked for multiple clients (Boots, Maplin UK) in the retail background as an individual contributor for building and maintaining DevOps pipelines.

• Re-written all existing Jenkins pipelines to the pipeline as code which saved 50% of provisioning time.

• Implemented WebSphere commerce build and deployment (WCBD) workflow for the Boots UK project.

• Developed automation for setting up the Hybris build server.

• Performed build and deployment in DEV, TEST, OAT, PERF, PROD, and PSUP servers and provided support for all planned and emergency deployments of minor release and enhancement.