Arun Prakash Kumar

About Arun Prakash Kumar

As a seasoned IT professional with over 15 years of experience, I’ve navigated a dynamic career across Site Reliability Engineering, Application Support & Management, and DevOps, delivering resilient technology solutions for clients in the Telecom and Banking domains.My expertise lies in ensuring the health, performance, and scalability of mission-critical applications. I\'ve worn many hats—backend engineer, onsite coordinator, client partner, and project lead—but my core strength is solving complex problems at the intersection of infrastructure, code, and business value.Throughout my journey, I’ve:Managed full application lifecycles, including enhancement, functional testing, and production supportEnabled system stability through SRE principles, proactive monitoring, and automationHelped clients modernize operations with DevOps practices and continuous improvementPartnered with global teams to drive delivery excellence and stakeholder successI’m passionate about enabling reliable systems, reducing operational friction, and helping teams run better, faster, and smarter.Let’s connect if you\'re looking for someone who can bring stability to your stack and resilience to your roadmap.

Experience

1. Engineering Manager

   Cognizant

   Sep 2025 — Present · Chennai, IN

Education

• P.S.Senior Secondary School

  Science

  1997 — 2004

• Sethu Bhaskara Matriculation Higher Secondary School

  PCMB

  2004 — 2006

• Anna University

  Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering

  2006 — 2010

Skills

• C++
• Microsoft Azure
• System Administration
• Machine Learning
• Amdocs Clarify
• Solaris
• Disaster Recovery
• Itsm
• Amazon Web Services (Aws)
• Perl
• Embedded Systems
• Itrs Geneos
• Pl/Sql
• Quality Center
• Performance Tuning
• Operating Systems
• Unix
• Hardware
• Hp-UX
• Unix Shell Scripting