Ashok R S

About Ashok R S

With 17+ years of experience, I specialize in CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), observability, security, and automation across cloud and on-prem environments. My expertise in Terraform, Ansible, Kubernetes, AWS, and DevOps best practices ensures efficient infrastructure provisioning, configuration management, and secure software delivery.Key Skills & Achievements Infrastructure as Code (IaC) – Terraform & AnsibleAutomated cloud infrastructure provisioning using Terraform on AWS, Azure, and GCP.Developed modular Terraform configurations ensuring consistency, compliance, and scalability.Streamlined server provisioning and application deployment with Ansible, reducing manual effort. Continuous Integration & Delivery (CI/CD)Designed and optimized CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, Spinnaker, and GitHub Actions.Integrated Terraform & Ansible for automated infrastructure provisioning and configuration management.Implemented blue-green, rolling updates, and canary deployments for high availability.Automated testing, security scans, and artifact management to improve release reliability. Build & Release ManagementLed build automation ensuring efficient releases across Dev, QA, and Production.Enabled zero-downtime deployments with progressive delivery strategies. Observability & MonitoringDeployed end-to-end monitoring with Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, and Splunk.Designed centralized logging, anomaly detection, and proactive alerting. Security & ComplianceArchitected secure infrastructure using Terraform security best practices, AWS IAM, and Ansible hardening.Integrated Snyk, Checkmarx, and OWASP ZAP for automated vulnerability scanning in CI/CD.Enforced runtime security and compliance with automated policy checks. Technical Debt Reduction & Continuous InspectionAutomated code quality & security checks using SonarQube, ESLint, and Prettier.Implemented static code analysis & vulnerability detection to maintain high development standards.Adopted GitOps workflows for self-healing infrastructure. Collaboration & LeadershipPartnered with global teams to enhance system scalability and efficiency.Led PoC initiatives, delivering innovative DevOps solutions aligned with business needs. Logging, Release & Change ManagementImplemented centralized logging using ELK Stack, Splunk, and Fluentd.Managed enterprise-scale releases, ensuring high software reliability.

Experience

1. Devops Technical Architect

   LTIMindtree

   Nov 2022 — Present · Chennai, IN

Education

• LMS Boys Higher Secondary School

  Science group

  1998 — 2000

• Anna University Chennai

  Bachelor of Engineering - BE

  2003 — 2007