Hemanth Balusu

About Hemanth Balusu

I’m an AWS DevOps Engineer with 5+ years of experience delivering secure, scalable, and automated cloud solutions across Banking and Healthcare domains. My expertise spans DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), and Cloud Security, where I specialize in building and optimizing CI/CD pipelines, containerized applications, and infrastructure as code (Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation, ARM templates).I have successfully reduced deployment times by 40%, improved MTTR by 30%, and optimized cloud spend by 15% through automation, monitoring, and cost governance. My toolkit includes AWS, Azure, Kubernetes, Docker, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Prometheus, Grafana, and ELK, enabling me to drive enterprise-scale digital transformations with a focus on reliability, compliance, and performance.Certified in AWS Solutions Architect, Microsoft Azure Administrator, Kubernetes (CKA), and Terraform Associate, I bring proven skills in multi-cloud environments while ensuring security, compliance (HIPAA, RBAC, Data Masking), and disaster recovery readiness.I thrive in Agile/Scrum environments, collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver faster releases, secure infrastructures, and resilient systems. My passion lies in leveraging automation and cloud-native architectures to solve complex problems and help organizations scale efficiently. Let’s connect if you’re looking for a professional who can blend DevOps, Cloud Security, and SRE expertise to build robust, secure, and future-ready infrastructure.

Experience

1. Devops Engineer

   Elevance Health

   Jun 2024 — Present · Atlanta, GA, US

   Designed and implemented CI/CD pipelines in Jenkins and GitHub Actions, reducing deployment time by 40%.• Automated infrastructure provisioning with Terraform and Ansible, ensuring consistent cloud environments.• Deployed containerized healthcare applications on Kubernetes (EKS/AKS) using Helm charts.• Configured blue-green and canary deployments for zero-downtime releases.• Integrated SonarQube + JFrog Artifactory for secure artifact storage and quality validation.• Enabled cloud monitoring with CloudWatch, Prometheus, and Grafana, improving MTTR by 30%.• Automated log aggregation with ELK Stack, improving root cause analysis.• Secured workloads using IAM, RBAC, and security groups, ensuring HIPAA compliance.• Optimized infrastructure costs with AWS Trusted Advisor, saving 15% cloud spend.• Migrated on-prem workloads to AWS Cloud with backup automation via S3 + Glacier.• Collaborated with developers, QA, and operations teams in Agile/Scrum, delivering faster releases.• Supported audit readiness by maintaining compliance documentation and monitoring logs.

Education

• University of Central Missouri

  Master's degree

  2023 — 2025