Bharat Katyal

About Bharat Katyal

I am an analytical and results-driven cloud engineer with a passion for designing, deploying, and optimizing cloud-native solutions in mission-critical environments. Over the years, I’ve developed deep expertise in AWS services, serverless architecture, Kubernetes (EKS), Terraform, and CI/CD automation, helping organizations improve cost efficiency, performance, and reliability.I thrive on modernizing infrastructure, migrating monoliths to microservices, and enabling DevOps practices that accelerate feature delivery while reducing operational friction. Working primarily in Linux-based environments, I focus on secure cloud operations, monitoring, and automation—and I enjoy mentoring teams and creating technical documentation that ensures knowledge is easily shared and retained.I am also proud to be an AWS-certified professional with Kubernetes and Linux credentials, committed to building scalable, resilient, and secure infrastructure solutions. Along the way, I’ve had the opportunity to innovate in high-stakes, fast-paced hackathons hosted by Amazon Web Services, Google, Startup Weekend, and the Orlando Magic Innovation Challenge, developing proof-of-concept platforms that deliver measurable business value.Following are my technical proficiencies:Cloud Platforms & Services: AWS (EC2, EKS, ECS, Lambda, S3, RDS, Aurora, DynamoDB, CloudFront, Route53, VPC, IAM, CloudFormation, Step Functions, SQS, SNS, EventBridge)| GCP | Azure | Oracle Cloud | On-PremisesContainers & Orchestration: Docker | Kubernetes (EKS)| Helm | ArgoCDCI/CD & DevOps Tools: GitHub Actions | GitLab CI/CD | AWS CodePipeline | JenkinsInfrastructure as Code & Configuration Management: Terraform | Terragrunt | Ansible | CloudFormation | AWS CDK | AWS SAMObservability & Monitoring: Prometheus | Grafana | CloudWatch | OpenSearchProgramming & Scripting Languages Python | Bash | JavaScript/Node.jsSecurity & Access Management: IAM & RBAC | VPC/Network Security | Secrets Manager | KMS Encryption | CloudTrail | TLS/SSL | Least Privilege PrinciplesDatabases & Caching: PostgreSQL | MySQL (RDS/Aurora)| DynamoDB | MongoDB | RedisNetworking & Protocols: TCP/IP | DNS | Load Balancing | SSL/TLS | VPNOperating Systems & Virtualization: Linux (Ubuntu, Amazon Linux, CentOS)| Windows Server | VMware ESXiMessaging & Queues: RabbitMQ | SQS | SNSConnect with me today to find out how I’ll make your mission my mission, to help bring ALL of your business objectives into focus!

Experience

1. Devops Engineer

   Connecta Group Corporation

   Apr 2025 — Present

   Major Responsibilities:I manage Linux-based environments across development, staging, and production, working closely with developers, architects, and QA teams to ensure platforms are stable, consistent, and ready for deployment. I provide hands-on production support for distributed microservices architectures, performing root cause analyses and implementing processes that have significantly reduced mean time to resolution (MTTR) for critical incidents.Key Deliverables:Revitalized platform supporting businesses by replacing departing founding engineer: migrated infrastructure off MSP within 1-week, architected GitOps CI/CD pipeline (Terraform, EKS, ArgoCD) with IAM role-based access control, reduced annual costs by $96K (50%), and developed comprehensive documentation enabling team autonomy within 4 months.Built scalable, highly available Infrastructure-as-Code using Terragrunt, Kubernetes (EKS), ArgoCD, Helm, and GitHub Actions, eliminating manual deployments and reducing deployment time to 8 minutes with zero-downtime rolling updates across 13 microservices handling 10M+ daily API requests.Optimized database performance by 45% through query tuning and indexing, achieving 99.99% message deliverability by implementing RabbitMQ resilience patterns (dead-letter queues, retry logic) and monitoring via Grafana, Prometheus, and OpenSearch.Enhanced security and performance by implementing CloudFront CDN, enforcing S3 access policies, and creating comprehensive technical documentation, accelerating team onboarding and knowledge transfer during critical transitions.Partnered with product managers, developers, and business stakeholders to translate complex technical requirements into scalable cloud solutions, effectively communicating architecture decisions and business impact to both technical and non-technical audiences.

Education

• Concordia University

  Concordia Bootcamps, Web Development, Full-Stack Web Development

  2020 — 2020

• Valencia College

  Bachelor's degree, deep learning about Cloud Computing