Chetan K.

About Chetan K.

Senior Platform Engineer at Splunk architecting the future of developer infrastructure while managing the reality of enterprise scale.What I actually do- Built Kubernetes platforms that eliminated seven-figure AWS egress costs- Automated VM provisioning from 2+ days to under 1 hour- Lead 5 engineers through VMware → cloud-native transformation- Maintain 95%+ security compliance without making developers hate meCore expertise: Kubernetes orchestration, Infrastructure as Code (Ansible/Terraform), Python automation, and bridging the gap between \"it works in dev\" and \"it scales in production.\"Currently solving: OpenShift Virtualization POC to escape Broadcom\'s VMware pricing. Open to discussing platform engineering, infrastructure automation, and why your YAML is probably fine.

Experience

1. Senior Devops Engineer

   Splunk

   Jul 2022 — Present

   Led the migration of legacy on-premises applications to AWS, overseeing server migration and cloud integration activities. Achieved a 35% reduction in operational costs by optimizing deployment processes with AWS services, ensuring efficient resource utilization with minimal disruption. Currently leading a team of four contractors and deploying Amazon Systems Manager (SSM) as part of the Endpoint Security Program. Utilizing Ansible and SSM, saved the company multiple six-figures over purchasing an enterprise patch management solution. Directed and coordinated company-wide code releases on a bi-weekly basis, leveraging AWS tools and best practices. This strategy led to a 25% increase in deployment frequency while maintaining a 99.8% success rate. Managed and improved CI/CD pipelines using AWS CodePipeline and AWS CodeBuild, along with maintaining AWS Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS) clusters. This resulted in a 70% reduction in deployment failures and a significant increase in release efficiency. Proactively identify automation opportunities, utilizing AWS Lambda and other automation tools in collaboration with cross-functional teams. Implemented solutions that cut down manual tasks by 80%, significantly reducing error rates and operational expenses. Led threat vulnerability management in collaboration with Splunk Global Security. Created an automated process for vulnerability patching infrastructure compute systems hosted on-premises or within the AWS ecosystem. Led ISO/IEC 27001 compliance for the data center engineering team, developing and maintaining an effective information security management system (ISMS), enhancing security policies, risk assessments, and promoting a culture of security awareness and improvement. Key contributor in business planning initiatives to identify growth opportunities, business challenges & feedback.

Education

• Shiv Nadar University

  Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Civil Engineering

  2011 — 2015

• California State University, Chico

  Master of Business Administration (MBA), Business Information Systems Specialization

  2016 — 2018