Harish Babu Gopathoti

About Harish Babu Gopathoti

Hello, I\'m a seasoned Senior DevOps Engineer with a passion for building and optimizing robust, automated, and scalable infrastructure. With 8+ years of hands-on experience in the field, I\'ve honed my skills in crafting end-to-end solutions that bridge development and operations seamlessly. My journey in the tech world has led me through various environments, from startups to enterprise-level organizations. I thrive in dynamic settings, where the challenges of orchestrating complex systems and ensuring high availability drive my motivation. My expertise spans cloud architecture, CI/CD pipelines, configuration management, and containerization technologies. My mission is to empower development teams by creating a foundation of efficient processes, enabling them to innovate and iterate swiftly. Whether it\'s architecting cloud-native solutions on AWS, GCP, or Azure, or optimizing Kubernetes clusters for optimal performance, my focus remains on delivering value through automation and reliability. I thrive on continuous learning and stay up-to-date with the ever-evolving DevOps landscape. My toolbox includes tools like Ansible, Terraform, Jenkins, Docker, and Kubernetes, allowing me to tailor solutions to the unique needs of each project

Experience

1. Cloud Platform Engineer Devops Engineer- Iv

   Ally

   Aug 2024 — Present · Charlotte, NC, US

   Designed and implemented secure, compliant, and scalable cloud-native solutions using AWS services (ECS, Lambda, RDS, S3, DynamoDB), aligned with financial industry regulations and enterprise security standards. Engineered IAM security frameworks with cross-account role access, permission boundaries, and automated access reviews—ensuring least-privilege access and centralized identity governance. Built Lambda-based remediation workflows integrated with AWS Config, GuardDuty, and Security Hub to auto-correct misconfigurations and enforce compliance baselines at scale. Implemented and maintained fine-grained IAM policies across AWS accounts, enforcing least-privilege access, MFA requirements, and secure role assumptions to support internal security audits and compliance mandates. Automated identity and access reviews using Lambda and AWS Config rules, ensuring real-time detection and remediation of permission violations, stale access keys, and unused roles across the enterprise cloud environment. Created and maintained Splunk and Grafana dashboards for real-time monitoring of infrastructure health, IAM activity, application logs, and KPI tracking using CloudWatch and Prometheus data sources. Developed custom monitoring and alerting strategies using AWS CloudWatch, Grafana, and Splunk, enabling real-time visibility into application health and proactive incident response. Implemented DevSecOps practices across GitLab pipelines, embedding security scanning, policy enforcement, and deployment approvals to ensure secure SDLC processes. Configured multi-lingual support and sentiment analysis by integrating Amazon Lex with Comprehend to enhance localized customer interactions and feedback understanding. Delivered 24/7 on-call support for infrastructure operations; triaged incidents, conducted root cause analysis, and implemented long-term fixes for platform reliability.