Jeganathan Thangavel

About Jeganathan Thangavel

Highly experienced Infrastructure Engineer and Cloud Architect with AWS, RHCE, and CKA certifications and 20 years of hands-on experience designing, automating, and optimizing resilient IT environments. Deep expertise in designing and managing cloud services across AWS and GCP, including compute, storage, networking, identity management, observability, serverless architecture, and databases.Advanced proficiency in web services, API Gateway technologies, and end-to-end application integration.Advanced expertise in Linux operating systems with hands-on experience in system administration, automation, system optimization, security best practices, and resolving complex OS-level issues in production environments.Progressive career marked by consistent contributions beyond role expectations, with a strong record of delivering and deploying products across large-scale web platforms, enterprise software environments, and data-security initiatives.Architected and administered Jenkins master and distributed build agents to enable robust CI operations.Developed automated, security-focused CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, Harness, and Ansible, incorporating DevSecOps controls to ensure consistent, reliable, and compliant software delivery.

Experience

1. Lead Engineer

   TransUnion

   Jul 2023 — Present · Brunswick, MD, US

   Lead Engineer with deep expertise in DevOps engineering, cloud migration strategy, and enterprise‑grade API gateway management. I focus on building secure, scalable, and automated platforms that accelerate delivery, reduce operational friction, and modernize legacy ecosystems.With a strong DevSecOps mindset, I lead the implementation of CI/CD pipelines, deployment workflows, resource‑scaling policies, and Infrastructure‑as‑Code templates that streamline engineering operations and improve reliability. I also drive the adoption of robust API security frameworks—including OAuth2, JWT, rate limiting, traffic routing, and access control—to ensure secure and compliant API ecosystems.Collaborate closely with product, security, infrastructure, and business teams to align engineering execution with organizational goals. I provide hands‑on technical leadership, guide engineering teams through architectural decisions, and ensure adherence to enterprise security, compliance, and operational best practices.Develop comprehensive architectural documentation, migration runbooks, technical specifications, and operational standards that support long‑term maintainability and smooth transitions. In production environments, I lead incident management, root‑cause analysis, and continuous improvement initiatives to enhance system performance and reliability.

Education

• M.G.R Medical University

  B.O.T, Occupational Therapy

  1998 — 2003

• Alagappa University

  M.B.A, Project Management

  2008 — 2010