Manikanth K.

About Manikanth K.

I am a Senior DevOps and Data Engineering professional with over 10 years of experience delivering scalable, secure, and resilient cloud solutions in high-stakes enterprise environments. My expertise lies in bridging the gap between infrastructure and data, specializing in multi-cloud orchestration (AWS/Azure), Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and high-availability architectures using AKS and EKS.In my recent projects, I have focused on designing multi-cloud strategies that prioritize redundancy and cost-optimization. My proficiency spans across the full DevOps lifecycle, from automating server provisioning with Ansible and Terraform to deploying containerized microservices and serverless RESTful APIs. I am particularly skilled in building Python-based ETL pipelines and real-time streaming workflows (Lambda, SQS, SNS) that ensure data integrity for downstream analytics.I bring extensive experience in site reliability and observability, utilizing a sophisticated toolkit including Splunk, Honeycomb, OpenTelemetry, and Prometheus. My approach to system health is proactive; I have successfully led chaos engineering experiments with Gremlin and integrated automated performance testing (JMeter, Locust) into CI/CD pipelines to identify bottlenecks before they impact the user.Beyond technical implementation, I am a collaborative leader experienced in Agile environments. I have a proven track record of managing 24/7 on-call rotations, conducting deep-dive RCA investigations for P1/P2 incidents, and driving disaster recovery strategies that ensure business continuity.I am passionate about leveraging automation to improve operational efficiency and achieve business goals, constantly exploring innovative solutions in the cloud, DevOps, and Data Engineering space to deliver robust, cloud-native solutions.

Experience

1. Cloud Engineer - Devops

   Vanguard

   Jul 2025 — Present

Education

• New England College

  Master of Science - MS, Computer and Information Sciences, General

  2018 — 2020