Nicky Singh

About Nicky Singh

Engineering leader building secure, highly available, globally distributed infrastructure for cloud and container platforms at Amazon Web Services. I lead engineering teams responsible for the development, reliability, scalability, and security of Bottlerocket OS, a container-optimized operating system supporting AWS container services such as Amazon EKS and AWS Lambda. My experience spans distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, container platforms, Linux systems, and large-scale platform engineering. I focus on building high-performing engineering teams, driving platform reliability and security, and delivering automation and operational excellence across global services.Areas of focus / expertise: • Distributed Systems & Cloud Infrastructure • Container Platforms & Kubernetes • Platform Reliability & High Availability • Security Engineering & Vulnerability Management • Engineering Leadership & Technical Strategy • Infrastructure Automation & DevOpsPreviously contributed to systems engineering and infrastructure at Intel Corporation, gaining deep expertise in Linux systems, distributed computing, and scalable cloud platforms.

Experience

1. Software Engineering Manager

   Amazon Web Services (AWS)

   Dec 2024 — Present · Seattle, WA, US

   Engineering leader building secure, highly available, globally distributed infrastructure for container platforms at Amazon Web Services. Lead engineering teams responsible for the development, reliability, scalability, and security of Bottlerocket OS, a container-optimized operating system powering AWS container services such as Amazon EKS and AWS Lambda.Key Achievements / Responsibilities: • Lead and mentor two engineering teams (11 engineers) building distributed systems and automation that enable globally available, secure container infrastructure. • Drive platform reliability, vulnerability remediation, and operational excellence for large-scale cloud infrastructure. • Partner with multiple AWS service teams to deliver scalable container platform capabilities across global regions. • Implement automation and observability frameworks to improve deployment efficiency and platform uptime. • Establish team metrics, career growth plans, and succession strategies to build a high-performing engineering organization.Core Focus Areas: Distributed Systems • Cloud Infrastructure • Container Platforms • Kubernetes • Linux Systems • Security & Compliance • Platform Engineering • DevOps • Automation • Engineering Leadership

Education

• Punjab Technical University

  Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Information Technology

• University of Southern California

  Master’s Degree, Computer Science

Skills

• Environmental Monitoring
• Bayesian Inference
• Service Design
• Spatial Databases
• Netbatch
• Unix
• Ganglia
• IT Service Management
• Php
• Cascading Style Sheets (Css)
• Java
• System Administration
• Bayesian Networks
• Networking
• Perl
• Linux
• Document Object Model (Dom)
• Python
• Bmc Remedy
• React.js
• Web Design
• Core Java
• Shell Scripting
• Javascript
• Perl Script
• Html5
• Vnc
• Perl Automation
• Relational Databases
• C++
• Unix Shell Scripting
• Operating Systems