Pankaj Dahiya

About Pankaj Dahiya

I’m a DevOps Engineer with 10+ years of experience building and operating large-scale cloud systems.Over the last few years, I’ve worked on infrastructure running 150+ Kubernetes clusters and microservices, supporting mission-critical identity and security platforms.My work has focused on:• cloud cost optimization (saving $12M+ annually)• high-availability Kubernetes platforms• infrastructure standardization using Terraform, GitOps & Helm• operating systems that cannot afford downtimeRecently, I’ve been deeply interested in how AI systems will be operated in production — not from a model-training perspective, but from a reliability, automation, and governance standpoint.I believe the next evolution of DevOps is not just deploying services — but operating intelligent systems safely.I share learnings around:• large-scale infrastructure• system reliability & failure patterns• automation & workflows• DevOps → AI Operations transitionAlways open to discussions on cloud architecture, system design, and the future of engineering.

Experience

1. Devops Engineer

   SailPoint

   Aug 2022 — Present

   Experienced DevOps Engineer specialized in Kubernetes cluster management, AWS cloud infrastructure (ECS to EKS migrations), and automation via Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform and Terragrunt. My role involves orchestrating containerized environments, ensuring system scalability, reliability, and streamlining deployments. I\'ve led successful migrations of microservices to EKS and transitioned from Kustomize to Helm for more efficient configuration management.Responsibilities:Design and manage Kubernetes clusters for optimized application deployment and scaling.Migrate services from ECS to EKS, enhancing orchestration capabilities and system resilience.Implement IaC with Terraform and Terragrunt, promoting code reusability and efficient infrastructure updates.Transition deployment strategies from Kustomize to Helm, improving deployment process and manageability.On-call management of critical production alerts, maintaining high availability and system integrity.Skills:Kubernetes, Docker: Container orchestration and management.AWS (EKS, ECS, EC2, S3): Comprehensive cloud service management.Terraform, Terragrunt: Infrastructure automation for maintaining code DRY principles.Helm, Kustomize: Deployment automation and configuration management.CI/CD pipelines, monitoring, and scripting for automated workflows and system health.Objective: To contribute my expertise in DevOps, cloud management, and automation to a dynamic team, driving operational excellence and innovation in cloud and container infrastructure.

Education

• Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram University of Science & Technology

  Engineer’s Degree, Electronics and Communications Engineering

  2011 — 2015

• JP D.A.V. Public School

  High School, Non Medical

  2010 — 2011