Pawan A.

About Pawan A.

I am a DevOps / Platform Engineer with strong experience in building, operating, and scaling cloud-native infrastructure and Kubernetes platforms. I specialize in creating reliable, secure, and automated environments that support microservices at scale.My expertise includes managing production Kubernetes clusters, operating core platform services such as databases, messaging systems, and secrets management, and ensuring high availability through observability, monitoring, and incident response practices.I have hands-on experience administering cloud infrastructure on GCP, covering compute, networking, IAM, security hardening, and access controls. Infrastructure as Code is a core part of my work, and I design reusable, scalable automation using Terraform IAC and configuration management tool Ansible.I do support application part, which support network performance monitoring. This includes Prometheus SNMP exporter data collection, Telegraf collector, automating the provisioning of network services monitoring on Analytics, Service activation test, OAM etc.I am also actively working on applying AI to operations, exploring AIOps concepts and AI-driven workflows to improve troubleshooting, operational efficiency, and system reliability.Overall, I enjoy solving complex infrastructure problems, improving platform resilience, and continuously learning in areas like Kubernetes, cloud security, automation, and AI-powered operations.

Experience

1. Devops Engineer

   Cisco

   Dec 2018 — Present · Mumbai, IN

Education

• RGTU, Bhopal

  Bachelor's degree, Electronics & Communication

  2007 — 2011

• Examination Board/University College/School Percentage

  Bachelor of Engineering (BE), Electronics and Communication

  2007 — 2011