Ramkumar Kannan

About Ramkumar Kannan

An accomplished Linux and DevOps Engineer with 7+ years of experience in IT Infrastructure, specializing in Linux system administration, CloudOps, and DevOps practices. Possess a strong technical background in system support and solution-based IT services across Linux Systems, AWS/Azure Cloud Platforms, CI/CD Pipelines, Ansible Automation, Windows Servers, Virtualization, Networking, and Security. Proven expertise in automating infrastructure, managing cloud-native environments, and handling configuration management using tools like Ansible, Terraform, Jenkins, and Git. Skilled in cloud migration, infrastructure provisioning, monitoring, and troubleshooting production environments to ensure high availability and performance.Strong knowledge and hands-on experience in implementing and supporting scalable DevOps solutions, ensuring smooth deployment processes, and optimizing system performance in hybrid cloud setups. Demonstrated ability to build and maintain positive working relationships across teams and clients. A quick learner, effective team player, and goal-oriented professional with the ability to manage end-to-end technical challenges in dynamic IT environments.

Experience

1. Cloud Operation Lead

   Accenture

   May 2025 — Present · Coimbatore, IN

   Acted as an SME in AWS and Red Hat environments, managing production workloads and ensuring continuous service availability as per SLA commitments.• Monitored and supported critical production systems hosted on AWS, performing incident resolution, root cause analysis, and proactive performance tuning.• Collaborated with multiple teams (Cloud, DevOps, Network, and Application) to troubleshoot cross-platform issues and implement preventive measures.• Designed and implemented automation scripts using Python and Bash to perform post-build validations, reduce manual interventions, and enhanced system reliability.• Contributed to cloud architecture discussions and performance optimization strategies to improve operational efficiency and reduce downtime.• Managed system operations for Red Hat Linux and AWS services (EC2, EBS, S3, IAM, CloudWatch), ensuring security, compliance, and high availability.• Engaged with stakeholders and vendors to coordinate change implementations, patch activities, and environment stability improvements.• Supported Ansible Tower, Jenkins, and Bitbucket-based automation pipelines for configuration management and CI/CD activities.• Ensured operational readiness, documentation updates, and adherence to compliance and audit standards across all environments.

Education

• S.B.K.V Higher Secondary School

  HSC, High School/Secondary Certificate Programs

  2013 — 2014

• KGiSL Institute of Technology

  Bachelor of Engineering, Electronics and Communications Engineering

  2014 — 2018

• S.B.K.V Higher Secondary School

  SSLC, High School/Secondary Certificate Programs

  2011 — 2012