Saurabh Kumar

About Saurabh Kumar

Principal DevOps / SRE Engineer with 9+ years of experience building secure, scalable, and resilient cloud infrastructure across AWS and GCP. I specialize in transforming monolithic systems into microservices, automating infrastructure with Terraform and Helm, and architecting Kubernetes clusters to handle production workloads at scale. Deeply focused on security, I\'ve implemented enterprise-grade controls including Akamai WAF/CDN, EDR tools (SentinelOne/CrowdStrike), secrets management, and SIEM integration for compliance and threat detection. I’ve designed CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions, ArgoCD, and Jenkins to enable rapid, reliable deployments — reducing lead time and MTTR by over 40%. My work in observability (Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry) has empowered proactive incident response and faster RCA. Passionate about platform reliability, cost optimization, and AI-driven automation in SRE — I thrive in high-impact environments where speed and security are non-negotiable. I\'m currently exploring AI/LLM integrations for DevOps productivity.🧭 Open to opportunities at tech-driven organizations solving problems at scale.

Experience

1. Engineering Manager

   Pluang

   Mar 2022 — Present · Gurugram, IN

   Successfully drove the transformation from a monolithic architecture to a microservices framework, resulting in enhanced scalability and improved system reliability- Led IT security audits, including internal and external reviews, ensuring compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements-\"Automated threat detection workflows and incident response processes using managed EDR solutions such as CrowdStrike, achieving significant reductions in mean time to detection (MTTD) and mean time to resolution (MTTR)- Implemented DLP solutions to prevent unauthorized access, sharing, or exfiltration of sensitive data across endpoints, cloud, and email systems- Established best practices for secure coding, vulnerability remediation, and compliance, fostering a culture of security awareness across engineering teams- Led multiple migrations, including transitioning from Cloudflare to Akamai and conducting AWS cloud region migrations for production environments, ensuring minimal downtime and seamless operations- Developing Infrastructure, SRE, and Incident Management strategic direction and culture considering reactive and proactive approaches- Led, hired, and grew a high-caliber team of Infrastructure and Site Reliability Engineers and Lead-Enhanced security posture by refining WAF, DoS/DDoS mitigation, EDR, and SIEM solutions, while implementing comprehensive vulnerability assessment (VA) and penetration testing (PT) practices- Orchestrated a seamless migration of cloud infrastructure from one region to another, ensuring minimal downtime and uninterrupted service availability by leveraging advanced planning, automation, and robust failover strategies- Designed and implemented scalable solutions capable of handling 600k+ requests per minute, ensuring high availability, effortless scalability, and consistent performance under heavy load.

Education

• FACULTY OF ARCHITECTURE, UPTU,LUCKNOW

  Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), computer science and engineering

  2009 — 2013