Shashikant Raut

About Shashikant Raut

I am a DevOps Engineer specializing in building, operating, and automating cloud-native platforms on AWS and Kubernetes, with a strong focus on production reliability, scalability, and operational excellence.I have hands-on experience designing and maintaining end-to-end CI/CD pipelines, cloud infrastructure, and deployment workflows that support business-critical production workloads. My work spans the complete application lifecycle—infrastructure provisioning, containerization, deployment automation, monitoring, upgrades, and continuous optimization.Currently, I manage a production-grade Apache Airflow platform running on Amazon EKS, where I take ownership of both platform engineering and day-to-day operations. This includes deep integration with AWS services such as RDS, IAM, CloudWatch, and EKS, ensuring secure access control, observability, fault tolerance, and high availability. Operating Airflow at scale has strengthened my expertise in Kubernetes internals, cluster operations, and real-world reliability engineering.A core strength of mine is automation. I designed and implemented an end-to-end Apache Airflow upgrade automation using GitHub Actions, shell scripting, and AWS services, significantly reducing manual effort, minimizing upgrade risks, and improving consistency and repeatability across environments. This automation-first approach enables teams to deploy faster while maintaining stability and confidence in production systems.I am deeply passionate about DevOps culture, automation, and continuous improvement. I continuously sharpen my skills in Docker, Kubernetes, GitHub Actions, and advanced cloud-native patterns, with growing interests in platform engineering, cost optimization, and scalable system design.I enjoy collaborating with cross-functional teams to solve complex infrastructure challenges and strongly believe that effective DevOps practices bridge the gap between development and operations—accelerating delivery while improving system reliability. Open to collaborating on DevOps, Kubernetes, cloud-native, and automation-focused projects, and always eager to learn, share knowledge, and build better platforms.

Experience

1. Technical Lead (Devops Engineer)

   Cognizant

   Jan 2026 — Present · Pune, IN

   DevOps Engineer.In this role, I’m working on cloud automation, CI/CD pipelines, Kubernetes administration, and Infrastructure as Code to deliver scalable and reliable systems on AWS.Looking forward to learning, building, and contributing to modern DevOps and AI-enabled cloud solutions.

Education

• Rajiv Gandhi College of Engineering and Research

  Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Civil Engineering

• Government Polytechnic nagpur

  Diploma of Education, Civil Engineering