Venkata M

About Venkata M

DevOps Engineer with 2+ years of experience in designing, automating, and optimizing infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines on AWS. Skilled in utilizing modern DevOps tools to enhance scalability, security, and reliability.• Experienced in managing Linux-based systems, resolving system and application-level issues using command-line tools and diagnostic utilities.• Designed and implemented IAM roles and policies to secure AWS resources, managing access controls for services like S3, EC2, Lambda, RDS and Redshift ensuring compliance with least privilege and best security practices.• Automated infrastructure management and operational tasks using Shell Scripting and Python, streamlining log processing, security patching, system health check, backup automation and optimized cloud resource utilization.• Implemented AWS networking and security best practices, configured AWS Security Groups, NACLs, AWS Shield to• ensure secure access for cloud-hosted applications• Developed reusable Terraform modules and templates to achieve consistent and reproducible infrastructure provisioning, reducing manual effort and ensured infrastructure consistency across environments. Integrated AWS S3 for efficient state file management and backup solutions.• Implemented efficient Docker containerization strategies using multi-stage builds and docker layering techniques to reduce the image size and improves performance. Ensured efficient orchestration with Docker Compose.• Implemented GitOps workflows using tools like Jenkins, GitHub Actions to streamline code integration and deployment processes, configured robust multi-layered security scans with tools like SonarQube, Fortify (SAST), and Nexus IQ (dependency scanning). Applied container security measures using Twistlock.• Designed and managed CI/CD workflows using AWS CodePipeline with efficient Build and Release strategies. Integrated AWS CloudWatch and AWS X-Ray for real-time monitoring and performance tracking. Implemented AWS Secrets Manager for secure, centralized secret management. Enhanced application security using AWS WAF.• Designed and Implemented Ansible playbooks and roles to automate the deployment and configuration of multi- tier applications, resulting in reduced deployment time and improved consistency across environments.• Designed and implemented centralized log management systems with Grafana and ELK (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana) for real-time log ingestion, monitoring, and visualization, ensuring improved incident response.

Experience

1. Devops Engineer

   AT&T

   Aug 2024 — Present

   Collaborated with cross-functional Agile teams to design, deploy, and support cloud-based infrastructure for telecom applications, improving deployment stability by 30%.• Automated AWS infrastructure provisioning using Terraform for EC2, VPC, Subnets, Security Groups, and Load Balancers, reducing manual setup time by 45%.• Built and maintained CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and Git to automate application builds, testing, and deployments across DEV and QA environments, cutting release cycles by 40%.• Deployed and managed Docker containers for microservices, ensuring consistent application behavior across environments and improving deployment reliability.• Performed Linux system administration including server provisioning, patching, monitoring, and performance tuning to maintain 99.8% uptime.• Automated configuration management using Ansible playbooks, improving environment consistency and reducing configuration drift by 50%.• Implemented monitoring and alerting using CloudWatch, Prometheus, and Grafana, reducing incident detection time by 25%.• Wrote Bash and Python scripts for routine operational automation, log cleanup, and health checks.• Participated in Agile sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and production support, working closely with developers and QA teams to resolve deployment and infrastructure issues.• Demonstrated continuous learning of new technologies and supported teammates through knowledge sharing and informal mentoring.

Education

• Wilmington University

  Master of Science - MS, Information Technology

• Vignan's Foundation for Science, Technology & Research

  Bachelor of Technology, Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering

• Wilmington University

  Master's Degree, Info Systems Technologies