Vishal Chauhan

About Vishal Chauhan

Software Engineer with 3+ years of experience designing and owning scalable backend systems, cloud-native microservices, and automation platforms in production environments. Experienced in building production-grade REST APIs using Python and Node.js, deploying and operating services on Kubernetes and Docker, and improving reliability and delivery through CI/CD pipelines and cloud infrastructure on AWS. At Cisco, I have led backend development for orchestration and automation systems, delivered measurable improvements in deployment speed, system resilience, and operational efficiency. I also have hands-on exposure to Generative AI and LLM-based workflows, applying prompt engineering and AI-assisted analysis to improve debugging, documentation, and developer productivity. Certified AWS Solutions Architect – Associate and Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA), with a strong focus on building reliable, scalable, and maintainable backend systems.

Experience

1. Software Engineer Ii

   Cisco

   Oct 2023 — Present · Gurugram, IN

   Led the design and development of a scalable backend automation platform, building 50+ REST APIs to support dynamic provisioning and lifecycle management across multi-vendor network environments.• Delivered containerized microservices using Docker and Kubernetes, enabling secure, repeatable deployments in enterprise and air-gapped customer setups while reducing release cycles by over 50%.• Spearheaded the deployment and orchestration of 30+ Virtual Network Functions and Cloud Native Network Functions on OpenShift and OpenStack, improving platform reliability and ensuring high availability for production systems.• Implemented automated snapshot, restore, and monitoring workflows integrated with self-healing mechanisms, reducing incident recovery time by approximately 40%.• Built and optimized CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and GitLab, cutting pipeline execution time by nearly 60 minutes per run and significantly improving engineering productivity.• Applied AI-assisted log analysis and alert summarization concepts using LLMs to accelerate root-cause analysis during operational debugging and internal testing.• Mentored junior engineers on backend system design, Kubernetes operations, and CI/CD best practices, improving team onboarding efficiency and code quality.

Education

• ABES Engineering College

  Master of Computer Applications - MCA, Computer Science

  2020 — 2022

• INTEGRATED ACADEMY OF MGMT. & TECHNOLOGY ADHYATIMK NAGAR, DASABA CROSSING, GHAZIABAD

  BCA, Information Technology

  2016 — 2019