Vitthal Kolekar

About Vitthal Kolekar

As a highly motivated DevOps & Cloud Engineer with 10.8 years of experience (including 4 years in DevOps), I specialize in building scalable, secure, and highly available cloud solutions. My expertise spans AWS (2x certified), CI/CD pipeline development, container orchestration, and infrastructure automation using Terraform, Ansible, and Docker.Throughout my career, I have modernized deployment processes, reduced release downtime by streamlining pipelines, and built reliable infrastructure-as-code templates for consistent, efficient environments. At Wipro, my work enabled faster go-to-market and improved platform stability for mission-critical financial systems.I thrive in fast-paced environments, transforming manual workflows into seamless automated processes, and proactively driving solutions that boost productivity and system reliability. My strengths include cross-functional collaboration, mentoring teams, and staying ahead in the ever-evolving DevOps landscape.Key Skills- AWS Cloud Architecture & Automation- CI/CD (GitLab)- Kubernetes & Docker- IaC (Terraform, Ansible)- Monitoring & Logging (SignalFX, OpsGenie, Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch)- Scripting (Shell, YAML)I am passionate about continuous learning, open-source, and leveraging technology to solve real-world problems.Let’s connect to explore how I can help your team build robust, future-ready solutions.

Experience

1. Devops Engineer

   Wipro

   Jul 2021 — Present · IN

   Spearheaded modernization of deployment processes for core financial systems, resulting in significantly reduced release downtime and enhanced platform stability. Revamped CI/CD pipelines to streamline delivery cycles, enabling quicker product readiness and improved go-to-market efficiency. Designed and implemented infrastructure-as-code (IaC) templates that ensured consistent environments across development and production, reducing setup friction and accelerating team onboarding. Managed and optimized large-scale platform operations, improving resource utilization and ensuring consistently high system availability and responsiveness. Created and deployed custom automation scripts to eliminate repetitive manual work, significantly speeding up system configuration and maintenance workflows. Strengthened observability across compute infrastructure, enabling early detection of performance issues and minimizing operational disruptions. Enforced CIS security benchmarks across operating system layers, improving compliance posture and simplifying audit readiness.

Education

• Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (MSBSHSE)

  Information Technology

• Mumbai University Mumbai

  Bachelor's degree