Managed and optimized a Kubernetes cluster with 200+ microservices, improving performance through strategic scaling and resource allocation. Collaborated with cross-functional teams to develop and implement a FinOps strategy, optimizing costs across cloud IaaS (GCP, AWS) and SaaS providers (Confluent Cloud, Grafana Cloud, Terraform Cloud), leading to a 48% reduction in total infrastructure billing. Automated CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions and ArgoCD, increasing deployment frequency by 10x and elevating organization to elite status in DORA metrics. Enhanced security and compliance by integrating Kyverno for Kubernetes policy management, Falco for runtime security, and DefectDojo for vulnerability management, reducing security incidents by 40% and improving compliance audit scores by 30% Streamlined deployment of 1000+ cloud resources on GCP, Confluent Cloud, and Cloudflare using Terraform Cloud, leading to a 40% faster deployment process and a 30% decrease in error rates. Authored comprehensive self-service documentation, reducing onboarding time by 50% and increasing team productivity by 30% through streamlined knowledge transfer and enhanced collaboration.

Implemented microservices, achieved Zero Downtime Migration, and initiated continuous improvements in DevOps practices.

Reduced compute power usage by 30% and infrastructure costs by 40% through microservice deployment optimization with PDB, HPA, and resource management. Configured a sink to aggregate all organization-level audit and application logs into a GCS bucket for cold storage, and designed an automated pipeline to retrieve logs via a BigQuery table for efficient querying. Contributed to the cloud migration from Alibaba Cloud to GCP by implementing CI/CD for infrastructure deployment and setting up network communication between clouds, ensuring zero downtime during the migration. Set up CI for static code analysis, scanning over 500 repositories for misconfigurations and preventing secret leaks. Directed a team of 7 in building resilient infrastructure for a bank serving 10 million customers, enhancing system reliability and uptime by 25%.

Implemented SIEM, specialized in PCI-DSS audit, collaborated on Fortinet and Wazuh setup, and applied real-time monitoring tools.

Deployed a SIEM solution using Amazon OpenSearch Service, collecting and analyzing logs from 80 AWS accounts, enhancing security incident investigation capabilities. Reduced Prometheus RAM usage by 80%. Designed an in-house centralized logging solution with Loki and Promtail, seamlessly handling 500 GB of daily application logs. Conducted PCI-DSS audit and assessment services, securing customer cardholder data processing environment, exceeding compliance standards, and reducing PCI DSS scope by 30%. Orchestrated the setup of Fortinet and Wazuh, and spearheaded the migration of a critical banking application from Virtualization to Containerization, improving operational efficiency by 25%.

Migrated ECS workload from AWS to Azure Cloud, developed end-to-end Infrastructure, and implemented backup strategies for disaster recovery.

Migrated a complete ECS workload from AWS to Azure Cloud, transitioning 22 microservices to AKS Cluster, resulting in a 20% improvement in deployment speed and a 15% reduction in cloud costs. Developed an end-to-end infrastructure and CI/CD pipeline for a payment gateway application, decreasing deployment times by 30% and enhancing reliability. Established robust backup strategies for disaster recovery, achieving a 99.9% data recovery success rate during testing.

Led cloud migration, authored migration process and design documents, and automated database administration with Python scripts.

Contributed to the cloud migration of a 10 TB PostgreSQL database by authoring the migration process, run book, and design documents, leading a 40% decrease in database crashes. Automated database administration using Python scripts, increasing team efficiency by 25%. Provided L1 support for the application and database teams, managing incidents through Nagios for efficient monitoring and resolution.