NIKHIL k.

As a DevOps Lead with over 9 years of experience, I specialize in multi-cloud administration, automation, and DevOps tools. My expertise lies in optimizing infrastructure, streamlining CI/CD processes, and ensuring high availability and cost efficiency. I have successfully created a GitLab pipeline for building, deploying from source code, pushing images to Amazon ECR, and deploying using ArgoCD. This streamlined CI/CD process significantly enhances software delivery. In my recent roles, I optimized infrastructure with Kubernetes orchestration and auto-scaling, achieving 100% response SLA and 0% request loss. I also orchestrated MongoDB vertical scaling using Ansible and Jenkins, achieving sub-minute scaling with zero downtime. I established load testing for Selenium using Docker Swarm and Jenkins pipelines, and reduced AWS costs by 30% through strategic instance rightsizing and purchasing Reserved Instances and Savings Plans. I deployed a comprehensive fault tolerance monitoring system using Nagios, Grafana, and AWS, improving reliability and uptime by 90%. Additionally, I designed and deployed Disaster Recovery solutions for production environments using Terraform and AWS Backups, capable of bringing up environments in different regions in under 30 minutes. I have managed AWS infrastructure, including EC2, S3, Load Balancers, CDN, Lambda, WAF, RDS, backups, patching, and scaling. Automation is a key part of my workflow, using Terraform and Packer, as well as Python and Shell scripting. Proficient in cloud service models such as SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS, I have led ISO-27001 and SOC2 audits, establishing robust security policies and procedures. My strategic approach and technical acumen make me a valuable asset to any team looking to enhance their DevOps practices.