Sai K.

Over 11 years in IT, specializing in DevOps implementation, Linux System Administration, and crafting AWS cloud strategies, leveraging Amazon Web Services (AWS). Holds certifications in Red Hat (RHCSA, RHCE), AWS (SAA-03, AZ-900), showcasing expertise in Unix, Linux environments, and AWS cloud platform features like EC2, VPC, S3, IAM, and more. Experienced in architecting highly scalable, secure, and distributed applications, aligning them with industry standards, processes, and best practices within large team environments. Proficient in AWS services including EC2, VPC, EBS, AMI, SNS, RDS, CloudWatch, CloudTrail, CloudFormation, Auto Scaling, CloudFront, IAM, S3, and Route 53. Skilled in configuring AWS tools like CloudWatch, CloudTrail, and SNS for real-time monitoring and alerting, as well as implementing high availability using Elastic Load Balancer (ELB) across multiple zones. Expertise in configuration management tools like CHEF, ANSIBLE, and PUPPET, and deploying code through servers like Apache Tomcat and WebSphere. Proficient with build tools such as MAVEN and ANT, and adept at scripting languages like Python, Perl, and PowerShell. Hands-on experience in Agile Development with JIRA for managing projects, application clusters, Load Balancing, and Failover functionality in clustered environments. Familiarity with networking load balancers like Nginx and HAProxy, and version control tools such as SVN and GIT. Extensive knowledge in designing and implementing CI/CD pipelines through Jenkins, along with expertise in monitoring using Nagios for issue identification and troubleshooting on servers. Skilled in remote system administration using various network protocol tools like SSH, HTTP, telnet, FTP, SSL, etc., and applying security patches using Red Hat Satellite server. Proficiency in installation, configuration, and management of file systems through VERITAS Volume Manager, VERITAS File System, Solstice Disk Suite, and Logical Volume Manager. Experience in installing and configuring Apache/WebLogic on Solaris, Red Hat Linux, and SUSE Linux, and deploying container orchestration systems like AWS ECS, EKS, and Docker. Worked on agile projects integrating Jenkins, Ansible, Docker, Terraform, and AWS for end-to-end CI/CD delivery pipelines. Designed, implemented, and maintained scalable Kubernetes clusters on AWS and Azure, optimized Amazon Redshift data warehouse solutions, and developed ETL processes for data extraction, transformation, and loading into Redshift. Installed and configured Red Hat Satellite for patch, package, and configuration management per client requirements. Proficient in setting up monitoring and alerting processes using Prometheus and Grafana for VMs, CI/CD applications, Containers and Kubernetes Clusters