Hi, I’m Archana Punia, a Senior DevOps Engineer with over 16 years of experience delivering scalable cloud infrastructure, automation, and reliable deployment pipelines across AWS and Azure. I’m passionate about building resilient platforms, improving operational efficiency, and partnering with engineering teams to ship features quickly and securely. I focus on cost-efficient, secure CI/CD practices, robust monitoring and incident response, and automated, self-healing architectures that keep systems highly available and maintainable in dynamic cloud environments.

Archana Punia

Hi, I’m Archana Punia, a Senior DevOps Engineer with over 16 years of experience delivering scalable cloud infrastructure, automation, and reliable deployment pipelines across AWS and Azure. I’m passionate about building resilient platforms, improving operational efficiency, and partnering with engineering teams to ship features quickly and securely. I focus on cost-efficient, secure CI/CD practices, robust monitoring and incident response, and automated, self-healing architectures that keep systems highly available and maintainable in dynamic cloud environments.

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Hi, I’m Archana Punia, a Senior DevOps Engineer with over 16 years of experience delivering scalable cloud infrastructure, automation, and reliable deployment pipelines across AWS and Azure. I’m passionate about building resilient platforms, improving operational efficiency, and partnering with engineering teams to ship features quickly and securely.

I focus on cost-efficient, secure CI/CD practices, robust monitoring and incident response, and automated, self-healing architectures that keep systems highly available and maintainable in dynamic cloud environments.

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Language

English
Fluent
Bashkir
Advanced

Work Experience

Senior DevOps Engineer at Mojio Inc.
October 1, 2021 - Present
Manage end-to-end cloud infrastructure on AWS and Azure, focusing on EK S and AKS clusters; design and enforce security practices; build and manage CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, Argo Rollouts, and GitHub Actions; implement GitOps workflows with FluxCD for Kubernetes apps; centralized secret management with SOPS/HashiCorp Vault; drive cloud migration from Azure to AWS; establish observability with Grafana; implement service mesh with Flagger and Tempo; migrate platform apps from Service Fabric to Kubernetes (AKS/EKS); strengthen platform security through CIS benchmarks and secret encryption; deploy centralized logging with ELK stack; integrate AI workflows and AI tooling for platform teams; deploy AI/ML tooling integrations (LaunchDarkly, PostHog, FeastBit) for feature flagging and analytics; architect and operate Kafka, Apache Airflow, Couchbase on EKS; integrate Keycloak for SSO via OIDC.
DevOps / Platform Engineer at Digit Insurance (OnSite)
September 1, 2020 - August 31, 2021
Managed multi-cloud infrastructure across AWS and Azure; provisioned bare-metal Kubernetes clusters using Cluster API; migrated workloads from on-prem to managed AWS EKS and Azure AKS; implemented cost optimization via spot nodes and autoscaling; designed DR environments across separate AWS accounts; automation with AWS Lambda, API Gateway, and AWS SSM for resilience; proactive alerting and auto-scaling for microservices using CloudWatch and Dynatrace; enabled AI/ML workflows through integrated tools (LaunchDarkly, FeastBit, PostHog); implemented Kafka, Couchbase and Airflow on EKS; integrated Keycloak with OIDC for centralized authentication; service mesh initiatives and observed infrastructure state with Grafana/Tempo.
Senior Deployment Engineer at U2opia Mobile Pvt. Ltd.
September 1, 2012 - November 30, 2019
Integrated and configured web applications with database setups using Ansible; designed and implemented CI/CD pipelines in Jenkins and provisioned AWS resources (EC2, S3) via Terraform modules; deployed and managed a self-hosted Kubernetes cluster on AWS using KOPS; containerized legacy apps, migrated workloads to Kubernetes; ensured high availability via cluster autoscaling; established centralized logging/monitoring with ELK, Zabbix, and Sensu for proactive incident management; collaborated with telecom partners to define workflows and ensure seamless app functionality; led end-to-end integration of USSD, SMS, and Billing APIs; configured Tomcat servers, memory tuning, security constraints; set up ActiveMQ and Memcached for messaging and caching.
Software Engineer at Ericsson India Pvt. Ltd.
January 1, 2010 - September 30, 2012
Developed automated health checks and backup processes; performed configuration changes and maintenance during scheduled windows; provided L2 support and troubleshooting for Ericsson applications; contributed to service continuity and reliability of critical telecom software assets.
Senior DevOps Engineer at Ryder Cloud Solutions
June 1, 2020 - August 1, 2021
Managed multi-cloud infrastructure across AWS and Azure, ensuring high availability and performance; provisioned and administered Kubernetes clusters in EK S and AKS, with emphasis on reliability, scalability, and security; migrated Kub ern etes workloads from KO PS to managed services; recommended and implemented CIS benchmarks and secure configurations; built and maintained disaster recovery environments in separate AWS accounts using Terraform modules; implemented AI/ML workflow readiness via AWS services.
Senior DevOps Engineer at Ericsson India Pvt. Ltd.
January 1, 2010 - September 1, 2012
Developed automated system health checks and backup processes; performed configuration changes and system optimizations during scheduled maintenance windows to minimize downtime; provided L2 support, troubleshooting, and resolution of application failures to maintain service continuity; managed support and maintenance of critical Ericsson applications including SM/SC, MMSC, WAP, and MSDP; generated KPI and SLA-based performance reports for benchmarking.
DevOps Engineer at Digit Insurance (OnSite)
September 1, 2021 - Present
Managed multi-cloud infrastructure across AWS and Azure. Provisioned and administered bare-metal Kubernetes clusters via Cluster API, automated lifecycle management and scaling across on-prem data centers, and migrated workloads to managed Kubernetes services (AWS EKS, Azure AKS). Implemented disaster recovery across separate AWS accounts, automated patch management with Ansible, and built incident response tooling with logging and alerting.

Education

Master of Technology at Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani
September 1, 2014 - May 31, 2016
Bachelor of Engineering at Maharishi Dayanand University
September 1, 2012 - May 31, 2014
Master of Technology at Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani
September 1, 2014 - May 1, 2016
Bachelor of Engineering at Maharishi Dayanand University
September 1, 2012 - May 1, 2014
Master of Technology at Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani
September 1, 2014 - May 1, 2016
Bachelor of Engineering at Maharishi Dayanand University, India
September 1, 2012 - May 1, 2014

Qualifications

Udemy Certified Azure System Administrator
January 11, 2030 - January 24, 2026
Udemy Certified K8S Administrator
January 11, 2030 - January 24, 2026
Udemy Certified AWS-SAA
January 11, 2030 - January 24, 2026
AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate (SAA)
January 11, 2030 - January 24, 2026
Udemy Certified Azure System Administrator
January 11, 2030 - January 24, 2026
Udemy Certified Kubernetes Administrator
January 11, 2030 - January 24, 2026
Udemy Certified AWS Solutions Architect – Associate
January 11, 2030 - January 24, 2026
Udemy Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
January 11, 2030 - January 24, 2026
Udemy Certified Azure Administrator
January 11, 2030 - January 24, 2026

Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Telecommunications, Professional Services, Media & Entertainment, Education, Computers & Electronics