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Hi, I’m Akash Daswani, a Senior DevOps Engineer with over 6 years of hands-on experience in designing, automating, and operating cloud-native infrastructure. I specialize in AWS, Kubernetes, GitLab CI/CD, Terraform, Docker, and Helm, with deep experience in DevSecOps, observability, and large-scale CI/CD migrations. I enjoy turning complex infrastructure problems into repeatable, secure, and scalable patterns. From implementing end-to-end security checks and image signing to enabling self-service deployments with a developer portal, I’m always focused on accelerating engineering teams while maintaining robust security and reliability.…Hi, I’m Akash Daswani, a Senior DevOps Engineer with over 6 years of hands-on experience in designing, automating, and operating cloud-native infrastructure. I specialize in AWS, Kubernetes, GitLab CI/CD, Terraform, Docker, and Helm, with deep experience in DevSecOps, observability, and large-scale CI/CD migrations. I enjoy turning complex infrastructure problems into repeatable, secure, and scalable patterns. From implementing end-to-end security checks and image signing to enabling self-service deployments with a developer portal, I’m always focused on accelerating engineering teams while maintaining robust security and reliability.

Akash Daswani

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Hi, I’m Akash Daswani, a Senior DevOps Engineer with over 6 years of hands-on experience in designing, automating, and operating cloud-native infrastructure. I specialize in AWS, Kubernetes, GitLab CI/CD, Terraform, Docker, and Helm, with deep experience in DevSecOps, observability, and large-scale CI/CD migrations. I enjoy turning complex infrastructure problems into repeatable, secure, and scalable patterns. From implementing end-to-end security checks and image signing to enabling self-service deployments with a developer portal, I’m always focused on accelerating engineering teams while maintaining robust security and reliability.…Hi, I’m Akash Daswani, a Senior DevOps Engineer with over 6 years of hands-on experience in designing, automating, and operating cloud-native infrastructure. I specialize in AWS, Kubernetes, GitLab CI/CD, Terraform, Docker, and Helm, with deep experience in DevSecOps, observability, and large-scale CI/CD migrations. I enjoy turning complex infrastructure problems into repeatable, secure, and scalable patterns. From implementing end-to-end security checks and image signing to enabling self-service deployments with a developer portal, I’m always focused on accelerating engineering teams while maintaining robust security and reliability.

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Hi, I’m Akash Daswani, a Senior DevOps Engineer with over 6 years of hands-on experience in designing, automating, and operating cloud-native infrastructure. I specialize in AWS, Kubernetes, GitLab CI/CD, Terraform, Docker, and Helm, with deep experience in DevSecOps, observability, and large-scale CI/CD migrations.

I enjoy turning complex infrastructure problems into repeatable, secure, and scalable patterns. From implementing end-to-end security checks and image signing to enabling self-service deployments with a developer portal, I’m always focused on accelerating engineering teams while maintaining robust security and reliability.

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Work Experience

Senior DevOps Engineer at Redpin Company

May 1, 2024 - Present

Led CI/CD migration from Bitbucket to GitLab with zero downtime across multiple product teams. Modernized legacy workloads by migrating to containerized environments on AWS EKS. Designed and standardized EKS clusters using Helm and ArgoCD for GitOps-driven deployments. Improved backend performance by ~40% by implementing Redis for caching and job queues. Built reusable GitLab CI/CD templates and migrated infrastructure to AWS using Terraform. Integrated DevSecOps practices including security scans, policy checks, and image signing in CI/CD.

DevSecOps Engineer at HDFC Bank Ltd.

July 1, 2022 - May 1, 2024

Designed and maintained enterprise-grade CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, Azure DevOps, and Groovy. Implemented centralized logging (ELK stack) and improved incident response time. Managed and versioned Terraform modules using Terraform Enterprise, enabling controlled infra provisioning. Led Terraform and EKS cluster upgrades with minimal downtime. Orchestrated Kubernetes deployments using Helm, improving scalability and release consistency. Implemented Redis clusters to reduce application latency and offload PostgreSQL reads. Designed automated backup and cross-region DR strategies for critical AWS workloads. Integrated SonarQube for automated code quality and security compliance. Led end-to-end Checkmarx onboarding, integrating SAST, SCA, and DAST into CI/CD pipelines. Defined and enforced security policies, vulnerability reporting, and OWASP Top 10 compliance. Implemented container security, including image signing and vulnerability scanning. Acted as a central platform/FLD team membe

DevOps Engineer at Torry Harris Business Solutions, Bangalore

July 1, 2021 - July 1, 2022

Supported EE chatbot infrastructure on GCP (Dialogflow, LivePerson). Monitored logs, sessions, and auto-raised incident tickets. Handled 24/7 on-call support for production deployments and maintenance. Built Docker containers and provisioned Kubernetes clusters using Terraform and Ansible.

DevOps Engineer at TeamItServe, Texas (Remote)

July 1, 2019 - July 1, 2021

Administered Linux servers, virtual machines (VMware), and performed regular health checks. Configured Nginx/Apache servers and automated tasks using shell scripting. Implemented CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins, GitHub, Maven, and Docker for Java apps. Managed AWS infrastructure, VPCs, and deployments across environments. Used Azure DevOps for sprint planning and infra automation via Terraform. Monitored systems with Nagios and created weekly infra reports.