Hi, I’m Hemant Bhavsar. I am a senior IT professional with over 15 years of experience managing and administering systems, networks, and security across Unix and Windows environments. I thrive on designing robust platform solutions that improve reliability, security, and customer satisfaction. I hold a B.E. in Electronics & Telecommunication and an Engineering Diploma from Mumbai, and I specialize in cloud platforms (AWS/Azure), Kubernetes/OpenShift, IaC, CI/CD, monitoring, and security automation. I enjoy mentoring teammates, writing clear documentation, and delivering production-grade solutions that scale with business needs.

Hemant Bhavsar

Hi, I’m Hemant Bhavsar. I am a senior IT professional with over 15 years of experience managing and administering systems, networks, and security across Unix and Windows environments. I thrive on designing robust platform solutions that improve reliability, security, and customer satisfaction. I hold a B.E. in Electronics & Telecommunication and an Engineering Diploma from Mumbai, and I specialize in cloud platforms (AWS/Azure), Kubernetes/OpenShift, IaC, CI/CD, monitoring, and security automation. I enjoy mentoring teammates, writing clear documentation, and delivering production-grade solutions that scale with business needs.

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Hi, I’m Hemant Bhavsar. I am a senior IT professional with over 15 years of experience managing and administering systems, networks, and security across Unix and Windows environments. I thrive on designing robust platform solutions that improve reliability, security, and customer satisfaction.

I hold a B.E. in Electronics & Telecommunication and an Engineering Diploma from Mumbai, and I specialize in cloud platforms (AWS/Azure), Kubernetes/OpenShift, IaC, CI/CD, monitoring, and security automation. I enjoy mentoring teammates, writing clear documentation, and delivering production-grade solutions that scale with business needs.

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Work Experience

Sr. Platform Engineer at ForcePoint UK LTD
July 1, 2025 - July 1, 2025
Designed and implemented a new AWS platform architecture, set up AWS Control Tower and AFT for multi-account management, and automated provisioning via Terraform and GitHub Actions. Built resources including VPCs, EKS/ECS clusters, networking components, S3, WAF, and CloudWatch alarms. Implemented security monitoring with AWS Security Hub and Inspector, enabled cost optimization, and developed CI/CD pipelines and Kubernetes manifests. Implemented Grafana-based monitoring (Prometheus, Alert Manager, Tempo, Loki, Promtail) with Slack integration for alerts.
Sr. AWS Platform Engineer at CAIS
August 1, 2024 - August 1, 2024
Rewrote and modularized Terraform IaC to a reusable module-based approach for multi-AZ AWS infrastructure. Managed IAM policies and SOC, implemented SSO integration with Azure, set up RDS clusters, S3 with DR replication, and configured Route 53 and Lambda. Established EKS environments via modular Terraform, installed Infra software (Cert Manager, ExternalDNS, Cloudflare), and deployed Teleport for Zero Trust access. Implemented MSK, Strimzi, ArgoCD, and Datadog monitoring, with Slack integration and cost-conscious cloud practices.
Sr. DevOps Engineer at NatWest
December 1, 2023 - December 1, 2023
Built a brand-new Kubernetes-based platform on bare metal using Ansible; deployed CSI, Calico, and Ingress controllers. Implemented Jenkins-based CI, created shared Groovy libraries, and set up monitoring with Grafana, Prometheus, Loki, Tempo, and Alertmanager, integrated with Slack. Built a private Docker registry, customized Alpine base images, and established RBAC, SSO integration, and OpenShift-like practices on Kubernetes. Implemented Trivy for image scanning and SonarCube integrations, and deployed ArgoCD for GitOps-based deployments.
DevOps Engineer at DHL
July 1, 2022 - July 1, 2022
Managed around 10 OpenShift/Kubernetes clusters, including RBAC, storage, Ingress/Egress, and EFK logging. Led OpenShift upgrades, established centralized dashboards and alerting, integrated Slack notifications, and implemented Helm-based deployments. Implemented corporate LDAP-based SSO, introduced Trivy and SonarCube for security and quality, and built a Docker registry with Alpine-based images. Authored operational runbooks and documentation in Confluence.
Kubernetes Lead Engineer at CITI Bank
June 1, 2021 - June 1, 2021
Supported Low Latency Share Equity service on an OpenShift 4.7 multi-tenant platform; migrated from OpenShift 3.11 to 4.7. Implemented RBAC, ELK-based log aggregation, and built an operator to automate microservice management. Established CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins/UCD, built a Kubernetes cluster POC, and developed Kibana dashboards for issue analysis and performance monitoring.
DevOps Engineer at HMRC
October 1, 2018 - October 1, 2018
Migrated HMRC Customs application from in-house infrastructure to Kubernetes-based private cloud (Fast-P/Private Cloud). Built a POC environment to demonstrate containerized deployment, autoscaling, and monitoring. Recreated Java-based workflow components within containerized platforms and ensured alignment with production requirements.
DevOps Engineer at VISA Europe
July 1, 2018 - July 1, 2018
Provided continuous support for AWS S3, EC2, Route 53, VPC, NAT/G, and RDS. Implemented Kubernetes/OpenShift clusters with Docker, built a private Docker registry, and set up Jenkins-based CI/CD pipelines. Created and maintained Kubernetes manifests, RBAC, and cluster security practices. Built monitoring dashboards in Splunk and Grafana, and integrated with Jira for issue tracking.

Education

Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) in Electronics & Telecommunication at University of Mumbai
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2003
Engineering Diploma in Electronics & Telecommunication at Board of Technical Education, Maharashtra State
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2000

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Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Financial Services, Professional Services, Telecommunications