I'm Shanmathi Shankar, a DevOps Engineer with a solid QA background who loves turning manual processes into automated, reliable delivery pipelines. I enjoy solving complex infrastructure challenges and bridging gaps between development and operations. Over the years I've implemented and maintained CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins and GitHub Actions, built cloud infrastructure with Terraform and AWS, and established monitoring with Prometheus and Grafana. I'm a proactive learner, always seeking ways to optimize performance and reliability.

Shanmathi Shankar

I'm Shanmathi Shankar, a DevOps Engineer with a solid QA background who loves turning manual processes into automated, reliable delivery pipelines. I enjoy solving complex infrastructure challenges and bridging gaps between development and operations. Over the years I've implemented and maintained CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins and GitHub Actions, built cloud infrastructure with Terraform and AWS, and established monitoring with Prometheus and Grafana. I'm a proactive learner, always seeking ways to optimize performance and reliability.

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I’m Shanmathi Shankar, a DevOps Engineer with a solid QA background who loves turning manual processes into automated, reliable delivery pipelines. I enjoy solving complex infrastructure challenges and bridging gaps between development and operations.

Over the years I’ve implemented and maintained CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins and GitHub Actions, built cloud infrastructure with Terraform and AWS, and established monitoring with Prometheus and Grafana. I’m a proactive learner, always seeking ways to optimize performance and reliability.

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Experience Level

Expert
Expert
Expert
Expert
Expert
Intermediate
Intermediate

Language

English
Fluent
Danish
Intermediate
Tamil
Fluent

Work Experience

DevOps Engineer (Trainee & Project-based) at Self-Learning & DevOps Projects
May 1, 2024 - November 6, 2025
Designed and implemented an end-to-end Jenkins-based CI/CD pipeline for a Node.js web application. Automated build, test, and deployment stages integrating GitHub, Maven, Docker, and Kubernetes (EKS). Provisioned infrastructure with Terraform. Implemented Prometheus and Grafana monitoring and alerting. Created Git hooks and scripts to automate repetitive tasks, improving reliability and efficiency.
Test Engineer at HCL Technology Solutions
October 1, 2022 - October 1, 2022
Collaborated with DevOps engineers to integrate automated test cases into Jenkins pipelines, enabling early bug detection in CI/CD. Developed and executed test plans and automation scripts (Python/Shell). Managed test automation code in Git/GitHub, performed branching, merging, and reviews. Coordinated functional, integration, and regression tests and contributed to Agile ceremonies. Assisted in configuring monitoring dashboards (Grafana, Prometheus) to validate post-deployment stability.
Test Engineer at Cognizant Technology Solutions
June 1, 2018 - June 1, 2018
Analyzed requirements to establish detailed test campaigns at the product level. Created and executed manual test cases for web and mobile applications. Collaborated with cross-functional teams to ensure comprehensive test coverage. Documented test plans, validation reports, and acceptance criteria. Participated in integration testing within the CI/CD pipeline and tracked defects using JIRA.

Education

Bachelor of Engineering (Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering) at Anna University, Chennai, India
January 1, 2010 - January 1, 2014
Bachelor of Engineering (Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering) at Anna University, Chennai, India
January 1, 2010 - January 1, 2014

Qualifications

DevOps Program — GUVI (IITM Incubated Company, in collaboration with HCL)
March 1, 2025 - May 1, 2025
DevOps Program — GUVI (IITM Incubated Company, in collaboration with HCL)
March 1, 2025 - May 1, 2025

Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Professional Services, Media & Entertainment, Education

Experience Level

Expert
Expert
Expert
Expert
Expert
Intermediate
Intermediate