With 8+ years in IT, I design, build, and operate cloud and DevOps platforms thatScale reliably and securely. I thrive on automating complex deployments, enabling rapid delivery, and partnering across security, platform, and application teams to drive operational excellence. I continuously expand my skills across IaC, CI/CD, monitoring, and multi-cloud strategies to deliver scalable solutions for business impact. I’m a proactive problem-solver with a platform-first mindset, focused on automation, observability, and cost efficiency. I enjoy mentoring teams, documenting best practices, and staying current with industry trends to help organizations thrive in dynamic environments.

Manoj Kumar

With 8+ years in IT, I design, build, and operate cloud and DevOps platforms thatScale reliably and securely. I thrive on automating complex deployments, enabling rapid delivery, and partnering across security, platform, and application teams to drive operational excellence. I continuously expand my skills across IaC, CI/CD, monitoring, and multi-cloud strategies to deliver scalable solutions for business impact. I’m a proactive problem-solver with a platform-first mindset, focused on automation, observability, and cost efficiency. I enjoy mentoring teams, documenting best practices, and staying current with industry trends to help organizations thrive in dynamic environments.

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With 8+ years in IT, I design, build, and operate cloud and DevOps platforms thatScale reliably and securely. I thrive on automating complex deployments, enabling rapid delivery, and partnering across security, platform, and application teams to drive operational excellence. I continuously expand my skills across IaC, CI/CD, monitoring, and multi-cloud strategies to deliver scalable solutions for business impact.

I’m a proactive problem-solver with a platform-first mindset, focused on automation, observability, and cost efficiency. I enjoy mentoring teams, documenting best practices, and staying current with industry trends to help organizations thrive in dynamic environments.

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Experience Level

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Expert
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Intermediate

Work Experience

Senior Platform Engineer at Telus Health, Canada
February 1, 2025 - Present
Technical lead and analyst delivering reliable Kubernetes and cloud platforms. Implemented IaC (Terraform, ARM, Ansible) for version-controlled deployments and rollback capabilities. Automated AKS cluster lifecycle (provisioning, upgrades, scaling, decommissioning) using Terraform and GitOps. Built multi-cloud infrastructure (AWS/Azure/GCP) with repeatable deployments. Automated CI/CD workflows across dev, staging, and prod using Azure DevOps and GitHub Actions, incorporating unit testing, SonarQube, and security scans. Enhanced monitoring with Azure Monitor, Application Insights, Prometheus, Grafana, and Log Analytics; partnered with SRE teams to improve MTTR. Implemented autoscaling, load balancing, and cost-optimization. Led platform migrations and onboarding with minimal downtime. Secured cloud environments with Azure Security Center and identity management. Automated scripts in Python, PowerShell, and Bash; automated log collection and alerting; enabled repo-triggered deployments.
Senior Release Engineer at Dayforce, Canada
May 1, 2024 - January 31, 2025
Defined and documented software delivery best practices to standardize engineering processes. Provided operational support for Azure DevOps, GitHub, and Visual Studio environments. Built scalable automation frameworks for builds/deployments in Azure, delivering high-availability, auto-scaling containerized deployments with Kubernetes and Docker. Designed Kubernetes-based orchestration for microservices; implemented CI/CD pipelines across multiple microservices; automated infrastructure provisioning with Terraform. Created Helm charts to simplify deployments; resolved Terraform issues impacting CI/CD; supported production releases and accelerated delivery timelines.
Azure DevOps Engineer at IBM, Montreal
June 1, 2020 - April 30, 2024
Integrated version control, build tools, and deployment methodologies into Azure to enable end-to-end CI/CD for microservices and frontend apps. Designed and maintained pipelines with Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, and Azure DevOps; integrated Veracode and SonarQube for code quality. Used Terraform-managed infrastructure on Azure and led IaC with Puppet, Terraform, and Ansible. Led microservices deployment via Kubernetes and integrated Terraform into Azure DevOps pipelines; performed code quality checks and governance.
DevOps Engineer (AWS) at Deloitte, Hyderabad, India
May 1, 2016 - August 31, 2018
Created and maintained fully automated CI/CD pipelines for code deployment on AWS using PowerShell. Implemented DevOps strategies in collaboration with Architecture and Development teams. Automated environment provisioning and deployment using Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Docker, and Kubernetes. Monitored infrastructure with Prometheus and Grafana; managed Docker/Kubernetes clusters; participated in release cycles across Development, UAT, and Production. Coordinated patching cycles with Ansible and supported patch management across servers.

Education

PG Diploma in Mobile Applications Design and Development at Lambton College, Toronto, ON, Canada
January 11, 2030 - February 16, 2026
Bachelor of Technology in Electronic & Electronics Engineering at Osmania University, Hyderabad, India
January 11, 2030 - February 16, 2026

Qualifications

DevOps Engineer Expert
June 13, 2025 - February 16, 2026
Azure Administrator Associate
June 7, 2025 - February 16, 2026
Certified Kubernetes Admin
August 16, 2025 - February 16, 2026
Certified Kubernetes Application Developer
December 17, 2025 - February 16, 2026

Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Professional Services