DevOps/SRE/DevSecOps and Release Engineering professional with 6+ years of hands-on experience supporting build automation, CI/CD, configuration management, and deployment workflows across AWS and Azure as well as on-prem environments. Strong proficiency in Git, Docker, Kubernetes/EKS, and infrastructure automation through Terraform and other IaC approaches. Experienced in designing resilient, secure cloud architectures, implementing monitoring/observability with Prometheus/Grafana/Datadog/CloudWatch, and strengthening compliance and governance via IAM/AAD controls and security checks embedded in pipelines. Skilled in cloud migration and modernization, event-driven automation, and disaster recovery readiness using Azure Backup/Site Recovery and cloud-native reliability practices.

Uday Kumar

DevOps/SRE/DevSecOps and Release Engineering professional with 6+ years of hands-on experience supporting build automation, CI/CD, configuration management, and deployment workflows across AWS and Azure as well as on-prem environments. Strong proficiency in Git, Docker, Kubernetes/EKS, and infrastructure automation through Terraform and other IaC approaches. Experienced in designing resilient, secure cloud architectures, implementing monitoring/observability with Prometheus/Grafana/Datadog/CloudWatch, and strengthening compliance and governance via IAM/AAD controls and security checks embedded in pipelines. Skilled in cloud migration and modernization, event-driven automation, and disaster recovery readiness using Azure Backup/Site Recovery and cloud-native reliability practices.

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DevOps/SRE/DevSecOps and Release Engineering professional with 6+ years of hands-on experience supporting build automation, CI/CD, configuration management, and deployment workflows across AWS and Azure as well as on-prem environments. Strong proficiency in Git, Docker, Kubernetes/EKS, and infrastructure automation through Terraform and other IaC approaches.

Experienced in designing resilient, secure cloud architectures, implementing monitoring/observability with Prometheus/Grafana/Datadog/CloudWatch, and strengthening compliance and governance via IAM/AAD controls and security checks embedded in pipelines. Skilled in cloud migration and modernization, event-driven automation, and disaster recovery readiness using Azure Backup/Site Recovery and cloud-native reliability practices.

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Work Experience

DevOps/SRE Engineer at Cognizant
September 1, 2024 - Present
Maintained and supported AWS-based application environments by deploying EC2 workloads, configuring VPC networking, managing S3/Glacier storage, automating provisioning with CloudFormation, and integrating Lambda, Route53, SQS, and RDS for scalable cloud operations. Built event-driven, data-driven solutions using AWS Lambda, Aurora, and analytics pipelines for processing high-volume datasets, generating traceable insights, and supporting end-to-end lineage/reporting. Designed and managed Kubernetes clusters on AWS using EKS, including node groups and autoscaling and secure orchestration for microservices workloads. Owned deployment lifecycle across DEV, QA, PREPROD, and PROD using Python automation, reusable AMIs, and secure security group configurations. Implemented DevOps/SRE/DevSecOps practices on AWS and Azure using Auto Scaling/VMSS, monitoring with CloudWatch/Azure Monitor, Prometheus/Grafana, and Datadog, and enforced secure IAM policies and compliance controls with security che
DevOps/DevSecOps Engineer at Signovate Technologies
September 1, 2020 - July 1, 2024
Managed and optimized Azure IaaS environments including Virtual Networks, Virtual Machines, Resource Groups, ExpressRoute, VPN, Traffic Manager, load balancing, Application Gateways, and autoscaling for resilient workloads. Configured Azure platform services such as App Services, Application Insights, DNS, Network Watcher, Azure Backup, Automation, and Site Recovery to improve observability and operational reliability. Led modernization and migration by converting legacy Azure Classic deployments into ARM-based architectures, validating templates and ensuring secure/compliant transitions. Automated Azure operations and remediation using PowerShell, shell, and JSON-based ARM templates for consistent provisioning. Built CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps using Git/GitHub, SPN-based secure endpoints, YAML automation, and release pipelines for DEV/QA/PREPROD/PROD deployments. Implemented DevSecOps and IAM governance using Azure AD RBAC, secured service principals, integrated audit/telemetry t

Education

Post Graduate Diploma – SAP Supply Chain Management at Montreal College of Information Technology
January 1, 2020 - January 1, 2020

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in engineering
January 1, 2017 - January 1, 2017

Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Professional Services