Salt Lake City, USA

Available for Hire

Open to Relocation

DevOps Engineer & Cloud Architect

AWS Certified DevOps Engineer with 5+ years of experience architecting resilient, scalable cloud systems. I specialize in automating infrastructure, streamlining deployments, and cutting cloud costs all with enterprise-grade reliability.

AWS Certified

5+ Years Experience

Enterprise Scale

+1 (385) 461-8890

Trusted Technologies

AWS

Kubernetes

Docker

Terraform

GitHub Actions

Prometheus

Python

PostgreSQL

35%

AWS Cost Reduction

70%

Deployment Efficiency

99.99%

System Uptime

5M+

Daily Transactions

About Me

I'm a cloud-native engineer passionate about solving infrastructure problems with clean, scalable automation. With over 5 years of experience in DevOps and cloud architecture, I’ve delivered resilient systems that enable zero-downtime deployments, drive cost efficiency, and scale effortlessly.

Whether it's provisioning with Terraform, orchestrating containers with Kubernetes, or enforcing security through DevSecOps. I bring a thoughtful, strategic mindset to every layer of the stack.

Experience

5+ Years

Certifications

AWS Certified

Specialization

Cloud Architecture

Focus

Enterprise Scale

Education

Master of Science in Information Systems

University of Utah • Aug 2024

Bachelor of Technology in Mechanical Engineering

JNTU Hyderabad • Jun 2019

Certifications

AWS Certified Developer

Amazon Web Services

2024

AWS Cloud Practitioner

Amazon Web Services

2023

Agile Software Development

University of Minnesota

2023

QA Automation Engineer

Capgemini

2022

Professional Experience

5+ years of hands-on experience in cloud architecture, DevOps automation, and enterprise transformations at leading technology companies.

ShadowRock

Cloud Architect

Jan 2025 – Present

Remote

AWS Lambda

Terraform

GitOps

Kubernetes

Architected serverless platform reducing infrastructure overhead by 50%

Established GitOps practices decreasing deployment time by 60%

Implemented zero-trust security achieving 100% compliance

Optimized AWS resources delivering 35% cost reduction

J.P. Morgan

DevOps Engineer

May 2024 – Jan 2025

New York, NY

Python

Kubernetes

GitLab CI

Splunk

Automated CI/CD pipelines improving deployment efficiency by 35%

Developed Python automation reducing manual effort by 30%

Integrated monitoring detecting issues 30% faster

Built event-driven architectures boosting responsiveness by 40%

Capgemini Technology Services

DevOps Engineer

Jun 2021 – Jul 2023

Hyderabad, IN

Docker

Kubernetes

Golang

Kafka

Led DevOps transformation improving deployment reliability by 85%

Migrated 200+ legacy applications with zero data loss

Implemented message brokers handling 5M+ daily transactions

Enhanced observability reducing MTTR by 65%

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)

Cloud Engineer

Jul 2019 – Apr 2021

Bangalore, IN

AWS

Terraform

Jenkins

Docker

Architected AWS networking infrastructure for 30+ critical applications achieving 99.9% uptime

Automated cloud provisioning cutting deployment time from days to minutes

Built scalable Jenkins CI/CD pipelines enabling 20+ daily deployments

Optimized IAM roles reducing vulnerabilities by 85% ensuring SOC2/HIPAA compliance

Technical Expertise

Comprehensive expertise across cloud platforms, DevOps tools, and modern infrastructure technologies with hands-on experience in enterprise environments.

Cloud & Infrastructure

AWS (EC2, S3, Lambda, API Gateway, Cognito, IAM, CloudWatch)

Terraform

Ansible

CloudFormation

Containerization & Orchestration

Docker

Kubernetes (EKS, ECS)

CI/CD & GitOps

GitHub Actions

Flux

GitLab CI

ArgoCD

Jenkins

Monitoring & Observability

Prometheus

Grafana

AWS CloudWatch

Databases & Storage

PostgreSQL

MySQL

DynamoDB

Languages & Scripting

Python

Bash

TypeScript

Featured Projects

Enterprise-scale projects demonstrating cloud architecture expertise and measurable business impact across various industries.

Enterprise Cloud Migration

Led large-scale AWS migration for Fortune 500 client with zero downtime and comprehensive security implementation

AWS

Terraform

Kubernetes

Docker

+2 more

99.99% Uptime

30% Cost Reduction

70% Threat Mitigation

CI/CD Pipeline Modernization

Built GitOps-driven pipeline automating deployments for 50+ microservices with comprehensive testing

Github Actions

Flux

Kubernetes

Helm

+2 more

75% Fewer Failures

60% Faster Deployments

100% Automation

Cost Optimization Platform

Developed real-time monitoring and optimization platform reducing AWS spend significantly across multiple environments

Python

Grafana

CloudWatch

Lambda

+2 more

35% Cost Savings

Real-time Monitoring

Automated Scaling

What Colleagues Say

Testimonials from team members, managers, and clients I've worked with throughout my career.

"Akilesh transformed our deployment pipeline, reducing failures by 75% and significantly improving our team's productivity. His expertise in cloud architecture is exceptional."

Sarah Johnson

Engineering Manager at J.P. Morgan

Let's Build Something Amazing

Open to discussing cloud architecture opportunities, DevOps transformations, and technical consulting projects. Let's connect and explore how I can help drive your infrastructure goals.

Akilesh.thuniki@aogjob.com

Phone

+1 (385) 461-8890

Location

Salt Lake City, USA