Hello, I'm

MAHESH KUMAR

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7 years building scalable cloud-native infrastructure

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AWS Kubernetes Terraform Docker Azure
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DevOps & Cloud Experience
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Microservices
Orchestrated on Nomad / EKS
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Clients I've Worked With

End-to-end DevOps transformations delivered across enterprise clients

Apple Hyderabad

Big Tech · On-Premises & AWS Hybrid

Orchestrated 100+ microservices on Nomad/Consul; led full migration to AWS EKS with zero downtime.

100+Microservices
~40%Alert noise cut
AWS EKSNomadTerraformGrafanaDatadog

Pine Labs

Fintech · CI/CD Modernization & DevSecOps

Migrated 130 repos from Bitbucket to GitHub with zero CI/CD downtime; cut pipeline maintenance by ~70%.

130Repos migrated
~70%Pipeline effort cut
JenkinsGitHubTerraformDevSecOpsAnsible

OpsTree — Central Platform

Internal · Reusable Frameworks & Tooling

Built a reusable Terraform module library adopted across 5+ client projects; cut provisioning time by ~60%.

5+Clients served
~60%Provisioning faster
Terraform ModulesPrometheusGrafanaAnsible

Publicis Sapient

Consulting · Azure Cloud Modernization

Migrated entire app stack from Azure App Services to AKS; full-stack observability across Kafka, Cassandra, Redis.

AKSFull migration
6+Services monitored
Azure DevOpsAKSTerraformPrometheusKafka

Connect Minda

Automotive · Azure Kubernetes & Monitoring

Led VM to AKS migration with end-to-end CI/CD; real-time Prometheus alerting via Teams and Slack.

VM→AKSZero downtime
Real-timeIncident alerts
AKSAzure DevOpsPrometheusGrafanaSlack
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Technical Skills

Tools, platforms, and practices I've used to ship production infrastructure

Cloud & Orchestration
Kubernetes (EKS, AKS) AWS Azure Docker Nomad & Consul
IaC & Automation
Terraform Ansible Python Automation
CI/CD
Jenkins & Shared Libraries Azure DevOps GitHub / Bitbucket CI/CD Pipeline Design
Observability
Prometheus & Alertmanager Grafana Dashboards Datadog APM
Networking & OS
Nginx & HAProxy Linux Administration
Security
DevSecOps SAST Secrets Scan
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Work Experience

Lead DevOps Engineer / DevOps Architect

OpsTree Solutions
Mar 2019 – Present

Apple Hyderabad

On-Premises & AWS Hybrid Infrastructure
  • Architected and managed a Nomad + Consul cluster orchestrating 100+ microservices on-premises
  • Designed and led migration of services from Nomad to Amazon EKS via Terraform
  • Developed Python utility to automate SSL/TLS certificate renewal in secret management system
  • Integrated Grafana for real-time certificate visibility; reduced alert noise by ~40%
  • Authored alert runbooks adopted by entire on-call team
  • Managed Nginx and HAProxy for load balancing; integrated Java apps with Datadog APM
  • Automated server administration tasks using Ansible
AWS EKS Nomad Terraform Grafana Datadog Python

Pine Labs

CI/CD Modernization, SCM Migration & DevSecOps
  • Led end-to-end migration of 130 repositories from Bitbucket to GitHub with zero downtime
  • Architected Jenkins infrastructure on AWS from scratch using Terraform (master + EC2 slave nodes)
  • Automated Jenkins setup with Ansible for consistent, repeatable deployments
  • Redesigned all CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins Shared Libraries — cut maintenance effort by ~70%
  • Drove pipeline optimizations: parallel stages, caching, artifact reuse
  • Introduced DevSecOps: SAST, dependency scanning, secrets detection as mandatory pipeline gates
Jenkins GitHub Terraform Ansible DevSecOps AWS

Central Platform Team

Internal Tooling & Reusable Frameworks
  • Architected reusable Terraform module library adopted across multiple client projects — cut provisioning time by ~60%
  • Deployed Prometheus observability stack via Ansible for unified metrics collection
  • Designed custom Grafana dashboards for databases and middleware
  • Mentored junior engineers on Terraform, Ansible, and CI/CD best practices
  • Built generic reusable CI/CD pipeline framework for Java applications
Terraform Modules Prometheus Grafana Ansible Jenkins

Publicis Sapient

Azure Cloud Modernization
  • Automated build/release cycles using Azure DevOps pipelines
  • Managed multi-node Cassandra, Kafka, SonarQube clusters using Ansible
  • Full-stack observability with Prometheus, Grafana, Telegraf, Alertmanager
  • Led migration from Azure App Services to AKS using Terraform
Azure DevOps AKS Terraform Prometheus Kafka

Connect Minda

Azure Kubernetes & Monitoring Architecture
  • Designed and led VM to AKS migration
  • CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps for automated AKS deployments
  • Full Prometheus monitoring stack on AKS
  • Prometheus alerting integrated with Microsoft Teams and Slack
  • Custom Grafana dashboards for stakeholder reporting
AKS Azure DevOps Prometheus Grafana Slack
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Notable Projects

High-impact infrastructure initiatives delivered across enterprise clients

Apple

Nomad to EKS Migration

Architected full migration strategy for 100+ production microservices from on-premises Nomad cluster to AWS EKS. Designed Terraform modules, migration runbooks, and zero-downtime cutover strategy.

AWS EKS Terraform Nomad
Pine Labs

SCM Migration & CI/CD Modernization

Zero-downtime migration of 130 repositories from Bitbucket to GitHub. Rebuilt Jenkins on AWS with Terraform + Ansible, standardized pipelines via Shared Libraries, and added DevSecOps gates.

GitHub Jenkins Terraform DevSecOps
Internal Platform

Terraform Module Library

Centralized reusable Terraform modules used across 5+ client engagements. Standardized VPC, EKS, RDS, and monitoring stacks — cutting provisioning time by ~60% and reducing drift.

Terraform AWS IaC
Multi-Client

Enterprise Observability Framework

Unified Prometheus + Grafana + Alertmanager stacks deployed across 4 enterprise clients. Designed alert runbooks, on-call workflows, and custom dashboards for SRE and business stakeholders.

Prometheus Grafana Alertmanager
Apple

Certificate Automation Utility

Python tool for automated SSL/TLS certificate lifecycle management integrated with a secrets management system. Reduced manual renewal overhead, integrated real-time visibility via Grafana dashboards.

Python Automation Security
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Leadership & Mentoring

  • Go-to DevOps architect for client engagements — owned infrastructure design decisions from discovery to delivery
  • Mentored junior and mid-level engineers on Kubernetes, Terraform, CI/CD, and observability best practices
  • Created internal documentation, runbooks, and alert one-pagers that improved on-call efficiency across teams
  • Collaborated closely with development, QA, and business teams to align platform priorities with delivery goals
  • Drove GitOps and IaC adoption across teams — championed an automation-first, reproducible infrastructure culture
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Get In Touch

Open to senior DevOps / Platform Engineering roles

Phone +91 9779829779
Email k.mahesh.9779@gmail.com
LinkedIn linkedin.com/in/iammaheshkumar
GitHub github.com/k3mahesh
Location Delhi, India