Kishor Santhosh - DevOps Engineer II | AWS, Azure, Kubernetes, CI/CD

About Me

A passionate DevOps professional with a track record of delivering innovative cloud solutions that drive business growth and technological excellence.

I am a DevOps Engineer with extensive experience in cloud platforms (Azure, AWS), CI/CD automation (GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps), and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes). Skilled in monitoring and performance optimization using Azure Monitoring and Grafana to ensure system reliability and efficiency.

Passionate about automation, infrastructure scalability, and optimizing deployment workflows to enhance operational performance in live projects. Committed to driving innovation through cutting-edge DevOps practices.

Cloud Architecture

Azure & AWS expertise

CI/CD Implementation

Automated deployment pipelines

Security First

DevSecOps practices

Performance Optimization

Monitoring & scaling

Core Competencies

Leveraging a comprehensive skill set to deliver end-to-end DevOps solutions that accelerate development cycles, enhance system reliability, and optimize cloud infrastructure costs.

Cloud Platforms

Expertise in Azure & AWS with focus on infrastructure design, scalability, cost optimization, and multi-region deployment strategies for high availability.

CI/CD

Implementing automated pipelines with Azure DevOps & GitHub Actions for seamless build, test, and deployment workflows across multiple environments.

Security

Integrating DevSecOps practices and compliance frameworks throughout the development lifecycle to ensure robust security posture.

Containerization

Mastering Docker & Kubernetes for efficient application packaging, orchestration, and scaling in production environments.

Monitoring

Implementing comprehensive observability and performance monitoring with advanced metrics, logging, and alerting systems.

Infrastructure

Expert in Terraform & Automation for infrastructure as code, configuration management, and automated provisioning.

Azure

Virtual Machines
Container Registries
Storage Accounts
App Services
Kubernetes Services
SQL Databases, Azure SQL Database, Azure Cosmos DB
PostgreSQL, MariaDB
Container Apps
Azure Virtual Network, Load Balancer, Application Gateway, VPN Gateway
Azure DevOps, Pipelines
Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Application Insights

AWS

Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) & Amazon Lightsail
Simple Storage Service (S3)
Elastic Block Store (EBS), Elastic File System (EFS)
Relational Database Service (RDS)
Amazon Athena
Amazon Route 53
Simple Notification Service (SNS)
AWS Lambda
Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS)
Amazon Elastic Container Service (ECS)
Elastic Load Balancer, Amazon VPC, AWS IAM, AWS CodePipeline

Scripting Languages

Python
Bash
PowerShell

Tools & Technologies

Comprehensive mastery of modern DevOps tools for building, deploying, and monitoring scalable systems. Continuously exploring emerging technologies to enhance workflow efficiency and system performance.

Infrastructure & Configuration

Terraform

Infrastructure as Code for automated cloud provisioning, management, and multi-environment deployment strategies.

Ansible

Configuration management and automation for consistent deployments, application provisioning, and system maintenance.

Container & Orchestration

Kubernetes

Container orchestration platform for automated deployment, scaling, and management of containerized applications.

Docker

Containerization platform for creating, deploying, and running applications in isolated, consistent environments.

Helm

Kubernetes package manager for simplified application deployment, versioning, and release management.

Version Control & CI/CD

GitHub Actions

Automated CI/CD workflows for seamless integration, testing, and deployment with GitHub ecosystem integration.

Azure DevOps

End-to-end DevOps platform for comprehensive project management, CI/CD pipelines, and artifact management.

Jenkins

Automation server for building, testing, and deploying code with extensive plugin ecosystem and pipeline-as-code.

Code Quality & Security

SonarQube

Continuous code quality and security inspection for identifying bugs, vulnerabilities, and technical debt.

Trivy

Comprehensive vulnerability scanner for containers, dependencies, and infrastructure configuration files.

OWASP ZAP

Web application security testing tool for automated vulnerability detection and security assessment.

Monitoring & Deployment

Grafana

Continuous code quality and security inspection for identifying bugs, vulnerabilities, and technical debt.

Prometheus

Comprehensive vulnerability scanner for containers, dependencies, and infrastructure configuration files.

Devtron

Web application security testing tool for automated vulnerability detection and security assessment.

Uptime Kuma

Web application security testing tool for automated vulnerability detection and security assessment.

Portainer

Web application security testing tool for automated vulnerability detection and security assessment.

Database Management

MySQL

Continuous code quality and security inspection for identifying bugs, vulnerabilities, and technical debt.

PostgreSQL

Comprehensive vulnerability scanner for containers, dependencies, and infrastructure configuration files.

MSSQL

Web application security testing tool for automated vulnerability detection and security assessment.

MongoDB

Web application security testing tool for automated vulnerability detection and security assessment.

Scripting & Automation

Python

Continuous code quality and security inspection for identifying bugs, vulnerabilities, and technical debt.

Bash

Comprehensive vulnerability scanner for containers, dependencies, and infrastructure configuration files.

PowerShell

Web application security testing tool for automated vulnerability detection and security assessment.

Professional Experience

A track record of successfully delivering complex DevOps solutions across various industries, with measurable improvements in deployment frequency, system reliability, and operational efficiency.

Icanio Technologies

DevOps Engineer

2023 (June) – Present | Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India

Leading cloud infrastructure initiatives and automation strategies for multiple client projects, focusing on Azure and AWS deployments with comprehensive CI/CD implementation.

Key Achievements:

Reduced deployment time by 75% through optimized CI/CD pipelines
Implemented infrastructure monitoring that decreased downtime by 60%
Automated security compliance checks across all environments

Managed cloud infrastructure across Azure and AWS platforms with multi-region deployment
Implemented automated CI/CD pipelines for multiple projects using GitHub Actions and Azure DevOps
Optimized deployment workflows and system performance through containerization and orchestration
Containerized applications using Docker and orchestrated with Kubernetes for scalable deployments
Implemented comprehensive monitoring solutions with Azure Monitor, Grafana, and Prometheus
Automated infrastructure provisioning using Terraform and configuration management with Ansible
Established disaster recovery procedures and automated backup systems

Icanio Technologies

DevOps Intern

2023 (January) – 2023 (June) | Cloud Migration & DevOps Automation

Contributed to the migration of legacy monolithic applications to a cloud-native, microservices architecture on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), supporting automated deployment, monitoring, and high availability.

Key Achievements:

Achieved 99.9% uptime during and after migration
Improved system scalability to handle 3x traffic during peak seasons

Designed and implemented CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions for automated testing and deployment
Containerized legacy applications and deployed to Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
Implemented comprehensive monitoring and alerting with Azure Monitor and Application Insights
Established blue-green deployment strategies for seamless production releases
Optimized resource utilization and cost management in Azure cloud environment
Implemented security best practices and compliance standards across the infrastructure

Certification

Recognitions and certifications that validate my expertise and professional skills.

"Completed AWS Cloud Certification, demonstrating strong skills in cloud architecture, deployment, and cost optimization."

AWS Cloud certification

Learn Tube.

"Earned MLOps Fundamentals Certification, gaining expertise in deploying and monitoring machine learning pipelines effectively."

MLOps Fndamentals

Great Learning

"Completed Python for Beginners Certification, strengthening foundational programming skills and problem-solving techniques."

Python for Beginners

Simpil learn

Let's Connect

Ready to discuss your next DevOps project or explore how we can transform your infrastructure challenges into scalable solutions? I'm always open to new opportunities and collaborations.

Phone

+8056626787

Email

santhoshprabhakaran03@gmail.com

Location

Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India

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