PEPAKAYALA VEERA GANESH KUMAR

Results-driven DevOps Engineer
Hyderabad, IN.

About

Results-driven DevOps Engineer with a proven track record in automating CI/CD workflows, optimizing cloud infrastructure, and enhancing system scalability. Expert in leveraging AWS, Kubernetes, and Terraform to deliver robust, cost-efficient solutions and significantly reduce operational friction. Committed to building secure, high-performance environments that drive rapid innovation and improve deployment predictability.

Work

Teleforce - Garuda Advertising
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AWS DevOps Engineer

Gurgaon, Haryana, India

Summary

Led AWS DevOps initiatives, implementing robust CI/CD pipelines and optimizing cloud infrastructure to enhance system performance and reduce operational costs.

Highlights

Implemented Jenkins pipelines with Kubernetes dynamic agents, reducing build queues by 40% and boosting CI/CD throughput by 30% through scalable, containerized execution.

Automated the shutdown of EC2 and RDS instances during non-office hours using AWS Lambda and EventBridge, integrating API Gateway and Auto Scaling Groups, which reduced monthly costs from $700 to $400.

Provisioned and maintained EKS clusters and associated cloud infrastructure using Terraform, enabling scalable, version-controlled, and repeatable deployments.

Improved operational consistency and reduced configuration drift through meticulous infrastructure as code practices.

Akraivia Pvt Ltd
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Software Engineer

Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Summary

Optimized deployment workflows and developed production features, significantly improving system availability and user experience for a rapidly growing product.

Highlights

Optimized deployment workflows by implementing Blue-Green deployments on Kubernetes, reducing deployment incidents by 50% and improving system availability.

Championed project workflows leveraging JIRA for bug tracking and issue management, enhancing team collaboration and visibility with Confluence dashboards.

Delivered over 30 production features as part of the CDP team, which enhanced functionality and improved user experience by 20%.

Accelerated collaborative development by effectively managing the codebase and integrating changes through GitHub.

FarEye Pvt Ltd
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Software Development Engineer

Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

Summary

Enhanced software development lifecycle processes and optimized build efficiencies, leading to improved release predictability and reduced post-deployment defects.

Highlights

Utilized multi-stage Docker builds to reduce image size by 79%, significantly improving build efficiency and optimizing storage.

Streamlined SDLC workflows by aligning DevOps practices across development, testing, and deployment stages.

Improved release predictability by 40% and reduced post-deployment defects by 30% through process optimization.

InterviewVector
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Software Development Intern

Gurgaon, Haryana, India

Summary

Participated in software development tasks, focusing on learning and applying core engineering principles in a professional setting.

Highlights

Supported the development team in designing and implementing software components.

Conducted rigorous testing and debugging to ensure application stability and performance.

Acquired foundational knowledge in backend development and system integration.

FarEye Pvt Ltd
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Software Development Intern

Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

Summary

Contributed to software development projects, gaining hands-on experience in various stages of the development lifecycle.

Highlights

Assisted in the development and testing of new software features, contributing to project milestones.

Collaborated with engineering teams to resolve technical issues and improve code quality.

Gained practical experience with industry-standard development tools and methodologies.

CDAC
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Software Development Intern

Mohali, Punjab, India

Summary

Engaged in practical software development projects, enhancing technical skills and understanding of development methodologies.

Highlights

Developed and implemented modules for various software applications.

Collaborated with team members on code reviews and project documentation.

Applied theoretical knowledge to real-world problems, improving problem-solving abilities.

Education

National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra
Kurukshetra, Haryana, India

Bachelor of Technology

Electronics and Communication Engineering

Akhil Junior College, Kakinada
Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh, India

Board of Secondary School

Secondary Education

Trivarna English Medium School
Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh, India

Board of Secondary School

Secondary Education

Awards

Gold Medal in Running

Awarded By

Citicus

Awarded for exceptional performance in running at the Citicus 2k19 event.

Silver Medal in Throwball

Awarded By

Citicus

Awarded for outstanding achievement in throwball at the Citicus 2k19 event.

Certificates

Python Programming Certification

Issued By

HackerRank

Skills

DevOps & CI/CD

Jenkins, Github Actions, ArgoCD, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, Ansible, Prometheus, Grafana, AlertManager, ELK Stack.

Databases

MySQL, PostgreSQL.

Build & Code Quality Tools

Maven, Sonarqube.

Version Control

Git, GitHub, Bitbucket.

Programming Languages

Shell, Python, NodeJS, TypeScript.

Operating Systems

Amazon Linux 2023, Ubuntu 22.04, Windows.

Cloud Platforms

AWS.

Projects

Private EKS Cluster Development

Summary

Designed and implemented a fully functional private Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS) cluster.