Akshay Kumar Gupta

I am a seasoned DevOps Engineer with 10 years of experience and a robust developer background. Throughout my career, I have excelled in building and leading teams to develop, automate, maintain, and secure large-scale cloud applications from the ground up. My expertise lies in implementing effective change processes and optimizing infrastructure costs.I spearheaded the implementation of Kubernetes (EKS, Istio, EFK) and led efforts in security fixes, including WAF implementation, networking fixes, and more. My experience also extends to process streamlining, automation, and the implementation of SIEM using ElasticStack.I have successfully designed and implemented the entire infrastructure on AWS using GitLab and ArgoCD. I am proficient in GitOps for provisioning new infrastructure and have played a key role in educating teams on DevOps practices and CI/CD. Notably, I have achieved a 40% cost reduction through the introduction of various automation and a vigilant approach.I built and managed remote teams while migrating a complex infrastructure of 170+ microservices to AWS with a well-defined architecture running on Kubernetes. I also implemented Single Sign-On (SSO) using LDAP and defined infrastructure standards across various fronts.My skill set includes proficiency in Ansible, Python, Shell scripting, Jenkins, Bitbucket, Jira, Artifactory, Maven, SonarQube, Zabbix, Grafana, ElasticStack, AWS, CI/CD, version control (CVS, SVN, Git), and expertise in various technologies including Java, Spring, Hibernate, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Redis, MongoDB, Docker, Elasticsearch, and more.I am passionate about driving technological excellence, enhancing team productivity, and contributing to the success of innovative projects. Let's connect and explore opportunities to collaborate!