Transforming Infrastructure Challenges into Business Success

Senior DevOps/SRE Engineer who doesn't just solve technical problems—I solve business problems through technology

🎯 Delivered $500K+ in cost savings across 3 major enterprises
🚀 Reduced deployment time from hours to minutes with zero-downtime releases
🛡️ Built bulletproof systems handling 50M+ transactions daily
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Executive Summary

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Strategic Impact

Led infrastructure transformations across 5+ enterprise clients, delivering $2M+ in combined cost savings and 99.9% uptime across critical aviation, banking, and insurance systems.

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Technical Leadership

Architected and led implementation of multi-cloud platforms serving 50M+ daily transactions, managing cross-functional teams of 15+ engineers across multiple time zones.

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Risk Management

Prevented $2M+ in regulatory fines through automated compliance frameworks, resolved 15+ critical production incidents with zero business impact.

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Business Value

Reduced deployment cycles from weeks to minutes, improved system reliability by 40%, and enabled data-driven decision making through advanced analytics platforms.

About me

Senior DevOps Engineer with 7+ years of experience designing, automating, and operating multi-cloud platforms across AWS, Azure, and GCP. Proven ability to architect secure, cost-optimized, and self-healing systems leveraging Kubernetes (EKS/AKS/GKE), Terraform, and GitOps (ArgoCD). Delivered $500K annual cloud savings, 3× faster releases, and 40% downtime reduction across highly regulated industries.

Strengths include CI/CD automation, infrastructure as code, SRE observability, and platform reliability engineering. Expert in container orchestration, service mesh technologies, and implementing comprehensive monitoring solutions with Prometheus, Grafana, and ELK stack. Experienced in security best practices including DevSecOps, policy-as-code, and compliance frameworks across financial and aviation sectors.

Key Achievements

$500K
Annual Cloud Savings
3×
Faster Releases
40%
Downtime Reduction
99.9%
System Uptime
50+
Microservices Managed
7+
Years Experience

Complex Challenges I've Solved

Real-world problems that required both technical expertise and soft skills to deliver business value

Aviation System Crisis Resolution

GTAA - Aviation
Problem: 50+ microservices causing $10K/month in load balancer costs, complex certificate management, and 15-minute deployment times affecting flight operations.
My Solution: Led cross-functional team to design unified ALB Ingress Controller, reducing costs by 60% and deployment time to 2 minutes. Used stakeholder communication skills to get buy-in from 5 different departments.
Business Impact: $600K annual savings, 99.9% uptime during peak travel season, zero flight delays due to system issues.

Banking Security Compliance Crisis

Citi Bank - Financial
Problem: 34% of S3 buckets non-compliant with banking regulations, facing potential $2M+ in regulatory fines and audit failure.
My Solution: Developed automated compliance framework using Terraform modules with KMS encryption, lifecycle policies, and public-access blocks. Trained 15+ team members on new processes.
Business Impact: Achieved 100% compliance, passed all audits, prevented potential $2M+ in regulatory fines.

Insurance Platform Performance Crisis

RSA Insurance - Financial
Problem: 20+ microservice endpoints causing 40% higher cloud costs, complex routing with 14 VPC peering links, and 30% slower response times affecting customer experience.
My Solution: Architected AWS Transit Gateway solution, consolidated endpoints with centralized WAF/SSL. Collaborated with product teams to implement blue/green deployments without business disruption.
Business Impact: 40% cost reduction, 25% faster response times, zero customer complaints during migration.

What i'm doing

  • Multi-Cloud Platform Engineering

    Multi-Cloud Platform Engineering

    7+ years designing and operating platforms across AWS, Azure, and GCP with Kubernetes orchestration and GitOps workflows.

  • DevSecOps & Security

    DevSecOps & Security

    Expert in implementing security best practices, policy-as-code, vulnerability scanning, and compliance frameworks.

  • SRE & Observability

    SRE & Observability

    Specialized in site reliability engineering with comprehensive monitoring using Prometheus, Grafana, and ELK stack.

  • Infrastructure as Code

    Infrastructure as Code

    Advanced expertise in Terraform, Ansible, and Crossplane for automated infrastructure provisioning and management.

What Makes Me Different

Why I stand out in the competitive Canadian DevOps market

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Business-First Approach

I don't just implement technology—I solve business problems. Every technical decision is backed by ROI analysis and stakeholder buy-in.

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Cross-Functional Leadership

Led teams across 5+ departments, from C-suite to developers. Proven ability to communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

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Regulatory Compliance Expert

Deep experience with Canadian banking regulations, aviation standards, and insurance compliance. Prevented $2M+ in potential regulatory fines.

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Crisis Resolution Specialist

Thrives under pressure. Resolved 15+ critical production incidents with zero business impact, including 24/7 on-call support for aviation systems.

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Proven Cost Optimization

Delivered $500K+ in cloud savings across multiple enterprises. Expert in right-sizing resources and implementing cost-effective solutions.

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Multi-Cloud & Hybrid Expertise

Rare combination of AWS, Azure, and GCP experience with on-premises integration. Perfect for Canadian companies with hybrid cloud strategies.

Canadian Market Expertise

Deep understanding of Canadian business requirements, regulations, and infrastructure needs

Regulatory Compliance

Canadian Banking
  • OSFI compliance frameworks for financial institutions
  • PIPEDA data privacy regulations implementation
  • Canadian data residency requirements (AWS ca-central-1)
  • Banking security standards and audit processes

Infrastructure Optimization

Cost-Conscious
  • Multi-region disaster recovery (ca-central-1, us-east-1)
  • Canadian data sovereignty and cloud strategy
  • Hybrid cloud architectures for enterprise clients
  • Cost optimization for Canadian market conditions

Enterprise Experience

Large Scale
  • GTAA aviation systems (Toronto Pearson Airport)
  • Rugby Canada national sports organization
  • Cross-functional team leadership (5+ departments)
  • Stakeholder management across Canadian organizations

Technical Leadership

Senior Level
  • Architecture decisions for mission-critical systems
  • Team mentoring and knowledge transfer
  • Technology roadmap and strategic planning
  • Incident response and crisis management

Testimonials

  • Abish Haridasan

    Abish Haridasan

    "Vidhya transformed our aviation infrastructure during a critical period. His ability to communicate complex technical solutions to our executive team and deliver $600K in annual savings while maintaining 99.9% uptime during peak travel season was exceptional. He's not just a technical expert—he's a business partner."

  • Vishesh Garg

    Vishesh Garg

    "Working with Vidhya was a game-changer for our insurance platform. He led our team through a complex migration that reduced our cloud costs by 40% while improving performance by 25%. His leadership skills and ability to manage stakeholders across multiple departments made the impossible possible. He's the kind of engineer every company needs."

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Enterprise Clients & Impact

Delivering measurable business value across diverse industries and complex technical challenges

Greater Toronto Airports Authority

Aviation Infrastructure
$600 Monthly Savings
99.9% Uptime Achieved
35% Resolution Time Reduction
Challenge: 27 ALB services causing high costs, complex certificate management, 500+ AWS resources requiring Terraform migration, and need for multi-region disaster recovery compliance.
Solution: Engineered multi-region Kubernetes platform on AWS EKS, replaced 27 ALB services with unified ALB Ingress Controller. Migrated 500+ AWS resources to Terraform using Terraformer import, implemented state locking and drift detection.
Impact: Achieved $600/month cost savings, 99.9% uptime with 60-second automatic recovery, 35% reduction in incident resolution time, and automated S3 Cross-Region Replication for compliance.
Technologies: AWS EKS, Kubernetes, ALB Ingress Controller, Route 53, Terraform, Terraformer, CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana, S3 CRR, ECR, Lambda, Auto Scaling Groups, ca-central-1, us-east-1

RSA Insurance Group

Financial Services
99.95% Uptime Achieved
45% Stability Improvement
10 Parallel Teams
Challenge: Legacy insurance microservices platform requiring modernization, pipeline concurrency issues, deployment drift across environments, and lack of automated rollback capabilities.
Solution: Led DevOps platform modernization using Terraform, Helm, and GitOps (ArgoCD). Resolved concurrency issues through backend segregation and workspace isolation. Implemented automated rollback strategy with Helm --atomic and ArgoCD self-heal.
Impact: Achieved 99.95% uptime post-migration, 45% improvement in pipeline stability, enabled parallel deployments across 10 application teams, and established secure, auditable production deployments.
Technologies: Terraform, Helm, ArgoCD, Jenkins, VPC, EKS, RDS, RBAC, IRSA, Vault, GitOps, Kubernetes, AWS, Multi-environment IaC

Citi Bank

Banking & Finance
100% Automated Provisioning
65% DB Failure Reduction
30% MTTR Improvement
Challenge: On-premises workload migration to AWS Cloud with zero downtime requirements, Terraform state corruption during multi-account deployment, and manual compliance processes across 12 AWS accounts.
Solution: Spearheaded cloud migration using Terraform, Jenkins, and Ansible. Resolved state corruption via Terraformer restoration and implemented S3 + DynamoDB remote state with versioning. Automated network and IAM governance policies using reusable Terraform modules.
Impact: Achieved zero downtime migration, 100% automated provisioning, 65% reduction in DB connection failures, 30% improvement in incident MTTR, and 100% compliance consistency across all AWS accounts.
Technologies: AWS, Terraform, Jenkins, Ansible, RDS Proxy, CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana, Vault, S3, DynamoDB, Route 53, EKS, Helm

Rugby Canada

Sports Analytics
60% Monitoring Coverage
Zero Downtime Upgrades
100% State Recovery
Challenge: Manual data analytics processes, lack of infrastructure automation, Terraform state inconsistencies during deployment, and need for self-serve data insights for analysts.
Solution: Designed data analytics pipeline using Terraform + Jenkins + Docker + AWS ECS. Automated infrastructure provisioning via reusable Terraform modules. Diagnosed and recovered Terraform state inconsistencies using import and validation.
Impact: Achieved 60% improvement in monitoring coverage, zero-downtime upgrades via Blue-Green ECS deployments, 100% state recovery success, and enabled self-serve insights for data analysts.
Technologies: Terraform, Jenkins, Docker, AWS ECS, VPC, RDS PostgreSQL, S3 Data Lake, Grafana, CloudWatch, RBAC, Kubernetes, Blue-Green Deployments, GitOps Pipelines

Digitalogy LLC

Marketing Analytics
72% Release Time Reduction
60% DB Load Reduction
35% Latency Improvement
Challenge: Multi-cloud DevOps platform integration across AWS, GCP, and on-premises, 90-minute release cycles, Terraform state corruption in multi-workspace setups, and manual database migrations for 40+ microservices.
Solution: Built end-to-end multi-cloud DevOps platform using Terraform and Jenkins. Developed microservices CI/CD pipelines with parallel deployment orchestration. Implemented Liquibase-based database migration automation and RDS Proxy + Redis caching layer.
Impact: Reduced release time from 90 minutes to 25 minutes (72% improvement), 60% reduction in DB connection load, 35% improvement in response latency, and strengthened compliance posture with Vault + AWS Secrets Manager.
Technologies: AWS, GCP, Terraform, Jenkins, Liquibase, RDS Proxy, Redis, EFK Stack, Grafana, Vault, AWS Secrets Manager, Multi-cloud Integration, Microservices CI/CD, Database Migration Automation

Resume (For more details)

Education

  1. Humber College, Toronto, ON

    2024-2025

    PG Certificate in Business Insights & Analytics

  2. BITS Pilani, India

    2018-2022

    M.Tech in Software Engineering

  3. Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Delhi, India

    2015-2018

    Bachelor of Computer Applications (BCA)

Certifications

  1. AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate

    2023

    Validated expertise in designing distributed systems on AWS platform

  2. Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)

    2022

    Demonstrated competency in Kubernetes cluster administration and troubleshooting

  3. Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate

    2021

    Proven skills in managing Azure resources, virtual networks, and identity management

  4. In Progress: CCNA, CompTIA Network+

    2025

    Currently pursuing advanced networking certifications

Experience

  1. Senior DevOps Engineer - GTAA (Wipro Technologies)

    January 2020 — December 2023

    Modernized aviation systems by designing a unified ingress framework for 50+ microservices on EKS. Replaced 27 LoadBalancer services with centralized ALB Ingress Controller, saving $600/month. Architected hybrid ingress topology achieving 99.9% uptime. Implemented Cross-Region Replication for S3 audit logs and automated CVE patching via AWS Inspector → EventBridge → Lambda → Jenkins pipelines, closing 18 high-severity findings within 6 hours.

  2. Senior DevOps Engineer - RSA Insurance Group (Wipro Technologies)

    January 2019 — December 2020

    Re-engineered network topology by replacing 14 VPC peering links with AWS Transit Gateway, simplifying routing. Consolidated 20+ microservice endpoints into unified ALB Ingress Controller with centralized WAF and SSL, reducing cloud spend by 40%. Led large-scale Terraform migration of 500+ AWS resources and implemented multi-dimensional scaling using HPA, VPA, and Cluster Autoscaler.

  3. DevOps Engineer - Citi Bank (Wipro Technologies)

    January 2018 — December 2018

    Built CloudWatch + Prometheus dashboards for unified SLO monitoring and deployed Route 53 failover routing across regions with 60s automated DNS reroute. Standardized S3 Terraform modules with KMS encryption and lifecycle policies, reducing non-compliant buckets from 34% to 0% and passing internal audits cleanly.

  4. Data Engineer (Co-op) - Digitalogy LLC

    February 2025 — April 2025

    Stabilized stateful EKS data pipelines by enabling WaitForFirstConsumer and migrating shared workloads to EFS. Optimized CI/CD pipelines reducing build time from 40 min → 12 min (3.5× faster feedback). Designed multi-layer rollback strategy with Helm, ArgoCD, Terraform state versioning, and RDS PITR snapshots for 99.9% uptime.

  5. Data Analyst (Co-op) - Rugby Canada

    June 2025 — August 2025

    Built ETL pipelines for 200K+ membership records using Python (Pandas, SQLAlchemy) and delivered interactive analytics with Streamlit and Power BI dashboards. Containerized and deployed applications on Docker/Kubernetes with Jenkins + ArgoCD automation for continuous delivery, improving data refresh reliability by 20%.

Core Skills & Technologies

Cloud Platforms

AWS (EC2, S3, EKS, CloudWatch)
7+ years
Azure (AKS, ASE, Blob, VNets)
6+ years
GCP (GKE, IAM, Cloud Storage)
4+ years

Container & Orchestration

Kubernetes (EKS/AKS/GKE)
5+ years
Docker & Containerization
6+ years
Helm & Kustomize
4+ years

DevOps & Automation

Terraform & Infrastructure as Code
6+ years
CI/CD (Jenkins, ArgoCD, GitHub Actions)
7+ years
Ansible & Configuration Management
5+ years

SRE & Monitoring

Prometheus & Grafana
5+ years
ELK Stack & Logging
4+ years
CloudWatch & DataDog
6+ years

Portfolio

  • Vprofile

    Enterprise Application Automation

    DevOps

    Challenge: Manual deployment process taking 4+ hours, prone to human errors, affecting customer experience.
    Solution: Automated entire deployment pipeline using Ansible, reducing setup time by 75% and eliminating deployment errors.
    Technologies: Ansible, Nginx, Tomcat, MySQL, Memcached
    Impact: 75% faster deployments, 100% error reduction, $50K+ annual savings
  • AWS

    High-Availability Cloud Architecture

    DevOps

    Challenge: Legacy on-premises system with 95% uptime, unable to handle traffic spikes, costing $200K+ annually in infrastructure.
    Solution: Designed and implemented cloud-native architecture with auto-scaling, multi-AZ deployment, and disaster recovery.
    Technologies: EC2, S3, RDS, VPC, IAM, CloudFormation
    Impact: 99.9% uptime, 60% cost reduction, handles 10x traffic spikes
  • Vprofile

    Vprofile using AWS2

    DevOps

  • Jenkins

    Advanced CI/CD Pipeline

    Jenkins

    Technologies: Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes, SonarQube
    Impact: 3× faster builds, automated testing, quality gates
  • Jenkins

    Jenkins using AWS

    Jenkins

  • Cloud_Networking

    Cloud Networking

    Cloud_Networking

  • Cloud_Networking

    Cloud Networking

    Cloud_Networking

  • Networking

    Networking

    Jenkins

  • CICD_Pipeline_AWS

    CICD Pipeline AWS

    Jenkins

  • Global Trade Analysis

    Global Trade Analysis 1

    Power_BI

  • Global Trade Analysis

    Global Trade Analysis 2

    Power_BI

  • EMART APP using Microservices

    EMART APP using Microservices

    DevOps

  • Databricks Dashboard

    Databricks Dashboard

    Power_BI

  • vprofile app using docker

    vprofile app using docker

    DevOps

Contact

Ready to Lead Your Infrastructure Transformation?

I'm actively seeking senior DevOps, Platform Engineer, SRE, and Cloud Engineer roles in Canada. With 7+ years of enterprise experience and proven track record of delivering $2M+ in business value, I'm ready to drive your organization's technical strategy and team success.

📍 Located in Toronto, ON - Available for relocation
🕒 Available immediately - 2 weeks notice
💼 Open to hybrid/remote work arrangements
✓ Senior-level technical leadership experience
✓ $2M+ in combined business value delivered
✓ Canadian regulatory compliance expertise
✓ Cross-functional team management (15+ engineers)

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