DevOps • Kubernetes • Azure • AWS • Security

NAVEEN KUMAR

DevOps Engineer

Chennai, India

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About Me

DevOps Engineer with 2+ years of experience designing and automating cloud-native infrastructure on Azure and AWS. Skilled in Kubernetes (AKS), CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as Code, and observability solutions, with a strong focus on reliability, security, and production-grade platform engineering.

Certification

CKA: Certified Kubernetes Administrator

Issued by: Linux Foundation

Validity: August 07, 2025 – August 08, 2027

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Professional Experience

DevOps Engineer Junior – AWAN INFOTECH

12/2023 – Present Chennai

Project: Ivanti Service Manager

  • Configured New Relic monitoring across 1,000+ Windows and Linux VMs in multiple regions.
  • Created dashboards and alerting integrated with email and Microsoft Teams for real-time incident response.
  • Implemented APM for regional applications, reducing false alerts by about one-third.
  • Managed Windows VM monitoring and built custom integrations to extend observability.
  • Supported VM migration to AKS with Kubernetes alerts and dashboards for quick troubleshooting.

Project: SIEMply Secure (Internal)

  • Deployed a secure AKS + ECK platform for centralized biometric, CCTV, and enterprise log monitoring.
  • Configured Traefik Ingress with cert-manager and Let's Encrypt for automated TLS and secure domains.
  • Built GitHub Actions CI/CD pipelines for AKS lifecycle management, upgrades, and security patching.
  • Improved platform reliability and security through automated maintenance and minimal-downtime upgrades.

Technical Skills

Cloud Platforms

Azure: AKS, VNet, Key Vault, Managed Identities, Storage Accounts, Resource Groups

AWS: EC2, S3, VPC, Route 53, RDS, ELB, Auto Scaling, Lambda, CloudWatch

Containerization & Orchestration

Kubernetes, Docker, Helm

CI/CD & Automation

GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Azure DevOps Pipelines

Kubernetes Networking & Security

Traefik Ingress, cert-manager, Let's Encrypt (TLS/HTTPS), RBAC, Secrets Management

Infrastructure as Code

Terraform

Monitoring & Observability

Prometheus, Grafana, New Relic

Blog

Notes from Kubernetes, Azure, platform engineering, and security work.

4 posts
Kubernetes

Zero-Downtime AKS Upgrades with GitHub Actions

How to automate safe AKS version upgrades, validate workloads, and reduce downtime during scheduled maintenance.

Read article GitHub
Observability

Building a SIEM on AKS with ECK

A practical overview of centralizing security logs with Elasticsearch, Kibana, and Beats on Azure Kubernetes Service.

Read article GitHub
Terraform

Reusable Terraform Modules for Multi-Environment Azure

Patterns for building clean Terraform modules that support dev, staging, and production without copy-paste drift.

Read article GitHub
Security

Traefik + Coraza WAF for Kubernetes Ingress Security

Lessons from securing ingress traffic with modern WAF controls, TLS automation, and production-friendly routing.

Read article GitHub

Education

Bachelor of Computer Science and Engineering

Loyola Institute of Technology, Chennai

2019 – 2023 | CGPA: 7.63 / 10

HSC

Sri Siddhi Vinayaka Matric Hr Sec School

2018 – 2019 | Percentage: 71.33%

Contact

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