Aswini Veluchamy
Chennai
Summary
Cloud and Backend Engineer with nearly 8 years of experience at TCS, specializing in Enterprise Private Cloud platforms, OpenStack, and cloud-native backend development. Strong expertise in Python, Fast API, and REST API design, with proven experience building scalable Backend-For-Frontend (BFF) platforms for production systems. Demonstrated capability in multi-cloud environments (Azure, GCP), Cisco ACI integrations, CI/CD automation, and production operations. Hands-on experience working on GPU-enabled AI platforms for AI model deployment and developer environments. Known for delivery ownership, system reliability, and continuous upskilling.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
IT Analyst - Full Stack Developer
Tata Consultancy Services
Chennai
03.2018 - Current
Key Responsibilities & Contributions
Cloud & OpenStack Engineering
• Extensive hands-on experience with OpenStack services: Nova, Neutron, Cinder, Glance, Manila, Heat, Magnum, Keystone.
• Designed and implemented Fast API-based BFF APIs to abstract OpenStack SDKs for UI and automation consumers.
• Managed end-to-end cloud administration including VM lifecycle, volumes, images, networks, quotas, and issue troubleshooting.
Backend Development
• Developed secure, scalable REST APIs using Python and Fast API with strong validation, structured error handling, and consistent responses.
• Implemented multi-tenant access control using scoped tokens and project-level isolation.
• Built reusable service layers for compute, storage, networking, and backup workflows.
• Performed extensive API testing using Postman, curl, and automated validation approaches.
Networking & Integrations
• Integrated Cisco ACI (APIC) with OpenStack Neutron for automated network orchestration.
o VRF, Bridge Domain, EPG, L3Out configuration
o Tenant mapping and naming-convention alignment
• Worked on advanced Neutron constructs including ports, security groups, subnets, and allowed address pairs.
DevOps & Automation
• Implemented CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins across development, pre-production, and production environments.
• Deployed and tuned Fast API services using Uvicorn + Nginx with SSL and performance optimizations.
• Automated infrastructure provisioning using Terraform and AWX/Tower.
• Supported offline / air-gapped environments for images, providers, and deployment workflows.
Monitoring & Operations
• Integrated Prometheus and Grafana for monitoring, metrics, and observability.
• Developed automation scripts for log cleanup, disk monitoring, and alerting.
• Provided production support and root-cause analysis for critical issues
Education
Bachelor of Computer Science -
Alagappa University
04-2017
Skills
- Python
- FastAPI
- Django
- Django REST Framework
- JavaScript
- ReactJS
- HTML
- CSS
- JQuery
- Bootstrap
- OpenStack
- Azure
- Google Cloud Platform
- Jenkins
- Git
- Terraform
- AWX
- Linux (Ubuntu)
- Nginx
- Uvicorn
- Prometheus
- Grafana
Certification
Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate, 06/2024, 06/2026, Google Cloud Certified - Associate Cloud Engineer, 02/2024, 02/2027, Meta Front-End Developer Specialization, Advanced React, React Basics, Programming with JavaScript, HTML & CSS in Depth, Version Control, Coding Interview Preparation, Principles of UX/UI Design
Projects
Key Projects
OpenStack Horizon BFF Platform
Role: Backend Engineer
• Built a centralized API layer replacing direct Horizon/OpenStack interactions.
• Improved security, performance, and maintainability by consolidating OpenStack logic.
• Implemented caching, pagination, quota summaries, and metadata enrichment.
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Network Portal – Cisco ACI & OpenStack
Role: Integration Engineer
• Developed APIs for Cisco ACI object creation and synchronization with OpenStack networking.
• Enabled tenant-based isolation and automated network provisioning.
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Cloud Reporting & Cost Management Portal
Role: Full Stack Developer (Initial Phase)
• Developed a Django-based portal for cloud usage reporting and cost tracking.
• Implemented role-based access control (Admin, Vendor, Internal Users).
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AI Studio – Unified AI Development & Alpha Cloud Provisioning Platform
Role: Backend & Platform Engineer
• Worked on AI Studio, a unified platform for AI model deployment, GPU-backed developer environments, and Alpha Cloud provisioning.
• Enabled one-click deployment of AI models (Hugging Face, LLaMA, custom models) and AI applications.
• Supported GPU-enabled developer environments including JupyterLab, Jupyter Notebook, and VSCode.
• Implemented backend APIs to auto-generate Kubernetes YAML for AI workloads based on user inputs.
• Integrated Alpha Cloud for automated VM and storage provisioning for AI workloads.
• Supported dynamic GPU slice allocation and GPU-aware scheduling for optimal resource utilization.
• Enabled namespace-based isolation to support secure multi-tenant AI environments.
• Integrated GitLab for version control of code, notebooks, and deployment configurations.
• Exposed real-time monitoring of GPU, CPU, RAM usage and slice allocation through dashboards.
• Supported lifecycle controls including auto-stop of idle AI workloads to optimize resource usage.
Roles And Responsibilities
Extensive hands-on experience with OpenStack services: Nova, Neutron, Cinder, Glance, Manila, Heat, Magnum, Keystone., Designed and implemented Fast API-based BFF APIs to abstract OpenStack SDKs for UI and automation consumers., Managed end-to-end cloud administration including VM lifecycle, volumes, images, networks, quotas, and issue troubleshooting., Developed secure, scalable REST APIs using Python and Fast API with strong validation, structured error handling, and consistent responses., Implemented multi-tenant access control using scoped tokens and project-level isolation., Built reusable service layers for compute, storage, networking, and backup workflows., Performed extensive API testing using Postman, curl, and automated validation approaches., Integrated Cisco ACI (APIC) with OpenStack Neutron for automated network orchestration., Worked on advanced Neutron constructs including ports, security groups, subnets, and allowed address pairs., Implemented CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins across development, pre-production, and production environments., Deployed and tuned Fast API services using Uvicorn + Nginx with SSL and performance optimizations., Automated infrastructure provisioning using Terraform and AWX/Tower., Supported offline / air-gapped environments for images, providers, and deployment workflows., Integrated Prometheus and Grafana for monitoring, metrics, and observability., Developed automation scripts for log cleanup, disk monitoring, and alerting., Provided production support and root-cause analysis for critical issues.
Awards
Gold Medalist - B.Sc Computer Science, Alagappa University, 2017, University 3rd Rank
Timeline
IT Analyst - Full Stack Developer
Tata Consultancy Services
03.2018 - Current
Bachelor of Computer Science -
Alagappa University