Open To Work
Harika Manupati
St Louis,MO
Summary
Senior AWS DevOps Engineer with 7+ years of experience owning and scaling cloud infrastructure, CI/CD platforms, and Kubernetes-based systems for enterprise and healthcare environments. Proven track record in AWS architecture, Terraform-driven infrastructure automation, production reliability, and release acceleration. Recognized as a technical leader and decision-maker who drives DevOps maturity, operational excellence, and business impact.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior AWS DevOps Engineer
Universal Health Services
Saint Louis, MO
09.2024 - Current
- Owned and operated AWS cloud infrastructure for HIPAA-compliant healthcare applications with high availability and strict security standards.
- Architected and Standardized infrastructure provisioning using Terraform and Ansible, ensuring seamless and consistency across development, staging, and Production environments.
- Led CI/CD automation initiatives using GitLab CI/CD, enabling reliable build, test, and deployment pipelines and improving release stability.
- Designed and managed Kubernetes platforms for containerized microservices, supporting horizontal scaling and zero-downtime deployments.
- Drove production reliability and incident response, improving MTTR through proactive monitoring, alerting, and automation.
- Partnered with cross-functional teams and with security Compliance teams to implement IAM controls and secure cloud architecture.
- Acted as a technical leader, guiding developers and junior engineers on cloud-native best practices, deployment standards, and operational excellence.
AWS DevOps Engineer
Dell Technologies
Boston, Massachusetts
01.2022 - 05.2022
- Designed and automated AWS infrastructure with Terraform and AWS CLI for multi-environment pipelines (DEV, QA, STAGE, PROD), enhancing deployment consistency.
- Built and maintained CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins, TeamCity, and Argo CD Deploy, facilitating efficient enterprise-scale application releases.
- Developed automation scripts in Python, Bash, and PowerShell to reduce manual operational effort by ~60%.
- Supported Kubernetes-based deployments and containerized workloads in VMware-backed environments.
- Collaborated with development, QA, and operations teams to deliver stable, repeatable, and secure deployments, fostering cross-functional alignment.
DevOps Engineer
IKEA
Banglore, India
08.2018 - 01.2022
- Contributed to defining and executing DevOps strategy across AWS-based enterprise platforms.
- Automated infrastructure provisioning and application deployments using Terraform, Ansible, and Jenkins.
- Implemented Docker and Kubernetes deployment strategies enabling zero-downtime releases.
- Improved release cycle time by ~60% through CI/CD standardization and Git-based workflows.
- Integrated monitoring and logging tools (Splunk, Dynatrace) to enhance system visibility and operational reliability.
Associate Cloud Engineer
Hexaware Technologies
Hyderbad, India
03.2017 - 08.2018
- Automated AWS cloud infrastructure using EC2, S3, IAM, and Infrastructure as Code (CloudFormation/Terraform), enabling repeatable, scalable, and cost-aware deployments across environments.
- Built and supported CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins and Git to automate build, test, and deployment workflows, reducing manual release effort and improving deployment consistency.
- Containerized and deployed applications using Docker and Kubernetes (EKS), gaining hands-on experience with container orchestration, service scaling, and environment standardization.
- Implemented monitoring and alerting using AWS CloudWatch, improving system visibility, proactive issue detection, and faster incident response in production and non-production environments.
- Partnered closely with development and QA teams to align infrastructure with application needs, often stepping beyond core responsibilities to remove delivery bottlenecks and improve release velocity.
- Created reusable Terraform modules and clear infrastructure documentation, accelerating new-hire onboarding and promoting DevOps best practices across the team.
Education
Master of Science - Master's in Information Technology Management
Webster University
St. Louis, MO05-2022
Bachelor of Science - Bachelor's in Computer Science Engineer
SVS Group of Institutions
India08-2017
Skills
- AWS services (EC2, EKS, VPC, IAM, RDS, S3, ALB/NLB, Route 53, Lambda, CloudWatch)
- Infrastructure as code (Terraform, AWS CloudFormation)
- Kubernetes orchestration
- CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab)
- Containerization (Docker, Helm)
- AWS security (IAM, Secrets Manager, HashiCorp Vault, SSL/TLS)
- Network security
- Monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack)
- Scripting languages (Python, Bash, PowerShell)
- Incident response and management
- On-call operations and root cause analysis
Work Preference
Job Search Status
Open to workWork Type
Full TimeContract WorkLocation Preference
RemoteHybridSalary Range
$100000/yr - $175000/yrTimeline
Senior AWS DevOps Engineer
Universal Health Services
09.2024 - Current
AWS DevOps Engineer
Dell Technologies
01.2022 - 05.2022
DevOps Engineer
IKEA
08.2018 - 01.2022
Associate Cloud Engineer
Hexaware Technologies
03.2017 - 08.2018
Master of Science - Master's in Information Technology Management
Webster University
Bachelor of Science - Bachelor's in Computer Science Engineer
SVS Group of Institutions