Harisha Kola

Alpharetta,GA

Summary

Cloud-focused DevOps Engineer with over five years of hands-on experience designing, automating, and operating scalable infrastructure across AWS and hybrid environments. Proven expertise building resilient cloud architectures, implementing secure CI/CD pipelines, and developing automation that improves deployment reliability, operational efficiency, and system performance. Strong background in AWS serverless and container services, Infrastructure-as-Code, Python-driven automation, and production monitoring. Recognized for collaborating effectively with engineering, database, and support teams to deliver stable, secure, and highly available platforms aligned with enterprise compliance and reliability standards.

Overview

years of professional experience

Certification

Work History

DevOps Engineer T3

Citi

01.2024 - Current

Designed and implemented scalable AWS cloud architectures supporting real-time services and batch workloads using EC2, ECS Fargate, Lambda, Step Functions, DynamoDB, Aurora PostgreSQL, and S3, improving deployment stability and runtime performance.
Engineered CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions and Bitbucket, integrating testing, security scanning, and approvals to ensure compliant, reliable releases and faster delivery cycles.
Developed automation using Python, Bash, and PowerShell to streamline provisioning, recovery, and operational workflows, reducing manual effort and resolution time.
Supported hybrid AWS and on-prem Windows/Linux environments, resolving access, connectivity, and performance challenges while maintaining compliance and hardened configurations.
Implemented Infrastructure-as-Code with Terraform and Ansible, reducing configuration drift and enabling consistent multi-environment deployments.
Optimized PostgreSQL and Aurora database performance through SQL tuning, monitoring, and collaboration with DBAs to improve response times and stability.
Built monitoring dashboards in Splunk, Dynatrace, and CloudWatch with proactive alerting to enhance observability and incident response readiness.
Led troubleshooting and root cause analysis for deployment failures, batch interruptions, and access issues, reducing recurring incidents and improving reliability.
Authored runbooks, deployment documentation, and configuration standards, improving transparency, maintainability, and stakeholder communication.
Enhanced platform stability, scalability, and security through continuous improvement, automation, and architecture reviews supporting resilient cloud-native operations.

DevOps Engineer

Delta ITech Solutions

06.2020 - 07.2023

Designed AWS infrastructure for SaaS and batch workloads using EC2, Lambda, Step Functions, S3, and DynamoDB, ensuring scalability, availability, and secure networking.
Built CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins, GitHub Actions, and Bitbucket to automate build, test, deployment, and rollback processes across environments.
Developed Python automation and Ansible workflows for provisioning, patching, and maintenance, improving scalability and operational consistency.
Implemented Terraform-based Infrastructure-as-Code to standardize compute, networking, IAM, and storage provisioning, reducing setup time and drift.
Supported Linux and Windows servers integrated with AWS, resolving authentication, connectivity, and performance issues while maintaining compliance.
Managed PostgreSQL databases and optimized SQL queries to improve response times and batch throughput for backend services.
Established monitoring and alerting using Splunk, Dynatrace, and CloudWatch, enabling proactive failure detection and faster incident response.
Resolved deployment failures and outages via structured troubleshooting and root cause analysis, improving uptime and release success rates.
Documented deployment standards, workflows, and procedures to enhance onboarding, transparency, and DevOps maturity.
Enforced cloud security best practices including IAM least-privilege, secrets management, and secure pipelines to support enterprise compliance.

Education

Master of Science - Information Technology

Governors State University

Illinois, USA

Bachelor of Science - undefined

Osmania University

Hyderabad, India

Skills

Cloud Platforms: AWS (EC2, ECS Fargate, Lambda, Step Functions, EventBridge, S3, DynamoDB, Aurora PostgreSQL, CloudWatch), Hybrid & On-Prem Windows Support
Infrastructure as Code & Automation: Terraform, Ansible, Python, Bash, PowerShell
CI/CD & DevOps: GitHub Actions, Bitbucket, Jenkins, GitLab CI, Argo CD, Secure Deployment Pipelines
Containers & Compute: Docker, Kubernetes (EKS), Serverless Architectures, Batch Processing Workloads

Databases & Data: PostgreSQL, SQL Optimization, Data Reliability, Transactional Systems
Monitoring & Reliability: Splunk, Dynatrace, CloudWatch, Logging, Alerting, Incident Response, Root Cause Analysis
Security & Compliance: IAM, Least-Privilege Access, Secrets Management, Cloud Security Best Practices, Access Control Governance
Operating Systems: Linux, Windows Server

Websites

linkedin.com/in/harishakola