Summary
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Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Projects
Patents
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Hi, I’m

Kanav Sharma

Chicago,IL

Summary

I am a skilled DevOps Engineer with over five years of experience in cloud infrastructure, automation, and CI/CD pipelines. I specialize in tools like Kubernetes , Docker , and AWS , with a focus on scalable and efficient solutions. I hold certifications in Azure DevOps and AWS DevOps and am pursuing a Master's in Information Science at DePaul University. My background includes patents in AI-driven innovation and a passion for applying technology to solve complex challenges.

Overview

5
years of professional experience
1
Certification

Work History

Amdocs

DevOps Engineer
08.2021 - 08.2024

Job overview

  • Collaborated with developers to deploy applications using Helm charts on OpenShift clusters in production.
  • Conducted production drills at customer sites, achieving 100% success rates.
  • Automated artifact transfers in Nexus repositories, reducing manual effort by 40%.
  • Designed and implemented AWS infrastructure for deploying Helm charts on EKS clusters and monitoring pods.
  • Built a Vault automation tool for secrets management with email notifications to stakeholders.
  • Project: Digital Experience R&D Team – Developed automation scripts in Shell, Groovy, and Python to accelerate application releases, implemented disaster recovery solutions achieving 95% success, and deployed a complete application on AWS EKS with containerized services.
  • Project: CatalogeOne & DigitalOne Applications – Automated OpenShift cluster installations with Couchbase and Elasticsearch using Groovy, and deployed applications using Helm charts in a fully automated pipeline.

Nihilent Ltd

Software Engineer - DevOps
08.2019 - 07.2021

Job overview

  • Automated application deployment using Ansible on VMware servers.
  • Configured HAProxy for application health monitoring and failover management.
  • Collaborated with testing teams to automate Selenium tests using Ansible Tower.
  • Secured client secrets using Ansible Vault.
  • Project: Genesys - HSBC – Automated the deployment of prerequisites like SQL and Java using Ansible, integrated Selenium test cases with Ansible Tower for automation on client VMs, and configured multi-cloud monitoring using Prometheus and Grafana.

Education

DePaul University
Chicago, IL

Master of Science from Information Science
06.2026

University Overview

Chandigarh Group Of Colleges
Mohali, PB

Bachelor of Technology from CS
06.2019

University Overview

GPA: 7.56

Skills

    Technical Skills

  • Languages: Shell, Python, Groovy
  • DevOps Tools: Ansible, Docker, Kubernetes, Jenkins, OpenShift, Helm, Vault, ArgoCD
  • Cloud Platforms: AWS, Azure DevOps
  • Database & Backing Services: Elasticsearch, Kafka, Cloudera, Postgres
  • Other Tools: GitHub, Artifactory, Jira, Bitbucket, Nexus, OpenTelemetry, Selenium

Certification

  • Azure DevOps Engineer Expert
  • AWS DevOps Engineer Professional

Projects

Projects
  • AI-Driven Infrastructure Optimization with AWS: Built an AI-based tool to optimize AWS resource usage, reduce costs, and ensure efficient load balancing using AWS Lambda, Python, CloudWatch, and SageMaker, demonstrating intelligent cloud infrastructure optimization.
  • Kubernetes-based CI/CD Pipeline for Scalable Web Applications: Developed a CI/CD pipeline for automated web app deployment with Kubernetes, Helm, Jenkins, AWS EKS, Terraform, and GitHub Actions, delivering an automated and scalable solution.

Patents

Patents
  • Automated Cricket Monitoring System , 201911004796, System uses microwaves to detect run-outs
  • Method For Analyzing Consumer Behavior , 201911031034, AI based application to give loans

Timeline

DevOps Engineer
Amdocs
08.2021 - 08.2024
Software Engineer - DevOps
Nihilent Ltd
08.2019 - 07.2021
DePaul University
Master of Science from Information Science
Chandigarh Group Of Colleges
Bachelor of Technology from CS
Kanav Sharma