Mega Bhargav Pittala
Suryapet
Summary
Accomplished Sr. DevOps/AWS Cloud Engineer at Archer Aviation, skilled in AWS, Terraform, and CI/CD automation. Expertly designed secure, scalable cloud architectures and optimized costs, enhancing operational efficiency. Proven ability to mentor teams and implement best practices, ensuring compliance and system reliability in dynamic environments.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Sr. DevOps/AWS Cloud Engineer
archer aviation
12.2025 - Current
- Designed and implemented a Golden AMI pipeline for Ubuntu 22.04 using Packer (amazon-ebs) to standardize and harden EC2 images across environments.
- Integrated CIS Level 1 security benchmarks using Ansible (ansible-lockdown UBUNTU22-CIS role) to enforce OS-level security controls during AMI build time.
- Customized CIS controls by selectively disabling non-applicable rules for cloud/AMI bake contexts, reducing false positives and improving build stability.
- Built a GitHub Actions workflow to automate AMI creation, enabling manual and on-demand image builds using workflow_dispatch.
- Implemented CI pipelines using self-hosted runners (RunsOn) instead of GitHub-hosted runners to reduce cost and gain deeper infrastructure control.
- Configured GitHub Actions to run infrastructure workloads securely without long-lived credentials.
- Integrated GitHub → AWS authentication using OIDC, eliminating static AWS access keys and enforcing short-lived, role-based access.
- Created and validated IAM roles and policies to allow controlled EC2 lifecycle operations (instance launch, snapshot creation, AMI registration).
- Deployed AWS infrastructure via CloudFormation to provision and manage CI runner environments in a repeatable, auditable manner.
- Structured repositories using infrastructure-as-code best practices, separating Packer templates, Ansible playbooks, roles, and GitHub workflows.
- Implemented Ansible Galaxy dependency management (requirements.yml) to install security roles dynamically during pipeline execution instead of vendoring large role trees.
- Ensured builds are idempotent, reproducible, and auditable, suitable for regulated and security-sensitive environments.
- Evaluated and selected RunsOn runners over GitHub-hosted runners to significantly reduce CI execution costs for compute-heavy workloads like AMI builds.
- Balanced runner sizing (CPU/memory) against Packer build performance to optimize cost vs. execution time.
Senior Cloud Engineer / DevOps Engineer
Mercury Financial
Austin
01.2023 - 09.2025
- Designed and managed AWS multi-account architecture with VPC, IAM, EC2, ALB, Auto Scaling, RDS, S3, KMS, CloudWatch, and Route 53.
- Built Infrastructure as Code using Terraform modules and CloudFormation, enabling repeatable, secure deployments across environments.
- Implemented CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions / Jenkins for application and infrastructure delivery.
- Automated Golden AMI pipelines with Packer + Ansible, including CIS hardening, patching, and compliance validation.
- Led observability initiatives using CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana, improving MTTR and system visibility.
- Implemented security best practices: IAM least privilege policies, Encryption at rest and in transit (KMS, TLS), Secrets management using AWS Secrets Manager and SSM Parameter Store.
- Optimized cloud costs by: Identifying underutilized resources, Implementing lifecycle policies, right-sizing, and storage tiering.
- Supported production outages, root-cause analysis, and post-incident remediation.
- Mentored junior engineers and reviewed Terraform, shell, and Python automation code.
- USA (Remote / Hybrid)
- Designed cloud architecture solutions to enhance system performance and scalability.
- Implemented security protocols to protect sensitive financial data in cloud environments.
- Managed deployment of applications on AWS, ensuring compliance with industry standards.
- Automated cloud resource management processes to improve efficiency and reduce manual tasks.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to integrate cloud services into existing infrastructure.
- Mentored junior engineers on best practices for cloud service utilization and troubleshooting.
- Conducted regular assessments of cloud systems to identify and resolve potential issues.
- Provided guidance on selecting appropriate services based on specific requirements such as scalability or latency considerations.
Cloud / DevOps Engineer
Multiple Enterprise & Consulting Projects
Dallas
08.2020 - 01.2023
- Built and operated containerized workloads using Docker and Kubernetes (EKS).
- Automated application deployments using Helm, Docker Compose, and Git-based workflows.
- Designed serverless architectures using AWS Lambda, API Gateway, S3, SNS, Athena.
- Integrated monitoring, logging, and alerting into CI/CD pipelines.
- Automated operational tasks using Python, Bash, and Shell scripting.
- Worked extensively with Linux system administration, troubleshooting performance, networking, and storage issues.
- Implemented backup, disaster recovery, and high availability strategies.
- USA
- Automated infrastructure provisioning using tools like Terraform and Ansible effectively.
- Implemented CI/CD pipelines for multiple enterprise applications across diverse environments.
- Collaborated with development teams to streamline application deployment processes efficiently.
- Monitored system performance and reliability through comprehensive logging and alerting systems.
- Managed container orchestration using Kubernetes to enhance application scalability and resilience.
Education
Master of Science - Cyber Security
New England College
Henniker, NH03-2025
Master of Science - Engineering / Technology
University of New Haven
West Haven, CT05-2020
Bachelor of Science -
GITAM University
Vishakapatnam04-2017
Skills
- AWS
- Azure
- Terraform
- CloudFormation
- GitHub Actions
- Jenkins
- Packer
- Ansible
- Docker
- Kubernetes
- Python
- Bash
- Shell
- Go
- CloudWatch
- Prometheus
- Grafana
- IAM
- KMS
- Secrets Manager
- CIS Benchmarks
- AMI hardening
- Encryption
- Access controls
- Linux
- Windows Server
- Git
- GitHub
- VS Code
- Linux CLI
Certification
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate
- AWS Certified SysOps Administrator
Projects
Golden AMI Automation Pipeline, Built CIS-hardened AMIs using Packer + Ansible. Integrated vulnerability remediation and compliance checks. Reduced patching time by 70%. Serverless Data Processing Pipeline, API Gateway → Lambda → S3 → Athena → SNS. Automated ingestion, validation, and alerting. Cloud Cost Optimization Initiative, Audited AWS accounts and implemented lifecycle rules. Reduced monthly spend by 25–30%.
Personal Information
Title: Senior Cloud / DevOps Engineer
Languages
English
Professional
Telugu
Professional
Timeline
Sr. DevOps/AWS Cloud Engineer
archer aviation
12.2025 - Current
Senior Cloud Engineer / DevOps Engineer
Mercury Financial
01.2023 - 09.2025
Cloud / DevOps Engineer
Multiple Enterprise & Consulting Projects
08.2020 - 01.2023
Master of Science - Cyber Security
New England College
Master of Science - Engineering / Technology
University of New Haven
Bachelor of Science -
GITAM University