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Naveen Vasantha Kumar

Naveen Vasantha Kumar

Fremont,California

Summary

Highly motivated and results-driven DevOps professional with over 8 years of experience in Cloud Computing, Cloud Migration, Computer Networks, and Middleware Administration, seeking a challenging role to utilize my skills in continuous integration, automation, and configuration management. Proven track record in reducing deployment time by 60%, and infrastructure costs by 50%. Adept at working in fast-paced environments with a keen eye for detail and strong problem solving abilities. Looking forward to contributing my expertise in improving operational efficiency, enhancing system performance, and reducing downtime through effective DevOps strategies.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification

Work history

Computer System Engineer/Architect

Cloud Destinations Inc
San Ramon, California, USA
03.2025 - Current
  • Identified and eliminated inefficiencies in legacy cloud infrastructure by transforming manually provisioned resources into modular, reusable Terraform-based IaC. This optimization reduced cloud costs by 50%, improved resource utilization by 40%, and accelerated deployment times by 60%, while enhancing scalability and consistency.
  • Developed and maintained PowerShell/Bash scripts to automate infrastructure tasks, debugged deployment issues, and optimized CI/CD pipelines.
  • Built CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps and Gitlab, integrating testing, security scans, and blue-green deployments to ensure reliable releases.
  • Optimized Azure Cosmos DB Performance: Improved query efficiency and load distribution by implementing autoscale throughput, optimizing indexing policies, and redesigning partition keys, ensuring 90% availability for AI/ML applications while reducing request rate throttling and latency.
  • Architected containerized microservices environments using Docker and orchestrated workloads with Kubernetes, including AKS and EKS, enabling faster scaling and improved fault tolerance.
  • Enforced security best practices by integrating IAM, Key Vaults, Secrets Manager, and role-based access controls, ensuring compliance with SOC 2 & HIPAA.
  • Spearheaded cost optimization initiatives by implementing autoscaling, reserved instances, and serverless architectures, reducing cloud spend by 25% without impacting performance.
  • Designed and implemented multi-cloud DevOps architecture leveraging Azure and AWS to support globally distributed development teams and high-availability deployments.

DevOps Architect

Cloud Destinations Infotech Private Limited
Chennai, Tamilnadu, India
09.2020 - 03.2025
  • Designed and implemented cloud-based security solutions, significantly reducing incidents.
  • Designed network architecture and revamped the public-facing product.
  • Developed CI/CD pipelines for multiple applications using Azure DevOps, improving deployment efficiency by 25%.
  • Automated infrastructure provisioning using Terraform and PowerShell scripts across various cloud environments.
  • Developed and implemented comprehensive migration strategies, collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless transitions with zero downtime.
  • Successfully led the migration of enterprise-level databases to Azure, enhancing system performance by 30% and reducing operational costs by 25%.
  • Conducted AWS Well-Architected Framework assessments to evaluate and optimize cloud architectures for security, reliability, performance efficiency, cost optimization, and operational excellence
  • Automated end-to-end BCDR activities.

Software Engineer

Tech Mahindra Ltd
Chennai, Tamilnadu, India
03.2018 - 08.2020
  • Provided application support for eCommerce platforms, implementing ITIL processes for incident management.
  • Managed deployment activities and configuration of application servers on Linux environments.
  • Led the migration of infrastructure from on-premises to Azure, optimizing cloud resource utilization.
  • Developed automation scripts using PowerShell that reduced manual effort by 40%.

Education

Bachelor of Engineering - Electronics and Communication

Vel Tech HighTech Engineering College
08.2013 - 07.2017

Master of Business Administration - Systems Management

University of Madras
10.2020 - 07.2022

Skills

  • Automation: Ansible, Terraform, ARM
  • Cloud platforms: Azure, AWS, GCP
  • Containerization: Docker, Kubernetes - ECS, EKS, AKS, ACI
  • CI/CD - Azure DevOps, GitLab CI/CD
  • Monitoring and Logging - CloudWatch, Azure Monitor, Prometheus, Grafana, Introscope, Nagios, Dynatrace, Checkpoint
  • Scripting - Bash, PowerShell
  • Familiarity with HealthCare System: EMR HL7, FHIR server

Certification

  • Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert
  • Microsoft Certified: DevOps Engineer Expert
  • Hashicorp Certified: Terraform Associate
  • CyberArk Certified Trustee
  • Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate
  • Flosum Certified Professional

Languages

English
Fluent
Tamil
Native

Timeline

Computer System Engineer/Architect

Cloud Destinations Inc
03.2025 - Current

Master of Business Administration - Systems Management

University of Madras
10.2020 - 07.2022

DevOps Architect

Cloud Destinations Infotech Private Limited
09.2020 - 03.2025

Software Engineer

Tech Mahindra Ltd
03.2018 - 08.2020

Bachelor of Engineering - Electronics and Communication

Vel Tech HighTech Engineering College
08.2013 - 07.2017
Naveen Vasantha Kumar