Rahul Sadhwani
Las Vegas,NV
Summary
Platform Engineer with expertise in DevOps, ELK stack management, Kubernetes, and CI/CD automation. Delivered production-ready automation and infrastructure solutions on AWS and EKS, utilizing scripting and observability tools. Experienced in infrastructure migrations, monitoring architecture, and secure software delivery pipelines. Transitioned from full stack development to platform engineering, facilitating collaboration among Dev, QA, and InfoSec teams.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Platform Engineer
CreditOne Bank
Las Vegas, NV
08.2023 - 07.2025
- Spearheaded full-stack ELK migration to high-availability clusters in Las Vegas and Dallas, including ELK cluster upgrade from RHEL 7 to RHEL 8 with zone-wise allocator replacement and seamless data replication via cross-cluster replication (CCR).
- Automated lifecycle management of over 100 Logstash and 15 ingest pipelines, centralizing code in Git and deploying changes using Python/Node.js tooling for ILM, pipeline versioning, and environment-specific rollouts.
- Managed application deployments to AWS EKS using GitLab CI/CD, including YAML templating for various microservices. Rollback and redeploy workflows were fully automated, ensuring zero-downtime deployment strategies.
- Performed day-to-day EKS operations, including:
Creating and managing Kubernetes namespaces for isolation and governance
Updating Kubernetes secrets and config maps through GitLab pipelines and kubectl scripts
Supporting development and QA teams by enabling resource configurations and runtime tuning per environment - Integrated SAST and DAST scans into GitLab pipelines, ensuring builds are security-tested before reaching production.
- Utilized Sonatype Nexus to store, manage, and scan container images before deployment, ensuring traceable and compliant artifact delivery.
- Built and maintained Fluent Bit pipelines within EKS for structured log ingestion, transformation, and routing to Elasticsearch with enriched metadata for search and audit compliance.
- Developed in-house automation tools using Elastic APIs and Python to monitor snapshot lifecycle status, automate retention validation, and raise alerts on backup gaps.
- Led ILM reorganization to reduce shard sprawl, lowering overhead and improving cluster health and stability.
- Delivered 90% reduction in manual operational tasks by automating deployment, monitoring, and snapshot workflows.
- Mentored peers on Git best practices, Kubernetes deployment patterns, and ELK tooling, helping scale DevOps capabilities across the team
DevOps Engineer
Vertisystem
Las Vegas, NV
08.2020 - 08.2023
- Designed and developed scalable web applications and internal tools using Node.js and React, enabling real-time UI updates and improved responsiveness.
- Built and deployed Dockerized microservices, optimizing resource isolation and application portability across dev, QA, and production environments.
- Established and maintained CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and Gitlab CI/CD, reducing manual deployment efforts and ensuring consistent build quality.
- Implemented robust monitoring and alerting solutions using Prometheus, Grafana, and the ELK stack, enabling proactive issue detection and resolution.
- Automated infrastructure provisioning and environment setup using Terraform and shell scripting, reducing provisioning time and errors across cloud and hybrid environments.
- Boosted deployment velocity by over 3x, while reducing production incident rates by 35%, through automation, observability, and refined CI/CD practices.
- Developed and exposed internal REST APIs for service health reporting, log aggregation, and deployment status, enhancing cross-team visibility and debugging efficiency.
- Maintained and expanded an internal DevOps wiki, documenting tools, setup guides, and team-wide best practices to streamline onboarding and reduce tribal knowledge gaps.
SRE Intern
Wintech
Las Vegas, NV
06.2019 - 02.2020
- Developed backend microservices for the ALICE platform using Node.js, supporting modular architecture and scalable service communication.
- Wrote complex SQL procedures and triggers to maintain data integrity and ensure consistent transactional behavior across modules.
- Built interactive UI components using HTML5, JavaScript, and templating libraries, contributing to enhanced user experience and frontend responsiveness.
- Participated actively in Agile ceremonies, including stand-ups, sprint planning, and retrospectives, collaborating closely with product and QA teams.
- Configured and deployed applications to Ubuntu servers, automating workflows using shell scripts, cron jobs, and deployment templates.
- Used Kibana to monitor application logs and performed initial triaging of recurring errors, improving incident response times during QA cycles.
- Established lightweight GitLab CI/CD pipelines for staging deployments, integrated with Slack alerts for real-time visibility into build and release events.
- Created Python utility scripts for log cleanup, server health checks, and resource monitoring to assist the DevOps team in ongoing maintenance.
Education
Master of Science - Computer Science And Engineering
Santa Clara University
Santa Clara, CA07-2020
Bachelor of Science - Informatino Technology
Mumbai University
Mumbai05-2016
Skills
Cloud Platforms
AWS (EC2, S3, CloudWatch, IAM)
Version Control & CI/CD
Git, GitLab (including GitLab CI/CD pipelines)
Infrastructure as Code
Terraform, Ansible
Containerization & Orchestration
Docker, Kubernetes (EKS)
Monitoring & Observability
CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana, Fluent Bit, Kibana, ELK Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana)
Security & Compliance
Nexus (Sonatype), SAST, DAST, IAM
Vulnerability assessments, patch management, and compliance automation
Security best practices, incident response planning
ServiceNow integration for change management and compliance tracking
Programming & Scripting
Shell scripting, Python, Nodejs, React
Database Management
Oracle, MySQL
Disaster Recovery & Incident Response
Disaster recovery planning, incident response protocols, high availability strategies
Timeline
Platform Engineer
CreditOne Bank
08.2023 - 07.2025
DevOps Engineer
Vertisystem
08.2020 - 08.2023
SRE Intern
Wintech
06.2019 - 02.2020
Master of Science - Computer Science And Engineering
Santa Clara University
Bachelor of Science - Informatino Technology
Mumbai University
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