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SRUJAN KUMAR SAGI

Frisco,TX

Summary

12+ years of experience in IT in Kubernetes, DevOps, cloud infrastructure, CI/CD, and enterprise platform engineering. Led multiple high‑impact initiatives across Kubernetes platform operations, automation, resiliency, and DevOps tooling. Skilled in managing the full lifecycle of Kubernetes clusters, implementing DR and backup strategies, and automating deployments using Terraform, Helm, and modern CI/CD pipelines. Experienced in building and maintaining enterprise DevOps platforms (GitHub Enterprise, Nexus, Jenkins, Artifactory) across on‑prem and cloud environments. Strong background in AWS, Azure, microservices, networking fundamentals, and authentication systems (AD, LDAP, SAML, PingFederate). Proficient in Shell and Python scripting, Ansible automation, and high‑availability architecture. Known for improving delivery speed, enhancing platform reliability, and enabling cross‑team collaboration through training and DevOps best practices.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Squad Lead and Senior Kubernetes Engineer

American Airlines
Fort Worth, TX
09.2017 - Current
  • Automated the bootstrap process for Kubernetes involves setting up the initial components and configurations necessary for cluster initialization with ArgoCD and Rancher Fleet
  • Led the KPaaS squad, delivering all quarterly goals on time while improving collaboration, prioritization, and execution quality.
  • Delivered full rollout of distributed caching on KPaaS, completing POC, defining ownership with DCAAS, and training teams.
  • Built production-ready AWS clusters (non-prod & prod) with automation aligned to AKS standards.
  • Owned vulnerability management, deploying and validating Tenable agents across environments and transitioning ownership without impacting scorecards.
  • Improved KPaaS resiliency by eliminating SPOFs, implementing multi-replica strategies, and applying topology spread constraints.
  • Enhanced observability and took ownership of the Apono–Rancher integration, resolving a critical security issue.
  • Partnered with FinOps to implement a Cloudability chargeback model for KPaaS workloads.
  • Completed POCs with DCaaS and DBaaS teams to enable new onboarding paths.
  • Conducted Gigamon POC and provided insights for future evaluations.
  • Achieved CKA, FinOps Practitioner, and completed Go language training.

Role: Senior DevOps Engineer

  • Delivered enterprise‑grade CI/CD pipelines and partnered with dev/QA teams to design and deploy fully automated platforms.
  • Managed application deployments and environment operations, ensuring stability and readiness.
  • Built Azure infrastructure (AKS, MySQL, Blob Storage) using Terraform for scalable, repeatable provisioning.
  • Deployed microservices to AKS and IKS using Helm charts.
  • Implemented and maintained DevOps tools (GitHub Enterprise, Nexus, Jenkins, Artifactory) across on‑prem and Azure.
  • Performed upgrades and lifecycle management for GitHub, Nexus, Nexus IQ, Artifactory, and CloudBees Jenkins.
  • Integrated authentication systems including AD, SAML, and LDAP.
  • Automated build and deployment pipelines to reduce manual effort and improve delivery speed.
  • Used Shell and Python scripting to streamline operations and resolve issues.
  • Set up monitoring with Nagios and Metricbeat for ELK to improve visibility and alerting.
  • Ensured service availability, disaster recovery readiness, and overall platform stability.

DevOps Engineer

Cisco Systems
Richardson, TX
10.2015 - 09.2017
  • Administered CI/CD pipelines and managed end‑to‑end build and deployment processes for Java applications across Dev, QA, UAT, and Prod.
  • Managed and maintained CloudBees Jenkins in a 24/7 HA setup, including job creation, plugin upgrades, and node management.
  • Administered Artifactory and Gerrit, including upgrades, backups, access control, and performance monitoring.
  • Automated infrastructure and deployments using Puppet, Chef, and integrated Git workflows with Jenkins.
  • Managed Git/Gerrit repositories, permissions, code review workflows, and plugin configurations.
  • Implemented code quality checks using SonarQube and maintained Docker images and storage hygiene.
  • Developed Python and Shell scripts for automation, troubleshooting, and backend support tasks.
  • Set up monitoring and alerting using Nagios and maintained consistent environments with Puppet manifests.
  • Provided support for JIRA, documentation in Confluence, and collaborated with teams to resolve release issues.

Build & Release Engineer

Eminence It Solutions Inc.
Cary, NC
03.2015 - 10.2015
  • Experienced as Build Release Engineer with team of experts in building their applications and maintaining their code base in Sub Version (SVN).
  • Participated in tech-core training sessions for technical understanding of requirements and design flow.
  • Experience in setting up Cloudbees Jenkins from scratch and maintaining it.
  • Experience in working with windows and Linux platforms
  • Responsible for deploying applications on AWS EC2 instances and configured the storage on S3 buckets
  • Implemented and maintained the monitoring and alerting of production servers/storage using AWS Cloud watch.
  • Experience in Creating users and groups using IAM and assigning individual policies to each group.
  • Created SNS notifications and assigned ARN to S3 for object loss notifications.
  • Configured Security group for EC2 Window and Linux instances and also for puppet master and puppet agents.
  • Experience with monitoring tools such as Cloud watch.

Java Developer

Data Point Info
India
07.2012 - 05.2013

Java Developer (J2EE) WebSphere Administrator

  • Participated in SDLC phases including design, development, testing, and production support.
  • Designed use cases and class diagrams; developed UI components using JSP, JavaScript, and HTML.
  • Built JDBC/DAO layers for Oracle database integration and wrote JUnit test cases.
  • Deployed applications on WebSphere Application Server and handled bug fixes and maintenance.
  • Installed, configured, and maintained IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5.
  • Performed upgrades, fix packs, and scaling (horizontal/vertical) to improve performance and security.
  • Configured clusters, deployed applications, and supported migration from WAS 7.0 to 8.5.5 on AIX.
  • Automated build processes using UNIX/XML scripts and maintained Apache/IBM HTTP servers.
  • Evaluated new technologies and documented recommendations for deployment.

Education

Master of Science - Computer Science

University of Central Missouri
Warrensburg, MO
12-2014

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science Engineering

Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Of Hyderabad (JNTHU)
Hyderabad, India
05-2013

Skills

    Operating Systems: UNIX, Linux, Windows

    Cloud Platforms: Multi‑cloud (AWS, Azure, IBM)

    CI/CD & DevOps Tools: Jenkins (CloudBees), GitHub, Bitbucket, Gerrit, Azure DevOps, Artifactory, Nexus, JIRA, Confluence Infrastructure & Automation: Terraform, Ansible, Puppet, Chef Containers & Orchestration: Kubernetes, Docker

    Scripting: Shell, Python

    Networking: Load balancing, DNS, IP tables, HTTP/S, SSH

Certification

Certified Kubernetes Administrator(CKA)

FinOps Certified Engineer

GitOps Certified

SUSE Certified Administrator in Rancher

Cloudbees Jenkins Administrator

Timeline

Squad Lead and Senior Kubernetes Engineer

American Airlines
09.2017 - Current

DevOps Engineer

Cisco Systems
10.2015 - 09.2017

Build & Release Engineer

Eminence It Solutions Inc.
03.2015 - 10.2015

Java Developer

Data Point Info
07.2012 - 05.2013

Master of Science - Computer Science

University of Central Missouri

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science Engineering

Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Of Hyderabad (JNTHU)