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Naresh Katikam

@nareshkatikam

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Experienced DevOps Engineer with a focus on automation and reliability.

India

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What I'm looking for

I am looking for a role that offers opportunities for growth, collaboration, and innovation in cloud infrastructure and automation.

I am a Senior DevOps Engineer with over 5 years of hands-on experience in automating, scaling, and maintaining infrastructure across various cloud platforms. My expertise lies in CI/CD implementation, container orchestration, and infrastructure as code (IaC). I have a proven track record of reducing deployment times and increasing system reliability, enabling fast-paced engineering teams through effective automation.

Currently, I am working at Artech Infosystems, where I implemented GitOps-based deployment with ArgoCD and Helm, significantly cutting down deployment efforts by 70%. My previous role at Optum Global Solutions involved migrating legacy pipelines to Jenkins Shared Libraries, which increased maintainability and reduced manual efforts by 50%. I am passionate about leveraging technology to improve processes and drive efficiency in engineering teams.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Senior DevOps Engineer

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Artech Infosystems

Feb 2024 - Present (1 year 5 months)

Implemented GitOps-based deployment with ArgoCD and Helm, cutting down deployment effort by 70%. Maintained Jenkins in HA mode with RBAC, automated backup, plugin versioning, and disaster recovery setup.

GitOps ArgoCD Helm Jenkins Terraform EKS Datadog)CI CD Kubernetes

DevOps Engineer

Optum Global Solutions

Aug 2021 - Nov 2023 (2 years 3 months)

Migrated legacy pipelines to Jenkins Shared Libraries, increasing maintainability and reducing manual efforts by 50%. Managed scalable AWS infrastructure using EC2, ASGs, and Terraform automation.

Jenkins AWS EC2 Terraform Kubernetes Helm YAML ELK Cloudwatch

DevOps Engineer

Onward Technologies

Oct 2019 - Jul 2021 (1 year 9 months)

Built CI/CD pipelines for Java applications with Jenkins, Maven, and integrated testing and notifications. Automated deployment using Ansible for multi-node applications, reducing manual steps by 80%.

CI CD Jenkins Maven Ansible AWS VPC EC2 S3 AMI IaC

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Bharat Institute of Engineering and Technology

Bachelor of Technology, Electronics and Communication Engineering

Completed a Bachelor of Technology in Electronics and Communication Engineering. Gained foundational knowledge in electronics, communication systems, and related engineering principles.