NKNitesh Khanna
@niteshkhanna
Seasoned DevOps & SRE leader driving cloud transformation, reliability, security, and cost optimization.
United StatesWhat I'm looking for
I am a seasoned DevOps and Cloud Transformation leader with over 15 years driving reliability, security, and cost efficiency across global AWS environments.
I have delivered 99.99% SLA uptime, reduced cloud costs by 25%, improved deployment frequency and release stability by 40%, and decreased MTTR by 45% through observability, automation, and SRE practices.
I specialize in Site Reliability Engineering, DevSecOps, Platform Engineering, and FinOps — implementing Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible, CI/CD modernization, and integrated security scanning to embed compliance and vulnerability management into pipelines.
I partner with Product, Security, and Finance leadership to align SLIs/SLOs/SLA with business OKRs, mentor engineering teams, and establish governance and measurable cloud ROI goals to foster operational excellence.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
DevOps Manager
ACN
Jul 2023 - Present (2 years 5 months)
Led Platform Engineering and SRE practices across multi-account AWS environments, defining SLOs and automating incident workflows to reduce MTTR by 40% while implementing DevSecOps and FinOps controls to improve reliability and cost visibility.
UPArchitected and maintained OpenShift/Kubernetes platforms and AWS infrastructure, automated provisioning with Terraform/CDK to reduce manual operations 60%, and implemented observability and DORA metrics to improve delivery performance.
Sr. DevOps Engineer
Compass Group USA
Feb 2015 - Sep 2020 (5 years 7 months)
Directed release engineering and CI/CD automation, developed monitoring dashboards with Splunk/Zabbix/Dynatrace, and automated AWS provisioning with Ansible and Terraform to ensure SLA compliance and improve incident detection.
Developed automated testing frameworks (QTP, Selenium, LoadRunner) and regression/performance strategies that increased release confidence and established foundations for shift-left QA practices.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
TUTexas Tech University
Master of Science, Industrial Engineering
Completed a Master of Science in Industrial Engineering focused on engineering principles and process optimization.
Unknown (India)
Bachelor of Technology, Mechanical Engineering
Completed a Bachelor-level degree in Mechanical Engineering in India.
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
Availability
Location
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Job categories
Skills
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