I’m looking for a role where I can independently drive Linux infrastructure operations, AWS/Azure cloud automation, Kubernetes operations, IaC and CI/CD, and Datadog observability—owning reliability outcomes for critical systems like BFSI.
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Rishika Patil
@rishikapatil
Senior Linux & Cloud engineer specializing in Linux Infrastructure operations, automation using Ansible & bash scripting, and Datadog observability.
IndiaWhat I'm looking for
Senior Linux & Cloud Engineer with 4+ years of production experience managing and maintaining 200+ Linux servers (CentOS, RHEL, Ubuntu) for large BFSI enterprises at LTIMindtree. Deep expertise in Linux server administration, system troubleshooting, performance tuning, user & group management, systemd, cron job automation, package management, SSH hardening, log analysis, patch management, and high-availability production support. Skilled in infrastructure automation using Ansible and Bash scripting, Kubernetes cluster administration, and 24×7 on-call production support with zero P1 escalations over 3+ years. Delivered consistent 99.9% SLA uptime and MTTR reduction from 45→15 minutes through proactive monitoring, structured RCA, and disciplined Linux operations. Promoted to Senior Engineer for independently owning production Linux infrastructure, observability, and reliability.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
MS
Current
Datadog Observability & Platform
Markel Service
Feb 2026 - Present (6 months)
Built Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines for Docker-to-ACR-to-AKS rolling deployments, reducing deployment time from 45 to 10 minutes. Managed AKS clusters with Azure Key Vault secrets management and consolidated Datadog monitors into centralized metric-based monitors while provisioning dashboards/runbooks as code with Terraform and GitHub Actions.
RJ
Cloud Infrastructure & Automation
Raymond James
Jun 2022 - Jan 2026 (3 years 7 months)
Administered and automated Linux infrastructure (100+ servers) including cron jobs, SFTP automation, disk management, log rotation, and user/permission management to maintain 99.9% SLA uptime. Managed EKS clusters with private networking and migrated monitoring from Nagios/Pingdom to Datadog, reducing alert false positives by 40%.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
TC
Thakur College of Science & Commerce
Bachelor of Science in Information Technology, Information Technology
Earned a B.Sc. in Information Technology from Thakur College of Science & Commerce in 2022.
Availability
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Location
IndiaAuthorized to work in
Salary expectations
700k-900k INR
Skills
SFTPNginxSAMBAProduction SupportCron Job ManagementNFSSSHPython ProgrammingInfrastructure EngineeringECRIAMVPCS3CloudwatchAzureStorageMONITORDockerKubernetesHelmTerraformAnsibleCI CDJenkinsAzure DevOpsGitHub ActionsGit FlowCode ReviewDatadogPrometheusGrafanaSplunkazure monitorDynatracePythonBASHSystemdLog rotationNSGALBELBNLBPrivate EndpointsAzure Key VaultSecrets ManagerServiceNowITILGitHubLinuxNagiosPingdomEC2Amazon EKSNetworking
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