Rishikesh Sonawane
@rishikeshsonawane
Platform-focused Software Engineer improving CI/CD, IaC, and cloud reliability through automation and observability.
IndiaWhat I'm looking for
I’m an innovative Platform Engineer recognized for exceptional productivity, focusing on continuous integration and delivery (CI/CD), infrastructure as code (IaC), and cloud services management. At Zendesk (Persistent Systems), I architected a hybrid Amazon ECR distribution strategy across 7 AWS regions—cutting costs by 90%+ and delivering $163,884 in annualized infrastructure savings.
I build and operate enterprise-grade automation: I engineered self-hosted GitHub Actions runner infrastructure on AWS with Terraform and GitOps workflows, enabling 500+ concurrent runner capacity and supporting 99.9% CI/CD uptime. I also strengthened platform reliability with Datadog observability and incident response—reducing MTTR by 40%—and improved supply chain security using GitHub Actions third-party action allowlisting policies.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Architected a hybrid Amazon ECR distribution strategy (Cross-Region Replication + Pull-Through Cache) across 7 AWS regions, cutting storage and data transfer costs by 90%+ and delivering $163,884 annualized savings. Built self-hosted GitHub Actions runner infrastructure on AWS EC2 and improved CI/CD performance and reliability with Kubernetes integration, Terraform/Atlantis GitOps automation, Data
Built and maintained an internal Bash automation CLI adopted by 2,000+ engineers across 50+ teams, reducing developer onboarding from ~1 week to under 20 minutes (98% reduction). Standardized CI/CD using reusable GitHub Actions workflows, operated self-hosted GitHub Actions runner infrastructure on AWS EC2, automated infrastructure with Terraform and GitOps workflows, and supported reliability thr
Migrated legacy deployment workflows to Terraform-managed Infrastructure as Code and helped provision 50+ AWS resources. Developed Python-based automation tools and Docker/Docker Compose configurations to standardize local development and accelerate environment setup by 40%.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Savitribai Phule Pune University
Bachelor of Engineering, Electronics & Telecommunications
2022 -
Grade: First Class
Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics & Telecommunications at Savitribai Phule Pune University (GPA: First Class).
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
Availability
Location
IndiaAuthorized to work in
Job categories
Skills
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