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Santosh Kumar-AWS Devops Engineer

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Augsburg, Germany

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Jan 2022 - Jan 2025

AWS Devops Engineer

ETAS GmbH

Position Summary
AWS Devops Engineer at ETAS GmbH
Industries
Automotive
Business Areas
Information Technology
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  • Designed and provisioned full AWS infrastructure using Terraform, implementing containerized solutions with Docker Swarm and Kubernetes for scalability and reliability.
  • Built multi-environment CI/CD pipelines (Prod, Staging, Test) using Jenkins, GitLab CI, and Maven for automated builds, tests, and deployments.
  • Configured secure networking with VPCs, subnets, security groups, NAT gateways, and routing for high availability.
  • Integrated Prometheus, Alert Manager, and Grafana for real-time monitoring and proactive incident response.
  • Orchestrated deployment of microservices with Helm, ensuring zero-downtime releases and fast rollback capabilities.
  • Mentored junior DevOps engineers on best practices in IaC, Terraform, AWS security, and container management.
Jun 2017 - Sep 2019

AWS Devops Engineer

Thinkflow Software Pvt Ltd

Position Summary
AWS Devops Engineer at Thinkflow Software Pvt Ltd
Industries
Information Technology
Business Areas
Information Technology
Operations
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  • Led the Build and Release Management process, encompassing Deployment Management, Environment Management, and Incident Management and acted as the primary point of contact for Build and Release initiatives within an Agile framework, ensuring seamless communication and collaboration across teams.

  • Migrated an enterprise SVN repository to Git using SubGit, maintaining data integrity and version history.

  • Developed automation scripts (YAML, Bash, Python) for builds, deployments, and environment management.

  • Maintained Jenkins build infrastructure and automated CI/CD pipelines, reducing manual deployment effort.

  • Provided root-cause analysis for deployment failures and enhanced system reliability.

  • Supported Agile teams in release planning, version control strategy, and DevOps best practices.

Industry Experience

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Experienced in Automotive and Information Technology.

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Experienced in Information Technology and Operations.

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Summary

Certified AWS Solutions Architect Associate and DevOps Engineer with 5+ years of experience, including 3+ years managing cloud infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines. Expert in automating deployments, container orchestration, and monitoring distributed systems on AWS. Skilled in Terraform, Kubernetes, Docker, Jenkins, Ansible, and Prometheus/Grafana monitoring. Proven ability to deliver high-quality solutions in Agile environments, optimize workflows, and ensure system reliability. Available for freelance or project-based work with immediate start.

Skills

  • Cloud Platforms: Aws (Ec2, S3, Rds, Lambda, Vpc, Iam, Auto Scaling), Gcp, Azure (Basic)

  • Devops Tools: Terraform, Jenkins, Git, Gitlab Ci, Bitbucket, Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, Cloudformation, Ansible

  • Monitoring & Logging: Prometheus, Grafana, Aws Cloudwatch

  • Scripting & Automation: Bash, Shell, Python, Yaml

  • Databases: Postgresql, Mongodb, Dynamodb, Sql & Nosql

  • Os & Servers: Linux (Rhel), Unix, Windows, Apache, Nginx

  • Project Management: Agile (Scrum/Kanban), Jira, Confluence

  • Ansible

  • Apache

  • Auto Scaling Groups

  • Aws

  • Cloud Watch

  • Cronjob

  • Docker

  • Dns

  • Dynamodb

  • Ebs

  • Elastic Load Balancer (Elb)

  • Elastic Stack (Knowledge)

  • Ec2

  • Iam

  • Jenkins

  • Jira

  • Json

  • Kubernetes (Knowledge)

  • Linux (Rhel)

  • Nagios

  • Route Tables

  • S3

  • Sns

  • Sql

  • Sqs

  • Unix

  • Web Server

  • Windows

  • Python

Languages

English
Advanced
German
Elementary

Education

Oct 2018 - Jun 2020

FOM Hochschule für Oekonomie und Management

Master in Big Data and Business Analytics · Big Data and Business Analytics · Essen, Germany

Oct 2010 - Jun 2012

Sri Bhagwan Mahaveer Jain College

Master of Business Administration, Human Resource Management and Sales & marketingManagement · Human Resource Management and Sales & marketingManagement · Bengaluru, India

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Experience

Total positions 2
Experience in Automotive 3 y
Avg length 2 y 8 m
Longest experience 3 y

Expertise

Recent roles AWS Devops Engineer
Main industries Automotive, Information Technology
Main business areas Information Technology, Operations

Qualifications

Highest degree Master
Certifications earned 2

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Santosh is based in Augsburg, Germany.

Santosh speaks the following languages: English (Advanced), German (Elementary).

Santosh has at least 5 years of experience. During this time, Santosh has worked in at least 1 role and for 2 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 3 years and 8 months. Note that Santosh may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Based on recent experience, Santosh would be well-suited for roles such as: AWS Devops Engineer.

Santosh's most recent position is AWS Devops Engineer at ETAS GmbH.

In recent years, Santosh has worked for ETAS GmbH.

Santosh is most experienced in industries like Automotive and Information Technology.

Santosh is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology and Operations.

Santosh holds a Master in Big Data and Business Analytics from FOM Hochschule für Oekonomie und Management and a Master in Human Resource Management and Sales & marketingManagement from Sri Bhagwan Mahaveer Jain College.

Santosh has 2 certificates. These include: AWS DevOps Engineer and AWS Solutions Architect Associate.

Santosh is immediately available full-time for suitable projects.

Santosh's rate depends on the specific project requirements. Please use the Meet button on the profile to schedule a meeting and discuss the details.

To hire Santosh, click the Meet button on the profile to request a meeting and discuss your project needs.

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