Rahil N.

● DevOps Engineer with 3+ years of hands-on experience. ● Played a pivotal role as a Deployment Reliability Engineer at McDonald’s Corporation. ● Managed canary deployments of Java-written microservices on a Kubernetes platform. ● The self-hosted Kubernetes platform on AWS, using Kops, utilized Istio mesh for cluster service management. ● Executed deployments through Jenkins, leveraging Terraform for AWS infrastructure and Helm for backend microservices. ● Deployed and managed various AWS services, including Lambda functions, API Gateway, OpenSearch clusters, MSK, and DynamoDB tables. ● Demonstrated proficiency in managing workloads, scheduling, services, networking, storage, and troubleshooting within a Kubernetes environment, validated by the Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) certification. ● Showcased expertise in designing, deploying, and managing robust, scalable, and secure applications on AWS, evidenced by passing the AWS Certified Solutions Architect- Associate (SAA-C03) exam. ● Successfully completed the HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate 003 certification, demonstrating expertise in Terraform and infrastructure as code (IaC), including knowledge of best practices, configuration files, and resource management. ● Proficiently utilized CloudWatch Logs Insights to query and analyze log data, enabling swift incident resolution by identifying potential causes and validating deployed fixes. ● Automated daily tasks using shell scripting to enhance efficiency. ● Utilized Postman for efficient API testing, automation, and collaboration. ● Designed and implemented end-to-end CI/CD pipelines, ensuring seamless software delivery and deployment. ● Monitored microservices and AWS services using New Relic. ● Managed HashiCorp tools, including Consul and Vault. ● Reduced incidents by over 90%, ensuring high system availability and reliability. ● Received an award for commitment, efficient ownership of critical tasks, proactive issue prevention, and strategic initiative direction. ● Demonstrated critical thinking skills to troubleshoot and resolve issues promptly, improving operational efficiency and customer satisfaction. ● Conducted knowledge-transfer sessions to train new team members on project best practices and standards.