Saikumar Ade

◆ Built and managed scalable CI/CD pipelines to accelerate software delivery using Jenkins and GitLab CI.
 ◆ Automated infrastructure provisioning and configuration with Terraform, Ansible, and CloudFormation. ◆ Containerized and deployed microservices applications using Docker and Kubernetes across staging and production.
 ◆ Implemented GitOps practices using ArgoCD for declarative Kubernetes deployments.
 ◆ Monitored system health and application performance using Prometheus, Grafana, and ELK stack.
 ◆ Created auto-healing and auto-scaling infrastructure on AWS using EC2 Auto Scaling Groups and Kubernetes HPA.
 ◆ Applied Infrastructure as Code (IaC) best practices for reliable, version-controlled, and reproducible environments.
 ◆ Managed secrets and configuration securely using tools like Vault, AWS Secrets Manager, and SOPS.
 ◆ Ensured infrastructure security and compliance through CIS hardening, security group audits, and IAM best practices (AWS/Azure/GCP).
 ◆ Troubleshot critical production issues, conducted root cause analysis, and implemented performance tuning across systems.
 ◆ Set up and optimized logging and observability pipelines, improving alerting and incident response times.
 ◆ Integrated automated testing (unit/integration) into pipelines, ensuring shift-left quality control.
 ◆ Built custom monitoring scripts and automation tools to reduce manual overhead and increase efficiency.
 ◆ Worked cross-functionally with development, QA, and security teams to ensure smooth releases and platform stability.
 ◆ Contributed to cost optimization strategies across cloud resources using tagging, rightsizing, and scheduled shutdowns.
 ◆ Maintained high availability and disaster recovery strategies for mission-critical applications.