Arun Kunakikoppa

• Implemented AWS Control Tower and Landing Zone for a customer to establish a secure, multi-account AWS environment with standardized guardrails, centralized logging, and governance best practices.
• Designed and implemented a multi-account AWS structure aligned with customer requirements by creating and configuring Development, UAT, Security, and Production accounts, ensuring proper isolation, governance, and scalability.
• Led the end-to-end migration of Development and UAT environments to AWS using AWS Application Migration Service (MGN), ensuring seamless transition with zero critical downtime.
• Configured a centralized logging architecture by setting up a dedicated Log Archive account to automatically collect and store logs from all AWS accounts in the organization, enhancing observability and compliance.
• Worked on a cost optimization project focused on identifying underutilized resources, improving infrastructure efficiency, and implementing AWS best practices to reduce operational expenses.
• Monitored project progress and prepared detailed reports analyzing costs.
• Identified areas for potential savings and recommending strategies for cost reduction. Without compromising the performance.
• Worked closely on implementing strategies that reduced expenses.
• Managed and administered various AWS services, including EC2, VPC, S3, Route 53, and Kubernetes to ensure smooth operations.
• Collaborated with the team to execute a Kubernetes cluster upgrade, ensuring minimal downtime and service continuity
• Troubleshot and resolved issues during the upgrade process, improving system reliability and performance.
• Collaborated with the team to modify the Kubernetes manifest files, improving resource allocation and application deployment efficiency.
• Configured and established a secure site to site tunnel between AWS and the customer data center to ensure reliable connectivity.
• Implemented CloudWatch alarms and integrated SNS notifications to monitor the VPN tunnel status, enabling proactive alerts and email notifications in case of tunnel goes down.
• Deployed and maintained customer-facing applications using CI/CD pipelines to optimize deployment efficiency and minimize downtime.
• Launched and managed a chatbot for the application using NGINX as the web server to enhance user interaction and support.

AZURE

• Hosted a testing website for the organization using Azure Blob Storage and Docker.
• Demonstrated strong understanding of Azure Resource Groups for organizing and managing resources effectively.
• Demonstrated strong understanding of Azure Virtual Networks (VNet) for secure and scalable network architecture.
• Configured and managed VNets, including subnets, network security groups (NSGs), and routing to optimize connectivity and security.
• Launched a test application utilizing Azure DevOps and CI/CD pipeline