NIRANJAN DILIP GADEKAR
Cloud Engineer
Pune
Summary
Cloud Platform & DevOps Engineer specializing in AWS, Azure, Kubernetes, and Terraform for resilient hybrid infrastructure. Automates deployments with GitHub Actions and Python, cuts manual errors, and improves release governance across mission-critical SaaS environments. Drives observability, cloud cost optimization, and AI-driven automation to strengthen uptime and operational efficiency.
Overview
6
6
Certifications
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Cloud Platform Engineer
NCSI Technologies
01.2022 - Current
- Manage enterprise AWS, Azure, Nutanix, Windows and Linux infrastructure, supporting cloud operations, availability, security, performance and compliance.
- Administer AWS services including EC2, Systems Manager, Patch Manager, Security Hub, AWS Config, Lambda, SNS, CloudFormation, Backup and IAM.
- Automated AWS patch compliance monitoring and notification workflows using Lambda, SSM, SNS and CloudFormation, improving visibility of missing and OOB security patches.
- Investigated complex AWS Systems Manager Patch Manager issues where OOB Microsoft security updates were not detected, including Windows Update corruption, maintenance-window and server power-schedule dependencies.
- Managed AWS Security Hub compliance remediation, investigating discrepancies between SSM Patch Manager and Security Hub and implementing effective remediation for persistent findings post-patching.
- Supported Microsoft 365 security incident response, including compromised account containment, session invalidation, mailbox investigation, email threat identification and Microsoft Purview eDiscovery/content search activities.
- Administered and troubleshot Microsoft Exchange, SMTP, HAProxy and SSL/TLS certificates, including certificate renewal, installation, validation and CRL/OCSP connectivity troubleshooting.
- Managed Nutanix Prism/AOS/AHV environments, including cluster troubleshooting, compatibility checks, snapshot management and coordinated AOS/AHV upgrades with Nutanix Support.
- Supported Azure DR, AWS Backup and Cohesity operations, including replication health monitoring, backup protection, VM decommissioning and recovery readiness.
- Managed infrastructure monitoring using LogicMonitor, SolarWinds and Grafana, investigating server, application, capacity and connectivity alerts.
- Used Terraform and Ansible for infrastructure automation and configuration management, with hands-on exposure to Docker, Kubernetes, Jenkins, Bitbucket.
- Enhanced observability through proactive dashboards and alerting frameworks using LogicMonitor, improving real-time monitoring and incident response.
- Led a 10+ member engineering team in 24x7 operations, improving MTTR and service reliability.
- Advanced AI-driven automation initiatives using GitHub Copilot, and Agentic AI frameworks.
System Engineer
Tech Mahindra
02.2021 - 10.2021
- Coordinated P1/P2 incident resolution and SLA adherence across hybrid cloud infrastructure.
- Configured centralized monitoring/logging frameworks, enhancing proactive issue resolution capabilities.
- Optimized VMware environments, enabling secure and efficient enterprise file transfers.
- Coordinated P1/P2 incident resolution and ensured SLA adherence across hybrid cloud infrastructure.
Software Engineer
patseer technologies pvt ltd
01.2020 - 05.2020
- Monitored enterprise servers, applications, and networks, ensuring optimal uptime.
- Performed log analysis and incident troubleshooting, reducing downtime incidents.
- Supported change and problem management processes to enhance operational stability.
Education
B.E. - Computer Engineering
Pune University
Pune, India01-2019
Diploma - Computer Engineering
Government Polytechnic Pune
Pune, India01-2016
Skills
GitHub Actions
Terraform
Kubernetes
Datadog
Linux system administration
ServiceNow
Incident management
Service reliability management
24x7 operations leadership
Cross-functional collaboration
Team coordination
Change management
Problem management
SLA management
Cloud cost optimization
Monitoring dashboards
Certification
AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate
Timeline
Cloud Platform Engineer
NCSI Technologies
01.2022 - Current
System Engineer
Tech Mahindra
02.2021 - 10.2021
Software Engineer
patseer technologies pvt ltd
01.2020 - 05.2020
B.E. - Computer Engineering
Pune University
Diploma - Computer Engineering
Government Polytechnic Pune