Vishakha Kalyankar

• Troubleshot and worked on various AWS services, primarily on EC2, S3, EKS, ECS, VPC, DynamoDB, CloudWatch, DataSync, DMS, ACM, Redshift, IAM, SQS, SNS, Lambda, KMS, Load Balancing, Route 53, etc.
• Managing and Controlling Access to AWS Accounts of Customers.
• Managing and Automating Infrastructure via Azure DevOps and Terraform.
• Handling Terraform code merge, build, plan, and release issues.
• Disaster Recovery Migration Activities.
• Various cost optimization activities.
• Closing and resolving VACA (Vulnerability and Configuration Assessments) and CSPM points (related to IAM, networking, and configuration) for customers.
• Configuring AWS Budgets and monitoring it.
• Troubleshooting EKS-related issues and handling EKS cluster and node group version upgrades.
• Developed and implemented cloud strategies, aligning solutions with client business objectives.
• Analyzed existing infrastructure to recommend cost-effective cloud solutions.
• Optimized cloud resource utilization, improving operational efficiency and client satisfaction.
• Enhanced cloud infrastructure efficiency by designing and implementing scalable solutions.
• Designed disaster recovery plans that ensured minimal downtime in case of system failures or security breaches.
• Increased system reliability through proactive monitoring and troubleshooting of cloud environments.

- Managing Git repositories and resolving merge conflicts.
- Analyzing Jenkins build issues.
- Analyzing Kubernetes deployment issues.
- Manual builds using Docker.

• Designed and implemented scalable cloud solutions using AWS services.
• Collaborated with development teams to optimize application performance in cloud environments.
• Monitored system performance, identifying and resolving issues to ensure high availability.
• Developed documentation for cloud configurations and operational procedures for team reference.
• Provided support for incident management, facilitating quick resolution of service disruptions.
• Automated daily backups of critical data using AWS S3, reducing the risk of data loss in case of system failures.
• Participated in architectural discussions to build confidence and promote customer success when developing new and migrating existing applications, software, and services on the AWS platform.
• Designed custom monitoring dashboards using Amazon CloudWatch for real-time insight into system health and performance metrics.
• Trained junior engineers on best practices for working within an AWS environment, promoting skill development across the team.
• Provided L2 and L3 level technical support and troubleshooting.
• Managed and monitored all servers through the Nagios Monitoring System for maximum level of availability.
• Managed the use of various types of databases, and configured, installed, and upgraded new ones.
• Set up and configure the EC2 instances with associated EIP.
• Managed a heavy traffic client application using a load balancer to distribute the traffic based on requests.
• Configure VPC, subnets, route tables, NACL, and security groups.
• Experience in creating and maintaining NAT gateways, configuring them to allow communication from the private instances to the internet through bastion hosts.
• Set up and managed backup and recovery using AWS data backup (Snapshot, AMI creation) techniques within AWS.
• Create and configure the S3 bucket with the required policy.
• Create and manage RDS instances.
• Creating and managing IAM users with organization-wide access policies, and defining custom policies for providing least privileges.

SOLUTION ARCHITECT:

• Worked on AWS Cost Explorer, billing, cost management.
• Reviewing all the infrastructure and, based on that, providing cost-optimization solutions to clients.
• Creating architecture diagrams for AWS infrastructure for clients.
• Worked on RI's [noupfront, partialupfront, Allupfront] to save costs. If the application is used for the long term.

LINUX:

• Hands-on experience in Linux flavors, like CentOS, Ubuntu, and Amazon Linux.
• Configuring the file permissions.
• Installing and configuring the Apache server.
• Administered and supported the web server, with responsibilities including troubleshooting and monitoring.

WINDOWS:

• Creating FTP users and mapping directories.
• Backup and Restore with SQL Server Management Studio.
• Basic MsSQL queries to check resource utilization, slow-running queries, and processes.
• Shrinking the data files to free up space.

• Managed and maintained remote servers to ensure high availability and performance.
• Actively manage, improve, and monitor cloud infrastructure on AWS EC2, S3, and RDS, including backups and scaling.
• Provide direct server support during deployment and general production operations.
• Reduced costs monthly by eliminating unnecessary servers.
• Provided direct server support during deployments and production operations to minimize downtime.
• Established server systems to support operational needs.
• Provided maintenance and repair on these systems.