LOKA PRIYANKA
Senior DevOps Engineer
Pinneberg
Summary
Senior DevOps engineer with around 7 years of experience orchestrating infrastructure migration and optimization for renowned companies. Led successful cost-saving initiatives, implemented Kubernetes for seamless traffic management, and resolved high-traffic campaign performance issues. Proficient in infrastructure as code (IaC) using Terraform and skilled with tools like Datadog and GitLab, resulting in streamlined processes, significant cost reductions, and improved efficiency. Strong background in cloud technologies and a track record of mentoring team members, fostering a culture of learning, and delivering innovative, scalable solutions. Dedicated to continuous improvement and problem-solving for consistent and impactful contributions to complex technical environments.
Overview
2025
2025
years of professional experience
2
2
Languages
Work History
Senior DevOps Engineer
Flipkart India Pvt Ltd
9 2020 - 05.2024
- Drove an AWS cost optimization initiative, reducing monthly cloud expenses by $20,000 for six consecutive months through strategic use of reserved and spot instances, setting a new standard for cost efficiency in the organization.
- Spearheaded the successful migration of a critical Retail infrastructure to Kubernetes, leveraging Helm charts to enhance traffic management, enable rollback capabilities, and significantly improve customer experience and system stability.
- Played a key role in ensuring flawless system performance during the Big Billion Days 2022 campaign, executing precise capacity planning and resolving performance issues, resulting in zero downtime during peak traffic.
- Engineered a cutting-edge, event-driven scaling strategy within Kubernetes using the Keda operator, which resulted in optimized resource allocation and a measurable boost in application responsiveness, directly contributing to improved user satisfaction.
- Led a transformative migration to a centralized logging and monitoring platform using Datadog, drastically improving operational visibility, reducing troubleshooting time, and enhancing overall system reliability.
- Developed and deployed custom Helm charts to streamline Kubernetes deployments, integrating GitLab's semantic versioning to enforce consistency in application packaging and version control, accelerating the CI/CD pipeline.
- Managed Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform, automating infrastructure provisioning and enforcing consistency across multiple environments, leading to faster deployment cycles and reduced human error.
- Designed and implemented highly efficient Terraform modules to enhance infrastructure monitoring and alerting in Datadog, significantly improving proactive incident detection and response times.
- Architected a high-availability, fault-tolerant infrastructure utilizing multiple Amazon regions and availability zones, ensuring seamless service continuity and disaster recovery.
- Reduced AWS monthly costs by 30% through instance rightsizing and purchasing Reserved Instances and savings plans, substantially cutting cloud expenditure while maintaining performance.
- Increased network efficiency by 15% through operational improvements, driving enhanced performance and resource utilization across the infrastructure.
- Reduced QA overheads by $5,000 by implementing Jenkins and Cypress to develop automated software tests, accelerating the release process and improving test coverage.
DevOps Engineer
Snapwiz Edutech Ind Pvt Ltd
01.2018 - 07.2020
- Automated infrastructure setup using Terraform and CloudFormation templates, significantly reducing manual intervention and accelerating infrastructure provisioning
- Implemented CI/CD pipelines using GitLab, optimizing the development and deployment workflow, reducing manual errors, and speeding up the release cycles
- Mentored and trained team members in DevOps practices, fostering a culture of continuous learning, skill development, and collaboration, which strengthened the team's overall capability
- Designed and implemented scalable, automated DevOps solutions that streamlined software development processes, resulting in faster deployments and improved operational efficiency
- Demonstrated a proven track record in leading cross-functional teams through complex technical challenges, delivering innovative solutions that directly contributed to business growth
- Expertly managed cloud infrastructure across AWS, Azure, and GCP, leveraging deep knowledge to architect and oversee highly resilient, cost-effective solutions
- Showcased strong proficiency in configuration management tools like Ansible, Chef, and Puppet, effectively managing large-scale deployments with improved consistency and reliability
- Consistently resolved complex technical issues, implementing solutions that improved system performance, reliability, and overall operational stability
Education
Bachelor Of Technology - Electrical, Electronics And Communications Engineering
JNTUA
India 10.2010 - 5 2014
Skills
Amazon Web Services
Continuous Integration
Infrastructure Management
Cost Optimisation
Ansible
Cloud Computing
Kubernetes
Terraform
Gitlab
Scripting Languages
Monitoring and Logging
Infrastructure Automation
Configuration Management
Security best practices
Performance Tuning
Docker
Timeline
DevOps Engineer
Snapwiz Edutech Ind Pvt Ltd
01.2018 - 07.2020
Bachelor Of Technology - Electrical, Electronics And Communications Engineering
JNTUA
10.2010 - 5 2014
Senior DevOps Engineer
Flipkart India Pvt Ltd
9 2020 - 05.2024
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