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Akshay Salunkhe

Cloud & Platform Engineer | DevOps | AWS | Kubernetes (EKS) | Terraform | CI/CD | Cloud Security | Python -- Serving Notice Period

Pune/Pimpri-Chinchwad Area

4+ years of work experience

PwC India
Nov 20241 yr 10 mosPresent

Mumbai Metropolitan Region

Designed and implemented AWS Control Tower–based multi-account environments, enabling secure governance, centralized logging, and scalable account management. Built and automated CI/CD pipelines for containerized applications deployed on Kubernetes (EKS) using GitHub Actions, Docker, ArgoCD, and AWS-native CI/CD services. Led modernization initiatives including migration from monolithic applications to microservices on EKS, improving scalability, performance, and deployment reliability. Automated infrastructure provisioning using Terraform (IaC), ensuring consistent DEV/QA/PROD environments. Designed and managed network traffic architectures (ingress, egress, east–west) using ALB, Transit Gateway, VPN, Direct Connect, and AWS Network Firewall. Implemented cloud security and governance controls, including IAM, WAF, GuardDuty, Security Hub, IAM Identity Center (SSO), and security best practices aligned with AWS Foundational Security Standards. Established monitoring and observability using CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana, OpenSearch/ELK, AWS X-Ray, and OpenTelemetry to improve system visibility and incident response. Designed and tested disaster recovery and backup strategies, ensuring business continuity for critical workloads. Optimized AWS resource utilization across multiple accounts, achieving 15–20% cost reduction through right-sizing, scheduling, and Reserved Instance recommendations. Collaborated with application, platform, and security teams to support production systems, resolve incidents, and continuously improve reliability and performance.
Applied Cloud Computing
Sep 20222 yrs 2 mosOct 2024

Hybrid

Built and managed CI/CD pipelines to automate application deployments across DEV/TEST/PROD environments. Automated infrastructure provisioning and configuration using Terraform, Docker, and AWS services, reducing manual operational effort. Worked on containerized workloads using ECS and EKS, supporting scalable and resilient application deployments. Managed and optimized AWS infrastructure including EC2, RDS, S3, Lambda, and VPC components. Implemented monitoring and alerting to proactively identify performance and reliability issues in production environments. Collaborated with development and QA teams to support production releases and troubleshoot infrastructure and deployment issues. Developed automation scripts and tooling to improve system operations and deployment reliability.
Applied Cloud Computing
Mar 20227 mosSep 2022

On-site

Assisted in building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines for cloud-based applications. Gained hands-on experience with AWS services, infrastructure automation, and deployment workflows. Supported environment setup and automation using Terraform and AWS-native tools. Worked closely with senior engineers to learn DevOps best practices, monitoring, and troubleshooting.
GitHub
@salunkheakshay

Akshay’s AI Stack

antigravity
antigravity
claude code
claude code
deepmind
deepmind

Education

shivaji university

Bachelor of Engineering - BE

shivaji university

20202020

Diploma

MSBTE,Mumbai

20162016

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Headline

Cloud & Platform Engineer | DevOps | AWS | Kubernetes (EKS) | Terraform | CI/CD | Cloud Security | Python -- Serving Notice Period

About

Cloud & Platform Engineer with 3+ years of experience building, automating, and securing cloud infrastructure on AWS. I work at the intersection of Cloud Engineering, DevOps, Platform Engineering, and Cloud Security, helping teams deliver reliable systems at scale. My hands-on expertise includes AWS (EKS, EC2, VPC, IAM, RDS, Control Tower), Terraform, CI/CD pipelines, Docker, Kubernetes, and Linux. I have designed and automated infrastructure for multi-environment setups (DEV/QA/PROD), improved deployment reliability, and reduced manual operational effort through Infrastructure as Code and automation. From a DevOps and Platform perspective, I focus on CI/CD automation, container orchestration, and platform reliability. From a Cloud and Security perspective, I work with IAM, centralized logging, governance, and secure network architectures to ensure scalable and compliant cloud environments. I am AWS Certified and have experience supporting production systems, collaborating with application and security teams, and implementing disaster recovery and cost-optimization strategies. I’m particularly interested in roles where I can contribute to cloud platforms, automation, reliability engineering, and secure cloud foundations.

Location

Pune/Pimpri-Chinchwad Area

AI stack

antigravity

claude code

deepmind

Work experience

Senior Associate - Cloud & DevOps Engineer at PwC India, Nov 2024 - Present · 1 yr 10 mos, Mumbai Metropolitan Region, Designed and implemented AWS Control Tower–based multi-account environments, enabling secure governance, centralized logging, and scalable account management. Built and automated CI/CD pipelines for containerized applications deployed on Kubernetes (EKS) using GitHub Actions, Docker, ArgoCD, and AWS-native CI/CD services. Led modernization initiatives including migration from monolithic applications to microservices on EKS, improving scalability, performance, and deployment reliability. Automated infrastructure provisioning using Terraform (IaC), ensuring consistent DEV/QA/PROD environments. Designed and managed network traffic architectures (ingress, egress, east–west) using ALB, Transit Gateway, VPN, Direct Connect, and AWS Network Firewall. Implemented cloud security and governance controls, including IAM, WAF, GuardDuty, Security Hub, IAM Identity Center (SSO), and security best practices aligned with AWS Foundational Security Standards. Established monitoring and observability using CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana, OpenSearch/ELK, AWS X-Ray, and OpenTelemetry to improve system visibility and incident response. Designed and tested disaster recovery and backup strategies, ensuring business continuity for critical workloads. Optimized AWS resource utilization across multiple accounts, achieving 15–20% cost reduction through right-sizing, scheduling, and Reserved Instance recommendations. Collaborated with application, platform, and security teams to support production systems, resolve incidents, and continuously improve reliability and performance.

Cloud & DevOps Engineer at Applied Cloud Computing, Sep 2022 - Oct 2024 · 2 yrs 2 mos, Hybrid, Built and managed CI/CD pipelines to automate application deployments across DEV/TEST/PROD environments. Automated infrastructure provisioning and configuration using Terraform, Docker, and AWS services, reducing manual operational effort. Worked on containerized workloads using ECS and EKS, supporting scalable and resilient application deployments. Managed and optimized AWS infrastructure including EC2, RDS, S3, Lambda, and VPC components. Implemented monitoring and alerting to proactively identify performance and reliability issues in production environments. Collaborated with development and QA teams to support production releases and troubleshoot infrastructure and deployment issues. Developed automation scripts and tooling to improve system operations and deployment reliability.

DevOps Engineer (Intern) at Applied Cloud Computing, Mar 2022 - Sep 2022 · 7 mos, On-site, Assisted in building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines for cloud-based applications. Gained hands-on experience with AWS services, infrastructure automation, and deployment workflows. Supported environment setup and automation using Terraform and AWS-native tools. Worked closely with senior engineers to learn DevOps best practices, monitoring, and troubleshooting.

Education

Bachelor of Engineering - BE, shivaji university

Diploma, MSBTE,Mumbai

Public links

github: https://github.com/salunkheakshay