Atharva U.
DevOps Engineer · AWS · Kubernetes · Node.js · Building Cloud-Native SaaS · AWS SAA | KCNA | Terraform Certified
Pune Division
7+ years of work experience
Apr 20251 yr 7 mosPresent
Leading a team engineers at Confiance Bizsol, establishing cloud-native architecture standards and driving IaC adoption across all services.
Built an OCR pipeline using that reduced processing from 2–3 hours to under 10 minutes (~92% reduction), directly changing how the accounting team works.
Maintained 99.99% uptime across all production environments.
Jul 20232 yrs 1 moJul 2025
Led EC2-to-EKS migration using eksctl (IaC), replacing manual deployments with repeatable, horizontally scalable cluster provisioning. Reduced costs 30–40% on lower-priority clusters via EC2 Spot Instances with on-demand fallback.
Built and deployed a suite of Node.js microservices (Stripe paywall, AWS SES email, S3 file management) on EKS - 100% uptime since launch.
Secured storage buckets with least-privilege IAM and accelerated static delivery via CloudFront CDN. Built integrations with Shopify and QuickBooks Online.
Dec 20228 mosJul 2023
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Reduced AWS cloud spend by 40% via Terraform right-sizing, reserved capacity, and Spot usage. Cut Jenkins CI/CD build times by ~50% through Docker layer caching.
Migrated production environments from linux/amd64 to arm64 to utilise AWS Graviton servers. Spearheaded full AWS-to-Azure AKS migration - workloads, databases, container registries - with zero downtime.
Integrated real-time alerting (Google Chat, Telegram) for production monitoring, significantly reducing MTTR.
Dec 20211 yr 1 moDec 2022
Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India
Built an in-house WhatsApp Business Service Provider integrating the WhatsApp Cloud API with AWS SQS, replacing a third-party tool and saving ~₹70,000/quarter.
Designed a high-throughput URL shortener (Node.js, PostgreSQL + MongoDB) with click analytics, IP geolocation, and RBAC - serving 200,000+ redirects across marketing, HR, and sales.
Developed data sync integrations across LeadSquared, Zoho CRM, Moodle, JIRA, and Verloop.io.
Dec 20201 yr 1 moDec 2021
Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India
Led Project Management for Unified Portal: Served as the dynamic project management lead for CareerLabs' Unified Portal, fostering strong collaborative partnerships and consistently driving successful project outcomes.
Developed PRDs and Streamlined Rollouts: Meticulously developed comprehensive Product Requirements Documents (PRDs) and facilitated seamless project rollouts, leveraging design tools like Figma and Adobe XD for enhanced implementation and user experience.
Delivered Data-Driven Insights: Conducted thorough product research, delivering invaluable data-driven insights to stakeholders and enabling informed, strategic decision-making.
Jul 20194 mosOct 2019
Pune District, Maharashtra, India
Led a team of 10 developers in designing and implementing a cutting-edge, containerized internal communication system using Vue.js and Node.js. Upgraded outdated satellite-based systems, integrating multiple micro-services for enhanced functionality. Served as a tech lead, driving innovation and efficiency throughout the internship.
Aug 20181 yr 3 mosOct 2019
Pune Division, Maharashtra, India
Maintained the social media presence and curated/design social media posts to increase engagement and reach of TEDxPCCOE.
Created and maintained the website (www.tedxpccoe.com) to showcase TEDxPCCOE events and speakers.
Boosted Instagram impressions and page view traffic, resulting in 20x+ growth in impressions within a week and a weekly profile visitors increase from 315 to 1350+.
Successfully created email templates to effectively communicate with the audience via social media.
Achieved 15K+ hits on the website, increasing the online visibility and engagement of TEDxPCCOE.
As a Web Developer and Head of Marketing and Communication, I gained valuable experience in developing websites and executing social media marketing strategies. I also honed my skills in content curation, email marketing, and audience engagement.
Feb 20187 mosAug 2018
Pune/Pimpri-Chinchwad Area
Maintained and monitored the web servers to ensure smooth functioning of the Production Site, which was written in PHP and MySQL.
Designed the website for #PAUC18, the Pune Agile UnConference held in 2018, and maintained and improved its SEO ranking by planning weekly SEO and SMO strategies.
Regularly reviewed and maintained the SEO ranking of ScaleUp Consultants, taking action to ensure it maintained its position in the search engine results page.
Planned weekly SEO and SMO strategies to improve the SEO ranking for both ScaleUp Consultants and #PAUC18.
Updated the backend of the Production Site to improve its performance and ensure optimal user experience.
During my time as a remote intern, I gained valuable experience in website development, SEO, and SMO strategies, as well as strong problem-solving and communication skills.
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Education
Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Computer Engineering
Pimpri Chinchwad Education Trust'S. Pimpri Chinchwad College Of Engineering
20164 yrs2020
HSC, Computer Engineering
Shri Jain Vidya Prasarak Mandals College Iof Education, Chinchwad, Pune 33
20142 yrs2016
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