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Saikrishi Samala

DevOps Engineer | AWS | GCP | Kubernetes Application Developer at IBM

Nizamabad

3+ years of work experience

IBM
Dec 20251 yrPresent

On-site

Managed Kubernetes cluster operations including version upgrades, patch management, and service troubleshooting across QA and production environments and Maintained SQL databases and Azure EC2 instances supporting microservices architectures. Built GitHub-based IaC templates enabling parameterized infrastructure provisioning, reducing manual configuration time by ~50% and Integrated CI/CD pipelines with Azure DevOps, automating infrastructure deployment from Git push to live infrastructure in <15 minutes. Manage infrastructure operations for 10+ enterprise clients across AWS and Azure, handling migrations, new server provisioning, network setup, and Linux administration. Managed patching of 200+ Windows and 40+ Linux servers across multiple clients using AWS Systems Manager (SSM Patch Manager), reducing manual patching overhead by ~60%.
IBM
Nov 20232 yrs 1 moNov 2025

Hybrid

Maintained and administered Linux systems (RHEL/Ubuntu) across 40+ servers, including security configuration and system hardening and Implemented security baselines and managed IAM policies ensuring compliance with enterprise security standards. Implemented monitoring and alerting using Datadog, reducing incident response time by 30%. Developed and optimized deployment pipelines using GitHub and Azure DevOps, reducing end-to-end deployment cycle by ~35%.
BIG TV Telugu
Jun 20235 mosOct 2023

Hyderabad

Re-designed application navigation and UI, resulting in 22% bounce rate reduction and 35% increase in average session duration Developed and debugged 40+ JavaScript features for frontend components using ES6+ Fixed 10+ critical bugs in Production environment , improving site stability to 99% Collaborated with 4 members team using GIT workflows and code review process.
GitHub
@saikrishi21

Saikrishi’s AI Stack

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Education

sreenidhi institute of science and technology

Bachelor's Degree, Electronics and Computer Engineering

sreenidhi institute of science and technology

20194 yrs2023

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Headline

DevOps Engineer | AWS | GCP | Kubernetes Application Developer at IBM

About

DevOps Engineer with close to 3 years of experience in Cloud Infrastructure, Automation, and Kubernetes operations across enterprise environments. At IBM, I manage infrastructure for 10+ enterprise cleints across AWS and Azure - handling cloud migrations, server provisioning, and network setup. I support kubernetes-based clients, resolving production incidents with SLA windows, and manage patching across 200+ Windows and 40+ Linux servers using AWS Systems Manager, cutting manaual patching effort by ~60%. I've built GitHub-based Infrastructure-as-code templates that cut manual configuration time by ~50%, and integrated CI/CD pipelines with Azure DevOps that take a deployment from Git push to live Infrastructure in under 15 minutes. Core Skills: AWS ( EC2, VPC, S3, Systems manager, IAM, CloudWatch); Azure (Virtual Machines, SQL, Infrastructure services); Kubernetes and Istio, Github and Azure DevOps, bash and python scripting, Linux and Windows administration. Certifications: AWS certified Cloud practitioner, Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect, Google Cloud Associate Cloud Engineer, GitHub Foundations. looking for DevOps Engineer and Cloud Infrastructure role where I can keep contributing and building on this foundation.

Location

Nizamabad

AI stack

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github copilot

Work experience

Application Developer- AWS Cloud Migration at IBM, Dec 2025 - Present · 1 yr, On-site, Managed Kubernetes cluster operations including version upgrades, patch management, and service troubleshooting across QA and production environments and Maintained SQL databases and Azure EC2 instances supporting microservices architectures. Built GitHub-based IaC templates enabling parameterized infrastructure provisioning, reducing manual configuration time by ~50% and Integrated CI/CD pipelines with Azure DevOps, automating infrastructure deployment from Git push to live infrastructure in <15 minutes. Manage infrastructure operations for 10+ enterprise clients across AWS and Azure, handling migrations, new server provisioning, network setup, and Linux administration. Managed patching of 200+ Windows and 40+ Linux servers across multiple clients using AWS Systems Manager (SSM Patch Manager), reducing manual patching overhead by ~60%.

Infrastructure Specialist at IBM, Nov 2023 - Nov 2025 · 2 yrs 1 mo, Hybrid, Maintained and administered Linux systems (RHEL/Ubuntu) across 40+ servers, including security configuration and system hardening and Implemented security baselines and managed IAM policies ensuring compliance with enterprise security standards. Implemented monitoring and alerting using Datadog, reducing incident response time by 30%. Developed and optimized deployment pipelines using GitHub and Azure DevOps, reducing end-to-end deployment cycle by ~35%.

Junior Developer intern at BIG TV Telugu, Jun 2023 - Oct 2023 · 5 mos, Hyderabad, Re-designed application navigation and UI, resulting in 22% bounce rate reduction and 35% increase in average session duration Developed and debugged 40+ JavaScript features for frontend components using ES6+ Fixed 10+ critical bugs in Production environment , improving site stability to 99% Collaborated with 4 members team using GIT workflows and code review process.

Education

Bachelor's Degree, Electronics and Computer Engineering, sreenidhi institute of science and technology

Public links

github: https://github.com/saikrishi21