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VINEETH
K.U.

Staff DevOps Engineer  ·  DevSecOps Consultant  ·  Cloud Architect

16+ years securing and scaling cloud infrastructure on AWS. I help teams ship faster, cut costs, and stay secure — from CI/CD to compliance. Available for full-time remote roles, freelance projects, and consulting retainers.

AWS DevOps Pro AWS SA Pro RHCE Azure AZ-900 SOC 2 Compliant SSPA Compliant
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vkudev.in ~ devops-audit.sh
$./run-security-scan.sh
# Initiating DevSecOps pipeline...
✓ Snyk scan: 0 critical vulnerabilities
✓ AWS WAF rules: active
✓ IAM least-privilege: enforced
✓ SOC 2 controls: compliant
⚠ Terraform drift: 2 resources
$./deploy-pipeline.sh --env prod
→ SonarQube gate: PASSED
→ ECS Fargate deploy: rolling
✓ Deployment: SUCCESS (2m 14s)
$./check-dr-status.sh
✓ Multi-region failover: ready
✓ RDS Multi-AZ: synced
✓ RPO: ~0 min / RTO: <15 min
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70%
Faster Deployments
40%
Cost Reduction
60%
Fewer Incidents
16+
Years Experience
What I Do
Freelance &
Consulting Services
08 Services
🔒
DevSecOps Implementation
Security baked into every pipeline stage. Snyk AI vulnerability prioritisation, WAF rules, IAM hardening, and compliance-ready DevSecOps workflows from day one.
SnykAWS WAF IAMSOC 2VAPT
🚀 02
CI/CD Pipeline Design
End-to-end pipeline architecture with quality gates, automated security scanning, and rollback strategies. Proven 70% deployment time reduction.
JenkinsCodePipeline SonarQubeGit
☁️ 03
AWS Architecture & Migration
Cloud readiness assessments, lift-and-shift or cloud-native redesigns, VPC architecture, multi-region failover. Proven 40% cost reduction track record.
EC2ECS Fargate RDSRoute 53
📦 04
Containers & Microservices
Docker containerisation, ECS Fargate orchestration, auto-scaling configuration, and microservices deployment strategies with zero-downtime deployments.
DockerECS Fargate KubernetesALB
🧱 05
Infrastructure as Code
Production-grade CloudFormation and Terraform templates. IaC audits, refactoring, and AI-accelerated development — reducing scripting time by ~35%.
CloudFormationTerraform BashPython
🔁 06
Disaster Recovery Planning
Full DR strategy — RTO/RPO definition, runbook authoring, multi-region active-passive failover, AWS Backup automation, and facilitated quarterly drills.
DR RunbooksRTO/RPO Multi-RegionRDS Multi-AZ
📡 07
Observability & Monitoring
Full-stack observability with Splunk AI anomaly detection, New Relic, CloudWatch, and OpsGenie. MTTR reduction through intelligent log correlation.
Splunk AINew Relic CloudWatchOpsGenie
🌐 08
Hybrid Cloud Networking
Site-to-Site VPN with Palo Alto, AWS VPC design, Akamai CDN, and secure hybrid connectivity between on-premises data centres and AWS.
VPCSite-to-Site VPN Palo AltoAkamai CDN
Security Expertise
DevSecOps &
Cloud Security
Security-First Engineering
  • 🔍
    Vulnerability Management
    Snyk AI-powered scanning integrated directly into Jenkins pipelines. Distinguishes exploitable risks from noise — reducing false positives and streamlining security reviews.
    SnykSonarQubeJenkins
  • 🛡️
    Perimeter & Application Security
    AWS WAF rule configuration, Palo Alto Networks firewall management, NACLs and security group hardening for defence-in-depth across all network layers.
    AWS WAFPalo AltoNACLs
  • 🔑
    Identity & Access Management
    IAM least-privilege policy design and auditing, role-based access control, service account hardening, and regular access reviews as part of security hygiene.
    AWS IAMRBACPolicy Audits
  • 🤖
    AI-Driven Threat Detection
    Splunk AI anomaly detection correlated across ECS Fargate microservices. Intelligent log pattern analysis significantly reduces MTTR for production security incidents.
    Splunk AICloudWatchOpsGenie
  • 🔬
    Penetration Testing & VAPT
    Regular Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing coordination, security audit facilitation, and remediation tracking as part of ongoing compliance programs.
    VAPTSecurity AuditsRemediation
SOC 2
Type II controls implementation, evidence collection, and continuous compliance monitoring
SSPA
Supplier Security & Privacy Assurance compliance for enterprise vendor programs
M365
Microsoft 365 security baseline, DLP policies, and compliance centre configuration
RHCE
Red Hat Certified Engineer — Linux security hardening and enterprise system administration
Secure DevSecOps Pipeline
📝
Code
Commit
→
🔍
SAST
Snyk
→
✅
Quality
Gate
→
📦
Build
Docker
→
🛡️
Image
Scan
→
🚀
Deploy
ECS
→
📡
Monitor
Splunk
Technical Stack
Skills &
Technologies
☁️Cloud Platforms
AWS EC2ECS Fargate Elastic BeanstalkVPC ALBRDSS3 CloudFormationCodePipeline Route 53AWS Backup CloudWatchMicrosoft Azure
🔒Security & Compliance
Snyk AIAWS WAF IAM HardeningVAPT SOC 2SSPA M365 Compliance NACLsSecurity Groups DevSecOps
🚀CI/CD & Automation
JenkinsAWS CodePipeline SonarQubeGit BashPythonSVN
📦Containers & Orchestration
DockerECS Fargate Kubernetes (CKA prep) Auto Scaling
🤖AI-Assisted DevOps
Splunk AISnyk AI Datadog AI GitHub Copilot ChatGPT/Claude
📊Expertise Levels
  • AWS Cloud Architecture
  • CI/CD Pipelines
  • DevSecOps
  • Docker / ECS Fargate
  • Linux Administration
  • CloudFormation / IaC
  • Terraform
  • Kubernetes
Work History
Professional
Experience
16+ Years
Feb 2021 — Present
BHN Rewards
(Blackhawk Network)
Kozhikode, India
Full Remote · US HQ
Staff DevOps Engineer
SaaS rewards platform — full remote, cross-timezone collaboration with US teams
  • Spearheaded CI/CD with Jenkins & CodePipeline — reduced deployment time by 70%
  • Integrated SonarQube & Snyk AI into pipelines — reduced post-deploy issues by 60%
  • Led on-premises to AWS migration — cut infrastructure costs by 40%
  • Implemented AWS WAF, IAM least-privilege policies; drove SOC 2, SSPA & M365 compliance via DevSecOps and VAPT
  • Architected Multi-Region active-passive failover with Route 53 — near-zero RPO
  • Orchestrated Docker workloads on ECS Fargate with auto-scaling
  • Used Splunk AI anomaly detection to significantly reduce MTTR for production incidents
  • AI-accelerated IaC generation (ChatGPT/Claude) — reduced scripting time by ~35%
  • Designed and owned full DR strategy — RTO/RPO, runbooks, quarterly drills
Jun 2016 — Jan 2021
Mathrubhumi Printing
& Publishing
Kozhikode, India
On-Site · Media
Support Engineer
National media publisher — AWS infrastructure and cloud migration
  • Maintained AWS infrastructure for large-scale national media publisher
  • Implemented CI/CD pipelines; led on-premises to AWS migration
  • Configured Akamai CDN + AWS for global latency reduction
  • Enforced cloud security via IAM, NACLs, security groups and vulnerability assessments
  • Developed full DR procedures — Multi-AZ failover, AMI snapshots, periodic DR drills
Oct 2015 — Jun 2016
Codelattice Digital
Solutions
Kozhikode, India
On-Site · Agency
DevOps Engineer
Multi-client AWS automation and cloud migrations
  • Automated AWS provisioning and orchestration for multiple client workloads
  • Executed on-premises to AWS migration projects and datacenter transitions
Jun 2013 — Jul 2015
Spectrum Softtech
Solutions
Kochi, India
On-Site · IT Services
Linux Administrator
Linux & AWS environment administration
  • Administered Linux servers, AWS infrastructure, pfSense firewalls, DNS, web & mail servers
  • Migrated workloads to AWS and provided deployment support across dev and production
Credentials
Certifications &
Qualifications
6 Certs
🏆 Professional
AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional
ID: MTRDQYFLFMRQQPKZ
🏆 Professional
AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional
ID: ZFRDRN9BMFRQ145T
☁️ Associate
AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate
ID: 60P84M4J221415GJ
☁️ Associate
AWS Certified SysOps Administrator – Associate
AWS Verified
🔵 Fundamentals
Microsoft Azure Fundamentals AZ-900
ID: 993936176
🔴 Expert
Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE)
Cert No: 130-022-056
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