Building secure, scalable cloud infrastructure.

Certified Senior DevOps Engineer with 10 years of experience in Azure, Kubernetes, Terraform, and CI/CD - building secure, scalable cloud platforms.

Prashanth Narahari
10 Years
Experience
AZ-400 & CKA
Certifications
Azure & K8s
Stack
Sandy Springs, Georgia, USA
Location

About Me

Certified Senior DevOps Engineer with 10 years of experience in designing, deploying, and managing scalable, secure, and highly available cloud infrastructures on Microsoft Azure and AWS. Expert in Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Bicep), Kubernetes (AKS/EKS), and CI/CD automation (Azure DevOps, Jenkins). Proven track record of modernizing enterprise platforms, leading cloud migrations, and optimizing system reliability and developer productivity.

Professional Experience

Senior Cloud/DevOps Engineer

T-Mobile
May 2023 – Present
Seattle, WA
  • Architected and implemented a robust CI/CD pipeline using Azure DevOps, Git, and Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) for a complex microservices-based production environment.
  • Integrated automated testing and code quality checks using tools like Selenium and SonarQube with Azure DevOps pipelines.
  • Implemented automated cost management strategies such as Azure Policy and Azure Cost Management to optimize cloud spending.

Senior Cloud/DevOps Infrastructure Engineer

CADFEM India
Jan 2022 – May 2023
Hyderabad, India
  • Utilized Azure DevOps for deploying Java-based application builds using Maven and Gradle, including automated build and deployment pipelines.
  • Implemented Azure Glue strategies for data integration and Azure Site Recovery for disaster recovery.
  • Managed Azure resources including Virtual Networks, Firewalls, and Azure Functions using Terraform and ARM templates.
  • Conducted security assessments using SAST and DAST to identify and mitigate vulnerabilities.

Cloud/DevOps Engineer

Dynardo GmbH
Aug 2019 – Dec 2021
Weimar, Germany
  • Designed and deployed serverless applications on Azure using Terraform and ARM Templates.
  • Implemented disaster recovery solutions using Azure Backup and ASR.
  • Automated virtual machine management and database deployment using Azure runbooks and PowerShell.
  • Utilized Azure Data Lake and Data Factory for data management and analysis.

DevOps Engineer

CADFEM India
Feb 2015 – Jul 2017
Hyderabad, India
  • Implemented AWS cloud infrastructure utilizing EC2, S3, RDS, EBS, and VPC.
  • Automated application deployment using CloudFormation and Terraform.
  • Secured AWS resources through firewall configuration and IAM policies.
  • Managed Jenkins deployment on AWS EC2 instances and Elastic Beanstalk.

Technical Skills

Cloud Platforms

Microsoft AzureAWSAzure Resource Manager (ARM)Azure AD / Entra IDAzure NetworkingAzure Site Recovery

Infrastructure as Code

TerraformBicepARM TemplatesCloudFormationAnsible

Containers & Orchestration

Kubernetes (AKS, EKS)DockerHelmIstio Service MeshArgoCDOpenShift

CI/CD & DevOps

Azure DevOpsJenkinsGitHub ActionsGitMaven/GradleSonarQube

Observability

Azure MonitorPrometheusGrafanaDynatraceNew RelicSplunkELK Stack

Scripting & Languages

PowerShellPythonBashGroovySQL

Key Projects & Case Studies

Selected technical initiatives delivering scalable cloud infrastructure and automation.

Enterprise AKS Platform Modernization

Designed and managed secure AKS clusters with RBAC, Network Policies, and advanced observability using Azure Monitor and Prometheus at T-Mobile. Improved scalability and reliability for mission-critical workloads.

Azure Kubernetes ServiceTerraformHelmIstioAzure AD

AWS Contact Center Infrastructure

Implemented a scalable AWS infrastructure for a large contact center solution using AWS Connect, AWS Control Tower, and strategies like blue-green deployment. Achieved 99.99% availability.

AWS ConnectAWS Control TowerCloudFormationAmazon S3Python

Automated Compliance & Security Pipeline

Built comprehensive CI/CD pipelines integrating security scanning (SAST/DAST) and compliance checks using Azure Policy and GitHub Copilot, ensuring secure delivery cycles.

Azure DevOps PipelinesSonarQubeAzure PolicyBicep

Certifications

CKA: Certified Kubernetes Administrator

The Linux Foundation

Microsoft Certified: DevOps Engineer Expert (AZ-400)

Microsoft

Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate

Microsoft

Ready to automate your infrastructure?

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