Sahil P.
DevOps Engineer | GCP | Kubernetes | Terraform | SRE | CI/CD
Resilient, observable infrastructure designed to scale with your business. Six years of GCP, Kubernetes, and SRE expertise reducing downtime, cutting cloud costs, and eliminating deployment risk. ● 6+ years of hands-on experience as a DevOps & Cloud Engineer specializing in Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Kubernetes orchestration, and SRE practices. ● Expertise in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform and Ansible for automated, scalable, and resilient cloud architectures. ● Strong proficiency in Kubernetes (GKE & EKS), including cluster optimization, autoscaling, service mesh, and workload management. ● Advanced CI/CD automation skills using Jenkins, GitHub Actions, and GitLab CI for zero-downtime deployments. ● Deep Linux systems expertise with advanced shell scripting (Bash) and Python for system hardening and performance optimization. ● Specialized in Observability using Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, and Stackdriver to reduce incidents and monitor SLAs. ● Proven track record in designing secure, HIPAA-compliant, and multi-tenant SaaS infrastructures. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES 1. Cloud Architecture & Infrastructure as Code (IaC) ● Architected and deployed scalable GCP environments using Compute Engine, GKE, Cloud Storage, and VPC. ● Automated end-to-end infrastructure provisioning using Terraform modules for VPC, Cloud NAT, IAM, and Cloud SQL. ● Implemented configuration management via Ansible to ensure environment standardization and reduce operational overhead. 2. Kubernetes Orchestration & Containerization ● Designed and managed GKE-based microservices with node pool optimization and secure service communication. ● Hardened Kubernetes security using RBAC policies, network policies, and private clusters. ● Streamlined application packaging and deployment using Docker and Helm-based charts. 3. CI/CD Pipeline Engineering ● Engineered robust CI/CD pipelines in GitHub Actions, Jenkins, and GitLab CI for container builds and automated testing. ● Implemented advanced deployment strategies, including Canary, Blue-Green, and Rolling updates, improving system uptime by 35%. ● Integrated automated rollback mechanisms and artifact versioning to ensure delivery pipeline reliability. 4. SRE, Monitoring & Observability ● Built comprehensive observability frameworks using Prometheus, Grafana, and Stackdriver for real-time metrics and alerting. ● Integrated SLO-based alerting and error budgets into incident workflows to improve service reliability. ● Optimized system performance by automating failover, pod disruption budgets, and resilient service deployments. 5. Security, Compliance & Networking ● Ensured data protection and compliance (including HIPAA) using KMS encryption, IAM least-privilege, and audit logging. ● Secured cloud networks using VPC Service Controls, ingress/egress firewalls, and IAM conditions. ● Managed identity and access through IAM and RBAC to enforce strict tenant isolation in multi-tenant SaaS platforms. 6. Event-Driven & Serverless Solutions ● Designed high-performance event-driven workflows using Pub/Sub, Cloud Functions, and EventArc, achieving up to 60% latency reduction. ● Integrated Cloud Run for serverless execution and cost-effective scaling of background processes.
Earnings and projects
Last 6 months ÷ 6
Last 6 months: $3.8k
Billed in all: $7,171$7.2k
$1.9k in the last 6 months
Across 4 contracts
Earnings, last 30 days
Skill rankings: Top 13% in G-Cloud
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