+ Platform and Cloud Operations Engineer with enterprise experience in
+ securing, scaling, and optimizing infrastructure across Microsoft,
+ Cisco, and Splunk environments. I build reliable cloud platforms with
+ Kubernetes, Terraform, Go, Python, and a security-first mindset shaped
+ by enterprise cloud support, compliance analysis, and production
+ operations.
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+ Transitioned to Cisco following the Splunk acquisition,
+ continuing core platform engineering and Kubernetes operator
+ initiatives.
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+ Extended Cisco/Splunk platform work into Kubernetes
+ operator development, building higher-level abstractions for
+ stateful workloads in Go.
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+ Focused on PostgreSQL Day-1 and Day-2 lifecycle automation,
+ using AI-augmented workflows for rapid iteration, boilerplate
+ generation, and debugging.
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Cloud Operations - Splunk
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+ Infrastructure automation, observability | Dec 2023 - Nov 2024
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+ Engineered Terraform and Python automation for a large-scale
+ AWS RDS fleet upgrade and Intel-to-Graviton migration, a team
+ initiative that delivered $500k+ in cost optimization.
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+ Developed SPL-based observability dashboards and used Splunk
+ Dynamic Templates (Loki) to track infrastructure state and
+ lifecycle events across the fleet.
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Microsoft Defender for Cloud Support - LTIMindtree
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+ Cloud security, DevSecOps support | Apr 2023 - Nov 2023
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+ Provided advanced support for enterprise cloud environments,
+ focusing on Cloud Security Posture Management, workload
+ protection, and complex cloud security incident resolution.
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+ Troubleshot security configuration, vulnerability assessment,
+ and operational reliability issues in production
+ environments.
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+ Translated complex security findings into actionable
+ engineering guidance for customer and internal stakeholders.
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Earlier Experience
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Legal Adviser & Compliance Specialist
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Private practice / Medpos Ltd. | 2013 - 2022
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+ Managed legal analysis, contracts, documentation, and regulatory
+ compliance work, strengthening the audit-oriented mindset now
+ applied to DevSecOps and platform engineering.
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Selected Projects
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Splunk Operator: PostgreSQL Platform Controllers
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+ Go, Kubernetes, Operators, PostgreSQL, CloudNativePG,
+ AI-Augmented Development
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+ Engineered core APIs, including PostgresCluster, PostgresDatabase,
+ and class-based provisioning primitives, to establish a higher-level
+ PostgreSQL platform layer for Splunk on Kubernetes. Added
+ CNPG-backed reconciliation and Day-1/Day-2 lifecycle management for
+ enterprise stateful workloads.
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+ Architected and deployed a multilingual web application with a
+ Go-based REST API and React frontend. Containerized the backend for
+ Google Cloud Run, enabling scale-to-zero delivery, and integrated
+ Firebase for NoSQL-backed state and localization support.
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+ Architected a secure real-time communication platform deployed on
+ OCI and provisioned entirely with Terraform. Built a hardened
+ deployment path with custom coturn configuration, DTLS fingerprint
+ verification, ephemeral state cleanup, and AES-GCM payload
+ encryption.
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