Suhail A B

About Me

End-to-End Infrastructure & Cloud Expert

Highly motivated and enthusiastic DevOps Engineer with 11+ years of experience in managing end-to-end infrastructure across AWS Cloud and On-premises environments. Deep expertise in Linux and Windows Server Administration, Virtualization, Containerization, Automation, and CI/CD pipeline development.

Extensive hands-on experience in architecting, implementing, and managing production workloads on AWS, leveraging services such as EC2, EBS, S3, ECS, ELB, ALB, RDS, EFS, CloudFront, CloudWatch, and Auto Scaling for scalable and secure deployments.

Strong proficiency in Docker, Kubernetes (EKS), and Consul Service Mesh for microservices orchestration and containerized application management, including setup, monitoring, and troubleshooting of large-scale Kubernetes clusters.

11+

Years Experience

AWS

CSA Certified

K8s

Expert

Work Experience

My professional journey in DevOps and Cloud Engineering

Nov 2021 - Present

Encora Inc.

Lead DevOps Engineer

Kubernetes cluster management, automation, and observability initiatives across AWS and on-premises environments, enhancing system scalability, reliability, and visibility.

Managed and optimized Kubernetes clusters with a focus on scalability, reliability, and troubleshooting
Implemented Consul and Istio Service Mesh integrations with Vault in AWS EKS for secure service communication
Automated infrastructure provisioning and deployments using Terraform, Shell scripts, and GitHub-based CI/CD workflows
Deployed Prometheus, Grafana, Jaeger, and Loki for monitoring, tracing, and centralized logging

AWSEKSK8sJenkinsDockerGrafanaTerraformConsulIstio

Apr 2018 - Nov 2021

TransNeuron Technologies Pvt Ltd

Senior DevOps Engineer

Architected, implemented, and managed scalable production workloads on AWS while leading a 3-member DevOps team.

Designed and implemented a scalable, flexible, and secure AWS infrastructure for the National Skill Development Portal
Led a 3-member DevOps team, overseeing CI/CD pipelines, automation, and production environment stability
Managed monolithic and containerized infrastructures using Docker, Ansible, Jenkins, and Kubernetes
Administered DevOps tools including Nagios, MongoDB, MySQL, Redis, RabbitMQ, Nginx, Apache, Node, and Go servers

AWSDockerECSRDSNagiosMongoDBAnsible

Jan 2017 - Apr 2018

Snapwiz Edutec India Pvt Ltd

DevOps Engineer

Managed infrastructure for Glider (AI-based talent assessment platform) and Edulastic (K-12 online assessment platform).

Built and automated hybrid infrastructure using AWS services (EC2, RDS, ALB, EFS, Elastic Beanstalk)
Implemented Docker-based deployments and automated workflows using Ansible, Jenkins, and Shell scripting
Configured ELK stack monitoring and managed databases including MySQL, MongoDB, and Redis

DockerAWSLinuxELKNagiosMongoDBMySQL

Jun 2013 - Jul 2016

Aptus Software Labs

Systems Engineer

Started as Linux Administrator, worked with clients including Warner Bros. Gaming, Galderma, and leading eCommerce applications.

Administered Linux and Windows servers, managing AWS services (EC2, S3, ELB, Auto Scaling, CloudWatch)
Worked with Chef, Ansible, Nagios, and Grafana to automate infrastructure setup and monitoring
Led a NOC team of 10+ L1 engineers, overseeing production monitoring and first-line troubleshooting

LinuxAWSChefAnsibleNagiosGrafana

Technical Skills

Technologies and tools I work with

AWS Services

EC2 EBS S3 EFS RDS ELB/ALB CloudWatch CloudFront ECS EKS Elastic Beanstalk Auto Scaling

Containers & Orchestration

Kubernetes Docker EKS ECS Consul Service Mesh Istio Vault

CI/CD & Automation

Jenkins GitHub Actions GitLab CI/CD ArgoCD Terraform Ansible Chef

Monitoring & Logging

Prometheus Grafana Elasticsearch Logstash Kibana Nagios CloudWatch Jaeger Loki

Databases

PostgreSQL MySQL MariaDB MongoDB Redis Vertica RabbitMQ

Web & App Servers

Nginx Apache Tomcat JBoss Node.js Go Server

Programming & Scripting

Python Bash Shell Scripting YAML HCL

Operating Systems

Linux Windows Server Ubuntu CentOS RHEL

Key Projects

Notable implementations and achievements

Kubernetes Cluster Management

Managed and optimized large-scale Kubernetes clusters with focus on scalability, reliability, and troubleshooting. Implemented Consul and Istio Service Mesh with Vault for secure service communication in AWS EKS.

K8s EKS Consul Istio Vault

National Skill Development Portal

Designed and implemented a scalable, flexible, and secure AWS infrastructure for India's National Skill Development Portal. Led a 3-member DevOps team overseeing CI/CD pipelines and production stability.

AWS Docker Jenkins Ansible

Observability Stack Implementation

Deployed comprehensive observability solution using Prometheus, Grafana, Jaeger, and Loki for monitoring, tracing, and centralized logging to enhance system visibility and performance insights.

Prometheus Grafana Jaeger Loki

Glider & Edulastic Infrastructure

Built hybrid infrastructure for AI-based talent assessment platform (Glider) and K-12 online assessment platform (Edulastic). Implemented Docker-based deployments with ELK stack monitoring.

AWS Docker ELK Elastic Beanstalk

Warner Bros. Gaming Infrastructure

Led NOC team of 10+ L1 engineers for production monitoring and troubleshooting. Automated infrastructure using Chef, Ansible, Nagios, and Grafana for diverse client projects.

Chef Ansible Nagios AWS

IaC & CI/CD Automation

Automated infrastructure provisioning and deployments using Terraform, Shell scripts, and GitHub-based CI/CD workflows. Ensured seamless build, deployment, and release processes across multiple environments.

Terraform GitHub Actions Jenkins Shell