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Abhishek Thakur

Abhishek Thakur

DevOps Engineer

Kolkata, West Bengal
80
Profile Score

About

DevOps Engineer with 2.6 years of experience across AWS and Azure, specializing in CI/CD automation, cost optimization, cloud security, and scalable infrastructure delivery. Skilled in Azure DevOps, Jenkins, Terraform, Kubernetes, Docker, and API Gateway, with expertise in managing and deploying large-scale, production-grade cloud environments. Strong in Git-based workflows, Agile practices, and containerized delivery via Docker and K8s.

Skills & Expertise (27)

AWS Advanced
9.0/10
2.6
Years Exp
CI/CD Advanced
8.7/10
2.6
Years Exp
Kubernetes Advanced
8.7/10
2.6
Years Exp
Azure Advanced
8.5/10
2.6
Years Exp
Terraform Advanced
8.5/10
2.6
Years Exp
Docker Advanced
8.5/10
2.6
Years Exp
Jenkins Advanced
8.2/10
2.6
Years Exp
API Gateway Advanced
8.2/10
2.6
Years Exp
Git-based workflows Advanced
8.0/10
2.6
Years Exp
Linux Administration Advanced
8.0/10
2.6
Years Exp
Agile Practices Advanced
7.8/10
2.6
Years Exp
Documentation Agile/Scrum VS Code Bastion Astra iTrack Jira ServiceNow Azure Monitor CloudWatch OOPs SQL PowerShell Shell Scripting C/C++ Python

Work Experience

DevOps Engineer

IBM Pvt Ltd

Aug 2023 - Present

Working for AT&T client on a high-demand streaming platform, led the design & implementation of a cost-effective cloud architecture, achieving a 30% reduction in infrastructure costs & 20% improvement in website speed. Automated patching for 150+ instances across 26 AWS accounts using Patch Manager, ensuring seamless updates and minimal downtime, while enhancing security through IAM key rotations for credentials older than 90 days. Built and maintained CI/CD pipelines (GitHub, Jenkins, CodePipeline) for Kubernetes (EKS) deployments, including PR approvals, build triggers, and pod verification across multiple environments (ST1, ST2, UAT). Enhanced cloud security by implementing VPC traffic rules (AWS) and NSG rules (Azure), managing inbound and outbound traffic with IP/URL whitelisting via the bastion portal, and strengthening CI/CD security through WAF, ACM certificate renewals, Endpoints, NLB, secret management, secure credential handling, and RBAC-based access controls for secure and scalable microservices. Configured secure SFTP integrations with S3 for multiple clients by applying appropriate IAM permissions to ensure secure data transfer, and established AWS API Gateway (including Proxy+ methods) to streamline, secure, and standardize service accessibility. Worked on StrategicContract microservice deployment using Azure DevOps Pipelines, enabling automated build, test, and release processes, which improved deployment reliability and reduced release time. Handled Change Requests (CRs) for production activities using ServiceNow, ensuring seamless execution, compliance, and secure delivery across critical applications. Automated Terraform deployments using Azure DevOps agent tools, provisioning Azure resources across Dev and Test environments through fully integrated pipelines.

Education

B.Tech in Computer Science & Engineering - RCC Institute Of Information Technology

2019 - 2023 · Afghanistan

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Profile Score Breakdown

📷 Photo 10/10
📄 Resume 10/10
💼 Job Title 10/10
✍️ Bio 10/10
🛠️ Skills 20/20
🎓 Education 10/10
⏱️ Experience 5/15
💰 Rate 0/5
🏆 Certs 0/5
Verified 5/5
Total Score 80/100

Profile Overview

Member sinceMar 2026

Availability Details

Relocation

Open to Relocation

Skills (27)

AWS CI/CD Kubernetes Azure Terraform Docker Jenkins API Gateway Git-based workflows Linux Administration +17 more