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Sandeep Pochu

Sandeep Pochu

Sr DevOps Engineer

Bangalore, India
80
Profile Score

About

As a DevOps Engineer with 9 years of experience automating software delivery and managing cloud infrastructure for high availability and scalability. Proficient in AWS, GCP, Kubernetes, Jenkins, Terraform and Python, with expertise in CI/CD pipeline implementation and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform. Expertise in monitoring and observability with Prometheus and Grafana to enhance system reliability and reduce response times. Collaborative, improvement-driven professional with a strong focus on automation and operational efficiency in DevOps environments.

Skills & Expertise (19)

Kubernetes Expert
9.1/10
8
Years Exp
Terraform Expert
9.0/10
8
Years Exp
AWS Expert
8.8/10
8
Years Exp
GCP Advanced
8.5/10
5
Years Exp
ArgoCD Advanced
8.2/10
4
Years Exp
RHEL CentOS LINUX Shell Python GitHub Actions Grafana Prometheus Ansible Docker Jenkins Git Istio Helm

Work Experience

DevOps Engineer

SAP Labs

Sep 2018 - Apr 2023

Developed reusable Terraform modules to standardize infrastructure deployment across multiple projects, improving consistency and reducing manual effort. Developed Kubernetes deployment strategies to manage containerized applications and services, resulting in improved scalability and reliability with 90% efficiency. Responsible for Continuous Integration (CI) and Continuous Delivery (CD) process implementation using Jenkins along Python scripts to automate routine jobs. Optimized AWS costs by creating a Lambda function to find and delete unused EBS snapshots, reducing unnecessary storage expenses. Implemented security controls at org level in GCP which was defined by security team.

Application Support Engineer

Cybage

Oct 2014 - Oct 2015

Worked as part of an Agile DevOps team, implementing CI/CD pipelines in Jenkins to automate build, test and deployment processes. Installed and configured Apache Tomcat and Apache HTTP Server, automating deployment work flows to ensure consistent and reliable application delivery. Deployed .WAR files on Tomcat servers through automated pipelines, improving deployment speed and reducing downtime. Troubleshoot performance issues such as application slowness, Out Of Memory errors and stuck threads using thread dumps, heap analysis and monitoring tools. Automated SSL certificate management for web and application servers, strengthening system security and reducing manual overhead.

Sr DevOps Engineer

Harman International India Pvt Ltd

Nov 2025 - Present

Built reusable Terraform modules orchestrated via Terragrunt for networking, compute, IAM and Kubernetes clusters across multiple cloud accounts/subscriptions. Set up role-based access control (RBAC) and integrated Argo CD with Keycloak/OIDC for secure, centralized authentication and authorization. Configured Istio traffic management (Virtual Services, Destination Rules and Gateways) to implement canary releases and traffic splitting.

Sr DevOps Engineer

Axway Inc

Jun 2023 - Dec 2024

Managed containerized applications on Kubernetes, ensuring they were scalable, highly available and resource efficient. Automated and streamlined deployments in the Kubernetes environment using ArgoCD. Implemented infrastructure as code using Terraform provisioned and configured cloud resources on AWS, GCP. This reduced infrastructure provisioning time by 50%. Defined Istio Gateway and Virtual Service configurations to control ingress and egress traffic and implemented mTLS (mutual TLS) within service mesh to enable secure and efficient communication between services. Ensuring health and performance of the cluster by implementing monitoring and observability using Prometheus and Grafana which decreased mean time to resolution by 40%.

Sr DevOps Engineer

Walmart

Jan 2025 - Sep 2025

Built and managed containerized applications with Kubernetes and Helm to simplify deployments and rollouts, which improved scalability and reliability while allowing smooth, zero-downtime upgrades. Designed and optimized CI/CD pipelines, using ArgoCD to automate deployments in Kubernetes, which streamlined workflows and ensured fast, reliable delivery across regions and environments. Integrated Prometheus, Grafana and ELK for end-to-end monitoring and log management, providing real-time visibility, proactive alerting and expedited incident response. Automated the deployment and management of Databricks clusters using Terraform, enabling reproducible infrastructure and seamless integration with cloud services. Implemented Python automation to enforce organizational security policies by automatically reverting misconfigured storage and unencrypted resources without KMS keys, lowering production security risks.

Associate Engineer

Telekom Malaysia

Aug 2013 - Jul 2014

Installed, configured and maintained Linux servers (CentOS, RHEL), ensuring stable and secure production environments. Applied system patches and updates to maintain compliance and reduce security vulnerabilities. Monitored system performance, CPU, memory, disk usage and proactively resolved resource bottlenecks. Automated routine administrative tasks (backups, monitoring and cleanup) using python scripts to save time and minimize errors. Configured and managed cron jobs for scheduled tasks, backups and system health checks.

Education

Master’s in Computer Science - Wilmington University

2016 - 2018 · Afghanistan

Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science - JNTU Hyderabad

2006 - 2010 · 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 sinceDec 2024

Availability Details

Visa Status

Citizen

Relocation

Open to Relocation

Skills (19)

Kubernetes Terraform AWS GCP ArgoCD RHEL CentOS LINUX Shell Python +9 more