SHANMUGANANTHAN A K

Cloud Engineer
shanmugananthan.com | linkedin.com/in/shanmugananthan

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Cloud Engineer and DevOps professional with 3+ years of experience designing, automating, and managing scalable cloud infrastructure. Proven expertise in AWS, Linux, Docker, Jenkins, Ansible, and Cloudflare. Skilled in CI/CD pipeline automation, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), intelligent monitoring, and AI-assisted incident response. Track record of delivering zero-downtime deployments and optimizing system performance in production environments.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Cloud Platforms: AWS (EC2, EBS, RDS, S3, CloudFront, Route 53, ACM, Auto Scaling), Azure (VMs, Static Web Apps), DigitalOcean, Contabo

DevOps & IaC: Docker, Jenkins, Terraform, Ansible, Shell Scripting, Git, GitHub, Bitbucket

Monitoring & AIOps: Grafana, Loki, Nagios, Datadog, Cloudflare (CDN, DNS, DDoS Protection)

Servers & Databases: Linux, Apache, MySQL, MongoDB, cPanel, DNS Management

App Deployment: PHP Web Applications, Android App Publishing (Google Play), iOS App Publishing (App Store)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Cloud Engineer | Kripya Solutions Oct 2025 – Present
  • Configured and managed C8 applications in high-availability production environments, ensuring optimal uptime and performance.
  • Monitored infrastructure health using Nagios, Grafana, and Datadog; proactively identified and resolved server incidents to minimize downtime.
  • Performed root cause analysis (RCA) on production issues, documenting findings and implementing preventive measures.
  • Automated client onboarding into monitoring systems using Ansible playbooks, reducing setup time significantly.
  • Managed scheduled backup operations and license renewals, maintaining data integrity and compliance.
  • Ensured zero-downtime application deployments through rolling update strategies and pre-deployment validation.
System Administrator | Trioangle Technologies Jun 2023 – Oct 2025
  • Deployed and maintained PHP web applications across AWS, DigitalOcean, Contabo, and cPanel hosting environments.
  • Architected scalable AWS infrastructure leveraging EC2, RDS, S3, CloudFront, Route 53, and ACM for high-availability systems.
  • Enhanced application performance and security by implementing Cloudflare CDN with DDoS protection, reducing latency and attack surface.
  • Built and maintained CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, automating build, test, and deployment workflows across development and production branches.
  • Automated server provisioning and configuration management using shell scripting, reducing manual effort and human error.
  • Configured Grafana, Loki, and Nagios dashboards and alerting rules for real-time infrastructure monitoring.
  • Provided on-call support for critical production incidents, coordinating rapid resolution to meet SLA requirements.
  • Managed MySQL and MongoDB databases including backups, performance tuning, and query optimization.
  • Published Android and iOS mobile applications to Google Play Console and Apple App Store, managing release pipelines end-to-end.

EDUCATION

Master of Computer Applications (MCA) — CGPA: 7.9 / 10.0
Mepco Schlenk Engineering College, Sivakasi | 2022


Bachelor of Computer Applications (BCA) — CGPA: 6.1 / 10.0
Mannar Thirumalai Naicker College, Madurai | 2019

KEY COMPETENCIES

Cloud Infrastructure Design • CI/CD Automation • Infrastructure as Code (IaC) • Incident Management & RCA • Performance Monitoring • Database Administration • Security & DDoS Mitigation • Server Provisioning & Automation • Mobile App Deployment • On-Call Production Support