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AkhilKumar Reddy Are

Englewood

Summary

Results-driven DevOps and Cloud Infrastructure Engineer with over 7 years of experience in cloud computing, Kubernetes orchestration, automation, and network infrastructure. Expertise in AWS, VMware, Wind River, and Kubernetes ecosystems, including CI/CD pipelines, cluster management, and large-scale migrations. Proven track record in building scalable solutions for telecom networks, including O-RAN deployments and zero-touch provisioning. Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) with a strong background in scripting, containerization, and cross-team collaboration to deliver high-impact projects.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

DevOps/Cloud Infrastructure Engineer

EchoStar (formerly DISH Wireless)
02.2021 - Current
  • - Engineered automation and CI/CD pipelines using GitLab for on-premises cloud environments, including setup of new GitLab instances and deployment of proxy servers as a DevOps Engineer.
  • - Contributed to the Zero Touch Provisioning (ZTP) project for the world's first O-RAN deployment, developing RAN-based solutions for nationwide network build-out; set up test racks, collaborated with vendors on workflows from BMC installation to ESXi on VMware platforms.
  • - Transitioned to CI/CD team post-reorganization, building AWS-hosted Centralized Unit of RAN; developed CDK modules in TypeScript to create CodePipelines and Service Catalog products for seamless onboarding of ISVs and Java applications with one-click deployment.
  • - Migrated to Infrastructure team, focusing on Kubernetes cluster setup and management on private clouds (VMware and Wind River); automated cluster deployments using Airflow DAGs, deployed Helm applications, and implemented RBAC solutions with Rancher.
  • - Worked extensively with VMware products including TCA-M, vCenter, and AVI Load Balancer; led migration of network infrastructure from VMware Cloud to on-premises cloud.
  • - Automated deployment of Distributed Unit (DU) sites using Airflow DAGs on on-premises cloud; assisted teams in deploying CaaS applications and Helm charts in Kubernetes environments.
  • - Collaborated with DataOps teams to configure Prometheus for metric collection from DUs, enabling KPI gathering for RAN vendors (Mavenir and Samsung); customized Helm charts and established GitOps pipelines with ArgoCD, including a POC for Prometheus deployment on dedicated DU clusters feeding Grafana dashboards.
  • - Supported ORCID government project by setting up clusters and aiding deployments of applications like Anchore and Prometheus.
  • - Resolved day-to-day issues across RAN, DataOps, Network Engineering, and other teams in a collaborative environment.
  • - Led migration of 24,000 DU sites from VMware to Wind River platform within 4 months—a first-of-its-kind achievement; developed seamless migration solutions and automated every aspect of the process.
  • - Designed and implemented a proprietary RBAC system using DEX for secure management of 25,000 sub-clouds accessed by 200 engineers; automated cluster onboarding with Apache Airflow, centralized identity routing via PostgreSQL, dynamic kubeconfig generation with custom k8slogin tool, fleet-wide RBAC updates, enhanced security/auditability, and built-in resilience with token caching for up to 12-hour offline continuity.
  • - Customized and deployed Helm charts for applications like Twistlock, FluentBit, and Prometheus on Wind River clusters; deployed tools such as Rancher, Airflow, and ArgoCD for GitOps; assisted teams in deploying custom tools on Kubernetes clusters.
  • - Hands-on experience with AWS services including EKS, EC2, ElasticSearch, VPC, Subnets, Routing Tables, Internet Gateways, IAM, Route53, VPC Peering, S3, ELB, and RDS; converted CDK modules with version conflicts to CloudFormation templates and utilized Terraform for stack creation.
  • - Set up and managed Docker containers for Go and PHP applications, deploying into Kubernetes Pods; implemented scalable Kubernetes clusters on AWS, reducing deployment time by 50% and improving system reliability with self-healing and auto-scaling.
  • - Managed Kubernetes deployments, troubleshooting cluster issues, and provided mentoring to junior DevOps engineers on best practices.
  • - Worked with VMware tools (vCenter, vSphere, TCA), GitLab for version control, and deployed Airflow on Kubernetes for workflow scheduling and monitoring.
  • - Scripted in multiple languages (Python, Shell, Batch) on UNIX, Linux, and Windows environments.

Cloud DevOps Engineer

Fifth Third Bank
06.2019 - 12.2020
  • - Created AWS Launch configurations based on customized AMIs to configure auto-scaling groups; implemented solutions using EC2, S3, RDS, AMI, DynamoDB, Route53, Security Groups, EBS, and ELB.
  • - Managed AWS infrastructure and automation via CLI and API; worked on inbound/outbound services with Chef automation.
  • - Developed Lambda jobs and configured Roles using AWS CLI; utilized CloudFront for content delivery to improve user experience and reduce latency.
  • - Deployed AWS Storage Gateways for on-premises data migration to S3, Glacier, and EBS; launched and managed VMs in public/private subnets with load balancing and security groups via AWS console and CLI.
  • - Built microservices onboarding tools with Python and Jenkins for Kubernetes deployments and services.
  • - Established Kubernetes on AWS with Route53 from scratch; automated microservices deployments using Kubernetes and Helm, reducing deployment time by 70% and achieving 99.99% uptime.
  • - Automated microservices deployment with Kubernetes, cutting deployment time by 50%; converted Terraform modules with version conflicts to CloudFormation and updated Terraform scripts regularly.

System Engineer

TechXL Systems
05.2016 - 12.2017
  • - Designed and implemented LAN, WAN, firewalls, VPNs, and other network systems; identified security vulnerabilities and enforced procedures to meet data center security requirements.
  • - Created detailed documentation for all systems to aid IT team understanding.
  • - Verified system architecture for stability, interoperability, portability, security, and scalability; documented design specifications, installation instructions, and related information.
  • - Installed and configured Apache HTTP Server; managed Linux Firewall with IPCHAINS and IPTABLES.
  • - Configured Squid as proxy/cache server with Squid Guard for URL filtering.
  • - Repaired file systems and configured/managed network services.
  • - Set up Apache Web Server with Tomcat in load-balancing configurations.

Education

Master of Science - Computer Science

University of North Carolina At Charlotte
Charlotte, NC
05-2019

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science

CVR College Of Engineering
Hyderabad
06-2017

Skills

  • Experience with cloud infrastructure
  • AWS (EKS, EC2, S3, Lambda, CloudFormation, Terraform, CDK), VMware (vCenter, vSphere, TCA-M, AVI LB), Wind River
  • Container management
  • Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, ArgoCD, Rancher
  • Automation & CI/CD:
  • Airflow, GitLab, Jenkins, CodePipeline, GitOps
  • Monitoring & Logging:
  • Prometheus, Grafana, FluentBit, Twistlock
  • Scripting & Languages:
  • Python, Shell, Batch, TypeScript
  • Networking & Security:
  • VPC, IAM, Route53, RBAC, OIDC, DEX, Firewalls (IPCHAINS, IPTABLES), VPNs
  • Other Tools:
  • PostgreSQL, Apache HTTP Server, Tomcat, Squid, Chef

Certification

Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)

Languages

English

Timeline

DevOps/Cloud Infrastructure Engineer

EchoStar (formerly DISH Wireless)
02.2021 - Current

Cloud DevOps Engineer

Fifth Third Bank
06.2019 - 12.2020

System Engineer

TechXL Systems
05.2016 - 12.2017

Master of Science - Computer Science

University of North Carolina At Charlotte

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science

CVR College Of Engineering

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