Summary
Work History
Education
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Certification
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Timeline
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KAVITHA G R

KAVITHA G R

Senior Cloud DevOps Engineer
Sant Cugat Del Vallès,B

Summary

DevOps professional with expertise in CI/CD, infrastructure management, and cloud platforms (Azure, AWS). Skilled in Jenkins, GitLab, Docker, and Kubernetes. Strong in integrating security, ensuring high availability, optimizing costs, and driving automation to deliver scalable, secure cloud-native solutions

Professional in field, bringing extensive experience in automating and streamlining operations, contributing to improved efficiency and reliability. Known for collaborative approach and consistent focus on achieving results. Expertise in cloud infrastructure, continuous integration, and deployment practices. Valued for adaptability and dependability in dynamic environments.

Work History

Senior Cloud DevOps Engineer

Levotel Data System LLP
Bangalore, India
04.2025 - 12.2025
  • Designed and operated hybrid cloud and on-prem infrastructure for ISP and internal platforms
  • Developed Terraform modules for infrastructure standardization
  • Implemented CI/CD pipelines for automated deployments
  • Supported production environments, troubleshooting incidents and ensuring high availability
  • Contributed to networking and security architecture improvements

Sr. Digital Architect – DevSecOps

Kohler India Corporation Pvt Ltd
Bangalore, India (Remote)
11.2024 - 03.2025
  • Designed and validated enterprise-scale Azure architectures, aligning platform decisions with business and security requirements.
  • Led cloud governance initiatives, implementing policies, automation, and compliance guardrails across environments.
  • Worked closely with security and architecture teams to eliminate technical bottlenecks and ensure smooth production deployments.
  • Optimized cloud spends using Azure Cost Management and Apptio, improving cost visibility and efficiency

Lead Specialist – DevSecOps

Kohler India Corporation Pvt Ltd
05.2023 - 10.2024
  • Built and evolved Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines using YAML for infrastructure and application delivery.
  • Implemented Infrastructure as Code using Terraform to provision Azure resources in a secure and repeatable manner.
  • Developed PowerShell and shell scripts to automate compliance checks, monitoring, and operational tasks.
  • Integrated Vault for secure secret management within pipelines and clusters.
  • Led container platforms using Docker, Kubernetes, and ArgoCD, enabling scalable and resilient deployments.
  • Mentored engineers, performed design reviews, and ensured adoption of DevSecOps best practices.

Cloud DevOps Engineer

Kohler India Corporation Pvt Ltd
Bangalore, India (Remote)
03.2022 - 05.2023
  • Built automated Azure DevOps pipelines to streamline delivery and speed up releases.
  • Created Ansible roles and playbooks for efficient configuration management.
  • Automated repetitive tasks with scripts for compliance checks and monitoring.
  • Provided hands-on support during launches and outages, coordinating with Microsoft support.
  • Implemented IaC frameworks for secure, self-service infrastructure provisioning.
  • Enforced cloud security practices aligned with enterprise and regulatory standards.

DevOps & Build Release Engineer

Cura Solutions
Bangalore, Karnataka, IND (Remote)
09.2013 - 03.2022
  • Automated deployment of Docker containers to AWS EC2 using Bash and Ansible; containerized all services and applications.
  • Built and maintained infrastructure using Terraform; managed infrastructure states and automated provisioning.
  • Administered Kubernetes clusters and set up testing environments; deployed and orchestrated applications using Kubernetes and Docker Swarm.
  • Developed custom Docker images, supported CI/CD pipelines for microservices, and improved scalability and development workflows

Education

Digital Communication and Networking

Dayanada Sagar College
Bangalore
10-2010

B.E - Electronica and Communication

Sridevi Institute of Technology
Tumkur
10-2007

Skills

  • Cloud Infrastructure Architecture: Azure, AWS
  • Kubernetes Platform Engineering: Kubernetes
  • Infrastructure as Code: Terraform, Helm
  • CI/CD Pipeline Automation: CI/CD
  • Cloud Security & Governance: Cloud Security, Governance
  • Identity and Access Management (RBAC, Vault): RBAC, Vault
  • Observability & Monitoring: Observability, Monitoring
  • Security Compliance & Policy Enforcement: Security Compliance, Policy Enforcement
  • Server Configuration Management Tools: Ansible
  • Web Application Server: Apache, Tomcat
  • SCM Tools: GIT, GITHUB, Bitbucket
  • Scripting Language: Shell, PowerShell, JSON, Yaml
  • Monitoring and logging
  • Linux operating system
  • Infrastructure automation
  • Containerization technologies

Certification

  • Designing Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Solutions - Microsoft
  • Designing & Implementing Microsoft DevOps Solutions - Microsoft
  • Terraform Associate (002 & 003) - HashiCorp
  • AZ-104 Azure Administrator - Microsoft
  • AZ-900 Azure Fundamentals - Microsoft
  • Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) -The Linux Foundation

Languages

English (C1), Spanish (A2)

Timeline

Senior Cloud DevOps Engineer

Levotel Data System LLP
04.2025 - 12.2025

Sr. Digital Architect – DevSecOps

Kohler India Corporation Pvt Ltd
11.2024 - 03.2025

Lead Specialist – DevSecOps

Kohler India Corporation Pvt Ltd
05.2023 - 10.2024

Cloud DevOps Engineer

Kohler India Corporation Pvt Ltd
03.2022 - 05.2023

DevOps & Build Release Engineer

Cura Solutions
09.2013 - 03.2022

Digital Communication and Networking

Dayanada Sagar College

B.E - Electronica and Communication

Sridevi Institute of Technology

Awards & Recognition

  • Star Leader Award - Levotel, Recognized for strong team leadership and delivery excellence, leading high-performing teams and ensuring consistent, high-quality outcomes.
  • Rockstar of the Year – Kohler, Recognized for delivering operational excellence and cloud compliance, ensuring stability, security, and reliability across critical production environments.
  • Star Performer (Multiple Times) – Kohler, Awarded on a monthly basis for driving automation initiatives, developing reusable Terraform modules, and successfully productionizing infrastructure solutions at scale.
KAVITHA G RSenior Cloud DevOps Engineer