Nikhil Shah

Kubernetes Engineer

DevOps & CloudDevOps EngineerKubernetesAvailable for hire
Experience
4+ yrs
Skills
29
Projects
5
Certifications
2

Kubernetes Engineer with 4 years of experience building and operating containerized platforms on AWS. Experienced with Amazon EKS, Docker, Helm, GitLab CI, Terraform, Prometheus, Grafana, Istio, and production support for microservices.

Expertise & skills

Core Skills
KubernetesDockerHelmKustomizeAWS (EKSEC2IAMECRCloudWatch)GitLab CIJenkinsTerraformAnsiblePrometheusGrafanaLokiIstio Service MeshLinuxBashYAMLGitAmazon EKS AdministrationHelm Chart DevelopmentService MeshCI/CD AutomationInfrastructure as CodeAutoscalingCluster UpgradesProduction Support

Selected projects

E-Commerce Kubernetes Platform

AWS EKSHelmTerraform
  • Managed production EKS clusters.
  • Created reusable Helm charts.
  • Implemented Cluster Autoscaler.
  • Configured RBAC and IAM roles.
  • Achievements:
  • Reduced infrastructure cost by 25%.

GitLab CI Deployment Automation

GitLab CIDockerKubernetes
  • Built CI/CD pipelines.
  • Automated image builds.
  • Implemented blue-green deployments.
  • Supported release automation.
  • Achievements:
  • Deployment time reduced by 70%.

Service Mesh Implementation

IstioKubernetes
  • Configured traffic routing.
  • Enabled mTLS.
  • Implemented canary deployments.
  • Monitored service communication.
  • Achievements:
  • Improved application reliability.

Monitoring & Logging

PrometheusGrafanaLoki
  • Created dashboards.
  • Configured alert rules.
  • Centralized container logs.
  • Achievements:
  • Reduced incident resolution time by 40%.

Security Hardening

TrivyKubernetes
  • Scanned container images.
  • Applied security policies.
  • Managed secrets securely.
  • Achievements:
  • Improved compliance posture.

Core competencies

Amazon EKS AdministrationHelm Chart DevelopmentService MeshCI/CD AutomationInfrastructure as CodeAutoscalingCluster UpgradesProduction SupportStrong analytical skillsProduction troubleshootingAutomation mindsetTeam collaborationFast learner

Certifications

  • AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate
  • Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)

Education

  • Bachelor of Engineering

    L.D. College of Engineering

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