VIVEK SINGH RAI

VIVEK SINGH RAI

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About
Senior DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), and Cloud Infrastructure Leader with over 21 years of IT experience, including 14+ years driving DevOps transformation, Platform Engineering, Cloud Operations, and Infrastructure Automation across global organizations. Proven success leading high-performing engineering teams and collaborating directly with CTOs, CEOs, Engineering Leaders, and Product Organizations to deliver highly scalable, secure, reliable, and cost-efficient cloud platforms.
Experience
Senior DevOps Engineer

CHEKK

July 2024 - May 2026

- Reported directly to CEO and CTO driving cloud strategy, automation, security, and platform modernization. - Led AWS cloud cost optimization and resource rightsizing initiatives. - Designed highly available AWS infrastructure supporting production workloads. - Implemented Terraform and Ansible based Infrastructure-as-Code framework. - Built CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and Bitbucket. - Managed Kubernetes workloads across Dev, Test, Demo and Production environments. - Implemented centralized monitoring using EFK, Zabbix and CloudWatch. - Improved platform reliability and reduced operational overhead through automation.

Site Reliability Engineer

PhoenixNAP / CCBill

January 2023 - January 2024

- Led and mentored SRE and Network Engineering teams. - Managed Azure cloud infrastructure and AKS environments. - Implemented Rancher-based multi-cluster Kubernetes management. - Improved observability using Grafana, Kibana and Log Analytics. - Automated operational workflows using Ansible.

Principal Engineer – DevOps

ZestMoney

May 2022 - November 2022

- Reported directly to CTO. - Led a team of 12 DevOps, SRE and Database Engineers, Prepared shift scheduled. - Daily Standup and 1-1 meeting with Team members. - Managed 200+ AWS nodes supporting 500+ Kubernetes pods with HPA and Cluster AutoScaler. - Implemented cloud cost optimization strategies. - Enhanced reliability and scalability of cloud-native platforms.

Tech Manager – DevOps

GreyOrange

March 2016 - May 2022

- Directly reporting to the CTO and collaborating with engineering leadership on technology strategy, scalability, and platform transformation initiatives. - Drove cloud and infrastructure cost optimization programs across AWS, Azure, and GCP, improving efficiency while maintaining service reliability. - Leading & Mentoring DevOps/SRE members. - Provided leadership in DevOps strategy, operations, cost-optimization, innovation, and efficiency improvement.

Manager Technology – DevOps

FIS (RBS Living Project)

January 2015 - March 2016

- Managed the Living Project infrastructure supporting Development, Pre-Production, and Production environments. - Led a team of 8 Infrastructure and Database Administrators supporting mission-critical banking applications. - Responsible for strategic planning, budgeting, resource allocation, and operational excellence.

Lead MTS – DevOps

Aarde Technosoft Pvt. Ltd

July 2013 - January 2015

- Managed 50+ Linux servers across Development, QA, Staging, and Production environments. - Successfully migrated the complete infrastructure from traditional hosting to AWS cloud.

System Administrator

Info Edge India Limited

February 2012 - July 2013

- Managed large-scale Linux infrastructure supporting India's leading internet brands including Naukri.com, 99acres.com, Jeevansathi.com, Brijj.com, and Shiksha.com.

System Administrator

Banyan Netfaqs Pvt. Ltd

December 2010 - January 2012

- Managed Linux infrastructure, enterprise storage platforms, and web hosting environments supporting major media websites.

System Administrator

Limelabs India Pvt. Ltd

August 2007 - February 2010

- Managed multi-server Linux environments supporting Development, Testing, and Production platforms.

System Administrator

PCS Technology Ltd

September 2005 - August 2007

- Provided Linux, Windows, Network, and Security administration services across enterprise environments.

Education
Bachelor of Commerce

Rani Durgavati University, Jabalpur

January 2000 - January 2003

Field: Commerce

Skills
Advanced
Azure Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
Expert
Ansible AWS Kubernetes Linux Terraform
Intermediate
Python Shell Scripting
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