Senior DevOps Engineer - Cloud, FinTech, Reliability

Chandan Kumar
Building secure fintech cloud platforms that scale.

Focus: Platform Engineering

Senior DevOps and cloud engineer with hands-on experience building production infrastructure for fintech and high-growth engineering teams. I bring Kubernetes, Terraform, CI/CD, GitOps, observability, cloud security and cost optimization together to deliver reliable platforms, faster releases and stronger uptime.

Production platform focus
Secure releases. Reliable operations.
Cloud architecture Secure AWS, Azure and GCP foundations for business-critical workloads.
Release automation CI/CD and GitOps pipelines that make deployments faster and repeatable.
Operational excellence Monitoring, alerts, incident readiness and uptime-focused engineering.
Kubernetes Terraform ArgoCD Prometheus Cloud Security
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95%
Faster deployments
Multi-cloud
AWS / Azure / GCP
FinTech
Payments-ready reliability
Chandan Kumar
FinTech-grade cloud platforms and automation
Chandan Kumar
Chandan Kumar
Senior DevOps Engineer
Mumbai, India
KubernetesTerraformGitOpsCI/CDSecurity
5+ Years
30% Cloud cost optimized
24/7 Production ownership
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Platform operating model

From infrastructure changes to production confidence.

I connect cloud architecture, GitOps delivery, security controls and observability into one practical operating flow for engineering teams.

01 Plan IaC review, network design, cost guardrails
02 Secure Policy checks, secrets, image scanning
03 Release CI/CD, GitOps sync, controlled rollout
04 Observe Metrics, logs, alerts, incident readiness
GitOps Traceable releases
DevSecOps Shift-left quality
SRE Always-on mindset
Operating Suite

DevOps Capabilities Built Like Products

A fintech-inspired platform suite for secure infrastructure, fast releases, observability and production reliability.

CF

Cloud Foundation

AWS, Azure and GCP landing zones with network, IAM, security and cost guardrails.

Terraform / IAM / VPC
RE

Release Engine

CI/CD and GitOps workflows for controlled deployments, rollback and audit-ready releases.

Jenkins / ArgoCD / Actions
SG

Security Gates

Container scanning, quality checks and policy controls embedded before production.

Trivy / SonarQube / Nexus
OG

Observability Grid

Metrics, dashboards, alerts and incident signals for always-on platform ownership.

Prometheus / Grafana / Logs
CI

Cost Intelligence

Usage analysis, right-sizing and optimization reviews that reduce cloud waste.

FinOps / SRE / Reports
PR

Production Readiness

Runbooks, rollout plans and reliability reviews for business-critical fintech systems.

Runbooks / DR / Uptime
Technologies

DevOps Toolbox

Tools I use to design secure fintech platforms, automate releases, and operate production systems with confidence.

Journey

Work Experience

Senior DevOps experience across fintech platforms, Kubernetes operations, infrastructure automation, release engineering, and production reliability.

Fiat Payments

Senior DevOps Engineer
Oct 2025 - Present

Leading platform engineering for fintech-grade cloud systems with a focus on secure releases, Kubernetes operations, automation, and high-availability payment infrastructure.

KubernetesTerraformArgoCDCI/CDObservability
  • Designing scalable cloud infrastructure patterns for secure, compliant and production-critical fintech workloads.
  • Building GitOps workflows with ArgoCD and Kubernetes to improve deployment consistency across environments.
  • Improving release automation and reducing deployment effort by 95% through CI/CD optimization.
  • Driving DevOps standards, platform documentation and reliability practices for engineering teams.

Liane Care

Freelance DevOps Consultant
Aug 2023 - Aug 2025

Delivered cloud automation, CI/CD pipelines and Kubernetes monitoring for healthcare-oriented workloads, improving release reliability and operational visibility.

JenkinsGitHub ActionsPrometheusGrafanaAnsible
  • Designed CI/CD workflows using Jenkins, ArgoCD and GitHub Actions for repeatable application delivery.
  • Implemented Kubernetes monitoring and alerting using Prometheus and Grafana for faster issue detection.
  • Automated infrastructure provisioning with Terraform and Ansible to reduce manual configuration risk.
  • Standardized deployment processes and reduced human error across cloud environments.

SupplyOp Software

Freelance DevOps Consultant
Mar 2023 - Aug 2023

Built automation-first DevOps foundations for containerized applications, improving infrastructure repeatability, scalability and cost efficiency.

DockerKubernetesTerraformJenkinsCost Optimization
  • Implemented CI/CD pipelines across Jenkins, Docker and Kubernetes for faster application rollout.
  • Automated cloud resource provisioning with Terraform and Ansible for consistent environments.
  • Improved scalability and reduced infrastructure costs by 30% through right-sizing and automation.

Oodles Technologies

Sr. Associate Consultant DevOps
May 2022 - Nov 2022

Supported client delivery teams with DevOps consulting, containerization and release automation across multiple application environments.

GitJenkinsDockerRelease Management
  • Managed source control, build pipelines and deployment workflows for application teams.
  • Implemented containerized delivery using Git, Jenkins and Docker across multiple environments.
  • Improved deployment consistency by streamlining release processes and environment handoffs.

Ekstasis Technologies Pvt Ltd

DevOps Engineer
Oct 2019 - Jan 2022

Built the foundation of hands-on cloud operations, AWS administration, monitoring and deployment support for production application teams.

AWSEC2S3RDSIAMMonitoring
  • Configured AWS infrastructure including EC2, S3, RDS, VPC and IAM for application workloads.
  • Implemented monitoring and routine task automation to improve operational consistency.
  • Collaborated with developers to troubleshoot releases and improve deployment workflows.
Portfolio

Featured Projects

Selected cloud, Kubernetes, infrastructure-as-code, fintech release automation and operational analysis work shaped around production reliability.

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Secure Kubernetes

Air-Gapped Kubernetes Platform

Designed a secure cluster setup approach for isolated environments where internet access, artifact control and operational repeatability matter.

KubernetesContainer RegistrySecurityOffline Artifacts
Outcome: stronger deployment control for restricted environments with a clear path for cluster bootstrap and artifact governance.
Hashnode write-up Read more
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Cloud Infrastructure

Azure AKS Platform on Custom VNet

Provisioned AKS with Terraform on a custom virtual network, integrating ingress, DNS and TLS patterns for production-style application delivery.

Azure AKSTerraformNGINX IngressExternal DNSTLS
Outcome: repeatable AKS infrastructure with clearer networking boundaries and automated ingress readiness for application teams.
Medium article Read more
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Private Cloud Security

Private AKS with Bastion and ACR

Built a private AKS architecture using Bastion access and Azure Container Registry patterns to reduce public exposure for container workloads.

Private AKSBastionACRNetworkingSecurity
Outcome: hardened deployment architecture with private cluster access and secure image delivery for sensitive workloads.
Medium article Read more
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Current FinTech Work

Payment Platform Release Automation

Built a production-focused release workflow for fintech services, connecting CI/CD, approvals, rollout visibility and rollback readiness for safer payment deployments.

FinTechCI/CDGitOpsRollbackRelease Governance
Outcome: faster controlled releases, reduced manual deployment effort, and stronger confidence for business-critical payment systems.
Production platform work Discuss architecture
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AWS Platform Engineering

EKS GitOps Operations Platform

Designed an AWS Kubernetes operating model with GitOps delivery, environment separation, observability hooks and infrastructure-as-code foundations.

AWS EKSArgoCDTerraformPrometheusGrafana
Outcome: repeatable cluster operations with cleaner change tracking, faster environment recovery and better production visibility.
Platform blueprint Review approach
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DevSecOps Automation

Container Security and Quality Gates

Integrated security scanning and quality checks into delivery pipelines so container images and application changes are validated before production release.

TrivySonarQubeNexusDockerPipeline Gates
Outcome: improved release hygiene with earlier vulnerability detection, traceable artifacts and fewer late-stage security surprises.
DevSecOps workflow See workflow
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Cloud Analysis

Reliability and Cost Optimization Review

Analyzed cloud workloads, deployment patterns and monitoring signals to identify reliability gaps, cost waste and automation opportunities.

Cloud CostGrafanaPrometheusTerraformSRE Review
Outcome: clearer platform decisions, better capacity planning, reduced waste and a practical improvement backlog for production teams.
Operational analysis Review findings
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Contact Me

Let's discuss your next project or opportunity.

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Location

Mumbai, India

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Phone

+91-9304277008

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Email

chandan.cloudops@gmail.com

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