Open to Relocation • Based in Kingston, United Kingdom

Manoj Panduraj

DevOps Engineer | Site Reliability Engineer | Cloud Engineer

Kubernetes • Terraform • AWS • GCP • CI/CD • Observability

Building reliable cloud platforms, scalable Kubernetes systems, and production-ready automation.

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Manoj Panduraj

Professional Snapshot

GCP-focused DevOps/SRE engineer with 3 years of experience supporting production cloud platforms and Kubernetes workloads. Strong in IaC, observability, cloud migration, and security-by-design.

3

Years Experience

30%

Deployment Efficiency Gain

25%

Incident Response Reduction

20%

Manual Effort Reduced

GKE / EKS

Production Kubernetes Management

AWS → GCP

Enterprise Migration Support

Terraform

Secure Infrastructure as Code

Splunk + NR

Observability & Incident Response

Professional Summary

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GCP-focused DevOps/SRE engineer with 3 years of experience supporting production cloud platforms and Kubernetes workloads. Hands-on expertise in GKE/EKS, Terraform (IaC), CI/CD automation (GitHub Actions), and observability using Splunk, New Relic, and Coralogix. Supported AWS to GCP migration initiatives, ensuring smooth cutover and stable production operations. Strong in incident response, RCA and security-by-design (IAM/RBAC), currently pursuing an MSc in Data Science at the University of Roehampton, London.

Work History

DevOps Engineer

Applied Cloud Computing (Client: Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd)

Dec 2023 - Jan 2025Bengaluru, India
  • Supported AWS to GCP migration for enterprise workloads, ensuring smooth cutover and stable post-migration production operations.
  • Managed production Kubernetes clusters (GKE/EKS) supporting high-availability cloud infrastructure workloads, including health checks, troubleshooting and upgrade support to ensure reliability.
  • Engineered and streamlined CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions/Jenkins), improving deployment efficiency by 30%.
  • Contributed to Terraform-based IaC modules for secure, repeatable provisioning across GCP/AWS environments.
  • Strengthened observability using Splunk and New Relic, tuning alerts/dashboards to reduce incident response time by 25% and improve MTTR.

Site Reliability Engineer

Randstad India Private Limited (Client: Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd)

May 2023 - Dec 2023Bengaluru, India
  • Supported production GCP cloud services and Kubernetes workloads, improving platform reliability and release velocity.
  • Reduced operational toil by automating repetitive tasks, achieving 20% reduction in manual effort.
  • Automated deployments and release workflows using CI/CD pipelines and Git-based practices.
  • Improved monitoring and alerting using Splunk/New Relic, enabling faster incident detection and troubleshooting.
  • Investigated production incidents, performed RCA, optimized workloads for performance/efficiency, and participated in on-call support.

Subject Matter Expert (Freelance)

Chegg India Private Limited

Apr 2022 - May 2023Remote
  • Provided computer science subject matter support to global learners, delivering clear and accurate solutions across core CS topics.
  • Maintained strong attention to detail and academic standards to support Chegg’s global education mission.
  • Ensured high-quality, timely delivery of solutions while managing workload independently in a freelance environment.
  • Maintained a flexible work schedule as a freelance contractor, accommodating student demands and deadlines.

Projects

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Multi-Environment Kubernetes Deployment Platform

Designed a reusable deployment framework for development, staging, and production Kubernetes environments using Helm, Terraform, and GitHub Actions.

  • Standardized releases across environments with repeatable infrastructure provisioning.
  • Integrated CI/CD automation with secure secrets handling and rollout validation.
  • Improved deployment consistency and reduced manual configuration drift.
GitHub

Cloud Migration Readiness & Cutover Automation

Built a migration support workflow for AWS to GCP transitions covering provisioning, validation checklists, and post-cutover monitoring readiness.

  • Created Terraform templates for faster and safer cloud resource setup.
  • Defined rollback-aware deployment steps and smoke-test verification.
  • Aligned observability dashboards for stable post-migration production operations.
GitHub

Observability & Incident Response Dashboard Suite

Implemented operational dashboards and alert tuning workflows with Splunk, New Relic, and Cloud monitoring tools for production systems.

  • Centralized logs, metrics, and alert signals for faster diagnosis.
  • Reduced noise through alert tuning and prioritization logic.
  • Supported MTTR improvement with RCA-friendly dashboards.
GitHub

Secure Infrastructure as Code Modules

Developed modular Terraform components for cloud networking, IAM, and workload deployment with security-by-design principles.

  • Enabled repeatable provisioning across AWS and GCP environments.
  • Applied RBAC, IAM controls, and environment-specific configurations.
  • Improved maintainability for cloud platform teams.
GitHub

Core Competencies

Platform Engineering

Designing scalable and secure cloud-native infrastructure.

SRE & Reliability

Production support, incident response, RCA, and MTTR reduction.

Infrastructure Automation

Building reusable and repeatable infrastructure provisioning.

CI/CD Delivery

Automating build, test, and deployment workflows.

Observability

Monitoring, logging, alerting, and incident analysis.

Cloud Operations

Managing and optimizing multi-cloud environments.

Security

Implementing IAM, access control, and platform governance.

Ways of Working

Agile practices, documentation, and cross-team collaboration.

Technical Skills

Cloud
Google Cloud Platform (GCP)AWSMicrosoft Azure
Kubernetes & Containers
KubernetesGKEEKSDockerHelmIngressRBAC
Infrastructure as Code
Terraform
CI/CD & GitOps
GitHub ActionsJenkinsArgo CDGit
Secrets Management
GCP Secret ManagerAWS Secrets Manager
Observability
Cloud OperationsAWS CloudWatchNew RelicSplunkCoralogix
Web / CDN
AkamaiAWS CloudFrontGoogle Cloud CDN
Service Mesh
IstioAnthos Service Mesh
Databases
MySQLPostgreSQLMariaDBDynamoDBMongoDBRedisScyllaDBCloud SQLSpanner
Scripting
PythonBashShell
Operating Systems
LinuxRHELUbuntuCentOS
Tools
JiraConfluenceMicrosoft Teams

Certifications

Google Cloud Associate Cloud Engineer

Expected Completion: Apr 2026

Microsoft Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900)

Expected Completion: Apr 2026

Education

M.Sc in Data Science

University of Roehampton, London, United Kingdom

Jan 2025 - Present

B.Tech in Computer Science Engineering

Dayananda Sagar University, Bengaluru, India

Aug 2018 - Apr 2022