Aparna Unnikrishnan

About me:

Experienced cloud engineer proficient in designing, implementing and managing cloud infrastructure.
Skilled in AWS with expertise in cloud architecture and DevOps practices.
Strong background in automation, CICD pipelines and infrastructure as code (IaC)
Experienced in optimizing cloud resources for scalability, performance and cost effectiveness.
Collaborative team player with excellent communication skills , able to align technical solutions with business objectives.
Committed to continuous learning and staying updated with the latest cloud technologies and best practices,
Proven track record of delivering robust, scalable and secure cloud solutions that drive business success.

Experience

Deepcove Cybersecurity - Platform Engineer

(2024-2025)

Led Day 2 operations for critical Kubernetes workloads, handling upgrades, certificate renewals, and incident resolution with minimal downtime
Designed, implemented and maintained serverless applications using AWS Lambda, integrating with S3, DynamoDB, and CloudWatch using IaC tool such as Terraform.
Automated routine infrastructure tasks using Python and Bash.
Managed deployment of JupyterLabs in EKS with ALB and Route53, improving platform usability for analysts.

Bluecat Networks - Cloud Engineer II

(2020-2024)

Managed over 200+ AWS accounts integrating AWS Organization with IAM and Service Control Policies to enforce governance and compliance
Designed and implemented a comprehensive monitoring strategy for AWS resources, ensuring that critical system metrics are monitored, and alerts are generated in real-time, using AWS Event Bridge, Lambda and DynamoDB.
Developed and maintained reusable components in a GitLab repository for various scenarios like HashiCorp Vault integration, enabling secure and efficient secrets management across multiple projects.
Successfully centralized all customer Terraform state files in a dedicated AWS account, enhancing security, collaboration, and state file management for multiple projects.
Spearheaded the centralization of AWS CloudWatch dashboards, enabling unified monitoring across multiple customer accounts and reducing cross-team dependency on direct account access.
Introduced and implemented docs-as-code, publishing technical documentation to Atlassian Confluence while keeping those same docs in the repository next to the relevant code.
Extensive experience in monitoring production applications and scaling cloud resources, specializing in AWS OpenSearch and Firehose resources ensuring high availability and enhancing system performance.
Implemented dedicated automation projects for GCP and Azure IAM management using Terraform and Gitlab pipelines.
Provided solutions for networking issues between GCP and on-prem Network.
Trained and mentored new joiners on support duties and best practices.
Participated in code reviews to maintain code quality and adhere to best practices.
Used CloudFormation and Terraform as Infrastructure-as-code tools.

Here's all the stuff I do.

Gitlab Projects

AWS Cloud Resume Challenge

This Project is used to host a static website using S3 Bucket ,cloudfront ,Route53 and secured using WAF

Github Code for Resume Challenge

Email Notification App

This project automates email delivery using Lambda and SES, processing addresses and messages from a CSV file in S3.

Github Code for Email Notification App

2 Tier App

This Project is to create WordPress Website. It is hosted on an EC2 Instance deployed in public subnet and uses RDS in private subnet.

Github Code for Wordpress Application