Aswin KS 

Toronto, ON | LinkedIn | GitHub 

Cloud Engineer Tata Consultancy Services 2020-2022 

• Administered a highly available VMware infrastructure consisting of 6 master and 80 worker node clusters, enabling high-performance computing for a variety of applications. 

• Designed and implemented highly available, scalable, and fault-tolerant cloud solutions in AWS and Azure to support business-critical applications by using resources such as VPC, EC2, S3, ELB, NACL, Azure AD, and other related cloud services. 

• Implemented automation using Python, Ansible, and Terraform, resulting in 60% faster provisioning times and increased efficiency. 

• Managed and optimized containerized applications using Docker and Kubernetes, resulting in improved performance and scalability. 

• Deployed and configured DevOps tools, including Docker, Docker swarm, Kubernetes cluster, Jenkins, Ansible, GIT, SonarQube, Maven, Database, Apache, and Nginx web servers. 

• Provided 24/7 on-call support for production systems and participated in incident management and root cause analysis activities. 

Server Administrator Tata Consultancy Services 2017-2020  

• Deployed and managed 50+ Windows servers running Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, File, and Print roles, ensuring stable and reliable performance for critical business operations. 

• Managed Active Directory and user accounts, and implemented proper access control and permissions management. 

• Configured and monitored backup and disaster recovery plans, ensuring minimal downtime in the event of system failures. 

• Installed, configured, and maintained 150+ Linux servers running Red Hat and Ubuntu. 

• Conducted regular system performance analysis and optimization, including kernel tuning, memory management, and disk management, which resulted in improved system efficiency and reduced costs. 

• Implemented server hardening measures, firewall configuration, logging, and intrusion detection, resulting in improved security and reduced risk of cyber attacks. 

• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to plan and execute server migrations. Migrated multiple servers from physical to virtual and cloud infrastructure. 

• Developed technical documentation and provided training to 5 team members. 

• Cloud: AWS, Azure, VMware 

• Containerization: Docker, Docker Swarm, and Kubernetes 

• Programming: Python 

• Servers: Red Hat, Ubuntu, Windows Server (2016, 2019) 

• Automation: Ansible, Terraform, Shell, and Jenkins 

• Backup: Dell EMC Networker, Data Domain 

1. AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate 

2. Microsoft Certified Azure Administrator Associate 

3. Microsoft Certified Azure AI Fundamentals  

4. Microsoft Certified Azure Data Fundamentals 

5. Microsoft Certified Azure Fundamentals 

Lambton College, Toronto, Ontario, CA September 2022 – May 2024 

Postgraduate Diploma: DevOps for Cloud Computing. Cumulative GPA: 3.54, Dean’s Honor List (Fall 2022), GPA: 3.76, Dean’s Honor List (Winter 2023) 

University of Madras, India

Master of Science: Information Technology  

Code Generator: A web application that generates different types of codes, such as barcodes and QR codes. Fully automated integration and deployment (CI/CD) 

Tech Stack Used: Python, Azure, Terraform, GIT, Jenkins, Ansible, Docker, Docker Swarm, and DataDog. 

Portfolio website: aswinks.in