# Varun M

> DevOps Engineer | CI/CD Pipelines | Kubernetes & Docker | Cloud Infrastructure (AWS/Azure/GCP) | Infrastructure as Code | Monitoring & Observability | Automation | GitOps | Site Reliability Engineering

Location: Edison, New Jersey, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/varunm

Here's a DevOps Engineer version:

As a DevOps Engineer, I focus on building reliable, scalable infrastructure that enables fast, secure, and continuous delivery. My approach combines automation, observability, and infrastructure-as-code principles to ensure that teams can deploy confidently—and recover quickly.
I believe effective DevOps starts with clarity: clear system architecture, clear deployment pipelines, and clear communication across development, operations, and security teams. I consistently work to translate business requirements, performance needs, and compliance standards into automated workflows, resilient infrastructure, and monitoring solutions that enable teams to ship with confidence.
My philosophy centers on:

Automation-First Mindset – eliminating manual toil through CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, and self-service tooling.
Reliability & Performance – ensuring systems are observable, resilient, and scalable to meet SLAs and user expectations.
Security & Compliance – embedding security practices into pipelines and infrastructure from the ground up.
Collaboration & Enablement – empowering development teams with tools, platforms, and processes that accelerate delivery without sacrificing stability.
Continuous Improvement – embracing metrics, incident learnings, and iterative refinement to optimize system performance and team velocity.

I enjoy converting infrastructure challenges into scalable solutions—designing CI/CD pipelines, containerizing applications, orchestrating with Kubernetes, and implementing monitoring that provides actionable insights. I pair this with deep collaboration across engineering teams, ensuring deployment processes remain efficient, predictable, and aligned with business goals.
Whether provisioning cloud infrastructure, optimizing deployment workflows, implementing observability solutions, or supporting incident response, I prioritize transparency, operational excellence, and system reliability. I thrive in environments where solving complex problems, reducing friction, and enabling developer productivity are core to the engineering mission.

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer @ NYC Department of Social Services
Jan 2024 – Present | New York, United States
I work as a DevOps Engineer responsible for managing cloud infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, and deployment automation for a mission-critical microservices platform serving multiple business units. This platform supports high-volume transaction processing with strict uptime and performance requirements.
My role involves partnering closely with development teams, platform engineers, security specialists, and operations stakeholders to translate application requirements, scalability needs, and compliance standards into automated infrastructure, streamlined deployment workflows, and comprehensive monitoring solutions. I lead pipeline development, infrastructure provisioning, deployment orchestration, and ensure that each release maintains system reliability and security compliance.
I work extensively with Azure cloud services, Kubernetes container orchestration, Jenkins/GitLab CI/CD pipelines, Terraform for infrastructure-as-code, and monitoring tools like Prometheus and Grafana to enhance deployment efficiency, system observability, and incident response capabilities. This includes optimizing build processes, implementing blue-green deployments, and strengthening the resilience and performance of production environments.
Key Areas of Work & Impact:

DevOps infrastructure for microservices platform deployed on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
Collaborating with development teams across multiple projects to standardize CI/CD practices and deployment strategies
Designing and implementing Jenkins/GitLab pipelines with automated testing, security scanning, and deployment automation
Infrastructure-as-Code management using Terraform for consistent environment provisioning
Container orchestration and management using Docker and Kubernetes across dev, staging, and production environments
Implementing monitoring and alerting solutions with Prometheus, Grafana, and Azure Monitor

### DevOps Engineer @ First Tennessee Bank
Jan 2022 – Jan 2024

### DevOps Support Engineer @ GEICO
Jan 2017 – Jan 2022 | Hyderabad

### System Engineer @ Mercedes-Benz India
Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | Hyderabad


## Education
### Bachelor's in technology in Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering
Vignan Institute of Technology and Science

### Master's Degree in Management Information Systems (Business CyberSecurity)
Florida International University


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/varundevopsengineer

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Last updated: 2026-04-13