Sawntharan T

DevOps & IT Operations Engineer

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Professional Summary

DevOps and IT Operations Engineer with deep expertise in Kubernetes, CI/CD automation, observability, and scripting. Proven track record in building resilient infrastructure, optimizing developer workflows, and automating repetitive tasks. Passionate about cloud-native technologies, GitOps, and continuous improvement.

Experience

TechOps Engineer – CodeGen International

Oct 2022 – Present
  • Led deployment, upgrade, and troubleshooting of bare-metal Kubernetes clusters on Linux.
  • Optimized CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins and Azure DevOps for AKS environments.
  • Used Helm for Kubernetes application deployment and versioned upgrades.
  • Implemented GitOps with ArgoCD for streamlined continuous delivery.
  • Enhanced infrastructure observability using Prometheus, Grafana, and Splunk.
  • Automated routine tasks via Shell scripting and Google Apps Script, reducing hours of manual work.
  • Standardized app health checks and integrated Azure Log Analytics for network debugging.

Analyst – HCL Sri Lanka

Oct 2020 – Oct 2022
  • Provisioned virtual infrastructure using VMware vSphere.
  • Automated administrative tasks using PowerShell and VBA scripting.
  • Managed identity and access using Active Directory and Azure MFA.
  • Handled Exchange provisioning, file shares, and VPN configurations.
  • Collaborated on optimizing user access workflows and maintained ITSM documentation.

Advanced Data Entry Operator – Ceylon Hardware Trading (Pvt) Ltd.

Mar 2018 – Sep 2020

Provided high-accuracy data entry and administrative support for business operations, maintaining inventory and sales documentation systems.

Education

Bachelor of Science with Honours, Computer Science (Networking and Network Security) – Kingston University

Jan 2021 – Mar 2022 | First Class

Skills

Kubernetes Azure DevOps ArgoCD Jenkins Helm Prometheus Grafana Splunk Terraform Shell Python PowerShell

Languages

English (Fluent), Tamil (Native), Sinhala (Conversational)