Divyansh Srivastav
DevOps Architect · Kubernetes Platforms × Agentic AI
Lucknow → Pune (Hinjewadi, Q3 2026) · open to Architect / Staff DevOps roles
Summary
DevOps Architect with 11 years of experience designing and operating large-scale cloud platforms across Azure, AWS, and GCP. Specialized in Kubernetes platform engineering — having architected and managed multi-cluster environments across AKS, EKS, and GKE using GitOps (ArgoCD) and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform). Delivered critical platforms including a multi-tenant SaaS infrastructure built from scratch to MVP in 45 days, and designed end-to-end HIPAA and GDPR compliant cloud architectures for regulated industries. Led a 22-member DevOps team across multiple client engagements, owning infrastructure decisions from first commit to production. Currently exploring AI-augmented DevOps and agentic infrastructure automation — building on top of existing Kubernetes platform expertise to deliver self-healing, autonomous infrastructure systems.
Skills
Kubernetes & Platform
Cloud & IaC
CI/CD & GitOps
Observability & SRE
Agentic AI & Tooling
Experience
Architect
Qualitest Infotech Private Limited
Full-time Employee (Converted from consultant engagement based on delivery impact)
April 2026 – Present
Remote, Lucknow
- · Leading migration of NGINX Ingress Controller to NGINX Gateway Fabric across Kubernetes clusters, modernizing ingress architecture at scale
- · Engineered a blue-green migration strategy for Linux-based Azure Function App moving from Consumption (Y1) to Elastic Premium (EP1) plan, achieving zero-downtime cutover
Cloud Engineer
Marktine Technology Solution Pvt Ltd.
Contract | Client: Qualitest | Azure, GCP, Kubernetes, Platform Engineering
July 2025 – March 2026
Lucknow
- · Implemented ArgoCD to automate deployment of GitLab agents and CrowdStrike sensors across Kubernetes clusters
- · Optimized AKS cluster costs via Karpenter with node consolidation, achieving ~15% reduction in compute spend
- · Architected end-to-end HIPAA and GDPR compliant GCP infrastructure for a healthcare application using GKE, Terraform, and ArgoCD
- · Implemented Azure RBAC and Managed Identity governance, eliminating standing credentials across platform resources
Associate Consultant
Tata Consultancy Services
April 2025 – July 2025
Lucknow
- · Contributed to enterprise VMware Tanzu/TKGI Kubernetes infrastructure transition
- · Conducted architecture discovery sessions and prepared detailed KT questionnaires to document platform topology and dependencies
- · Produced structured runbooks, MoMs, and dependency maps; authored Concourse pipeline documentation for the transition team
Senior Technical Leader – DevOps
Espire Infolabs
April 2024 – November 2024
- · Architected and enforced Azure Cloud Infrastructure standards across AKS clusters per Azure Well-Architected Framework
- · Authored reusable Terraform codebase for AKS cluster provisioning, networking, and supporting Azure resources
- · Built reusable Azure DevOps pipeline templates across 10+ services, reducing pipeline setup time by ~50%
- · Designed Blue-Green deployment strategy for zero-downtime AKS cluster upgrades
- · Implemented Azure RBAC and Managed Identities across all platform resources, eliminating service principal secret rotation
- · Automated Azure Function App deployments using Azure DevOps pipelines with slot-based blue-green strategy
- · Established security testing gates in CI pipelines using Checkov and tfsec for Terraform IaC scanning
- · Integrated smoke tests post-deployment to validate service health before traffic cutover
- · Implemented Azure Monitor, Application Insights, and Log Analytics for consolidated observability across all services
- · Configured Azure Backup policies and Recovery Services Vault for AKS persistent volumes and databases
DevOps Lead Engineer
Accuknox India Pvt Ltd.
August 2023 – March 2024
- · Led DevOps team managing Kubernetes infrastructure across EKS, AKS, GKE
- · Deployed HA PostgreSQL on Kubernetes using StackGres and CloudNativePG
- · Designed 8–10 end-to-end CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions
- · Implemented Karpenter autoscaling with node consolidation (~15% cost reduction)
- · Dogfooded AccuKnox's own CSPM product across internal Kubernetes workloads, validating policies and providing actionable product feedback
- · Participated in hiring process for platform engineers — conducted technical interviews and evaluated candidates
- · Built end-to-end testing automation for the internal deployment platform using Python and pytest
DevOps Technical Lead → DevOps Engineer
Celestial Systems Pvt Ltd.
December 2018 – July 2023
Noida
- · Led a 22-member cross-functional DevOps team across multiple client engagements
- · Delivered multi-tenant SaaS Azure infrastructure from scratch to MVP in 45 days, supporting 25–30 tenants via automated provisioning on AKS
- · Authored end-to-end Terraform codebase covering AWS and Azure resources — VPCs, AKS/EKS clusters, RDS, Key Vaults, App Gateways, and DNS
- · Designed 12+ CI/CD pipelines across AWS and Azure using Jenkins, GitHub Actions, and ArgoCD
- · Implemented GitOps with ArgoCD for declarative multi-environment delivery
- · Built Prometheus and Grafana observability stack from scratch; integrated ELK Stack for log aggregation and alerting
- · Managed Ansible-based configuration management for Linux fleet across on-premise and cloud environments
- · Built foundational cloud and infrastructure automation across AWS and Azure in the early years of the role
DevOps Engineer
One.com India Private Limited
January 2018 – November 2018
Gurgaon
- · Maintained IT infrastructure for web hosting platform serving thousands of customers
- · Implemented containerized environments, CI/CD, and CIS benchmark security practices
- · Managed Chef cookbooks for automated server provisioning and configuration management
- · Authored SOPs and RCAs for recurring incidents; built runbooks for on-call handoff
System Engineer
Value First Digital Media Private Limited
September 2017 – January 2018
Gurgaon
- · Linux server administration and LAMP stack optimization for messaging platform infrastructure
- · Monitored server and network health using Nagios XI, Cacti, and Smokeping
- · Managed NFS mounts and file server configurations for shared storage across application nodes
Linux System Administrator
Chi Networks
November 2016 – August 2017
Delhi
- · Server setup, DNS management, firewall (iptables), and MySQL administration
- · Managed mail server stack: Postfix, Cyrus IMAP, and Dovecot for hosted email services
- · Administered web-based mail clients: Phpmyadmin, Rainloop, Phplist, and SquirrelMail
- · Puppet-based configuration management for Linux fleet
Senior Analyst
HCL Technologies Ltd.
August 2014 – November 2016
Chennai
- · Unix/Linux L1 Admin: NIS, NFS, SAMBA, Nagios monitoring, and kernel patching
- · Managed AWS EC2/S3 workloads and deployed Puppet agents for configuration compliance
- · Built automation scripts for Linux patching and agent deployment, reducing manual effort
- · Received multiple awards for delivery quality and innovation in automation tooling
Certifications
Agentic AI – DeepLearning.AI (Andrew Ng)
Issued April 17, 2026
Andrew Ng, Founder of DeepLearning.AI
Verify certificate →Terraform Associate 003 – HashiCorp
CKA – Certified Kubernetes Administrator
RHCE – Red Hat Certified Engineer
Awards & Recognition
Innovation Award for Automated Linux Patching – HCL Technologies
GDG Electronic Security Compliance Award for IT Patching – HCL Technologies
Live Wire Award for Excellent Performance (OND'14) – HCL Technologies
Delivery and Quality Assurance Award – HCL Technologies
Education
B.Tech, Instrumentation and Control Engineering
SRM University, Chennai
CGPA: 7.8
2010 – 2014