Career journey
A fairly linear progression: structured training, two full-time DevOps roles of increasing scope, and now independent consulting.
Freelance — DevOps & Backend Engineer
— Independent ConsultantOctober 2025 – Present·Remote / International clientsDevOps, backend development, and infrastructure consulting for international clients — CI/CD automation, cloud infrastructure, containerized deployments, and enterprise reporting systems. Most significant engagement: Sentronic GmbH (Germany).
- ›Engineered backend services and REST APIs for an enterprise technical reporting platform using Python and FastAPI (Live View, Trend View, History View).
- ›Built report generation workflows supporting PDF, Excel, CSV, and raw data exports, with multilingual and multi-tank reporting logic for industrial measurement data.
- ›Diagnosed reporting/performance issues and proposed architecture optimizations for large-scale historical data, maintaining MongoDB as the operational database.
- ›Engineered an automated Docker container orchestration system with a pre-configured Nginx reverse proxy for multi-service routing.
- ›Automated dynamic container creation, environment generation, and configuration updates using PowerShell and Bash.
- ›Implemented SSL certificate automation and access control across Windows Docker Desktop (WSL) environments.
- ›Used ChatGPT, Cursor AI, and Claude AI to accelerate development, debugging, and documentation, while maintaining full technical ownership of delivered work.
PythonFastAPIMongoDBDockerNginxPowerShellBashSSL/TLSSynoption Pvt. Ltd.
— DevOps EngineerMay 2025 – September 2025·RemoteProcess-driven role centered on Jenkins administration, database release management, and Jira/Confluence-based release workflows.
- ›Administered Jenkins CI/CD pipelines end-to-end, automating manual deployment tasks to reduce human error.
- ›Deployed and managed Docker-based application environments with minimal downtime.
- ›Managed MySQL and PostgreSQL database releases using Liquibase for version-controlled schema migrations.
- ›Enhanced Jenkins pipelines with automated email alerts for build/deployment failures and generated daily operational reports.
- ›Coordinated release cycles through Jira, triggering deployment pipelines from tickets, and maintained Confluence documentation.
- ›Troubleshot issues across pipelines, deployments, and containerized environments spanning multiple servers.
JenkinsDockerMySQLPostgreSQLLiquibaseJiraConfluenceEmizen Tech Pvt. Ltd.
— DevOps EngineerNovember 2023 – December 2024·Jaipur, IndiaFull production ownership across a wide range of client stacks — Laravel, Magento2, Shopware, and Node.js — plus Android release automation.
- ›Built and administered CI/CD pipelines across Bitbucket, GitHub, and Jenkins for Laravel, Magento2, and Node.js applications.
- ›Automated Android application releases using Fastlane and Google Play Console, authenticated through Google Cloud for server-independent deployments.
- ›Migrated and deployed Laravel, Magento, Shopware, and Node.js applications to cloud servers, containerizing workloads with Docker, Docker Compose, and Kubernetes.
- ›Deployed PHP applications using Deployer and managed LEMP/LAMP servers, domain configuration, SSL certificates, and firewall settings across AWS, Azure, and GCP.
- ›Configured Zabbix, UptimeRobot, and New Relic for proactive monitoring and alerting.
- ›Supported production deployments, migrations, and backup/recovery operations across staging and production.
BitbucketGitHubJenkinsFastlaneDockerKubernetesAWSAzureGCPZabbixNew RelicGrras Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
— DevOps Engineer TraineeOctober 2022 – July 2023·Jaipur, IndiaStructured training environment — guided, hands-on repetition across AWS core services, Docker, Kubernetes fundamentals, and web server configuration.
- ›Gained hands-on experience with AWS core services (EC2, VPC, ELB), Docker, and Kubernetes fundamentals through applied infrastructure projects.
- ›Configured Apache and Nginx web servers with reverse proxy architectures for production-style environments.
- ›Built CI/CD pipelines integrating Jenkins with GitHub for automated build and deployment workflows.
- ›Supported monitoring setup with Prometheus and Grafana, and deployment/backup operations for PostgreSQL, MariaDB, and MySQL.
AWSDockerKubernetesApacheNginxJenkinsPrometheusGrafana