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Mathumathi V

Cloud, DevOps & Platform Engineer · AI Agent Builder

5+ years building scalable cloud-native platforms on AWS, GCP, Azure & OCI — designing distributed systems on Kubernetes, authoring Infrastructure-as-Code with Terraform, and shipping production CI/CD pipelines. Creator of two open-source AI agents: FinOps Cloud Agent and IaC Intelligence Agent.

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Mathumathi V

About Me

Senior Platform & DevOps Engineer with 5+ years building scalable cloud-native platforms on AWS, GCP, Azure, and OCI. Hands-on experience designing distributed systems and microservices on Kubernetes (EKS, GKE, OKE), authoring Infrastructure-as-Code with Terraform, and shipping production CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Harness, and Argo CD.

Strong Python developer and AI agent builder — creator of two open-source agents for FinOps cost reasoning and IaC intelligence, built on top of LLMs (OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, Groq, Ollama). Proven track record of leading platform engineering teams, building Internal Developer Platforms with Backstage, and improving developer experience across enterprise clients.

Certified in Harness GitOps and Oracle Cloud Foundations. Available for fully-remote freelance engagements; can start within 2–3 weeks.

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Startup DNA

Having worked exclusively with startups, I bring a unique set of traits that thrive in fast-paced, high-impact environments:

Scrappy & Resourceful

Building robust infrastructure from the ground up with lean resources and tight timelines

Full-Stack Ownership

End-to-end responsibility — from infrastructure design to CI/CD, monitoring, and production support

Adaptable & Agile

Quickly adapting to evolving requirements, new tech stacks, and shifting priorities

Cross-Functional Collaborator

Working closely with developers, product, and leadership to align infrastructure with business goals

Technical Skills

Cloud Services

AWS Oracle Cloud Azure GCP

IaC Tools

Terraform Terraform Cloud CloudFormation

CI/CD Tools

Jenkins GitHub Actions GitLab CI/CD Argo CD Harness

Monitoring & Logging

Datadog Prometheus Grafana CloudWatch Kibana

Containers & Orchestration

Docker Kubernetes Helm

Languages & Scripting

Python Go Java JavaScript Node.js Bash Groovy PowerShell

AI / Agentic Engineering

LLM Integration OpenAI Anthropic Gemini Groq Ollama Prompt Engineering Agent Design SQLite Docker-Packaged Agents

Version Control

GitHub GitLab

OS & Infrastructure

Linux Ubuntu Windows

Experience

DevOps Engineer

Zipstack / Unstract

Sep 2025 - Present

Chennai, Tamil Nadu

  • Managing end-to-end GCP environments with Terraform and Terraform Cloud — reproducible, version-controlled provisioning across dev, staging, and production
  • Designing fully automated GitHub Actions pipelines for lower environments and approval-gated workflows for production releases of AI/ML microservices
  • Implementing GitOps on GKE with Argo CD for declarative, version-controlled deployments with full audit trails; authoring and optimizing Helm charts for AI-intensive workloads
  • Driving cost optimization by integrating CAST AI for Kubernetes right-sizing and autoscaling, improving cluster efficiency and reducing GCP spend
  • Delivering on-premise installation, configuration, and deployment for enterprise customers with bespoke environment requirements
GCP Terraform Terraform Cloud GitHub Actions Argo CD Helm GKE CAST AI

Senior Platform Engineer

Cogniwide

Dec 2023 - Aug 2025

Chennai, Tamil Nadu · Multi-cloud delivery for enterprise clients (EV charging, fintech remittance — Oman)

  • Led a team of 4 engineers to architect and ship an Internal Developer Platform on Backstage with custom plugins, Harbor registry, Azure, and GitHub Actions — improving developer self-service and standardizing service onboarding
  • Designed and deployed distributed microservices at scale across Vanilla Kubernetes (on-prem), AWS EKS, and Oracle OKE, including a multi-environment Helm chart strategy
  • Built Jenkins and Harness CI/CD pipelines with security baked in — integrated SAST, SCA, and vulnerability scanning (SonarQube, Grype) with policy-based deployment gates
  • Configured Datadog for APM, distributed tracing, log aggregation, and infrastructure monitoring across microservice fleets
  • Drove FinOps & governance through IaC, drift analysis, and resource right-sizing; published technical design documents and deployment runbooks
Kubernetes OKE EKS Jenkins Harness Terraform Docker Azure GitHub Actions Backstage Datadog GitLab Helm

Freelance DevOps

Freelance

Oct 2023 - Dec 2023
  • Managed device monitoring and administration in Azure portal
  • Established source code management policies in Git
  • Conducted AWS and DevOps tools training with real-time projects
Azure Git AWS

DevOps Engineer

Centizen, Inc.

Jan 2021 - Oct 2023

Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu

  • Managed DevOps infrastructure for an e-commerce platform, implementing end-to-end CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and GitLab CI/CD, reducing deployment time by 40%
  • Deployed and managed the e-commerce application on AWS and Azure with high availability and scalability requirements
  • Utilized AWS CloudFormation for infrastructure as code, enabling consistent and reproducible environments
  • Configured AWS networking architecture including VPCs, subnets, route tables, and security groups
  • Implemented automated backup and disaster recovery strategies, achieving 99.9% service availability
Jenkins GitLab CI/CD AWS Azure CloudFormation Docker Bash Python

Student Intern

Aurora Technovation

Aug 2018

Madurai, Tamil Nadu

  • Developed a chat application with Ionic and Cordova using Firebase backend
Ionic Firebase GitHub

Education & Certifications

Education

MBA, Information Technology

Tamil Nadu Open University

Aug 2022 - Jul 2024

B.Tech, Information Technology

Kamaraj College of Engineering and Technology

Apr 2017 - Apr 2021

Certifications

Harness Certified CD & GitOps Developer

Harness Inc.

Oct 2024

Oracle Certified Foundations Associate

Oracle University

Oct 2024

Awards

Versatile Achiever Award

Bright Beginner

Mover of the Mountains

Community & Open Source

Founder & Organizer

Virudhunagar Techies

Founded a local technology community in Virudhunagar — hosting meetups, workshops, and online discussions on DevOps, cloud computing, and emerging tech to connect engineers and grow the regional developer community.

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Technical Writer · Medium

Publishing articles on DevOps, platform engineering, and AI/agent engineering for the broader engineering community

Mentor & Trainer

Delivered AWS and DevOps training programs with hands-on real-time projects for client engineering teams

Open-Source Maintainer

Maintaining public repositories and Docker images supporting the multi-cloud FinOps and IaC communities

Languages

Tamil

Native / Bilingual

English

Professional Working

Hindi

Limited Working