![Hemanth Balusu](https://jobicy.com/react/themes/app/images/avatar.jpg) Hemanth Balusu # AWS DevOps Engineer Actively looking · Member since 16 Mar 2026 [Message](https://jobicy.com/dashboard-page.md) ShareLocationUnited StatesDesired salaryUnspecifiedWork preferenceFull TimeExperience levelNot set * [Overview](#overview) * [Portfolio 0](#portfolio) * [Services 0](#services) ## About Professional summaryI am an AWS DevOps Engineer with over 5 years of hands-on experience specializing in DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), and Cloud Security within the Banking and Healthcare sectors. My expertise lies in designing and implementing scalable cloud-native architectures, automating CI/CD pipelines, and ensuring security compliance across enterprise environments. I am proficient in a wide range of cloud platforms and DevOps tools including AWS, Azure, Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, Jenkins, and Ansible. Throughout my career, I have successfully collaborated with cross-functional Agile teams to accelerate deployment cycles, improve system reliability, and support large-scale digital transformation initiatives. I have a strong background in infrastructure as code, container orchestration, cloud migrations, and monitoring/logging solutions such as CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana, and ELK Stack. My focus on cost optimization and governance has helped organizations reduce cloud spend while maintaining high availability and security standards. In my current role at Elevance Health, I design and automate cloud infrastructure and deployment pipelines, enabling zero-downtime releases and improving mean time to recovery by 30%. I have implemented secure artifact storage and quality validation processes, and ensured HIPAA compliance through rigorous security controls. I am adept at migrating on-premises workloads to the cloud and automating backup strategies to support disaster recovery. Previously, I worked at Divis Labs where I built and maintained CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps and Jenkins, configured Kubernetes clusters for microservices deployments, and integrated monitoring tools to reduce downtime incidents. I have experience applying role-based access control and data masking to meet compliance requirements and have developed Python scripts to automate release and validation tasks. Earlier in my career at CMC, I combined SQL development with DevOps engineering to optimize financial transaction processing and migrate core banking applications to AWS Cloud. I designed Terraform templates and CloudFormation stacks, automated backup and restore procedures, and collaborated closely with QA and development teams to ensure smooth production cutovers. I am committed to continuous learning and hold multiple certifications including AWS Solutions Architect Associate, Azure Administrator Associate, Certified Kubernetes Administrator, and Terraform Associate. ## Skills 17 capabilities[Agile](https://jobicy.com/talent/agile.md)[Apache Maven](https://jobicy.com/talent/apache-maven.md)[AWS S3](https://jobicy.com/talent/aws-s3.md)[Azure DevOps](https://jobicy.com/talent/azure-devops.md)[Docker](https://jobicy.com/talent/docker.md)[Git](https://jobicy.com/talent/git.md)[GitHub](https://jobicy.com/talent/github.md)[Grafana](https://jobicy.com/talent/grafana.md)[Jira](https://jobicy.com/talent/jira.md)[Kubernetes](https://jobicy.com/talent/kubernetes.md)[MongoDB](https://jobicy.com/talent/mongodb.md)[MySQL](https://jobicy.com/talent/mysql.md)[PostgreSQL](https://jobicy.com/talent/postgresql.md)[Python](https://jobicy.com/talent/python.md)[Scrum](https://jobicy.com/talent/scrum.md)[SQL Server](https://jobicy.com/talent/sql-server.md)[Terraform](https://jobicy.com/talent/terraform.md) ## Experience Career history ### AWS DevOps Engineer · Elevance Health June 2024 – PresentDesigned and implemented CI/CD pipelines in Jenkins and GitHub Actions, reducing deployment time by 40%. Automated infrastructure provisioning with Terraform and Ansible, ensuring consistent cloud environments. Deployed containerized healthcare applications on Kubernetes (EKS/AKS) using Helm charts. Configured blue-green and canary deployments for zero-downtime releases. Integrated SonarQube and JFrog Artifactory for secure artifact storage and quality validation. Enabled cloud monitoring with CloudWatch, Prometheus, and Grafana, improving MTTR by 30%. Automated log aggregation with ELK Stack, improving root cause analysis. Secured workloads using IAM, RBAC, and security groups, ensuring HIPAA compliance. Optimized infrastructure costs with AWS Trusted Advisor, saving 15% cloud spend. Migrated on-prem workloads to AWS Cloud with backup automation via S3 and Glacier. Collaborated with developers, QA, and operations teams in Agile/Scrum, delivering faster releases. Supported audit readiness by maintaining compliance documentation and monitoring logs. ### DevOps Engineer · Divis Labs Nov 2021 – Jul 2023Built and maintained CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps and Jenkins, streamlining deployments. Implemented Terraform modules for multi-environment infrastructure provisioning. Configured Kubernetes clusters (AKS) with Helm for microservices deployments. Deployed Docker containers and automated build/versioning pipelines. Integrated SonarQube into pipelines for static code analysis. Enabled real-time monitoring with ELK and Azure Monitor, reducing downtime incidents. Automated patching and configuration management with Ansible. Applied RBAC and data masking for compliance and security governance. Reduced ETL processing errors by integrating automated SQL validation checks. Built Python scripts for release automation and data validation. Conducted disaster recovery testing using backup/restore strategies. Actively participated in Agile ceremonies, ensuring sprint deliverables. ### SQL Developer/DevOps Engineer · CMC May 2020 – Oct 2021Designed and optimized SQL queries and stored procedures for financial transactions. Migrated on-prem banking applications to AWS Cloud with CloudFormation templates. Built Jenkins pipelines for automated deployments and integration. Deployed Docker containers for API-based banking services. Developed Terraform templates for provisioning EC2, S3, and RDS instances. Configured CloudWatch dashboards for real-time transaction monitoring. Implemented data masking and encryption policies for sensitive banking data. Automated backup/restore procedures for compliance. Collaborated with QA and Dev teams for UAT and production cutovers. Integrated Nexus for artifact versioning and traceability. Participated in Agile standups and sprint planning with cross-functional teams. ## Education Learning history ### University of Central Missouri May 2025Master of Science in Computer Science This professional hasn’t added portfolio projects yet. This professional hasn’t listed any services yet.