Akhilesh Mishra

Akhilesh Mishra

Founder @ Living Devops

About

At KPMG, I architect and manage complex Kubernetes deployments running 30+ microservices across multiple environments on EKS and GKE. I specialize in GitOps workflows with ArgoCD, infrastructure-as-code with Terraform, and Python automation that eliminates manual toil. My work has delivered measurable results: $10k/month in cost savings, 85% reduction in security vulnerabilities, and 70% faster deployment cycles. Technical Stack: ☁️ Cloud Platforms: AWS (EKS, ECS, Lambda, RDS, Glue, Step Functions) | GCP (GKE, Cloud Run, Cloud Functions, Dataproc, Workflows) 🎯 Container Orchestration: Kubernetes, Docker, Helm, ArgoCD 🏗️ IaC & Automation: Terraform, Python, Bash, Ansible 📊 Observability: Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch, OpenSearch 🔒 Security Tools: Checkov, Terrascan, SonarQube, ClamAV, Okta, GitHub Advanced Security Impact Projects: 💰 Automated RDS migrations saving $10k monthly; right-sized infrastructure across environments 🛡️ Implemented enterprise DevSecOps pipelines with shift-left security scanning across all deployments 📈 Managed stateful Kubernetes workloads serving production traffic with 99.9% uptime 🚀 Built reusable Terraform modules and automated workflows reducing deployment time by 70% ☁️ Led complete AWS-to-GCP migrations enabling vendor flexibility and disaster recovery ✅ Deployed and managed complex stateful applications (Appian, Quantexa) on Kubernetes with multi-environment GitOps ✅ Built enterprise Landing Zone in GCP with Terraform following security and compliance best practices ✅ Implemented Okta SSO integration across multi-account AWS and multi-project GCP environments ✅ Created automated RDS migration solution with Python and PGSync deployed on ECS with Lambda orchestration ✅ Set up self-hosted GitHub Actions runners on GKE using Kubernetes and Helm for CI/CD automation ✅ Configured comprehensive monitoring with Grafana pulling from Prometheus, OpenSearch, and CloudWatch I believe DevOps is about results, not tools. My approach centers on automation, security-by-design, cost efficiency, and enabling development teams to ship confidently. I treat infrastructure as code, deployments as pipelines, and security as a continuous practice—not an afterthought. 📝 Medium: https://medium.com/@akhilesh-mishra 🌐 Blog: https://livingdevops.com 🐦 Twitter: https://x.com/livingdevops 💻 GitHub: https://github.com/akhileshmishrabiz 📧 Email: akhileshmishra121990@gmail.com

Country

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City

India

Industry

Information Technology & Services

Skill

DevSecOps, okta, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Kubernetes, Python (Programming Language), GitHub Action, Terraform, Jenkins, Grafana, Ansible, Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE), AWS Lambda, DevOps, GitHub, Git, Technical Writing, Linux, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), Bash

Experience

Living Devops

Founder

Living Devops

LinkedIn
2026-2 - Present · 8 mos

India

KPMG

Senior DevOps Engineer

KPMG

LinkedIn
2022-9 - 2026-1 · 3 yrs 5 mos

Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

Built automated RDS migrations with Python and PGSync and deployed using AWS services ECS and Lambda with Terraform. Set up Okta integration for AWS single sign-on across multiple accounts and projects with Terraform. Built a Terraform module for EKS and used that to deploy EKS clusters across multiple environments. Deployed stateful microservices on EKS for multiple environments with the help of Helm and operators. Built GitHub Actions pipelines to build and deploy applications across multiple AWS services such as ECS and EKS. Also used ArgoCD to deploy applications to EKS clusters. Configured DevSecOps using GitHub Actions workflows for code quality, dependency management, secret scanning using GitHub Advanced Security suite, CodeQL, and Dependabot. Deployed automated EKS cluster upgrades for multiple environments and ran them on a schedule using GitHub Actions workflows. Deployed multiple Python automations on AWS and GCP to automate various manual processes such as automated health alert handling and automated minor version updates of AWS services. Built multiple dashboards in Grafana to have detailed logging for EKS resources along with AWS resources such as RDS and Lambda using Prometheus, AWS Cloudwatch, Elasticsearch data sources. Set up complete infrastructure for data forensic projects on GCP using Terraform services like DataProc, GKE, and Google Cloud Workstations. Implemented multiple solutions to monitor and reduce cloud costs for multiple environments. Built an ETL pipeline for data processing with the help of Glue jobs and Step Functions. Experienced in managing users/groups and SAML applications with Okta. Deployed automation to scan Docker images across AWS accounts and generate a unified report on a daily basis. Have good experience with troubleshooting and resolving a wide range of issues on Kubernets such as deployment failure, performance issues, etc.

Kyndryl

DevOps Engineer

Kyndryl

LinkedIn
2021-9 - 2022-9 · 1 yr 1 mo

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Wrote bootstrap scripts and Ansible playbooks for configuring new instances in different environments. Handled multiple builds in different environments and performed deployment activities. Followed GitOps and DevSecOps principles while deploying and managing applications using different DevOps tools and methodologies. Worked on different POCs, such as the use of GitHub CI/CD and Terraform for end-to-end deployment in AWS and GCP. Deployed a Django REST application in AWS ECS with Fargate, using an Nginx proxy server, ECR, and GitLab CI/CD.

IBM

DevOps Engineer

IBM

2017-2 - 2021-8 · 4 yrs 7 mos

Chennai and bangalore

Designed and deployed a 3-tier application infrastructure in AWS using Terraform. Created and managed Helm charts for different microservices. Experienced in deploying, running, monitoring, and troubleshooting containerized applications in Kubernetes with on-premises database servers. Wrote Jenkins CI pipelines for different jobs and deployments. - Set up different DevOps tools for new projects such as Jenkins, Ansible, Kubernetes clusters, and monitoring setups. Implemented CDN using AWS CloudFront to serve static content like JS, CSS, and images for a web application. Set up ELK (Elasticsearch, Fluentd, Kibana) for application log monitoring. Troubleshooted performance issues on Linux OS.

Wipro

Project Engineer

Wipro

LinkedIn
2012-12 - 2017-2 · 4 yrs 3 mos

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Aix and Linux administration, AIX/Linux servers build using VM and physical servers. Basic automation using bash scripts, server monitoring, and troubleshooting.

Education

National Institute of Technology Srinagar

National Institute of Technology Srinagar

LinkedIn

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2008 - 2012 · 4 yrs

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