Athika Shaik

Systems Engineer with 4.6 years of experience in Linux Administration, Cloud Infrastructure, Identity and Access Management (IAM), Infrastructure Automation, Production Support, and Azure Administration. Experienced in managing large-scale production environments, supporting 83+ Linux servers, automating operational tasks using Python, Bash, and Ansible, and implementing secure access controls through Entra ID and RBAC. Strong background in troubleshooting, incident management, observability, and operational excellence.

Technical Consultant – CIRCOR Project - HCL Technologies

(2025-01)

• Administer Azure and on-premises infrastructure supporting business-critical production environments.
• Manage Entra ID users, groups, role assignments, and RBAC permissions.
• Created and managed Azure Resource Groups, Virtual Networks, and Subnets.
• Supported identity and access management activities, access troubleshooting, and governance requirements.
• Automated operational tasks using Ansible, Bash, Python, and PowerShell.
• Developed Python automation scripts for Linux server health checks, disk utilization monitoring, and automated reporting, reducing manual monitoring efforts and improving proactive incident detection.
• Configured and managed Azure Network Security Groups (NSGs), Azure Backup, and Azure Site Recovery (ASR) to ensure secure connectivity, data protection, and disaster recovery readiness.
• Handled P1/P2 incidents, root cause analysis, and operational escalations.
• Supported backup, disaster recovery, and Azure Site Recovery operations.
• Collaborated with infrastructure and security teams to maintain secure and compliant environments.

System Administrator – Tronox Project - HCL Technologies

(2023-01 - 2025-01)

• Managed and supported 83+ Linux production servers ensuring availability, performance, and security.
• Performed Linux storage administration including disk provisioning, LVM (PV, VG, LV), filesystem extension, and mount point management.
• Administered Azure infrastructure including VMs, networking, storage, and load balancers.
• Performed server troubleshooting, vulnerability remediation, patching, and performance optimization.
• Automated routine operational tasks using Ansible.
• Supported production incidents and collaborated with global teams to minimize downtime.
• Troubleshot networking issues related to DNS, NFS, CIFS, connectivity, and server communication in production environments.

DevOps Engineer - HCL Technologies

(2021-01 - 2023-01)

• Developed and maintained CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps.
• Provisioned infrastructure using Terraform and ARM Templates.
• Deployed and managed workloads using Docker and Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS).
• Configured monitoring, logging, and observability solutions using Azure Monitor and Log Analytics.
• Implemented RBAC controls and security best practices.
• Improved deployment reliability through automation and infrastructure standardization.
• Managed source code repositories using Git and Azure Repos, supporting version control for multiple deployment pipelines and collaborative development workflows.

Bachelor of Technology - Computer Science & Engineering - JNTU Anantapur (2017-01 - 2021-01)