Kunal Vhatkar

Results-driven Cloud and DevOps Engineer with hands-on experience in AWS infrastructure automation, CI/CD pipeline implementation, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform and CloudFormation. Proficient in containerization with Docker, orchestration with Kubernetes, and serverless architecture using AWS Lambda. Experienced in deploying and managing scalable, secure, and cost-optimized cloud environments on AWS and Azure.

Adept at Linux administration, shell scripting, and integrating DevOps best practices to accelerate software delivery. AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner with a Master's in IT specializing in Cloud Computing.

Cloud & DevOps Engineer Intern - Whizzact PVT LTD - Mumbai

(2024-06 - 2025-04)

• Deployed and managed 5+ application environments on AWS EC2, ensuring high availability through proactive monitoring and performance optimization.
• Built end-to-end CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and GitHub, reducing manual deployment effort by ~60% through automated build and deploy workflows.
• Automated provisioning of EC2, RDS, and S3 resources using CloudFormation templates, cutting environment setup time from hours to minutes.
• Developed and tested RESTful APIs integrated with AWS Lambda and API Gateway for serverless backend processing.
• Configured IAM roles, policies, and security groups to enforce least-privilege access control across all AWS resources.
• Managed Amazon S3 buckets for file storage, backups, and static asset hosting with appropriate lifecycle policies.
• Monitored AWS resource utilization and identified cost-optimization opportunities, improving overall infrastructure cost efficiency.
• Performed Linux server administration including log monitoring, cron job scheduling, and permissions management on EC2 instances.

M.Sc. - Information Technology – Cloud Computing Specialization - University of Mumbai (2025-09)

B.Sc. - Information Technology - University of Mumbai (2019-06)