Udhaya Prabhakaran

Multi-faceted DevOps & IT Administrator with extensive experience in GCP(Google Cloud Platform), Azure, and AWS(Amazon Web Services). Expert in end-to-end IT lifecycle management—from automated employee onboarding and hardware procurement to complex cloud architecture. Proven track record in managing secure networks (Fortinet), implementing CI/CD (Jenkins, GitHub Actions), and maintaining high-security standards via Biometrics and Surveillance systems.

DevOps & IT Administrator at C1X Adtech Private Limited (2025-07 – Present)

Cloud & DevOps Engineering (Projects: Instacare, Paxi)

• Multi-Cloud Administration: Architected and managed infrastructure on GCP and Azure, including VPCs, Cloud Load Balancers, and Network Security Groups (NSG).
• Storage & Content Delivery: Optimized asset delivery using Azure Blob Storage and CDN configurations for low-latency global access.
• Containerization Strategy: Authored optimized Dockerfiles; established automated pipelines to push images to Google Artifact Registry and Azure Container Registry (ACR).
• Container Orchestration: Deployed and managed containerized applications using Kubernetes clusters for scalable microservices architecture.
• Monitoring & Observability: Implemented infrastructure and application monitoring using Prometheus and visualized performance metrics with Grafana dashboards.
• CI/CD Automation: Built robust deployment pipelines using both Jenkins Freestyle projects and declarative Jenkinsfiles for version-controlled infrastructure.
• Enterprise Onboarding: Managed end-to-end procurement, OS installation, and automated app deployment for new hires.
• Unified Endpoint Management: Utilized ManageEngine for automated patch management and WatchGuard for cross-platform antivirus (Windows/macOS/Linux).
• Network Administration: Configured and maintained Fortinet 80F Firewalls and Netgear Access Points to ensure zero-trust office connectivity.
• Access Control: Managed centralized identity grants for Gmail, Slack, Atlassian, GitHub, and VPN tunnels.
• Physical Security: Supervised maintenance of Biometric access systems and office Surveillance (CCTV) infrastructure.
• Developer Support: Resolved complex local environment issues for engineering teams (Java, Angular, Node.js, Android Studio, and Xcode).

DevOps Apprenticeship at C1X Adtech Private Limited (2024-07 – 2025-06)

• Assisted in provisioning AWS & GCP infrastructure, focusing on IAM and Security Groups.
• Automated routine server maintenance tasks using Bash/Shell scripting.
• Configured Nginx as a reverse proxy for staging environments.

Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) in Information Technology – Meenakshi Sundararajan Engineering College, Chennai (2019 – 2023)