Manoj Reddy

DevOps / Cloud Systems Administrator with 7+ years of experience across cloud infrastructure automation, build and release engineering, configuration management, and Linux/Windows systems administration. Proven expertise architecting and automating environments on AWS and Google Cloud Platform (GCP), designing CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins, Bamboo, and Terraform, and orchestrating containerized workloads with Docker, Docker Compose, and Kubernetes. Skilled in infrastructure as code, configuration management (Ansible, Puppet), security hardening, and end-to-end SDLC/SCM practices that keep global, highly available environments running reliably.

Consultant - ConceptReply LLC - Michigan

(2023-09 - 2026-06)

• Integrated version control systems, build tools, and development workflows into Jenkins for end-to-end CI/CD orchestration.
• Designed secure, highly available, and cost-optimized AWS infrastructure, ensuring fault tolerance and scalability.
• Implemented AWS security best practices including MFA, IAM roles, access control, and network security configurations.
• Optimized cloud costs using Reserved Instances, Auto Scaling, EC2 right-sizing, and S3 lifecycle policies.
• Built and deployed containerized applications using Docker and Kubernetes, leveraging Helm for deployment, scaling, and versioning.
• Worked with Generative AI services including Amazon Bedrock, utilizing Claude AI and OpenAI Codex for intelligent automation and development workflows.
• Implemented RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) pipelines with vector embeddings using ChromaDB, enabling contextual and efficient AI responses.
• Explored and integrated Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers to build scalable, context-aware AI systems and enhance automation capabilities.
• Administered IIS and Windows Server environments alongside Linux systems, ensuring high availability and reliability of internal applications.
• Integrated RESTful APIs with AWS Lambda and leveraged RDS and DynamoDB databases to support application integrations.
• Ensured secure coding practices during pipeline creation, aligning with SDLC and release automation standards.

Software Engineer - LearnBeyond Consulting LLC - New Jersey

(2023-06 - 2023-09)

• Implemented CI/CD pipelines and release automation using Jenkins, integrating automated build and deployment processes across multiple environments.
• Automated configuration management using Ansible (playbooks, roles, Tower) to streamline deployments and manage infrastructure changes.
• Managed AWS cloud infrastructure (EC2, S3, ELB, EBS, Auto Scaling) and developed Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and CloudFormation.
• Deployed and orchestrated containerized applications using Docker and Kubernetes, including cluster setup and microservices management.
• Developed Shell and Python scripts for automation, troubleshooting, and system configuration in Linux environments.
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams following SDLC practices and secure coding guidelines, handling build issues, risk management, and deployment strategies.
• Monitored system availability and performance across environments with CloudWatch and custom scripts, ensuring reliability.

Salesforce Developer - Nebula Partners LLC - Georgia

(2023-01 - 2023-05)

• Customized Salesforce solutions using Process Builder, Workflow Rules, and Flow to meet business requirements and improve automation.
• Developed Apex code (triggers, controllers) and Visualforce pages, along with Lightning Components for dynamic and responsive UI development.
• Managed data operations using Data Loader and configured security (roles, profiles, permission sets) to ensure controlled access.
• Performed unit testing and ensured quality assurance, maintaining stability and performance of Salesforce applications.
• Handled deployments using Change Sets and Salesforce DX, along with proper documentation for maintainability and knowledge transfer.
• Collaborated with stakeholders, provided user support & training, and ensured compliance, governance, and performance optimization.

AWS Cloud Engineer - Dell Technologies - India

(2017-07 - 2021-11)

• Integrated version control, build tools, and development workflows into Jenkins to enable end-to-end CI/CD orchestration.
• Designed secure, cost-optimized, highly available AWS infrastructure, implementing best practices like IAM roles, MFA, security groups, NACLs, and S3 policies.
• Optimized cloud costs using Reserved Instances, Auto Scaling, and S3 lifecycle policies, while managing EC2, VPC, ELB, RDS, and Route53 services.
• Built and deployed containerized applications using Docker and Kubernetes, leveraging Helm for deployments, versioning, and scaling.
• Implemented monitoring and logging using CloudWatch and New Relic, including alerts, performance tracking, and automated snapshots for EBS volumes.
• Automated infrastructure provisioning using Terraform and Ansible, while managing artifacts via JFrog and maintaining code repositories using Bitbucket.

Master's - Information Technology - Clark University (CU) (2023-05)

Bachelor's - Computer Science Engineering (B.Tech) - Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad (2016-06)