Naval Baliyan

About

A computer science graduate and aficionado, interested in designing and implementing complex systems on public or hybrid cloud.

6 years of DevOps and platform engineering experience from startup, big tech and B2B enterprise.

Passionate about the craft of programming and automating with a knack for problem solving and insatiable curiosity.

Believer in mutual growth and learning, and community building.

A generalist and abstract thinker using growth mindset and emotional intelligence for efficient collaborations within and across teams.

Experience

Senior Associate Consultant 03/2022 – Present

Infosys Limited & British Petroleum – London, UK

Led the design and deployment of scalable APIs, enabling seamless integration across critical enterprise systems and enhancing platform interoperability.
Architected and automated multi-cloud infrastructure (AWS and Azure) using CloudFormation, Terraform, and Azure DevOps pipelines.
Developed and optimized AWS serverless applications using Python and Lambda, improving system agility and reducing operational overhead.
Deployed and managed Kubernetes clusters (EKS) and containerized workloads using Docker, driving standardization and scalability across environments.
Built and maintained end-to-end CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and Azure DevOps, accelerating feature delivery across Dev, Test, UAT, and Production stages.
Strengthened infrastructure observability by integrating comprehensive monitoring solutions (Grafana, CloudWatch), leading to faster incident detection and resolution.
Implemented proactive incident management frameworks, driving Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and reducing system downtime.
Maintained and secured Linux-based infrastructure, performing regular patching, hardening, and troubleshooting activities to ensure high system reliability.
Spearheaded cross-team collaboration initiatives, enhancing deployment workflows, promoting DevOps culture, and improving release cycle efficiency.
Automated AWS account governance and resource optimization using ServiceNow integrations, ensuring cost-effective cloud operations.
Championed a culture of operational excellence, focusing on scalability, reliability, and security across hybrid cloud environments.

Senior Engineer 01/2022 – 03/2022

Team Computers (Cloud Solutions) – New Delhi, India

Led proof-of-concept (PoC) development and cloud migrations across AWS, Azure, and GCP, enabling secure transitions to cloud-native architectures.
Automated infrastructure provisioning using Terraform and CloudFormation, significantly reducing deployment time and human error.
Orchestrated containerized workloads using Docker and Kubernetes (EKS), standardizing application deployments across multiple environments.
Implemented proactive monitoring and observability solutions (Grafana, Zabbix, CloudWatch), achieving a reduction in downtime through faster incident detection.
Optimized cloud infrastructure costs by fine-tuning AWS services (EC2, RDS, Lambda, EKS), ensuring high performance with cost efficiency.
Authored and standardized cloud best practices, promoting consistency, security, and operational excellence across the organization.

Cloud Service Engineer 06/2019 – 01/2022

Real Time Data Services (Cloud Solutions) – Gurugram, India

Managed end-to-end AWS infrastructure operations (EC2, S3, RDS, Route53), driving automation, scalability, and operational efficiency across diverse client environments.
Designed and executed cloud migration projects for multiple clients, crafting proof-of-concepts (PoCs) and robust AWS architectures to ensure seamless, secure transitions.
Administered and optimized Linux servers (Ubuntu, Red Hat, CentOS, Debian), ensuring high availability, security hardening, and proactive troubleshooting support.
Achieved cloud cost reduction by implementing right-sizing, reserved instance strategies, and service optimization techniques across AWS workloads.
Diagnosed and resolved complex cloud infrastructure and networking issues, ensuring high system uptime and minimal disruption for production workloads.

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Experience

Senior Associate Consultant 03/2022 – Present

Senior Engineer 01/2022 – 03/2022

Cloud Service Engineer 06/2019 – 01/2022

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