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Building Scalable Cloud Solutions, One Deployment at a Time.

I'm Rahul Nagaraju

About Me


Transforming Cloud Visions into Scalable, Automated Realities 🚀

I’m Rahul Nagaraju, a Cloud Engineer & DevOps/SRE enthusiast, passionate about automating, optimizing, and securing cloud environments to ensure speed, resilience, and cost efficiency.

What started as a curiosity for technology has grown into a career where I design and scale cloud solutions that power real-world applications—from automating multi-cloud deployments to enhancing uptime with Kubernetes and CI/CD.

My core skills allow me to:

  • Architect & Automate – Design multi-cloud environments environments on AWS, Azure, and GCP using IaC (Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation).
  • Reliability & Performance – Implement auto-scaling, high availability (99.99%), and proactive monitoring (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack).
  • Cost Optimisation – Save costs through smart resource allocation, rightsizing and automation.
  • Problem-Solving with Code – Develop scripts to accelerate cloud incident resolution to reduce MTTR and improve system reliability.
  • Mentor & Collaborate – Guide people/students in cloud engineering & app development, while working cross-functionally with DevOps, SRE, and product teams.


I’m always excited to collaborate on innovative cloud projects, share insights on DevOps trends, or discuss the latest in Kubernetes & automation. Feel free to reach out—let’s build something great together!

Let's Connect!

📩 Let’s chat – Whether you’re hiring, innovating, or brainstorming cloud strategies, I’d love to connect!

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My Projects

Let's Git it!
Home Lab Server

Terraform, Ansible, Kubernetes, VMware ESXi

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Azure Infrastructure CI/CD

Terraform, Azure, ALB, SQL

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ArgoCD GitOps Delivery

ArgoCD, Helm, Kubernetes

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AWS Infrastructure CI/CD

Terraform, AWS, ALB, SQL

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Debug Kubernetes Apps

Kubernetes, Failures, Events,

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AWS 3 Tier Application

Terraform, AWS, ALB, ASG, EC2, SQL

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AWS Multi-AZ VPC Module

Terraform, AWS

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GoFlights API

Microservices, REST API

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LeetCode

Data Structures, Algorithms

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SQL

RDBMS, MySQL

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GoFlights Android App

Android, REST API

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AWS Deployment-Bash

AWS, Scripting

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Education

  • 2023 - 2025
    Master's in Information Technology and Management
    Honors: Outstanding student Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL | GPA: 4.0/4.0

    Coursework:

      • Cloud Computing & Architecture

      • Virtualisation & Containerization

      • DevOps & IaC (Terraform, CloudFormation)

      • Disaster Recovery & Business Continuity

      • Cybersecurity & Cloud Compliance

      • Advanced Software Development & Microservices

      • Object Oriented Programming & Design Patterns

  • 2017 - 2021
    Bachelor of Technology in Electronics and Computers
    PES University, Bengaluru, KA

    Coursework:

      • Computer Networks & Security

      • Operating Systems & Virtualization

      • Data Structures & Algorithms

      • Database Management Systems (SQL & NoSQL)

      • Embedded Systems & IoT

Professional Experience

  • 2023 - Current
    Research Assistant and Teaching Assistant
    Illinois Institute of Technology

    • Achieved 30% reduction in deployment time by building Jenkins CI/CD pipelines for Dockerized containers.

    • Improved patient monitoring accuracy by 40%, enabling real-time data collection and analysis to provide actionable insights for insulin delivery by developing a scalable MERN stack & Android-based healthcare app.

    • Mentored 100+ students in Android development and Cloud, guiding them to design, build and debug scalable mobile apps.

  • 2025 - 2025
    Cloud Engineer
    Maitri Diamonds INC

    • Automated cloud infrastructure provisioning in AWS using CloudFormation, reducing manual efforts by 40%, while ensuring full compliance with IaC best practices.

    • Partnered with DevOps team to develop scalable cloud solutions on Amazon EKS, AWS Lambda, RDS, enhancing application performance by 30%.

    • Reduced critical application downtime by 25% by implementing proactive monitoring, automated incident response (AWS CloudWatch, PagerDuty), and disaster recovery strategies, increasing system resilience.

  • 2021 - 2023
    Cloud Engineer
    IBM - Infinite

    • Increased system scalability by 30% by designing and implementing containerized microservices using Docker and Kubernetes (IKS), optimizing API response times and ensuring high availability.

    • Developed a Golang-based Problem Classifier to automate Jira ticket categorization from cloud logs with 95% accuracy.

    • Collaborated with DevOps Engineers, SMEs, and project managers to implement observability (Prometheus, Grafana), logging, and security governance mechanisms, ensuring regulatory compliance and seamless system operations.

    • Led on-call rotations for Sev-1 cloud incidents, reducing Mean Time to Resolution (MTTR) by 35%, through troubleshooting and rapid incident response, significantly improving customer satisfaction and service reliability.

  • 2021 - 2021
    Intern
    IBM - Infinite

    • Accelerated deployment cycles by 25% through Docker containerization for an e-commerce microservice on IBM Cloud.

    • Increased team productivity by 40% by developing Python and Bash automation scripts to enhance cloud monitoring.

What can I do?

Cloud Engineer

Building and automating scalable, secure cloud infrastructure using AWS, Azure, GCP, Terraform, Kubernetes, and Docker improving performance, reliability, and cost efficiency for modern cloud environments.

SRE

Enhancing system reliability and high availability through proactive monitoring (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack), automated incident response, and SLO/SLI metrics, to reduce critical downtimes.

DevOps Engineer

Optimizing software delivery and infrastructure automation with CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions), GitOps, IaC (Terraform, Ansible), and Kubernetes, increasing speed and efficiency.

Cloud Architect

Designing secure, scalable, and cost-efficient cloud solutions across AWS, Azure, and GCP, leveraging proven design patterns Kubernetes and Terraform to align with business, security, and compliance requirements.

5

Years of experience optimizing cloud infrastructure.

2

2 years as a Research Assistant building cloud solutions.

20

GitHub projects showcasing problem-solving abilities.

4

GPA - consistently applying strong analytical skills.

My Skills

Cloud Platforms
  • AWS - EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, CloudFormation, VPC, IAM
  • Azure - Virtual Machines, App Service, Azure Functions, Azure AD
  • Google Cloud Platform (GCP) - Compute Engine, BigQuery
Infrastructure as Code
  • Terraform
  • AWS CloudFormation
  • Ansible
Containerization & Orchestration
  • Kubernetes - AKS, EKS, OCP, GKE
  • ArgoCD GitOps, Helm Charts
  • Service Mesh - Istio, Linkerd
CI/CD
  • Jenkins
  • GitHub Actions
  • Azure DevOps
Monitoring & Observability
  • Prometheus
  • Grafana
  • ELK Stack - Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana
Scripting & Programming
  • Python, Go
  • Bash, PowerShell
  • YAML/JSON
  • Java, SQL
Networking
  • VPC - design and implementation
  • Load balancing and CDN
  • DNS management
Security
  • IAM best practices
  • Compliance automation
  • Security scanning tools

What My Seniors Say

Rahul has worked in my team as an SRE for 2 years and has exceptional programming skills. He was able to deliver outstanding results even under the demanding circumstances for an SRE. He has led a few SRE projects that laid a good foundation for several tasks taken up later for the team's SRE mission. He is an amicable person to be around with and resolves issues without conflict. He is disciplined and curious in nature which is a distinguishing trait of someone who is proactive. Rahul will surely be an asset for any team.
Priya Rao
Senior Manager - IBM Cloud
Rahul worked as a Software Engineer for two years on the IBM Cloud team. He was one of the smartest engineers on my team and was highly skilled in automation, observability, and solving complex problems. His expertise in Kubernetes, Terraform, Jenkins, Prometheus, Grafana, Bash, and Golang made him a key contributor to the team’s success. Rahul proactively led initiatives that greatly enhanced the team’s efficiency.

He is proactive, a natural collaborator, and adapts quickly to new challenges. Rahul’s ability to drive solutions and work seamlessly within a team makes him an invaluable contributor.
Keshav Anand
Engineering Director - American Express
Rahul is a great team player who was part of IBM CLOUD SRE team during his stint with ibm. During the time, I was impressed with his amazing can-do attitude, attention to detail, analytical skills, and desire to get things done. He was involved in critical issues resolution and handled stakeholders from various geographies with aplomb.

Overall, he is a great team player and will be an asset to any team. I wish him all the best in his future endeavours.
Rajesh Seetharaman
Computer Manager - IBM Cloud
Having known Rahul for seven years, I can attest to his enthusiastic approach to learning. Collaborating with Rahul during his tenure as Software Engineer was a genuine pleasure, as he showcased exceptional problem-solving skills. His expertise in developing applications and monitoring IBM Cloud was evident, and he consistently applied his creative and analytical mindset to effectively tackle challenges.
Dilip M
Cloud Engineer - IBM

Blogs

Installing Proxmox VE on Mac Apple Silicon (M1/M2/M3/M4) Using UTM

Virtualisation

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Running a Web Server Inside Linux Machines (Ubuntu/Raspberry Pi OS)

App Deployment

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Get in touch

Actively seeking cloud roles where I can leverage my expertise to drive innovation, enhance scalability, and deliver optimized solutions to solve business-critical challenges.

Let’s connect to explore how I can contribute to your team’s success!

Location

Chicago, IL

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