HRITIK RANJAN
Junior DevOps Engineer | AWS · Linux · Docker · CI/CD · Git
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Aspiring DevOps Engineer with 1.5+ years of overall industry experience — 1 year as a QA Engineer and 8 months in Network/Information Security.
Hands-on with Linux, AWS (EC2, S3, IAM, VPC, CloudWatch, CodePipeline, CodeBuild, CodeDeploy), Docker, Kubernetes basics, Jenkins, Git/GitHub and CI/CD through self-driven projects documented in a public technical blog (30+ posts). Strong troubleshooting, release validation and API-testing background from QA, plus solid networking and security fundamentals from InfoSec.
Seeking an entry-level DevOps Engineer / DevOps Trainee role.
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Cloud (AWS): EC2, S3, IAM, VPC & Subnets, Security Groups, Route 53, CloudWatch, SNS, CodePipeline, CodeBuild, CodeDeploy, CloudFormation, AWS CLI
CI/CD: Jenkins, GitHub Actions, AWS CodePipeline/CodeBuild/CodeDeploy, pipeline design, build & deployment automation
Containers: Docker (images, containers, Dockerfiles), Kubernetes basics (Pods, Deployments, Services, ConfigMaps, Secrets)
Linux & Scripting: Ubuntu, Kali Linux, Linux CLI, Bash/Shell scripting, file permissions, processes, package management
Version Control: Git, GitHub — branching, merging, pull/push workflows, repository management
Networking & Security: TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP/HTTPS, routing, Nmap, Nessus, Burp Suite, Wireshark, OWASP basics, vulnerability assessment
Scripting/Config: Python (basic), YAML, JSON, SQL/MySQL, REST APIs
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
- Collaborated with developers and product teams in Agile release cycles, performing release validation, regression testing and environment-level troubleshooting for enterprise web applications.
- Tested REST APIs with Postman and validated backend/application data using SQL — strengthening debugging and issue-isolation skills relevant to CI/CD pipeline validation.
- Worked across Hiring Portal, NxSAM (asset, network, API and application security modules) and ODM (financial workflows); applied Git/GitHub, Linux, Docker, Jenkins and AWS through continuous hands-on DevOps learning alongside QA responsibilities.
- Performed vulnerability assessment and penetration testing using Nessus, Burp Suite and Nmap on Metasploitable2, Kioptrix, Sunset Lab and Noontide lab environments.
- Built practical Linux, networking and security foundations (ports, services, HTTP/HTTPS) directly applicable to DevSecOps and cloud environments.
- Worked with Active Directory and PowerShell to identify/resolve system vulnerabilities; configured Windows Autopilot deployments and endpoint management.
DEVOPS PROJECTS (HANDS-ON)
- AWS Multi-AZ VPC Blueprint (GitHub): Built a highly-available 2-AZ VPC (public/private subnets, IGW, per-AZ NAT Gateways); deployed a web app on private EC2 instances via an Auto Scaling Group and Bastion Host, and exposed it securely through an Application Load Balancer with Target Group health checks.
- DevOps Learning Tracker – 3-Tier Dockerized App with CI-style Health Checks (GitHub): Containerized a Flask + MySQL + Nginx (reverse proxy) stack with Docker Compose — Docker bridge networking, persistent named volume, MySQL healthcheck with depends_on service_healthy, .env-based credentials, non-root app container and per-service memory limits.
- Expenses Tracker WebApp – 3-Tier Dockerized Application (GitHub): Dockerized a Spring Boot + MySQL expense-tracking app (Spring Security auth, CRUD, filtering) with Docker Compose, container networking and persistent volumes across presentation, application and database tiers.
- Static Portfolio Website – CI/CD Deployment to AWS S3 via GitHub Actions (GitHub): Built a CI/CD pipeline that auto-deploys a static portfolio (HTML/CSS/JS) to an Amazon S3 static-hosting bucket on every push — configured AWS IAM permissions, GitHub Actions workflow, GitHub Secrets and AWS CLI-based deployment.
TECHNICAL WRITING & COMMUNITY
Author, DevOps Journey by Hritik — 30+ published articles (Hashnode) on AWS, Linux and CI/CD, including deep dives on CodePipeline, CodeBuild, CodeCommit, CloudWatch, S3, CloudFormation and VPC/networking, several with hands-on demos and interview-prep notes.
EDUCATION
ACHIEVEMENTS
- 2nd Position – Tech Sampath 2024 (Prototype Model & Photography Competitions)
- 3rd Position – Techno Vision 2022 (Prototype Model Competition, Software)