About me
Hello, I'm Deepak Vishwakarma, bringing expertise in Gitlab Administration, DevOps Automation, and Linux System Administration. During my years of experience in the industry, I honed my skills at top industry leaders, working on varied roles and winning awards for my contributions.
As a DevOps Engineer I'm passionate about system design, and solving complex technical challenges. I specialize in infrastructure management, CI/CD optimization, and automation, ensuring efficient and scalable workflows. I thrive on problem-solving, proof-of-concept development, and architecting resilient systems. As I expand into MLOps, I aim to bridge AI workflows with DevOps automation for seamless model deployment. I believe in continuous learning, mentorship, and knowledge-sharing, driving innovation through technology. Let’s connect and explore impactful solutions together! I’m eager to collaborate with forward-thinking professionals. Let's connect and explore possibilities!
You can reach me at deepakv.knit@gmail.com
Skills & Technologies
My technical expertise and tools I work with
DevOps & CI/CD
GitLab CI/CD, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, ArgoCD, Ansible, Terraform, Helm, Maven, Gradle
Cloud & Container
AWS (EC2, S3, ECS, Lambda), Docker, Kubernetes, Container Orchestration, Microservices
Security & Monitoring
DevSecOps, SonarQube, Trivy, OWASP, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, APM Tools
System Administration
Linux (RHEL, Ubuntu, CentOS), Shell Scripting, Python, System Automation, Performance Tuning
Version Control
Git, GitLab Administration, GitHub, Branch Strategies, Code Review Workflows
Emerging Tech
MLOps, AIOps, Infrastructure as Code, GitOps, Observability, SRE Practices
Experience & Achievements
Professional journey and recognition
Professional Experience
DevSecOps Engineer
Dell Technologies | 2023 – Present
- Administered GitLab for 200+ engineers; optimized 50+ CI/CD pipelines reducing deployment time by 65%
- Implemented ArgoCD GitOps + Kubernetes (EKS) for 15+ microservices with zero-downtime releases
- Embedded DevSecOps: Trivy, SonarQube & OWASP scanning in pipelines; remediated 200+ critical vulnerabilities
- Built Terraform IaC modules for multi-account AWS infrastructure & monitoring (Prometheus/Grafana/ELK)
Linux System Administrator
Previous Roles | 2021 – 2023
- Managed 100+ RHEL/Ubuntu servers; automated patching & reduced MTTR by 40% via shell/Python scripting
- Implemented security hardening (CIS benchmarks) & compliance monitoring across production fleets
- Dockerized legacy apps and supported initial Kubernetes adoption
Key Achievements
Industry Recognition: Received internal award for DevOps automation excellence & infrastructure optimization (2024)
Performance Improvement: Cut CI/CD deployment time by 65% and reduced failed deploys by 80% via GitLab + ArgoCD GitOps
Security Excellence: Embedded automated scanning (Trivy/Sonar) achieving 95%+ vulnerability remediation SLA
Knowledge Sharing: Active technical blogger (Medium) + internal workshops on DevOps, Linux & Kubernetes best practices
Innovation: Architected GitOps platform and Terraform modules adopted across multiple teams
Certifications & Credentials
Validated expertise in DevSecOps, Cloud, and Automation
Projects
Explore some of my work
Featured DevSecOps Projects
GitOps / CI/CD
GitLab CI/CD + ArgoCD GitOps on EKS
Enterprise-grade CI/CD platform for microservices. Automated builds, security scans, and GitOps deployments to Kubernetes (EKS) with full traceability.
IaC
Multi-Account AWS IaC with Terraform + EKS
Production-ready, repeatable infrastructure provisioning for EKS clusters, networking, IAM, monitoring and security baselines across AWS accounts using Terraform.
Observability
DevSecOps Observability Stack (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK)
Centralized monitoring, alerting, logging and security dashboards. Integrated with GitLab pipelines for automated metric collection and vulnerability visibility.
Demo & Learning Projects
JavaScript
JS Calculator
Interactive calculator demonstrating core JavaScript, DOM manipulation and responsive UI. Great for learning event-driven development.
JavaScript
Todo Application
CRUD todo manager with local persistence. Demonstrates clean JS architecture, DOM updates and UX patterns for small web apps.
Python / Pygame
Alien Invasion Game
Classic space shooter built with Python + Pygame. Showcases game loops, sprite management, collision detection and keyboard controls.
Blog
Here are some articles posted on medium
DevOps
DevOps 101: A Beginner’s Guide
DevOps is more than just a set of tools — it’s a transformative culture that bridges development and operations, helping teams collaborate and deliver value faster...
Shell Scripting
Getting started with Shell Scripting
Here, we will try to cover basic terminologies used in shell scripting and will try to get a bigger picture of what shell scripting is not. We will try to bust the myth...
Amazon Web Services
Kick-start your AWS Cloud journey within 10 minutes
This article will help you to kick-start your AWS cloud journey by knowing about the basics and being familiar with the jargon used in AWS. What Is Cloud Computing? Cloud computing is the on-demand delivery...