Varsha Rana - DevOps Engineer

About Me

Hello! I'm Varsha Rana, a passionate DevOps Engineer with a keen interest in Cloud Computing, DevOps, and automation. I specialize in building scalable infrastructure using Kubernetes, Terraform, and GCP, and I'm dedicated to automating CI/CD pipelines to enhance development workflows.

On my GitHub profile, you'll find projects that showcase my expertise in these areas. I'm continuously learning and adopting various DevOps tools and methodologies to develop and deploy production-ready applications efficiently.

Beyond my professional work, I enjoy exploring new technologies and sharing knowledge with the community. Feel free to connect with me on LinkedIn to discuss technology, DevOps practices, or potential collaborations.

Technical Skills

Cloud Platforms

GCP, AWS, Azure

Containerization

Kubernetes, Docker

Virtualization

VMware

CI/CD

GitHub Actions, ArgoCD

Monitoring

Datadog, Grafana, Prometheus

IaC

Terraform, Deployment Manager

Experience Summary

Certified Google Associate Cloud Engineer with extensive experience in managing and optimizing cloud infrastructure.
Expertise in Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE), Terraform, and Cloud Build for infrastructure provisioning and automation.
Led Datadog Agent upgrades, managed Datadog APM services, and optimized monitoring workflows.
Automated Datadog agent upgrades using Helm, Backstage, and Fleet Automation, reducing manual effort by 20%.
Developed Python scripts for project documentation, improving efficiency by 40% through automated data extraction.
Designed and deployed Slack Bots using GitHub Actions to automate PagerDuty schedule notifications.
Migrated monitoring from BigPanda to Datadog, improving incident response times and enhancing AIOps efficiency by 30%.
Acted as the primary point of contact for NOC operations, driving cost-saving initiatives and optimizing incident management.
Worked with cross-functional teams to develop and optimize SLOs/SLIs, ensuring high service reliability.
Performed data analysis using BigQuery, creating insightful queries and business intelligence reports.

Certifications

GCP Associate Cloud Engineer

Datadog Certified: Datadog Fundamentals

PagerDuty Certified: PagerDuty AIOps

Big Panda Certified: Unified Analytics

Python Essential 1 by Cisco

Python Data Structures by University of Michigan

GCP Professional DevOps Cloud Engineer Certified

Awards & Recognition

Outstanding Performer

Achieved top performance band for three years (2021-2024)

Iwin Award

received by Senior Director

👋 Hello, I'm Varsha Rana