Hi, my name is

Charan Prajwal.

Engineering secure, scalable, and resilient cloud systems.

DevOps Engineer III with 2.5+ years of experience. I build resilient Kubernetes clusters, architect GitOps workflows, and optimize cloud costs. Recognized for reducing deployment times by 40%.

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01. Technical Stack

Cloud & OS

AWS, Azure, DigitalOcean, Linux Administration

Containerization

Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, ArgoCD

IaC & Scripting

Terraform, Ansible, Python, Bash, HCL

Observability

Prometheus, Grafana, Loki, Tempo, OpenTelemetry

02. Experience

DevOps Engineer III

Jul 2023 -- Present

GeekyAnts India | Bengaluru

  • Led end-to-end DevOps delivery; architected GitOps-based CI/CD using GitHub Actions and ArgoCD.
  • Reduced deployment time by 40% and enabled 50+ automated releases monthly with zero downtime.
  • Built observability platform with Prometheus, Grafana, Loki, Tempo, and OpenTelemetry (reduced MTTR by 35%).
  • Created reusable IaC templates (Terraform/Ansible) reducing AWS provisioning time by 50% and saving $15K annually.
  • Awarded: Problem-Solver Award (Oct 2025) for exceptional delivery quality and rebuilding client trust.

03. Featured Projects

AWS Drift Detection Dashboard

A production-ready PERN stack (PostgreSQL, Express, React, Node.js) application that compares actual AWS infrastructure state against Infrastructure as Code (IaC) definitions to detect configuration drift.

React/Node.js AWS SDK Terraform PostgreSQL

Cloud-Native Observability Platform

Full-stack observability solution with distributed tracing, metrics, and log aggregation using OpenTelemetry instrumentation.

OpenTelemetry Grafana/Loki Docker

Production-Grade GitOps Pipeline

End-to-end GitOps workflow implementing ArgoCD App-of-Apps pattern for multi-environment deployments with automated rollback.

Kubernetes ArgoCD Helm

04. Content Creation

I share knowledge on Kubernetes and GitOps through various channels.

05. Certifications

06. Education

Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science

MVJ College of Engineering, Bengaluru

Graduated Jul 2023 GPA: 8.0/10.0