
Brijesh Prajapati
Verified Expert in Engineering
DevOps Engineer and Software Developer
Ashburn, VA, United States
Toptal member since December 12, 2024
Brijesh is a senior DevOps engineer specializing in designing and implementing advanced cloud solutions that drive innovation in the telecommunications industry. With over six years of hands-on DevOps experience, he has successfully built resilient, scalable pipelines leveraging cutting-edge technologies, including AWS, Terraform, Jenkins, Docker, and Kubernetes. Brijesh is dedicated to delivering high-quality solutions that optimize performance and drive organizational growth.
Portfolio
Experience
- Linux - 13 years
- AWS IAM - 6 years
- Docker - 6 years
- Terraform - 6 years
- Kubernetes - 6 years
- Amazon - 6 years
- Jenkins - 5 years
Availability
Preferred Environment
Windows, Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, Jenkins, Amazon
The most amazing...
...solutions I've built leveraging AWS, Terraform, and Kubernetes are scalable pipelines that boosted deployment efficiency by 30% and system performance by 40%.
Work Experience
Senior DevOps Engineer
Amdocs
- Automated the deployment of Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS) clusters with Terraform, optimizing resource provisioning for a new product launch, improving deployment speed by 60%, and ensuring high availability, fault tolerance, and near-zero downtime during peak usage.
- Optimized inter-service communication (ISC) by fine-tuning resource constraints, implementing Horizontal Pod Autoscaling (HPA), and refining network policies, resulting in a 40% reduction in pod restarts, 99.9% application availability, and a significantly enhanced overall user experience.
- Implemented an automated blue/green deployment strategy using Helm charts and canary testing, leading to a 90% reduction in deployment errors and eliminating downtime, ensuring continuous service delivery.
Radio-frequency (RF) Engineer
Amdocs
- Managed the radio-frequency team to enhance VoLTE call quality by 30% and reduce call drop rates by 25% within one month by coordinating cross-functional teams, implementing a new testing framework, and facilitating weekly progress meetings.
- Executed comprehensive 5G feature trials encompassing advanced technologies such as 256QAM in DL, EN-DC mobility, NR mobility, carrier aggregation with NR, DL/UL leg switching, and SCG failure handling.
- Conducted in-depth analysis of network KPIs and proactively resolved performance issues to ensure optimal network operations on a daily basis.
Experience
Scalable Cloud Infrastructure Setup with AWS
To enhance security, I configured IAM roles and policies that enforce least-privilege access, safeguarding team members and applications. I also integrated Prometheus and Grafana for application and infrastructure monitoring, providing actionable insights for performance improvements.
I designed and implemented a scalable, secure, cost-effective cloud infrastructure using AWS services, ensuring optimal performance and fault tolerance in the production environment. This included utilizing Amazon S3 for object storage, Amazon EC2 for compute instances, and a load balancer for high availability and failover support.
Through continuous monitoring and optimization of cloud resources, I reduced monthly cloud spend by 15% using cost-analysis tools. Additionally, I enhanced CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins, enabling fully automated application builds, testing, and deployments.
Cloud Infrastructure as Code (Iac) with Terraform
I enhanced security by implementing IAM policies, role-based access controls, and encryption strategies to protect sensitive data. As a result, I reduced deployment times by 50% while maintaining consistency and reliability across development, staging, and production environments.
Education
Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering
University of Bridgeport - Bridgeport, CT, USA
Bachelor's Degree in Electronics and Communication
Gujarat University - Gujarat, India
Certifications
Certified Kubernetes Application Developer
Native Computing Foundation (CNCF)
AWS Solutions Architect – Associate
Amazon Web Services
HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate (002)
HashiCorp
Skills
Tools
Terraform, AWS IAM, Amazon EKS, Jenkins, AWS CloudFormation, Amazon CloudWatch
Platforms
Kubernetes, Amazon, Docker, Linux, Windows, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Amazon EC2, AWS Lambda
Languages
Python 3
Paradigms
DevOps
Storage
Amazon S3 (AWS S3)
Other
Telecom Equipment & Solutions, Programming, CI/CD Pipelines, Voice over LTE (VoLTE), Long-term Evolution (LTE), Open-source Software (OSS), 5G, 4G, 3G, UMTS, Scripting, Load Balancers, Terraform Cloud
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