Services:
Freelancing Services
Infrastructure Consultancy
Mentoring & Coaching
DevOps Training
Terraform & Terragrunt
AWS Cloud Solutions
Docker & Kubernetes
Prometheus & Grafana
GitHub Actions, Jenkins, ArgoCD
ELK Stack & Loki
Freelancing Services
Infrastructure Consultancy
Mentoring & Coaching
DevOps Training
Terraform & Terragrunt
AWS Cloud Solutions
Docker & Kubernetes
Prometheus & Grafana
GitHub Actions, Jenkins, ArgoCD
ELK Stack & Loki
Rajendra Ladkat

Rajendra Ladkat

AI Infrastructure Engineer | DevOps and Cloud Consultant

AI Infrastructure Engineer | Platform Engineer | Infrastructure Consultant

Summary

Cloud & AI Infrastructure Leader with a decade of experience architecting and scaling distributed systems, AI/ML training platforms, and mission-critical production environments across multi-cloud and hybrid setups. Proven in driving 0→1 platform engineering initiatives, modernizing cloud-native ecosystems, and delivering secure, highly available, cost-efficient infrastructure for global-scale applications. Skilled in leading cross-functional teams, defining technical strategy, and solving complex distributed-systems challenges with a focus on operational excellence and real-world impact. Eager to contribute to a dynamic team and learn from experienced professionals. I am excited to apply my skills and contribute to projects that make a real difference.

Key Achievement

Amazon Professional Services

DevOps Engineer | 2+ Years

Worked as a DevOps Engineer with Amazon Professional Services team for more than 2 years, helping enterprise clients migrate from on-premises data centers to AWS cloud. Led multiple cloud migration projects, designed scalable infrastructure architectures, and implemented DevOps best practices to ensure seamless transitions while maintaining high availability and security standards.

AWS MigrationData Center to CloudEnterprise SolutionsDevOps Practices

Services & Training

Offering professional services in infrastructure consultancy, freelancing, mentoring, and hands-on DevOps training

Freelancing

Available for freelance projects in cloud infrastructure, DevOps automation, and platform engineering. I deliver end-to-end solutions from architecture design to implementation and optimization.

  • Cloud infrastructure design & implementation
  • DevOps pipeline automation
  • Infrastructure as Code (IaC) development
  • Cloud migration & modernization

Infrastructure Consultancy

Strategic consulting services to help organizations design, implement, and optimize their cloud-native infrastructure and DevOps practices.

  • Infrastructure architecture review & design
  • DevSecOps strategy & implementation
  • Cost optimization & performance tuning
  • Security & compliance assessment

Mentoring

One-on-one and team mentoring to accelerate your DevOps journey. Get personalized guidance on career growth, technical challenges, and best practices.

  • Career guidance & skill development
  • Technical problem-solving sessions
  • Architecture review & feedback
  • Team coaching & knowledge transfer

DevOps Training

Hands-on training programs covering the complete cloud-native stack. Practical, real-world scenarios to build production-ready skills.

  • Interactive workshops & bootcamps
  • Customized training programs
  • Lab exercises & real-world projects
  • Certification preparation support

Hands-On Training Topics

Infrastructure as Code

  • • Terraform
  • • Terragrunt
  • • Module development
  • • State management

Cloud Platforms

  • • AWS (EC2, S3, VPC, IAM)
  • • Multi-cloud strategies
  • • Cloud architecture patterns
  • • Cost optimization

Containerization

  • • Docker
  • • Kubernetes
  • • Container orchestration
  • • Helm charts

Observability Stack

  • • Prometheus
  • • Grafana
  • • Metrics & alerting
  • • Dashboard creation

CI/CD Pipelines

  • • GitHub Actions
  • • Jenkins
  • • ArgoCD
  • • GitOps workflows

Logging Solutions

  • • ELK Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana)
  • • Loki
  • • Log aggregation & analysis
  • • Centralized logging

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Skills

Key Skills

DevOps Strategy & Transformation

CI/CD Pipeline Design & Management

Cloud Architecture & Engineering

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

Containerization & Orchestration

Automation & Scripting

Monitoring & Incident Management

Security & Compliance

Version Control & Collaboration

Agile & Lean Methodologies

Cross-Functional Team Leadership

Infrastructure Scaling & Optimization

Disaster Recovery & High Availability

Client Engagement & Technical Consulting

Performance Tuning & Cost Optimization

Tools & Technology

IaC

TerraformTerragrunt

Cloud

AWSAzureGCP

CI/CD

JenkinsGitLabArgoCDGitHub Actions

Containers

DockerKubernetesHelmDocker Compose

Monitoring

PrometheusGrafanaCloudWatch

Languages

PythonRubyGoJavaJS (basic)

Version Control

GitGitHubGitLabBitbucket

SysAdmin

Linux (Ubuntu, RHEL)Bashsedawk

Container Security

NotaryAquaDocker BenchHarborJFrog XraySnykSysdig

AppSec

IBM AppScanSonarQube

Certifications

AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional (SAP-C02)

AWS Certified Developer – Associate

AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate

AWS Certified SysOps Administrator – Associate

Microsoft Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900)

Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)

Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS)

Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD)

ITIL Foundation Certified

Professional Experience

Lead AI Infrastructure Engineer

ThoughtWorks

Client: RAG application platform development

Oct 2025 – Present

Remote

  • Individually architected, led and delivered 0→1 platform engineering initiatives, transforming ambiguous requirements into scalable, secure infrastructure solutions used across engineering and research organizations for RAG workload.
  • Built automated GitHub Actions pipelines and unified observability with Prometheus, OpenTelemetry, and OpenLens.
  • Designed end-to-end autoscaling, high availability, disaster recovery, and resilience workflows for a secure, cost-efficient ML inference platform.
  • Built cloud abstractions using Terraform, Terragrunt, and multi-cloud architectures, enabling self-service provisioning and consistent, reproducible environments.
  • Supported AI/ML research teams by deploying high-throughput training environments, identifying bottlenecks, and optimizing performance for distributed training.
  • Mentored engineers and contributed to a diverse, inclusive, high-performance engineering culture with strong emphasis on technical excellence and collaboration.
  • Implemented RBAC, secrets management, and operational excellence practices, reducing deployment time from hours to minutes and improving reliability, performance, and inference throughput at scale.
  • Engineered a self-healing, one-click multi-cloud platform for RAG agents with automated provisioning, deployment, and monitoring.

Lead Platform Engineer

ThoughtWorks

Client: UK Betting & Gaming Company

June 2025 – Sep 2025

Remote

  • Delivered a cloud-native gaming platform by converting ambiguous requirements into architecture, Jira epics/stories, and Confluence documentation.
  • Launched a modular, scalable, production-ready platform within 4 months.
  • Built secure, automated CI/CD and GitOps workflows (Nexus, HashiCorp Vault, ArgoCD) enabling declarative deployments, drift detection, and zero-downtime blue-green releases.
  • Delivered production-like development and integration environments in under 2 weeks, accelerating testing cycles and game feature iteration.

Lead DevOps Engineer

AWS Professional Services (via ThoughtWorks)

Client: Germany's Leading Loyalty Provider

Oct 2023 – May 2025

Remote

  • Led on-prem to AWS migration, reducing infrastructure cost by 35% and increasing deployment throughput by 60%.
  • Built 80% reusable Terraform/Terragrunt modules and refactored monorepo into DRY, production-ready components, cutting provisioning time from hours to minutes.
  • Implemented Shift-Left security (SonarQube, Trivy, Snyk), reducing security incidents by 45%.
  • Built observability with CloudWatch and Prometheus, improving issue detection and resolution by 30%.
  • Created SLA/SLO frameworks backed by AWS telemetry, strengthening reliability governance.
  • Optimized Docker base images, reducing CVEs by 60%.
  • Delivered global Terraform, Cloud, and DevSecOps workshops, upskilling 50+ engineers and standardizing best practices.

Senior DevOps Engineer

ThoughtWorks

Client: Global Top-3 International Bank

Apr 2021 – Aug 2023

Singapore (Remote)

  • Automated Helm-based EKS/OpenShift deployments for 56 microservices, enabling zero-downtime releases.
  • Achieved 100% regulatory compliance (MAS, GDPR, HIPAA) via automated security checks.
  • Reduced CI/CD times by 65% through Docker, Gradle, and pipeline optimizations.
  • Built umbrella CI/CD pipelines for 50+ microservices and delivered on-demand sandbox environments, reducing validation time by 40%.
  • Scaled observability using Prometheus & Grafana; mentored SREs, improving incident resolution by 35%.

Cloud Engineer

Hitachi Data Systems (REAN Cloud)

Apr 2018 – May 2021

  • Engineered automation for RADAR & Assess platforms using Terraform, Ruby/Rake, Docker Compose, Artifactory, and REST APIs.
  • Built STIG-compliant AMIs and containerized products with Packer, Terraform, and Jenkins, enabling secure, end-to-end CI/CD.
  • Automated one-click provisioning of EKS/AKS/GKE clusters with HCAP using VDSS/VDMS architecture.
  • Reduced deployment time by 80% using IaC automation and Helm-based cloud-native workflows.
  • Standardized cloud processes and onboarded clients through demos and consulting.
  • Supported REAN-Opex initiatives, accelerating DevSecOps adoption and delivering significant cost and time efficiencies.

Education

Bachelor of Engineering (Information Technology)

D.Y. Patil College of Engineering — 2013

Awards & Recognition

Hitachi Pioneering Spirit Award – Innovation & Impact (2021)

HSBC Code Grand Winner – 1st Place (2018)

Top 10 Finalist, Hitachi Demo Jam (2020)

Best Leadership Award, D.Y.P.C.E.T. (2012)

Best Talented & Quick Learner, D.Y.P.C.E.T. (2013)

Trainer, Thoughtworks – Led DevSecOps & Security Week programs

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