SRE · Platform · Cloud
MILAN
SURAS
Site Reliability Engineer
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala

2.8+ years of hands-on experience managing and automating multi-cloud infrastructure across GCP and AWS. Specializing in DevOps, Platform Engineering, and Site Reliability. CKA certified with multiple active cloud certifications. Passionate about Kubernetes, Terraform, and GitOps, with a current focus on Agentic AI and MLOps.

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☁️CKA
☁️GCP DevOps Pro
☁️GCP Architect Pro
☁️GCP ACE
☁️AWS CCP
~ milan@sre:~$
❯ whoami
Milan Suras · SRE @ Equifax Analytics
 
❯ cat certifications.txt
★ CKA · GCP DevOps Pro · GCP Architect
★ GCP ACE · AWS Cloud Practitioner
 
❯ kubectl get expertise
● GKE / EKS / Kubernetes
● Terraform / Packer / GitOps
● Jenkins / GitHub Actions / ArgoCD
● Prometheus / Grafana / Istio
 
❯ echo $EXPLORING
▶ Agentic AI · MLOps · AI Observability
2.8+
Years Experience
6
Cloud Certifications
85+
Microservices Managed
20+
Apps GitOps Onboarded
01
Technical Skills Core Stack
☁️
Cloud Platforms
GCP GKE Compute Engine Artifact Registry Cloud SQL (Postgres) VPC / IAM / GCS AWS EKS EC2 S3 Route53 ECR
☸️
Containers & Orchestration
Kubernetes Docker Istio Helm
🔁
CI/CD & GitOps
Jenkins GitHub Actions Argo CD GitOps
🏗️
Infrastructure as Code
Terraform Packer Cloud Migration IaC
📡
Monitoring & Tools
Prometheus Grafana OTEL Git Jira ServiceNow Confluence
💻
Languages & OS
Go Python FastAPI Bash Scripting Linux (RHEL, Ubuntu)
Example= Production-ready
Example= Proficient
02
Production & Architecture Projects
📊
GCP · Observability
Cloud-Native SLA/SLO Dashboard
2024

Architected a decoupled SLA monitoring system on GCP to track batch file deliveries by evaluating Google Cloud Storage (GCS) drops against strict daily deadlines.

  • Python-based GKE CronJob evaluating logic & writing logs to Cloud SQL.
  • Stateless FastAPI backend deployed as a GKE Deployment serving REST API metrics.
  • Interactive HTML/CSS and Chart.js frontend deployed on GKE for real-time visualization.
GCPGKECloud SQL PythonFastAPI
Live
⚕️
GitOps · AWS
GitOps Pipeline for Med-Tech Client
July 2024

Designed and deployed a fully-fledged GitOps pipeline for a healthcare application on EKS with an integrated observability stack.

  • CI managed by GitHub Actions on self-hosted runners.
  • EKS cluster, Prometheus, Grafana, and Argo CD deployed via Helm and Terraform.
  • HashiCorp Vault implemented for secure secrets management.
  • Automated ECR container builds and zero-touch deployments via ArgoCD Image Updater.
EKSTerraformGitHub Actions HelmArgoCDAWS
Completed
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Platform · GCP
Production-Grade MLOps Platform
2025 — In Progress

Designing a complex, highly scalable MLOps environment utilizing serverless data pipelines and distributed training environments on GCP.

  • End-to-end data orchestration via Pub/Sub, Dataflow, and BigQuery.
  • Kubeflow pipelines and model serving operations managed via GKE.
  • Event-driven architecture leveraging Cloud Functions and GCS.
GKEKubeflowDataflow BigQueryPub/Sub
⚡ Building
03
Professional History Experience
Site Reliability Engineer
Equifax Analytics Private Limited
📍 Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
Jan 2025 – Present
Migrated a Java Spring Boot batch application to GCE, using Terraform to provision infrastructure across NPE, UAT, and Production. Reduced GCP infrastructure costs by 20% through machine type downgrades and automated off-hour scheduling. Engineered an automated VM image build pipeline using Packer, enforcing a 28-day security compliance refresh cycle for Prod (21-day for NPE/UAT). Designed Disaster Recovery (DR) strategies for mission-critical GCE applications. Configured proactive alerting for Dataflow and Dataproc failures and enforced Jenkins pipelines to delete untagged artifacts older than 90 days. Deployed Python-based ML models on GKE and collaborated on migrating credentials from HashiCorp Vault to Google Secret Manager (GSM).
GCPGCETerraform PackerJenkinsGKE DataflowDataprocGSM
DevOps Engineer
Stackgenie Consulting
📍 Bengaluru, Karnataka
Aug 2024 – Dec 2024
Executed zero-downtime AWS EKS cluster upgrades across multiple environments, ensuring seamless worker node transitions and high availability. Instrumented advanced Jenkins pipelines for streamlined CI/CD workflows. Onboarded 20+ applications to a GitOps-based deployment workflow utilizing Jenkins, Argo CD, and Helm charts. Remediated cloud security configurations identified by PingSafe, actively securing the organization's cloud perimeter.
EKSArgoCDJenkins HelmGitOpsAWS
DevOps Intern
Stackgenie Consulting
📍 Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
Nov 2023 – Aug 2024
Progressed through an intensive training program mastering Linux administration, Git version control, and Bash scripting within the first three months. Gained hands-on expertise in AWS cloud services and containerization technologies, directly assisting senior engineers. Architected and delivered a POC deploying a Medtech application via a GitOps workflow on AWS EKS, integrating ECR and Argo CD Image Updater.
AWSEKSArgoCD BashLinuxGit
04
Verified Credentials Certifications
Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
Linux Foundation
Nov 2024 – Nov 2026
ID: LF-n9y0yisqz4
Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS)
Linux Foundation
In Progress
Professional Cloud DevOps Engineer
Google Cloud
Dec 2025 – Dec 2028
Professional Cloud Architect
Google Cloud
Dec 2025 – Dec 2028
Google Cloud Generative AI Leader
Google Cloud
Apr 2026 – Apr 2028
Associate Cloud Engineer (ACE)
Google Cloud
Feb 2025 – Mar 2028
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
Amazon Web Services
Aug 2024 – Aug 2027
05
Writing & Insights Latest Articles
Future Post 5 min read
Architecting Zero-Downtime Migrations on GCP
A deep dive into migrating stateful batch workloads to Google Compute Engine utilizing HashiCorp Terraform and Packer for immutable infrastructure.
Read Article
Future Post 7 min read
Managing Microservices with Istio on GKE
Exploring traffic routing, mTLS implementation, and observability enhancements when deploying Istio service mesh in a Kubernetes environment.
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Future Post 4 min read
Automating Vault to Secret Manager Sync
Step-by-step guide to writing reliable Bash scripts for safely migrating and rotating credentials between HashiCorp Vault and Google Secret Manager.
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Based in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. Available at +91 7356584497.

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