Hello, I am
Rajip Upreti
Platform Engineer
Platform Engineer with 4+ years in AWS (IAM/VPC/EC2), Terraform IaC, and Kubernetes/EKS operations. Achieved 15% EC2 cost savings and 27% throughput improvement, sustaining 99.99% uptime. Experienced with Kong API Gateway, OpenAPI/Swagger, ArgoCD GitOps, GitHub Actions CI/CD, and Prometheus/Grafana monitoring.
4+
Years Experience
99.99%
Uptime Achieved
2000+
Pods Managed
Rajip Upreti
Platform Engineer
AWS | Kubernetes | Terraform
Experience
Platform Engineer
Grepsr PVT LTD
August 2023 - November 2025
- Reduced AWS EC2 operational expenses by 15% over 12 months by integrating Karpenter and KEDA for event-driven autoscaling
- Integrated structured commit policies and mandatory peer review stages within ArgoCD workflows and GitHub Actions, reducing release errors by 28%
- Enabled high-scale operations by leveraging AWS and Terraform, supporting 2,000+ production-ready resources with zero-downtime deployments
- Reduced incident detection time by 30% through implementation of advanced Grafana visualizations across 2000+ AWS EKS pods
- Configured Kong OSS gateways within AWS EKS clusters, resulting in 27% increase in system throughput and 18% decrease in API response latency
DevOps Engineer
Novelty Technology LLC
March 2021 - August 2023
- Reduced AWS infrastructure costs by 18% through continuous monitoring and right-sizing of instances using Terraform and AWS Config
- Deployed Python and Bash automation scripts to automate 150+ repetitive tasks, saving 15 staff hours weekly
- Reduced unplanned downtime by 20% by implementing automated system checks using Prometheus, Grafana, and AWS CloudWatch
- Enabled deployment consistency for 10+ applications using Docker-based containerization, reducing release failures by 25%
- Engineered and deployed a custom Kubernetes controller, achieving 28% reduction in manual deployment tickets monthly
IT/Admin Officer
Datahub PVT LTD
September 2020 - March 2021
- Provided IT support services to 80+ internal users, achieving 98% user satisfaction rating
- Reduced potential security incidents by 35% through consistent implementation of weekly security patches
- Facilitated cross-team communication by implementing a centralized IT ticketing system, reducing average resolution time by 25%
Projects
A scalable data pipeline platform processing over 2 TB of data monthly with 99.98% success rate.
- Deployed and maintained scalable data pipelines using Prefect OSS within AWS EKS
- Configured and launched all platform infrastructure from initial setup to production using AWS, Terraform, Docker, and Kubernetes
- Launched user-dedicated VNC environments within Kubernetes pods, achieving 100% isolated access
Enterprise-grade data extraction platform with seamless v1 to v2 migration achieving 85% reduction in post-deployment incidents.
- Engineered a canary deployment strategy minimizing downtime to under 1 minute and reducing post-deployment incidents by 85%
- Built large-scale data streaming pipelines using Apache Flink and AWS Kinesis, processing 10 TB of data monthly
- Established automated GitOps workflows using GitHub Actions and ArgoCD, increasing deployment frequency by 40%
November 2022 - August 2023
Enterprise client deployment platform with Helm-based templating improving onboarding speed by 50%.
- Developed Helm deployment templates supporting same-day go-live for client applications
- Monitored and maintained Kafka brokers using Grafana and Prometheus
- Delivered 27% increase in system throughput by deploying Kong API Gateway
Skills & Technologies
Cloud & Infrastructure
Container Orchestration
CI/CD & GitOps
Programming
API & Services
Data Engineering
Monitoring & Observability
DevOps Practices
Certifications
AWS Certified Solutions Architect
Associate (SAA-C03) - 2025
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I'm always open to discussing new opportunities, interesting projects, or ways to contribute to your team's success.
Contact Information
Education
Master of Science
Applied Information Technology
Victoria University Sydney
2025 - Present
Currently pursuing advanced studies in Applied Information Technology while maintaining 4+ years of professional experience in Platform Engineering and DevOps.
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