Aman Sharma

Enabled AWS EKS automode across all clusters, seamlessly migrating workloads from self-managed to automode node pools with zero downtime, and enhancing Terraform modules to support custom node pools, streamlining future EKS upgrades.

Supported reliability and incident response as part of the core platform team and on-call rotation, resolving production and Kubernetes-based developer environment issues with a focus on uptime, observability, and developer velocity.

Upgraded monolithic repository CI/CD pipeline environments from Ubuntu 16.04 to 20.04 across dev and prod, addressing security vulnerabilities and ensuring zero deployment failures.

Independently upgraded AWS EKS clusters from v1.29 to v1.32 with zero downtime by validating pre- and post-upgrade workloads, following a blue-green-like validation strategy, and documented the process for future scalability and repeatability.

Migrated infrastructure management from Terraform Cloud to Spacelift, reconstructing remote state from live infrastructure, eliminating tfstate drift risk, and enabling zero-impact adoption of Spacelift in a production environment.

Designed and implemented a Repository archival feature using Golang, AWS Lambda, and API Gateway for streamlined management.

Optimized Docker-based CI builds by implementing multi-stage Dockerfiles and eliminating large tarballs from being stored in S3, resolving memory-related issues and reducing monthly AWS costs by over $2000.

Conducted evaluation of new AWS CI/CD and governance services, identifying pros, gaps, and risks in collaboration with the program manager, enabling data-driven decision-making for engineering leadership.

Developed and integrated e2e-tests automation for Tanzu Community Edition plugins (Unmanaged Cluster and Diagnostic) using Golang, Ginkgo, and a robust testing framework.

Contributed significantly to the E2E test framework in Golang for Tanzu Community Edition, leveraging AWS SDK and Uber logger for comprehensive testing.

Automated the synchronization of upstream cloud-native projects (K8s, Containerd, Cri-tools) with internal repositories using shell scripting and the Prow Continuous Integration tool.

Implemented Misspell and YAML Linters as pre-merge GitHub actions to enhance code quality and maintain project sanity.

Provided critical sign-off for Tanzu Community Edition versions v0.6.1 to v0.12.0, ensuring the health and stability of all packages and plugins (Prometheus, Grafana).

Authored and published 70 Golang articles on multiple problem statements of Programming and DS/Algo, significantly contributing to technical knowledge sharing.

Published 12 articles covering diverse technical topics including cloud, Docker, and machine learning, demonstrating broad technical understanding.