👋 Hi, I'm Saumit Dinesan (@justsaumit)

🚀 DevOps Engineer | Cloud Native Enthusiast | Security Advocate

I'm a passionate DevOps Engineer currently working at Nextuple Inc, where I build and maintain cloud-native infrastructure, automate deployments, and ensure system reliability and security.

💼 Professional Experience

• Cloud Engineer @ Nextuple Inc
• Working with Kubernetes, AWS, Azure, GCP and modern DevOps tooling such as ArgoCD, Helm, Keycloak, Knative, Kubeflow and many more
• Implementing CI/CD pipelines via Bitbucket and Github actions and GitOps workflows
• Managing production infrastructure and monitoring systems

🛠️ Current Tech Stack

Container Orchestration & Cloud Native:

• Kubernetes (Production clusters + Homelab via k3s)
• Docker & Containerization
• ArgoCD (GitOps)
• Helm Charts

CI/CD & Automation:

• Jenkins
• GitHub Actions
• Ansible
• Bash/Python scripting

Cloud Platforms:

• AWS
• Azure
• GCP

Monitoring & Observability:

• Prometheus & Grafana
• ELK Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana)

Infrastructure & Tools:

• Linux (Arch, btw 🐧)
• Git & Version Control
• Terraform
• Service Mesh adn Networking concepts

📜 Certifications & Learning Path

🎯 Currently Preparing For:

• ☸️ CKA (Certified Kubernetes Administrator)
• 🔒 CKS (Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist)

🎓 Completed:

• AWS Cerified Cloud Practitioner (2024)

🔬 What I'm Currently Working On

• 🏠 Building and maintaining my Kubernetes homelab
• 🔐 Deep diving into Kubernetes security best practices
• 🚢 Implementing GitOps workflows with ArgoCD
• 📚 Studying for CKA/CKS certifications
• 🦀 Learning Rust and Go for DevOps tooling

🌱 Areas of Interest

• DevSecOps: Integrating security into every stage of the DevOps pipeline
• Cloud Native Architecture: Building scalable, resilient systems
• Site Reliability Engineering: Ensuring high availability and performance
• Infrastructure as Code: Automating infrastructure provisioning and management
• Open Source: Contributing to and learning from the FOSS community

🔗 Git Repositories

I maintain repositories on multiple platforms:

• GitHub (you're here!)
• Codeberg
• GitLab
• Self-hosted

🤝 Let's Connect!

I'm always interested in collaborating on:

• Open source DevOps tools and utilities such as from CNCF Landscape
• Kubernetes operators and controllers
• Security automation projects
• Infrastructure as Code modules
• DevOps best practices and patterns

📫 Reach me:

• Email: [email protected] [email protected]
• Matrix: @justsaumit:matrix.org
• Keybase: keybase.io/justsaumit
• LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/justsaumit

💡 "Automation is not about replacing humans, it's about empowering them to focus on what matters."