Bharat Jayakumar

Cloud Engineer with hands-on experience in managing and optimizing AWS environments, provisioning infrastructure using Terraform and CloudFormation, and implementing automated monitoring and security workflows. Strong foundation in ensuring availability, security, and cost efficiency while supporting enterprise-scale cloud operations. Managed and monitored AWS infrastructure (EC2, S3, IAM, VPC, CloudWatch, CloudTrail) to support availability and cost optimization. Performed Linux administration including user management, disk usage monitoring, and system troubleshooting. Conducted vulnerability assessments with Nessus and compliance checks with Prowler and ScoutSuite against CIS benchmarks. Applied Terraform and CloudFormation to provision reproducible and secure AWS resources. Configured monitoring with CloudWatch and basic familiarity with Grafana for system visibility. Supported cloud migration by validating IAM, S3, and networking configurations during test transitions from on premises. Managed MySQL databases and provided middleware support for Apache/Nginx. Handled SSL certificate management (Let's Encrypt renewals and HTTPS configuration on EC2/ALB). Automated incident response workflows with Lambda, EventBridge, and SSM, reducing downtime and exposure during security events.