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🛡️ Mahesh Shukla — AWS Cloud & DevSecOps Engineer

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🎯 Professional Summary

Result-driven Cloud & DevSecOps Engineer specializing in secure automation, scalability, and cost optimization.
Hands-on with AWS, Terraform, and Python for end-to-end cloud lifecycle management — from provisioning to compliance.

Impact Highlights:

  • 🚀 Improved provisioning time by 90% using IaC automation.
  • 💰 Reduced cloud costs by 30% via architecture optimization.
  • 🔐 Automated IAM risk detection & compliance workflows.

🛠 Technical Skills

  • Cloud: AWS (EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, CloudFront, IAM, VPC)
  • IaC & DevOps: Terraform, CloudFormation, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Docker
  • Scripting: Python (boto3), Bash, PowerShell
  • Security: IAM hardening, KMS, CloudTrail, AWS Config, Security Hub
  • OS: Linux (Ubuntu, Amazon Linux), Windows

🔥 Featured Projects (current)

  1. AWS DevSecOps Infrastructure AutomationCloud/DevOps Engineer (Jun 2025 – Oct 2025)

    • Designed and automated a secure 3-tier AWS infrastructure using Terraform & CloudFormation.
    • Built CI/CD pipelines via GitHub Actions for zero-downtime deployments.
    • Configured CloudWatch alarms, dashboards, and SNS alerts for proactive incident response.
    • Implemented IAM least-privilege policies, encryption, and security group optimizations.
    • Achieved ~30% cost optimization and reduced provisioning time by 90%.
    • 🔗 Repo: aws-devsecops-infrastructure-automation
  2. IAM X-Ray — AWS IAM Visualizer & AuditorPython Developer (Jul 2025 – Oct 2025)

    • Automated IAM audit tool using Python (boto3) that identifies over-privileged users and risky policies.
    • Integrated with AWS Config and Security Hub for continuous compliance checks and real-time alerts.
    • Implemented risk scoring for IAM policy modifications and generated remediation suggestions.
    • 🔗 Repo: IAM-X-Ray

🧩 Currently Working On

  • Building a Terraform Security Automation Pipeline for AWS infrastructure — auto-detect misconfigurations and enforce compliance.
  • Exploring Python-based IAM policy analyzer with automated risk scoring and remediation.

🔥 Other Projects (from GitHub)

🚀 Project 💡 Description
AWS EC2 Auto Scaling + ALB + CloudWatch Monitoring Scalable, load-balanced, and monitored web infrastructure using EC2, ALB, ASG, and CloudWatch.
AWS VPC Bastion + Private EC2 Secure VPC design with bastion host, private EC2, subnet isolation, and SSH access flow.
Ransomware Case Study Deep dive into ransomware targeting healthcare and its security implications.

🏆 Highlights

  • Built AWS IAM X-Ray to automate IAM audits and detect over-privileged users.

  • Deployed secure, multi-tier VPCs with Terraform & CloudFormation.

  • Reduced cloud costs by ~30% while improving system reliability.

  • Automated monitoring & compliance with CloudWatch, SNS, and Auto Scaling.

  • Hands-on DevSecOps experience with real AWS projects & top TryHackMe ranks.


🎓 Education

Bachelor of Computer Applications (BCA) — Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore (Graduated Dec 2024)


📜 Certifications

  • AWS Certified Solutions Architect — Associate (In Progress — Expected Jan 2026)

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📌 Open for collaborations, cloud-native security tools development, and internships.

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