Abhinav Verma

Bengaluru, India  ·  9878484036  ·  abhinavv1701@gmail.com

Cloud Platform Engineer with 4 years of experience at FICO, specializing in AWS infrastructure, Kubernetes, and CI/CD automation. Solved 1250+ DSA problems across LeetCode and GeeksforGeeks. Passionate about building secure, scalable cloud solutions and streamlining DevOps workflows. 4x AWS certified professional with expertise in Terraform, Jenkins, and microservices architecture.


Experience

Cloud Engineer 2

FICO, Bangalore
January 2025 - Present
  • Contributed to the development of a cloud-native Managed File Transfer (MFT) solution, enabling safe and secure movement of encrypted files. Scalable system handling 100 to 500K+ files/day.
  • Worked on AWS Cloud WAN implementation, built policies and automated the creation of global network infrastructure connecting VPCs and Transit Gateways across multiple AWS regions.
  • Designed and implemented a CI/CD pipeline for Kubernetes cluster provisioning using Upbound Crossplane, automating AWS infrastructure setup for product support and customer environments.
  • Led the automation and rollout of AWS IAM Identity Center, enabling secure access for 3,000+ users across the workforce.
  • Built CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions to automate build, test, and deployment workflows.

Tech Stack: Crossplane, AWS, Kubernetes, Identity Center, GitHub Actions, Cloud WAN, Transit Gateway, Transfer Family, Lambda, Step Functions, Fargate

Cloud Engineer 1

FICO, Bangalore
July 2023 - December 2024
  • Enhanced Identity and Access Management (IAM) by enabling Just-In-Time (JIT) access to AWS accounts, strengthening security and boosting operational efficiency.
  • Optimized 10+ Kafka clusters to maintain 99.99% availability, 200ms SLA, and 500K+ TPS delivering $600K+ in annual savings.
  • Automated deployment of 30+ Pulsar clusters using ArgoCD, Helm and GitHub Actions; reducing deployment time from 45+ minutes to under 3 minutes with zero manual intervention; implemented strong Consistency and Partition Tolerance setup.
  • Automated Deployment of DAPR control plane to 30+ EKS clusters with sidecar injection and configuration management.

Tech Stack: AWS, Kafka, Pulsar, ArgoCD, Helm, DAPR, DynamoDB

Software Engineer 1

FICO, Bangalore
July 2022 - June 2023
  • Automated credit score evaluation platform, integrating data from multiple sources to provide real-time scoring and predictive analytics. Implemented backend services in Spring Boot.
  • Integrated Okta for secure user authentication and access control.
  • Deployed on Kubernetes with AWS RDS as the backend database.
  • Worked on the implementation of real-time credit scoring using Kafka, enhancing decision-making speed.
  • Engineered highly concurrent systems for optimal performance under load.
  • Contributed to the design and development of the microservices architecture.

Tech Stack: Java, Spring Boot, Kafka, Okta, AWS RDS, Kubernetes, PostgreSQL, Amazon ECR

Software Engineer Intern

FICO, Bangalore
June 2021 - June 2022
  • Developed and shipped backend APIs using Spring Boot, powering critical platform features and services.
  • Triaged and resolved 50+ support tickets and security bugs, directly improving system reliability and user experience.
  • Delivered technical presentations during weekly sprint reviews, driving cross-team collaboration and knowledge sharing.
  • Optimized SQL queries achieving 50% faster response times, significantly boosting backend performance.

Tech Stack: SQL, Git, Postman, Jira, Agile (Scrum), ServiceNow, SpringBoot, Java


Education

Chitkara University, Baddi

Bachelor of Engineering
Computer Science Engineering

CGPA: 9.8/10

July 2018 - May 2022

Ch. Balbir Singh Public School

Class 12
Punjab

Percentage: 75%

2018

Triple M Public School

Class 10
Punjab

Percentage: 97%

2016

Skills

Programming Languages & Tools
Programming
  • JavaScript, TypeScript, Node.js, Java, Python, Go, Bash, Terraform, YAML
Cloud & Infrastructure
  • Amazon Web Services, Kubernetes, EKS, Docker, Crossplane
  • Lambda, Step Functions, Fargate, EC2, S3, Route53, DynamoDB, SQS, SNS, CloudWatch, IAM
  • Cloud WAN, Transit Gateway, Transfer Family, Identity Center
Messaging & Streaming
  • Apache Kafka, Apache Pulsar, DAPR
CI/CD & DevOps
  • GitHub Actions, ArgoCD, Helm, Jenkins
Database
  • MongoDB, DynamoDB, PostgreSQL, MySQL, AWS RDS
Version Control
  • Git, GitHub, Bitbucket
Tools
  • Jira, Confluence, OpsGenie, Postman

Interests

Beyond cloud engineering, I enjoy solving coding challenges on LeetCode and GeeksforGeeks to sharpen my problem-solving skills. I'm passionate about staying up-to-date with the latest cloud technologies and DevOps practices.

I enjoy exploring new AWS services, contributing to automation projects, and learning about emerging technologies in the cloud-native ecosystem.

I'm an avid reader and love diving into books across various genres. Friend me on Goodreads! I also stay active by participating in walkathons and community fitness events.


Awards & Certifications

Certifications
Achievements
  • 850+ Coding Questions solved on LeetCode
  • 500+ Coding Questions solved on GeeksForGeeks
  • Scored 9.8 CGPA, CSE Branch, Chitkara University
  • Winner of HackWithHer coding hackathon, hosted by Chitkara University