Samuel Raju Mamootil
samuelrajumamootil@gmail.com | +1 512-563-0303 | Arlington, TX | linkedin.com/in/samuel-mamootil | github.com/samuelmamootil
Professional Summary
Senior DevOps and Cloud Engineer with 7+ years of hands-on experience delivering cloud infrastructure, CI/CD automation, multi-cloud migrations, and IaC solutions across AWS, Azure, and GCP. Developed enterprise-scale landing zones, GitOps pipelines, and data engineering platforms for global clients across financial services, retail, manufacturing, and healthcare. Drives automation-first, security-conscious cloud delivery combining deep technical implementation with cross-functional team leadership.
Certifications
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-303, AZ-304)
- Microsoft Certified: Azure DevOps Engineer Expert (AZ-400)
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-103)
Technical Skills
- Cloud
- AWS, Azure, GCP
- Infrastructure as Code
- Terraform, ARM Templates, Bicep, Ansible, CloudFormation
- CI/CD & GitOps
- GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps (YAML), CodeDeploy, CodeCommit, GitOps Workflows
- Containers
- Docker, Helm, AKS, ECS, ECR, ACR
- Security / DevSecOps
- SonarQube, Coverity, IAM, OIDC, Private Endpoints, Firewall Rules
- Data / AI
- SageMaker, Bedrock, Claude LLM, Redshift, Glue, Step Functions, ChromaDB, RAG Pipelines
- Monitoring
- CloudWatch, Splunk, Prometheus, Grafana
- Scripting & Data
- Python, Bash, PowerShell, SQL, PostgreSQL, DynamoDB
Professional Experience
Student Web Developer (Part-time)
Jan 2025 – Present
- Maintained web application updates and resolved incidents across 4 platforms for the College of Business.
- Supported consistent digital service delivery for College of Business stakeholders under the direction of the Marketing and Communications Director.
- Troubleshoot and resolve site issues to support the digital infrastructure for major college events and communications.
Tech Lead
Feb 2024 – Apr 2025
- Led a 7-member cloud and data engineering team as hands-on tech lead for Alight Solutions' AWS platform.
- Designed and built reusable Terraform modules for VPC endpoints, compute, and storage provisioning, standardizing infrastructure delivery across 10 product teams.
- Configured GitHub Actions CI/CD pipelines on GitOps principles — automating build, test, and deploy lifecycles from commit to production across 4 enterprise environments.
- Delivered data engineering infrastructure using AWS Glue, Redshift, Step Functions, and SageMaker.
- Integrated AWS Bedrock for AI-assisted platform capabilities.
- Enforced end-to-end security across 4 environments through IAM policies, VPC endpoint configurations, and CodeDeploy-managed release controls.
Junior Tech Lead
Nov 2021 – Feb 2024
- Delivered cloud migration and modernization projects across AWS, Azure, and GCP, including landing zones, deployment automation, and secure infrastructure patterns.
- H&M: Drove cloud migration and security remediation for 100+ applications via SonarQube and Coverity; enforced tiered SLA remediation (High: 8 hrs, Medium: 48 hrs, Low: 7 days); provisioned Azure landing zones via Terraform; executed SQL-based data migration and migrated application code to GitHub.
- Siemens: Provisioned AWS Terraform landing zone and GitHub Actions pipelines; released containerized applications into AKS namespaces via Helm and ACR; secured all deployment workflows with OIDC authentication.
- Nokia: Supported Azure migration for a US government-aligned client under active security clearance; delivered compliance-driven infrastructure under regulated enterprise requirements.
- Südzucker: Provisioned GCP landing zone via Terraform and GitHub Actions.
Software Engineer
Apr 2018 – Nov 2021
- Parexel: Delivered Azure IaC automation using Terraform, ARM Templates, Bicep, and Ansible; managed Azure DevOps YAML pipelines and self-hosted VM environments.
- GenRe: Executed Azure lift-and-shift migration using ARM Templates and Blueprint-based landing zones; performed data transfer via Azure Direct Connect.
- Veolia Water: Supported AWS environment with CloudWatch monitoring and IAM access governance; managed EC2 and S3 deployments.
Junior Developer
Aug 2017 – Apr 2018
- Developed Android applications using MVVM architecture to improve code maintainability, modular design, and feature scalability.
- Implemented application features and UI components that improved code organization and supported long-term maintainability.
Competition Projects
ReRhythm — AI-Powered Career Coaching Platform
UTA Symposium 2026
- Built an AI-powered career coach (.NET + AWS Bedrock) that won 2nd runner-up at UTA Symposium by turning resumes into personalized career growth maps.
- Integrated AWS Textract for resume parsing and AWS Bedrock for personalized roadmap generation and skill-based learning paths.
- Designed and deployed secure AWS infrastructure using CloudFormation, ECS Fargate, ECR, DynamoDB, VPC endpoints, private subnets, IAM, and KMS.
- Automated deployments with GitHub Actions and OIDC authentication; enforced deployment-time firewall controls for secure access.
- Implemented moderation and safety controls using AWS Rekognition, AWS Comprehend, profanity filtering, and spam detection.
Education
Master of Science in Information Systems
Expected May 2026
Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science
May 2017
Honors
- Second Runner-up — ReRhythm AI Application | AWS Competition, UTA Symposium 2026
- Maverick Advantage Certificate of Distinction | UTA 2026
- Best Team Award — Parexel Project | LTIMindtree