-👋 Hi, I'm Mahalakshmi R

🚀 Junior DevOps Engineer | Cloud & Automation Enthusiast
📍 Bengaluru, India

I am a DevOps Engineer (Fresher) with strong hands-on experience in CI/CD automation, cloud infrastructure, containerization, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
I enjoy building reliable, automated, and scalable deployment systems that reduce manual effort and improve software delivery.

• 🔧 Hands-on experience with GitHub Actions, Terraform, Docker, Ansible, AWS
• ☁️ Strong foundation in Cloud Infrastructure (AWS)
• 📦 Experience deploying microservices-based applications
• ⚙️ Passionate about automation, DevOps best practices, and SDLC
• 📈 Focused on improving deployment reliability, consistency, and cost efficiency

• GitHub Actions (Reusable workflows, pipeline standardization)
• YAML-based CI/CD pipelines
• Pytest integration and test reporting

• AWS: EC2, VPC, IAM, ALB, S3, Route53, CloudWatch
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Terraform (modules, multi-env setups)

• Docker (Dockerfiles, image builds, containerized services)
• Kubernetes (basic understanding, resource manifests)

• Ansible (role-based automation, playbooks, templates)

• Shell Scripting (Linux automation, cron jobs, logs)
• Python (automation, AWS Lambda – boto3)
• Linux (system operations & troubleshooting)

• Git, GitHub (branching, commits, PR workflows)

• Built reusable GitHub Actions workflows to standardize CI/CD pipelines.
• Automated Terraform provisioning and Pytest validation.
• Generated XML test reports and created a dynamic HTML dashboard.
• Reduced manual pipeline setup effort by ~60%.

📌 Repositories:

• github-actions
• skills-hello-github-actions
• reusable-github-actions-ci-cd

• Provisioned production-grade AWS infrastructure using Terraform.
• Automated service configuration using Ansible role-based architecture.
• Deployed containerized microservices with Docker.
• Designed modular Terraform components: VPC, Security Groups, EC2, ALB, ASG.

📌 Repositories:

• roboshop-infra-dev
• terraform-aws-roboshop
• rolesAnsibleRoboshop
• ansibleRoboshop
• terraform-aws-vpc
• terraform-aws-securitygroup

• Automated EC2 scheduling using AWS Lambda (Python – boto3).
• Used Terraform for IAM roles and EventBridge rules.
• Implemented CloudWatch logging and monitoring.
• Achieved approximately 40% cost savings in non-production environments.

📌 Repositories:

• docker-instances-terraform
• terraform-multi-env

• Built idempotent shell scripts for:
  • Service setup
  • Backup automation
  • Log management
  • Infrastructure maintenance
• Used cron jobs and Linux utilities for automation.

📌 Repositories:

• LEARN-SHELLSCRIPT-PRACTICE
• Roboshop-Automation-Scripts-AWS
• Automated-Roboshop-Setup-AWS

• learnAnsible
• docker
• dockerfile
• k8-resources
• mahaTerraform

These repositories document my learning journey with real-world DevOps use cases.

• 💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mahalakshmi-r-a02b1436b/
• 🧑‍💻 GitHub: https://github.com/MAHALAKSHMImahalakshmi

⭐ I’m actively looking for Jr. DevOps Engineer / DevOps Engineer (Fresher) opportunities where I can contribute, learn, and grow in cloud-native environments.