name: Kunal Khare
title: Associate Site Reliability Engineer (ASRE) @ Improving (Infracloud)
certifications:
- KCNA: Kubernetes and Cloud Native Associate
- CKA: Certified Kubernetes Administrator
- CKAD: Certified Kubernetes Application Developer
- AWS Solutions Architect – Associate
- Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect
- HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate
- Linux Foundation Certified SysAdmin (LFCS)
- Docker Certified Associate
- Prometheus Certified Associate
- Certified in GitHub Actions, ArgoCD & GitOps
previous_experience:
- Atlan (DataOps, Cloud Automation)
- Beamer (Product Communication, Infra)
philosophy: |
"Reliability is not a feature—it's a culture.
Automate. Observe. Improve. Repeat."Cloud & Orchestration:
DevOps & Automation:
Observability & Monitoring:
Programming Languages:
- 🛡️ Building resilient, scalable, and intelligent platforms as ASRE @ Improving (Infracloud)
- 🤖 Merging SRE practices with AI/ML Ops for smarter observability and automation
- 🔄 Implementing GitOps, policy-as-code, and continuous compliance
- 📊 Championing advanced monitoring, cost control, and cloud security
- 🌍 Evangelizing cloud-native, DevOps, and SRE best practices
| Certification | Issuer |
|---|---|
| KCNA, CKA, CKAD | CNCF |
| AWS Solutions Architect – Associate & DevOps Pro | AWS |
| Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect | Google Cloud |
| HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate | HashiCorp |
| Docker Certified Associate | Docker |
| Azure Fundamentals, AI-900 | Microsoft |
| Prometheus Certified Associate | CNCF |
| Linux Foundation Certified SysAdmin (LFCS) | Linux Foundation |
- 🌐 Cloud & Platform Engineering (AWS, GCP, Azure, Hybrid Cloud)
- ☸️ Kubernetes Operations, Automation & GitOps
- 🛡️ Observability, Monitoring, Incident Management (AIOps)
- 🏗️ Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Pulumi, CDK)
- 🔒 Security Automation, Policy as Code (OPA, Kyverno)
- 📦 CI/CD: GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab, ArgoCD
- 🛠️ DevOps Toolchain Management
- 🤝 Cross-team Collaboration & Mentorship
- 🏆 Led and automated end-to-end cloud migrations for SaaS platforms
- ⚡ Designed highly available, self-healing, auto-scaling Kubernetes clusters
- 🤖 Integrated AI-driven monitoring and predictive alerting
- 🌟 Speaker at DevOps & Cloud Native meetups
- 🏅 Active contributor to open source SRE and DevOps projects
✨ Let's make reliability, automation, and AI the new normal! ✨