Mayur Raiturkar

Mayur is a highly motivated technology professional with seven years of work experience in DevOps. He holds an educational background in Electronics & IT engineering and has demonstrated his ability to adapt to various engineering settings, showcasing his flexibility and agility. Mayur is passionate about taking on challenges and bringing new ideas to the table.

Contact

📧 [email protected]

🔗 https://www.linkedin.com/in/mayurkr/

👾 https://github.com/mayurkr

Experience

Senior DevOps Engineer

Berachain · Full-Time · Hybrid · India (April 2024 — Present)

Led end-to-end cloud infrastructure migration from AWS to GCP across five regions, implementing Infrastructure as Code using Terraform with Atlantis for automation. Established GitOps practices through ArgoCD deployment pipelines and configured comprehensive IAM policies for secure access management.

Architected and implemented a distributed blockchain infrastructure on Kubernetes with GitOps, deploying and managing critical network components—including Validator, Seed, Archive, Snapshot, and RPC nodes—for Berachain Testnet and Mainnet environments. Successfully deployed and operated blockchain validators across diverse infrastructure, including bare-metal providers like Hetzner and Latitude.

Designed and implemented high-performance monitoring solutions using Google Managed Prometheus, enabling real-time visibility into blockchain network metrics and infrastructure health. Established comprehensive incident management processes, including structured reporting and post-mortem analysis, leading to improved system reliability and reduced downtime.

Spearheaded the development of BeraOps, a comprehensive internal observability and security solution incorporating:

  • Infrastructure security scanning and compliance monitoring using Trivy Operator
  • Automated dependency scanning and upgrades with Renovate
  • Secure secrets management with SealedSecrets
  • Advanced observability and alerting through Prometheus and AlertManager
  • Automated incident response and remediation via Argo Events and Workflows
  • Secure and Private access to resources (implemented with Tailscale)
  • GitOps-based role-based access management for Kubernetes (BeraOps RBAC)

Engineered automation solutions for large-scale blockchain DevNet deployments, successfully scaling to 512 validator nodes for performance testing and network stress analysis. Implemented optimisation strategies that significantly improved block production times and network efficiency.

Provided 24/7 operational support for internal validator nodes and technical assistance to community node operators, ensuring high availability and optimal performance of the blockchain network.

Skills: GitOps · CI/CD · Site Reliability Engineering · Kubernetes · Blockchain · Terraform · GoLang · CI/CD · ArgoCD · Kubernetes · Blockchain

Senior DevOps Engineer

Binance · Full-Time · Hybrid · Bahrain (June 2022 — March 2024)

  • Led the design and implementation of a multi-regional AWS EKS infrastructure to host nodes for 120+ blockchains, utilizing AWS Global Accelerator for geo-steering.
  • Implemented multi-region failover and load balancing capabilities using Cilium ClusterMesh.
  • Achieved cost optimization (bin-packing) and automated fault-tolerant scaling within Kubernetes clusters via Karpenter and Vertical Pod Autoscaler (VPA).
  • Designed and built a centralized control plane, migrating configuration management to a mono-repo structure and exploring Crossplane for declarative infrastructure management.
  • Managed complex multi-region/environment application deployments using ArgoCD ApplicationSets (Merge/Matrix Generators).
  • Automated build, test, and deployment processes across multiple regions using ArgoCD and Tekton pipelines, incorporating k6 distributed load testing.
  • Implemented multi-regional monitoring and metrics aggregation using a Thanos and Prometheus-based observability stack.
  • Migrated Helm chart management from Git repositories to AWS ECR OCI registries.
  • Mentored and lead a small team of interns, guiding their development in cloud infrastructure and automation tasks.
  • Participated in the recruitment process, conducting interviews and contributing to hiring decisions.

Skills: GitOps · CI/CD · Site Reliability Engineering · Kubernetes · Blockchain · Crossplane · Terraform · GoLang · CI/CD · Platform Engineering · ArgoCD · Kubernetes · Blockchain

Lead DevOps Engineer

nClouds Inc · Full-Time· Remote · Goa, India (December 2020 — April 2022)

  • Led and mentored a distributed team of 5 DevOps engineers (Guatemala/India), driving the delivery of comprehensive DevOps-as-a-Service solutions, including CI/CD pipeline automation, cloud infrastructure management, and Kubernetes orchestration for diverse clients.
  • Architected and delivered a bespoke Kubernetes Operator for MariaDB Corporation (NYSE: MRDB+), creating a software-defined framework to automate the provisioning, scaling, and lifecycle management of complex multi-tenant database environments on Kubernetes.
  • Engineered a highly scalable and cost-optimized genomic diagnostics platform for Veracyte Inc (NASDAQ: VCYT), utilising Kubernetes and NextFlow to process petabytes of data, significantly improving the efficiency and reducing the infrastructure costs of their diagnostics pipeline.
  • Functioned as the primary technical lead and client interface for key engagements, translating business requirements into robust, automated, and scalable cloud-native solutions.

Skills: ArgoCD · Helm Charts · Amazon Web Services (AWS) · Terraform · Kubernetes · Jenkins · Grafana · Prometheus · Thanos

Senior DevOps Engineer L1

Srijan Technologies Private Limited · Full-Time · Hybrid · India (March 2020 — December 2020

  • Played a key role in initiatives leading to Srijan achieving VMware Tanzu Partnership Recognition, leveraging hands-on expertise with AWS, VMware Tanzu (TKG/TKGI), Kubernetes, Helm, ArgoCD, Jenkins, and Terraform within Cloud-Native and GitOps frameworks.
  • Directly engaged with major clients in the APAC region, including Diversey Inc, Globe Telecom, and VMware, to analyze business challenges and architect tailored cloud-native solutions.
  • Conducted thorough audits of client systems, providing actionable recommendations to optimize for cost, reliability, fault tolerance, efficiency, and security.
  • Applied expertise in Cloud-Native technologies (Kubernetes, Helm, ArgoCD, Jenkins) and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) to design and implement robust solutions meeting client needs.

Skills: Platform Engineering · Site Reliability Engineering · ArgoCD · Helm Charts · Amazon Web Services (AWS) · Terraform · Kubernetes

Systems Engineer

Persistent Systems Limited (NSE: PERSISTENT) · Full-Time · On-Site · Goa, India (September 2019 — February 2020)

During my brief tenure at Persistent Systems, I participated in building numerous proof-of-concept solutions with the goal of improving security compliance and cost optimization within the company’s AWS ecosystem. I had the opportunity to work alongside highly experienced engineering professionals at Persistent, and my role primarily focused on conducting extensive research and learning to standardize the company’s cloud practices. As a member of the Infrastructure Technology department, I was among the first few individuals to achieve the AWS Solution Architect - Associate certification.

Skills: Amazon Web Services (AWS) · Linux · Virtualization · Python (Programming Language) · Docker Products · OpenStack

Systems Administrator

Endure Technology Solutions Private Limited · Full-Time · On-Site · India (August 2018 — August 2019)

It all began here when I was offered a System Administration position straight out of university. I already had some background in managing Linux-based servers in the cloud, and I implemented some innovative solutions to improve the efficiency of this recruitment firm. Additionally, I was offered part-time responsibilities to work with their AI/ML product-based sister startup company as a Junior DevOps Engineer. I managed to gain hand-on exposure to AWS, Proxmox, Docker, Ansible, Jenkins, MongoDB, Bitbucket etc.

Skills: Amazon Web Services (AWS) · Linux · Linux System Administration · Docker · Ansible

Certifications

  • CKS: Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist.
  • CKA: Certified Kubernetes Administrator.
  • CKAD: Certified Kubernetes Application Developer.
  • AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate.

Education

Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics & Telecommunications

2014 — 2018

Goa College of Engineering, Goa, India.

Associate Degree in Computer Engineering

2011-2014

Fr. Agnel Polytechnic, Goa, India.