Ashok Dan

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About Ashok Dan

Hi, I'm a 3+ year experienced Platform Engineer with a strong focus on DevSecOps, development, and AI integration. I work on secure, scalable, and automation-first internal platforms that enable development teams to deploy and operate applications efficiently and reliably. Developers are our customers CORE STRENGTHS Developer Platform Enablement Delivered internal platforms that streamline app onboarding, infrastructure provisioning, and deployment, enhancing developer experience and operational scalability. Secure CI/CD & Compliance Automation Built standardized GitLab CI/CD pipelines with reusable templates, integrated security scans (Fortify, secret detection), and enforced policy-driven compliance across the SDLC. AI-Powered Internal Tools Developed LLM-based bots and automation agents to manage base images, enforce policies, and trigger internal tools, reducing CVE remediation effort and improving governance. System Reliability & Observability Improved uptime, resource utilization, and incident response through performance monitoring, alerting, and automated health checks in collaboration with SRE teams. Application & Data Engineering Designed scalable microservices, built ETL and analytics pipelines, optimized search experiences, and supported internal tools with high-performance backend and frontend solutions. Deep dive I optimized our search experience by replacing MongoDB’s native search with Elasticsearch, syncing data via Monstache for faster, more relevant results. I also built an internal file-sharing platform with RBAC-based access control using React/Jotai on the frontend and Go for backend APIs. One of my most impactful contributions was developing an LLM-powered tool that automates secure base image management, scanning for CVEs, pulling external images into internal Harbor registries, and ensuring developers always work with CVE-free images. Additionally, I built backend Microservices to generate KPI reports for internal systems and developed bots for various automation use cases, integrating them into the core platform. Across these projects, I applied my moderate-to-expert-level skills in Golang, DevOps, and SRE to deliver scalable, secure, and user-first solutions.