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Hi, I am Puneeth

Puneeth Prakash

DevSecOps Engineer / Software Engineer at OMICRON electronics

Software developer with 8+ years of experience specialising in DevSecOps, cloud-native architecture, and microservices. Currently building secure, reliable engineering systems at OMICRON electronics in Austria. I work across C#, Node.js, AWS and Azure, automating CI/CD workflows, hardening pipelines, and designing APIs and infrastructure that scale. Passionate about security, self-hosting, and homelab. Outside work I enjoy homebrewing and backpacking.

AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate
Cloud Architecture
DevSecOps
Microservices & APIs
Infrastructure as Code

Skills

Experiences

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OMICRON electronics

Dec 2025 - Present

Klaus, Vorarlberg, Austria

OMICRON electronics is a global leader in test and measurement solutions for electrical power engineering, delivering innovative testing technology for the energy sector.

DevSecOps Engineer / Software Engineer

Dec 2025 - Present

Responsibilities:
  • Designed and deployed a full observability platform on Kubernetes (AKS) using the LGTM stack (Loki, Grafana, Tempo, Mimir), covering metrics, logs, traces, and alerting
  • Built the Azure infrastructure from scratch using Terraform and packaged all observability components into a custom umbrella Helm chart for repeatable, production-grade deployments
  • Applying DevSecOps practices including cloud infrastructure security, vulnerability management, and CI/CD pipeline hardening
OneAdvanced

Mar 2018 - Oct 2025

Bengaluru, India

OneAdvanced is a leading UK-based software and services company providing mission-critical software for businesses.

Senior Software Engineer

Feb 2021 - Oct 2025

Responsibilities:
  • Architected and deployed cloud-native microservices using Node.js, AWS Lambda, and Kubernetes (EKS) to enhance system scalability and reduce operational costs
  • Built secure middleware microservice on AWS Fargate ECS with OAuth2 authentication via Keycloak, processing 100K+ daily transactions with 99.9% uptime
  • Designed reusable .NET Worker Services for event-driven backend operations, reducing code duplication by 60% across multiple projects
  • Implemented end-to-end CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, Harness, CloudFormation, and Terraform, cutting deployment time from hours to minutes
  • Deployed and maintained production Kubernetes clusters on AWS EKS with Inlets Pro reverse proxy and automated TLS certificate management
  • Developed Azure WebJobs for real-time webhook integration with Microsoft services, enabling seamless event synchronization across platforms
  • Resolved penetration testing and SonarQube security vulnerabilities while achieving $1,000+ monthly AWS cost optimization
Software Engineer

Mar 2018 - Feb 2021

Responsibilities:
  • Developed automated .NET WinForms application for software installation and database updates, enhancing efficiency by 92% and reducing setup time to 5 minutes
  • Collaborated on serverless customer portal development using AWS Lambda, API Gateway, and S3
  • Optimized critical SQL stored procedures, achieving 50% improvement in query performance and database efficiency
  • Implemented Jenkins CI/CD pipelines for automated testing and deployment
  • Gained expertise in React framework, contributing to front-end development initiatives
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Samsung R&D Institute India

Mar 2017 - Nov 2017

Bengaluru, India

Samsung R&D Institute India - Bangalore is Samsung’s largest R&D center outside Korea, focusing on mobile, AI, and IoT technologies.

Test Engineer

Mar 2017 - Nov 2017

Responsibilities:
  • Created and executed 600+ test cases for Project Bixby (functional, integration, performance, regression)
  • Managed test server deployments and build validation
  • Analyzed Android crash reports using ADB and DDMS tools

Education

Visvesvaraya Technological University
2013-2017
B.E. in Computer Science and Engineering

Projects

LGTM Observability Stack on Kubernetes
Creator 2025

Built a production-grade observability platform from scratch on Azure Kubernetes Service using the LGTM stack (Loki, Grafana, Tempo, Mimir). Covers metrics, logs, traces, and alerting. Azure infrastructure provisioned with Terraform and all components packaged into a custom umbrella Helm chart for repeatable deployments.

Kubernetes Grafana Helm Terraform Azure Observability DevOps
Homelab Infrastructure
Creator 2024 - Present

Infrastructure-as-code for a reproducible, resilient personal homelab. Local-first architecture on Raspberry Pi with automated deployment via Ansible and Docker Compose. Features Traefik reverse proxy, Authentik SSO, Tailscale mesh networking, and automated Restic backups to Backblaze B2. Runs services like AdGuard Home, FreshRSS, Mealie, and OpenWebUI.

Docker Ansible Raspberry Pi Tailscale Self-Hosting Infrastructure Automation
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TypedByMe Portfolio
Creator 2024 - Present

Personal portfolio and technical blog built with Hugo and the Toha v4 theme. Features dark mode support, GoatCounter analytics, integrated Spotify Now Playing bar, and optimized static site generation. Content managed through YAML config files and markdown posts.

Hugo JavaScript SCSS Static Site Portfolio Blog
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Spotify Now Playing API
Creator 2024

Lightweight proxy service for Spotify’s Currently Playing API. Handles OAuth token refresh and exposes a simple JSON endpoint with track metadata. Deployable on Cloudflare Workers, Vercel or any other service. Includes CORS support and optional 30-second caching to avoid rate limits.

JavaScript Node.js Cloudflare Workers Spotify API Docker
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My Express Template
Creator 2023

Standard Express.js template with custom configurations and best practices for rapid API development. Includes authentication, error handling, and logging setup.

JavaScript Node.js Express.js Backend
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Scotland Yard Tracker
Developer 2022

Web app to help players track Mr. X’s movements and deduce possible locations during a Scotland Yard board game session.

JavaScript Web App
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Adhoc Scripts
Creator 2020 - Present

A growing collection of shell scripts for automation, system administration, and development workflow tasks.

Shell Bash Automation DevOps
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Recent Posts

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From Stack Overflow to ChatGPT: How I Built My First AI-Assisted Project

Part 1 of 3 in the series “How AI Changed the Way I Build Things” It Wasn’t Magic. It Was a Better Conversation. About two years ago, I paid for a ChatGPT subscription myself. My company wasn’t offering any AI tooling at the time, and that didn’t change until almost the end of 2025. I had this side project idea rattling around in my head, one of those itch-you-can’t-scratch problems, and I figured it was a decent excuse to try out this AI thing everyone was talking about.

Thursday, March 19, 2026 Read
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Building Your Portfolio & Blog with Hugo: From Zero to Deployed

Introduction: Why I Built This (And Why You Might Want To) After years of saying “I should really have a blog,” I finally built one. Not on Medium. Not on Dev.to. A real, honest-to-goodness website that I control. And you know what? It was easier than I expected, once I stopped overthinking it. This guide will show you how to build a portfolio and blog using Hugo, a static site generator that’s fast, flexible, and surprisingly beginner friendly. Whether you’re a developer looking for a weekend project or someone who’s never touched the command line, I’ve got you covered.

Sunday, December 21, 2025 Read
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Docker Best Practices for Production

Introduction Docker has revolutionized how we build and deploy applications. However, creating production-ready containers requires following best practices for security, performance, and maintainability. 1. Use Official Base Images Always start with official images from Docker Hub: # Good FROM node:18-alpine # Bad FROM random-user/node:latest 2. Minimize Layer Count Combine RUN commands to reduce layers: # Good RUN apt-get update && \ apt-get install -y package1 package2 && \ rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* # Bad RUN apt-get update RUN apt-get install -y package1 RUN apt-get install -y package2 3. Use Multi-Stage Builds Reduce final image size significantly:

Sunday, October 12, 2025 Read

Accomplishments

AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate
Amazon Web Services 2023

Validates expertise in designing distributed systems on AWS, including compute, storage, database, networking, and security services.

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Spot Award - Critical Project Completion
OneAdvanced 2023

Recognized with a Spot Award for completing a critical project ahead of schedule, demonstrating exceptional technical execution and project management.

Cost Optimization Achievement
OneAdvanced 2022

Achieved $1,000+ monthly savings through AWS cost optimization by implementing strategic resource management practices including right-sizing, reserved instances, and automated shutdown policies.

Featured Posts

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From Stack Overflow to ChatGPT: How I Built My First AI-Assisted Project

Part 1 of 3 in the series “How AI Changed the Way I Build Things” It Wasn’t Magic. It Was a Better Conversation. About two years ago, I paid for a ChatGPT subscription myself. My company wasn’t offering any AI tooling at the time, and that didn’t change until almost the end of 2025. I had this side project idea rattling around in my head, one of those itch-you-can’t-scratch problems, and I figured it was a decent excuse to try out this AI thing everyone was talking about.

Thursday, March 19, 2026 Read
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Building My Homelab: A Journey into Self-Hosting

How I Fell Down the Rabbit Hole It all started innocently enough. I was scrolling through Reddit (as one does), stumbled upon r/homelab and r/selfhosted, and thought “Oh, that’s cool.” Famous last words. What began as casual browsing turned into a full-blown obsession with self-hosting everything and learning how the internet actually works. Spoiler alert: It’s complicated, occasionally painful, and absolutely worth it. Act I: The pfSense Router Adventure The Hardware I went all in with my first purchase:

Saturday, September 20, 2025 Read
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The Power of Learning in Public

What is Learning in Public? Learning in public means openly sharing your learning journey, the struggles, breakthroughs, and everything in between. It’s about documenting what you learn as you learn it, rather than waiting until you’re an ’expert'. Why I Started As a Senior Software Engineer, I’m constantly learning new technologies. I realized that: I was learning things and forgetting them Others were asking me the same questions repeatedly Writing forced me to truly understand concepts Teaching is the best way to learn Benefits I’ve Experienced 1. Better Retention Writing about what I learn helps me remember it. The act of explaining forces deeper understanding.

Monday, September 1, 2025 Read