Mohit Saluja
Associate Director at FIS
Infrastructure Engineering & SRE Leader | Cloud, Kubernetes, and Automation Specialist| CI/CD | Driving Excellence in Operations | Agile | Leadership
About Me
I am a seasoned IT professional with a robust background in Infrastructure operations and automation. Currently, I am actively contributing to the success of a leading Fintech company, where my focus lies in establishing and advancing enterprise-wide CI/CD practices. Throughout my career, I've embarked on an exhilarating journey, navigating diverse technologies. My expertise spans from managing on-prem datacenter operations to orchestrating seamless transitions to cloud services, and from virtualization to containerization. I've witnessed the transformation from traditional application deployment methods to the efficiency of CI/CD pipelines. Since the inception of my career, my appetite for learning has only intensified. The rapid evolution of tools in our industry and the increasing ease and speed of processes are truly remarkable. In recent years, a significant portion of my role has involved project management and team supervision. However, my hands-on involvement with various tools remains a steadfast passion. I thrive on the challenges of automation, constantly seeking ways to simplify processes, enhance productivity, and save valuable time and effort."
Experience
IT Consultant
Freelance
• Collaborated with multiple organizations to deliver consistent and reliable IT solutions tailored to business needs. • Provided end-to-end support for IT infrastructure, including networking, virtualization, and storage solutions. • Designed and implemented solutions to enhance operational efficiency and system reliability. • Assisted in troubleshooting complex technical issues across diverse environments and technology stacks. • Built strong relationships with stakeholders by delivering value-driven IT services.
• Collaborated with multiple organizations to deliver consistent and reliable IT solutions tailored to business needs. • Provided end-to-end support for IT infrastructure, including networking, virtualization, and storage solutions. • Designed and implemented solutions to enhance operational efficiency and system reliability. • Assisted in troubleshooting complex technical issues across diverse environments and technology stacks. • Built strong relationships with stakeholders by delivering value-driven IT services.
Associate Director
FIS Global
• Driving operations excellence by leading infrastructure, automation, and SRE projects, ensuring high system reliability and efficiency. • Managing and optimizing AWS Cloud environments, including EKS clusters, to support large-scale and complex workloads. • Designing and delivering robust CI/CD pipelines using tools like Jenkins, Harness, and Git, streamlining deployment processes for various platforms, including iOS and Android infrastructure builds. • Implementing SRE practices, including defining Service Level Objectives (SLOs), building Service Level Indicators (SLIs), and developing observability dashboards, achieving and maintaining a 99.5% availability rate. • Leading cloud migration initiatives, successfully transitioning two on-premises data centers to AWS while ensuring minimal disruption to critical applications. • Establishing and maintaining disaster recovery (DR) strategies for Kubernetes clusters, safeguarding production workloads. • Spearheading automation initiatives, delivering numerous end-to-end process and operational automations to improve efficiency. • Managing a production environment with diverse technology stacks, ensuring seamless operation and compliance with SLAs. • Strengthening security by implementing Linux and Kubernetes security tools like Sysdig, Trivy, Falco, and Gatekeeper, ensuring compliance with best practices. • Monitoring production and development environments using tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, and Zabbix for proactive issue resolution. • Mentoring and upskilling team members, fostering growth and development to meet organizational goals. • Collaborating within a SAFe Agile framework to deliver features and enhancements while maintaining alignment with cross-functional teams. • Optimizing cloud costs through innovative strategies, achieving significant cost savings without compromising performance.
• Driving operations excellence by leading infrastructure, automation, and SRE projects, ensuring high system reliability and efficiency. • Managing and optimizing AWS Cloud environments, including EKS clusters, to support large-scale and complex workloads. • Designing and delivering robust CI/CD pipelines using tools like Jenkins, Harness, and Git, streamlining deployment processes for various platforms, including iOS and Android infrastructure builds. • Implementing SRE practices, including defining Service Level Objectives (SLOs), building Service Level Indicators (SLIs), and developing observability dashboards, achieving and maintaining a 99.5% availability rate. • Leading cloud migration initiatives, successfully transitioning two on-premises data centers to AWS while ensuring minimal disruption to critical applications. • Establishing and maintaining disaster recovery (DR) strategies for Kubernetes clusters, safeguarding production workloads. • Spearheading automation initiatives, delivering numerous end-to-end process and operational automations to improve efficiency. • Managing a production environment with diverse technology stacks, ensuring seamless operation and compliance with SLAs. • Strengthening security by implementing Linux and Kubernetes security tools like Sysdig, Trivy, Falco, and Gatekeeper, ensuring compliance with best practices. • Monitoring production and development environments using tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, and Zabbix for proactive issue resolution. • Mentoring and upskilling team members, fostering growth and development to meet organizational goals. • Collaborating within a SAFe Agile framework to deliver features and enhancements while maintaining alignment with cross-functional teams. • Optimizing cloud costs through innovative strategies, achieving significant cost savings without compromising performance.
Senior Manager IT infrastructure
C1India Pvt Ltd
• Managed end-to-end data center operations, including servers, storage, and networking, ensuring optimal performance and reliability. • Designed and implemented Oracle Virtualization in production environments, enhancing resource utilization and scalability. • Successfully established a Disaster Recovery (DR) site on a secondary data center to ensure business continuity for production-hosted customer applications. • Oversaw development and QA environments to support application development lifecycles. • Ensured security and compliance with government regulations, including adherence to STQC standards. • Maintained ISO 27001 certification across three data centers, driving compliance and enhancing security posture. • Participated in various infrastructure and application security audits, addressing vulnerabilities and implementing improvements. • Maintained uptime of production applications in alignment with customer SLAs, achieving high reliability and availability. • Monitored diverse environments using Nagios and SNMP, ensuring proactive issue detection and resolution. • Maintained Java- and .NET-based applications on Windows and Linux environments, ensuring seamless operation. • Strengthened data center security, implementing robust measures to protect production systems and customer data.
• Managed end-to-end data center operations, including servers, storage, and networking, ensuring optimal performance and reliability. • Designed and implemented Oracle Virtualization in production environments, enhancing resource utilization and scalability. • Successfully established a Disaster Recovery (DR) site on a secondary data center to ensure business continuity for production-hosted customer applications. • Oversaw development and QA environments to support application development lifecycles. • Ensured security and compliance with government regulations, including adherence to STQC standards. • Maintained ISO 27001 certification across three data centers, driving compliance and enhancing security posture. • Participated in various infrastructure and application security audits, addressing vulnerabilities and implementing improvements. • Maintained uptime of production applications in alignment with customer SLAs, achieving high reliability and availability. • Monitored diverse environments using Nagios and SNMP, ensuring proactive issue detection and resolution. • Maintained Java- and .NET-based applications on Windows and Linux environments, ensuring seamless operation. • Strengthened data center security, implementing robust measures to protect production systems and customer data.
Senior Linux Administrator | Infrastruecure Specialist
TSI Softech India Pvt. Ltd.
• Maintained a VMware-based infrastructure with hundreds of Linux servers, ensuring high availability and performance. • Implemented configuration management processes using Puppet to streamline server provisioning and configuration. • Automated complex, multi-tier application deployments with shell scripting, reducing deployment time and improving accuracy. • Managed multiple production environments for banking customers, adhering to strict SLAs and compliance requirements. • Configured and maintained multiple site-to-site VPNs, enabling secure and reliable communication between customer environments. • Held end-to-end responsibility for security, compliance, and audits, ensuring adherence to industry and regulatory standards. • Collaborated with US-based customers to design and deploy infrastructure and applications tailored to their requirements. • Led and managed a team of Linux administrators, mentoring them to enhance technical skills and operational excellence.
• Maintained a VMware-based infrastructure with hundreds of Linux servers, ensuring high availability and performance. • Implemented configuration management processes using Puppet to streamline server provisioning and configuration. • Automated complex, multi-tier application deployments with shell scripting, reducing deployment time and improving accuracy. • Managed multiple production environments for banking customers, adhering to strict SLAs and compliance requirements. • Configured and maintained multiple site-to-site VPNs, enabling secure and reliable communication between customer environments. • Held end-to-end responsibility for security, compliance, and audits, ensuring adherence to industry and regulatory standards. • Collaborated with US-based customers to design and deploy infrastructure and applications tailored to their requirements. • Led and managed a team of Linux administrators, mentoring them to enhance technical skills and operational excellence.
Skills
Certifications
Kubestronaut
Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF)
Dec 2025
ID: 075f7f7b-df5d-4183-a70c-398a3b588a90
Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS)
Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF)
Dec 2025
ID: f62d3e86-e601-4393-93be-3f8566ddc4c2
Certified Kubernetes Application Developer
Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF)
Dec 2024
ID: LF-azxif9u616
Certified kubernetes Administrator
Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF)
Nov 2024
ID: LF-2rybzci5wh
Kubernetes and Cloud Native Associate Exam (KCNA) Certification
Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF)
Dec 2024
ID: LF-h408me60ly
KCSA: Kubernetes and Cloud Native Security Associate
Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF)
Nov 2025
ID: 00f0de7a-c68e-40b5-8ea4-40340ccb258c