Vicknesh Rethinavelu

Vicknesh Rethinavelu

Cloud Operations Engineer | Platform Engineering Specialist

My Hobbies & Interests

When I'm not optimizing cloud infrastructure or building automation platforms, I enjoy pursuing these hobbies that help me maintain work-life balance and continuous learning:

🏸 Playing Badminton

Active badminton player who enjoys both recreational and competitive games. Badminton helps me stay physically fit and teaches valuable lessons about strategy, quick decision-making, and teamwork - skills that translate well into DevOps and platform engineering.

📱 Android Development

Passionate about mobile application development and exploring the Android ecosystem. Building Android apps helps me understand the full software development lifecycle from a different perspective, which enhances my ability to support development teams as a platform engineer.

🎮 Playing FIFA on Xbox

Gaming enthusiast who enjoys FIFA on Xbox for relaxation and strategic gameplay. Gaming helps develop problem-solving skills, pattern recognition, and the ability to adapt to changing situations - all valuable traits in cloud operations and incident management.

Technical Interests

Open Source Contributions

Active contributor to open-source projects, including the Traefik community, where I've solved issues faced by users in the community forum.

Technical Writing

Published technical articles on Medium reaching 1,000+ engineers, sharing knowledge about infrastructure optimization, ClickHouse migrations, and platform engineering best practices.

Continuous Learning

Regularly exploring new technologies in cloud-native ecosystems, container orchestration, and observability tools. Maintaining certifications, including CKA (91%), CKAD, AWS, and GCP.