Divyansh Srivastav

Divyansh Srivastav is a seasoned DevOps and Cloud Architect with over 10 years of hands-on experience in Cloud, DevOps, and Platform Engineering. As the Founder and Principal Consultant at StriveNimbus Technologies Pvt. Ltd., he helps organizations modernize their infrastructure, improve reliability, and adopt cloud-native engineering practices.

Expertise

Divyansh brings deep technical expertise across major cloud platforms including AWS, Azure, and GCP, with specialized focus on:

  • Kubernetes Orchestration: Production-grade implementations on EKS, AKS, and GKE
  • Infrastructure as Code: Advanced Terraform architectures and GitOps workflows
  • Cloud Security: Zero-trust implementations, RBAC, and compliance automation
  • DevOps Transformation: CI/CD pipeline optimization and organizational change management
  • Cost Optimization: Cloud FinOps strategies and resource efficiency improvements

Certifications

  • Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) - Cloud Native Computing Foundation
  • HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate - HashiCorp

Professional Background

Throughout his career, Divyansh has led complex cloud migration, automation, and modernization projects for global enterprises across financial services, healthcare, technology, and retail sectors. His consulting approach combines deep technical knowledge with business acumen, ensuring that DevOps solutions deliver measurable value and align with organizational objectives.

StriveNimbus Technologies

As the founder of StriveNimbus Technologies Pvt. Ltd., Divyansh established a boutique consulting firm dedicated to excellence in cloud-native engineering. The firm specializes in:

  • Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) architecture and optimization
  • Terraform-based infrastructure automation
  • GitOps implementation with FluxCD and ArgoCD
  • Cloud security and compliance frameworks
  • DevOps maturity assessments and transformation roadmaps

Technical Philosophy

Divyansh is recognized for his pragmatic, engineering-first approach to DevOps challenges. He advocates for:

  • Infrastructure as Code: Treating infrastructure with the same rigor as application code
  • GitOps Principles: Single source of truth and declarative infrastructure
  • Security by Design: Embedding security controls throughout the development lifecycle
  • Operational Excellence: Building for observability, reliability, and maintainability
  • Knowledge Transfer: Empowering teams through hands-on mentoring and documentation

Thought Leadership

Through StriveNimbus Insights, Divyansh shares deep technical knowledge gained from real-world implementations, covering topics such as:

  • AKS upgrade strategies and production patterns
  • Azure Key Vault integration with Kubernetes
  • Karpenter-based cost optimization
  • Azure RBAC and workload identity
  • Enterprise-grade GitOps architectures

Community Engagement

Divyansh is committed to advancing the DevOps and cloud-native communities through:

  • Technical writing and case study publication
  • Open-source contributions
  • Mentoring engineering teams and junior consultants
  • Knowledge sharing on best practices and emerging technologies

Connect

For consulting inquiries, collaboration opportunities, or technical discussions, connect with Divyansh:

Divyansh Srivastav is dedicated to helping organizations achieve platform engineering excellence through practical, battle-tested DevOps solutions.

Latest Publications

Articles 14

AI-Augmented DevOps: Using LLMs to Review Terraform Plans and Predict Deployment Failures

How AI agents are transforming infrastructure operations—from automated Terraform plan reviews to predicting deployment failures before they happen, cutting incident response time by 60%.

AIDevOpsTerraform

AKS Upgrade Strategy: Choosing Between Surge, Blue-Green Node Pool, and Blue-Green Cluster Approaches

A comprehensive technical comparison of AKS upgrade strategies including surge upgrades, blue-green node pool migrations, and blue-green cluster approaches with real-world implementation patterns.

AzureAKSKubernetes

Securing AKS Workloads with Azure Key Vault CSI Driver: Beyond Environment Variables

Deep technical guide to implementing Azure Key Vault Secrets Store CSI Driver in AKS for secure secret management, including workload identity integration, rotation strategies, and production patterns.

AzureAKSKubernetes

Types of VNet Peering in Azure and Their Implementation with Config and Code

A comprehensive guide to Azure VNet peering types, implementation patterns, and real-world architectures with Terraform and CLI examples for production deployments.

AzureNetworkingDevOps

Breaking Kubernetes to Build Confidence: A Chaos Mesh POC on Minikube

A hands-on guide to implementing chaos engineering with Chaos Mesh on Minikube. Learn how to build resilient Kubernetes applications by intentionally breaking them—Pod kills, network delays, and real-world verification strategies.

KubernetesChaos EngineeringChaos Mesh

eBPF-Powered Observability in Kubernetes: Beyond Traditional Monitoring

How eBPF is revolutionizing Kubernetes observability with kernel-level visibility, zero instrumentation overhead, and real-time performance insights that traditional monitoring tools simply can't match.

KubernetesObservabilityeBPF

DevSecOps Reality Check: Shifting Left Without Slowing Down

How to bake security into CI/CD pipelines with policy-as-code, automated scanning, and runtime enforcement—without turning your platform team into a deployment bottleneck.

DevSecOpsSecurityKubernetes

Platform Engineering with Internal Developer Platforms: Building Self-Service Infrastructure

How Internal Developer Platforms (IDPs) are transforming DevOps teams into platform engineering organizations, reducing cognitive load, and accelerating software delivery through self-service golden paths.

Platform EngineeringIDPDevOps

FinOps 2.0: AI-Driven Cloud Cost Optimization with Predictive Scaling

Moving beyond reactive cost management to AI-powered FinOps strategies that predict workload patterns, optimize resource allocation in real-time, and cut cloud spending by 40-60% without sacrificing performance.

FinOpsCost OptimizationAI

GitOps at Scale: Multi-Cluster Management with Flux v2 and Cluster API

Managing 50+ Kubernetes clusters with GitOps using Flux v2 and Cluster API—declarative multi-cluster orchestration, automated cluster lifecycle, and enterprise-scale deployment patterns.

GitOpsFluxCluster API

Kubernetes Supply Chain Security: SLSA, Sigstore, and the End of 'Trust Me Bro' Deployments

How to secure your entire software supply chain with SLSA framework and Sigstore—from source to production, with cryptographic verification at every step.

SecurityKubernetesSupply Chain

Multi-Region AKS Deployments Using Workload Identity

Design and implement secure multi-region Azure Kubernetes Service architectures with Workload Identity federation for seamless cross-region authentication and failover.

AzureAKSKubernetes

Platform Engineering Metrics That Actually Matter: Measuring Developer Experience and Platform ROI

How to quantify platform engineering impact with DORA metrics, developer satisfaction scoring, and business-aligned KPIs that prove ROI to leadership and secure platform investment.

Platform EngineeringMetricsDeveloper Experience

Zero-Trust Service Mesh: Implementing SPIFFE/SPIRE on AKS

Building a true zero-trust architecture for microservices with SPIFFE/SPIRE service mesh on Azure Kubernetes Service, replacing network-based security with cryptographic workload identity.

SecurityZero-TrustService Mesh

Case Studies 5

Reducing AKS Compute Costs by 25% with Karpenter and Node Auto Provisioning

How StriveNimbus helped a financial services client achieve 25% cost reduction in AKS by replacing static node pools with Karpenter-based dynamic provisioning and spot instances.

Financial Services Company

Building an Internal Developer Platform That Cut Onboarding Time from 2 Weeks to 2 Days

How StriveNimbus helped a Series B SaaS company eliminate infrastructure friction by building a Backstage-powered IDP—reducing new developer onboarding from 2 weeks to 2 days, achieving Elite DORA metrics, and saving $695K annually.

Series B SaaS Company

How a FinTech Company Cut Multi-Cloud Costs by 42% Using AI-Driven FinOps Automation

StriveNimbus helped a Series C FinTech company reduce multi-cloud spending from $2M to $1.16M monthly using AI-powered optimization, automated governance, and developer-centric cost visibility—delivering $840K in annual savings.

Series C FinTech Company

End-to-End Platform Engineering on Azure Using AKS and ArgoCD

How StriveNimbus modernized a SaaS company's delivery model with AKS and GitOps via ArgoCD—achieving zero environment drift, 85% faster deployments, and complete audit visibility.

Enterprise SaaS Provider

Achieving 99.95% Uptime with Multi-Region Active-Active Architecture on Azure

After a 6-hour regional outage cost $1.2M in revenue, StriveNimbus built a multi-region disaster recovery architecture that reduced downtime by 92%, achieved 99.95% uptime, and enabled $4.2M in new enterprise deals.

Enterprise SaaS Company

Proof of Concepts 2

Enforcing Kubernetes Pod Security Standards in AKS with OPA Gatekeeper

Step-by-step guide to implementing Open Policy Agent Gatekeeper in Azure Kubernetes Service for enforcing pod security standards, resource limits, and compliance policies.

Implementing Azure RBAC for AKS Cluster Access Control

Hands-on proof of concept demonstrating Azure AD integration with AKS for granular RBAC, including role assignments, permission validation, and troubleshooting steps.