Hi, I’m Shankar.
I care about
how things break.
Senior SRE · Infrastructure Engineer · Homelab Enthusiast.
Based in Mangalore, working with teams across Bangalore and beyond.
My Story
Where it started
Long before titles or roles mattered, I was drawn to systems — understanding why something behaves the way it does, what holds it together, and what causes it to fail.
Early career
I started in Technical Support, building a strong foundation in troubleshooting and user environments, then moved into Local Administration — owning servers, Active Directory, and enterprise infrastructure.
Where I am now
Today I work as a Senior Systems Engineer / SRE, focused on reliability, automation, secure architecture, and scalable design. If you’ve been paged at 3am for something that should’ve been caught earlier — you know why this matters.
How I think
I prefer clarity over noise, depth over shortcuts, and consistency over quick wins. Automation isn’t about saving effort — it’s about removing inconsistency. PowerShell isn’t a shortcut, it’s a precision instrument.
Skills & Tools
- Active Directory
- AD Forest Health
- Group Policy
- LDAP / Kerberos
- PowerShell
- Scripting & Pipelines
- Task Automation
- HTML/CSV Reporting
- Windows Server
- Proxmox / KVM
- Hypervisors
- Virtualisation
- SRE Practices
- Monitoring & Alerting
- Incident Response
- Failure Analysis
What This Is
My homelab is where I break things safely — it mirrors real-world enterprise patterns without the enterprise budget. It’s where I test ideas before they become opinions worth writing about.
I write about systems, reliability, and the infrastructure decisions that actually matter — from Active Directory to homelabs to automation pipelines.
I don’t claim to know everything. I believe in thoughtful progress, strong fundamentals, and continuous refinement. If you enjoy understanding systems deeply rather than just following instructions, you’ll probably feel at home here.