SUMMARY

• Extensive experience in creating Devops strategy in an Enterprise environment along with creating and implementing a cloud strategy
• H ands of experience in deploying, protecting, automating critical deployments in on premises and public cloud, leveraging configuration management, CI/CD and Devops processes
• Experience in distributed Agile and Scrum methodologies to develop best practices for software development and implementation
• Extensive technical and professional experience in application build and release management, cloud technology (AWS Cloud services), Azure and GCP, software configuration management, systems administration, Traditional SAN and NAS
• Experience in i mplement ing cloud services such as IAAS, PAAS and SaaS which include Openstack , Docker and Openshift
• Hands on experience with AWS offerings with integration and migration of existing solutions into virtualized environment using EC2, S3, ELB, VPC, CloudWatch
• Experienced in administration and maintenance of source control management (SCM) systems using Git and GitHub
• Experience with container systems like Docker and container orchestration such as Kubernetes
• Experienced in various deployment, testing and development tools such as Git, Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes, Ansible, Nagios and Splunk
• Extensive experience with automation tools for building, integrating and deploying software releases in multiple environments
• Experienced in scripting languages such as JSON, YAML, Shell, Go and python scripting
• Experience in installation of OS, packages, maintaining user accounts, system security, backup/recovery, performance tuning and troubleshooting
• Experience in VMware virtualization including vCenter server features such as vMotion, Storage vMotion, High availability, DRS and other products of VMware
• Exceptional experience in enterprise and mid - range technologies (HW, SW, DR, Replication, Mirroring) including implementation, performance analysis and break-fix support roles.
• Strong background in Linux/UNIX environments and scripting for Build & Release automation
• Experience in configuring SAN storage arrays and switches, data center migration, replication, storage refresh projects and storage/switch upgrades
• Experience in migration of data by virtualizing arrays and using migration or replication technologies
• Excellent communication skills and able to communicate with key stakeholder/business users and provide reporting for the ongoing projects
• Dynamic and result oriented team player with excellent analytical, problem solving and interpersonal skills to efficiently function with team or independently

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Automation tools: Jenkins, Ansible, Docker, Kubernetes, terraform, Istio

Cloud Platforms: AWS, GCP, Azure, VMware ESXi

SCM Tools: Git, GitHub

Monitoring Tools: Nagios, Splunk, CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana, Elasticsearch, Logstash, Fluentd, Kibana

Web/Application Servers: Apache Tomcat, Nginx, HTTP Server, Weblogic, WebSphere

Operating Systems: Windows 2008 R2, 2012, 2016 servers, RHEL 5/ 6/7, vSphere 5/6, VMware ESXi, vCenter 5/6, Windows 7, 8.1, 10

Scripting Languages: Bash, Shell, Go, python

Network Protocols: TCP/IP, CIFS, NFS, DNS, DHCP, LAN, FTP, SSH, HTTP/HTTPS, SMTP, SNMP

Storage Products: Hitachi VSP, VSPG400, HUS130, AMS2500, EMC VMAX, VNX, Unity, XtremIO, IBM DS8K, V7000, Hitachi NAS 3080 and 3090, Netapp NAS, Brocade, Cisco SAN

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Storage (Systems) / Devops Architect

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Installed and configured Kubernetes clusters and managed deployments in Kubernetes
• Planned and deployed Kubernetes on AWS and build CI/CD using Jenkins
• Worked on deploying microservices on Kubernetes using Helm
• Implemented Istio service mesh in Kubernetes cluster for network traffic management
• Integrated Prometheus with Grafana for monitoring
• Implemented Elasticsearch, Logstash, Fluentd and Kibana for Monitoring
• Build visualizations and dashboards using Kibana and Grafana
• Configured and monitored Jenkins metrics using Prometheus and Grafana
• Worked on comparing Kubernetes deployments using EKS, GKE and AKS
• Installed and configured applications like Docker tool and Kubernetes for orchestration purpose
• Worked on source code management with GitHub to add, commit and push codes to various branches
• Installed and configured terraform and built cloud infrastructure using terraform configuration file
• Worked on container management using Docker by writing Docker files and set up the automated builds on Docker HUB
• Created servers and components by application of virtualization concept using docker
• Configured S3 buckets with various life cycle policies to archive the infrequently accessed data to Glacier
• Used IAM for creating roles, users, groups and implemented MFA to provide additional security to AWS account and its resources
• Created EBS volumes for storing application files for use with EC2 instances
• Created and launched EC2 instances using AMI’s of Linux, Ubuntu, RHEL, and Windows OS
• Created monitors, alarms, and notifications for EC2 hosts using Cloud Watch
• Maintained Continuous integration and continuous delivery pipeline in cloud environments for fast paced robust application development
• Integrated Jenkins with AWS and OpenStack to automatically launch instances
• Implemented CI process using Jenkins and constructed RESTful API to manage infrastructure services
• Worked on Ansible for Day to day to management, Nagios and Splunk for monitoring of applications
• Provisioned servers and deployed features using Ansible
• Creating Ansible Playbooks, to Deploy VM and install the Components as per requirements
• Worked on team activity tracking and ticketing through Jira
• Performed daily operational tasks, monitor the performance and health check of infrastructure. Identify servers and storage performance issues and work to resolution and ensured SLA are met
• Automated management tasks using Go, python and bash scripts
• Created and maintained file systems and performed RAID configuration on Linux servers
• Performed proof of concepts on new technologies in the environment
• Designed, engineered, and managed enterprise infrastructure solutions
• Designed and implemented a major system consolidation project from multiple systems
• Designed best practice methodologies and documented as technical guidelines
• Interface with customers to troubleshoot or strategize on systems and implement future changes
• Ensure SLA and validate design and configurations meets the company standards
• Conduct project management activities for new system requirements on various projects
• Transfer Knowledge and provide support to analysts and specialists for implementation of new hardware and other required software on the systems
• Maintained documentation for all systems, tools and processes

Sr. Technical Consultant

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Implemented AWS solutions using Amazon EC2 and S3 as per the requirements .
• Worked closely with internal staff and other stakeholders on planning, implementing and integrating cloud resources and building cloud stacks
• Implemented AWS MFA in IAM for two step user authentications
• Created and managed custom Windows and Linux based AMIs
• Build AWS cloud network using VPN, VPC and Security groups
• Used AWS CloudWatch for monitoring resources
• Created alarms, monitored & collected log files on AWS resources using CloudWatch on EC2 instance s
• Perform Root Cause Analysis and troubleshooting of Issues in AWS environment using CloudWatch
• Involved in Continuous integration and Continuous deployment project and utilized GitHub and Jenkins
• Worked on Git /GitHub for code checkouts and branching
• Maintaining source code repository for all major and minor releases
• Created ansible roles and playbooks to configure and deploy to various environments
• Worked on creating and editing scripts (shell scripts) to automate processes
• Installed and maintained applications and tools on Redhat Linux servers
• Scheduled system related Cron jobs and monitored server performance
• Created and managed user group accounts and account permissions
• Worked on DHCP, DNS, and NFS services on Linux Machines
• Monitor system performance using top, iostat and vmstat
• Created LVM filesystems for databases and managed multipath configurations
• Worked on creating and editing scripts (shell scripts) to automate processes
• Participated in installing and configuring of UNIX/Linux based applications
• Performed day to day administration and monitoring on all installed storage systems, Linux and windows servers in the environment
• Created and maintained file systems and performed RAID configuration on Linux servers
• Performed migration of multi platforms servers by virtualizing USP, USP-V and AMS behind VSP storage system
• Performed migration between pools using Hitachi tiered storage manager and Volume migrator.
• Managed Hitachi VSP, USP-V, USP, AMS 2000 series and Hitachi NAS 3090 storage systems
• Administration of Brocade DCX 8510 director switches
• Performed SAN migration from Brocade silkworm 12K, 24K to DCX 8510 switches
• Racked and cabled SAN equipment’s in data center as needed
• Assisted in replacing Tape drives and sending tapes offsite for tape vaulting

Technical Consultant

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Administration of Hitachi VSP, AMS 2500, AMS 2300, AMS 1000, EMC VMAX, DMX, CX500/700 storage arrays
• Support 1 PB storage environment
• Planning and installation of AMS 2300 and 2500 storage arrays
• Management of HDS storage arrays using Hitachi Device manager and Storage Navigator
• Managed EMC DMX using SMC, SYMCLI and Clariion arrays using EMC Navisphere and NaviCli
• Worked in planning, designing and implementation of SAN infrastructure environment based on system requirements
• Worked on LUN creation and allocation of storage as per requests
• Implemented in-system replication with Hitachi ShadowImage
• Configuration of Hitachi dynamic link manager for I/O load balancing
• Performed volume migration using volume migrator in Storage navigator Modular 2
• Performed migrations from EMC DMX and VMAX array by virtualizing behind VSP
• Performed host-based migrations from EMC DMX 800 to Hitachi AMS 2500
• Performed host-based migrations from EMC CX500/700 to Hitachi AMS 2500
• Administration and configuration of Brocade switches
• Managed Cisco and McData SAN switches
• Performed SAN migration from Cisco to Brocade and McData to Brocade Switches
• Worked in heterogeneous environments having IBM AIX, Sun Solaris, HP-UX, VMware and Windows servers