Objective

To leverage my experience in DevOps practices and automation tools to streamline software development processes, increase efficiency and quality, and enhance the overall user experience. I aim to collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify and resolve technical issues, implement best practices, and optimize software delivery pipelines. Ultimately, my goal is to improve software development practices through the integration of automation, testing, and continuous delivery, resulting in faster and more reliable software delivery.

Professional Summary

With over 11+ years of experience as a IT professional, I have developed a deep understanding of software development processes and how they can be optimized through automation, collaboration, continuous improvement, and customer support. Throughout my career, I have successfully implemented DevOps practices and tools to streamline software delivery pipelines, reduce errors, and increase efficiency. I have a proven track record of collaborating with cross-functional teams, including developers, QA engineers, and stakeholders, to identify and solve technical challenges and deliver high-quality software on time and within budget. My expertise in cloud technologies, containerization, and infrastructure as code enables me to design and implement scalable, secure, and reliable architectures. With a focus on innovation and customer satisfaction, I am committed to helping organizations achieve their goals by leveraging the latest DevOps practices and tools.

Senior DevOps Engineer III (09-JAN-2024 - Present)

  • Collaborating with development and operations teams to identify and address bottlenecks in the software development lifecycle

Security Engineer (01-APR-2023 - 04-JAN-2024)

  • Detection engineering including the creation, tuning and maintain of security alerts applicable to Cygnvs environment and risks

  • Building automation to enrich detection and provide a level of response to common detections

  • Policies procedures and standards creation and updates in support of existing and new controls and security requirements

  • Delivering technical security reviews to ensure Security and Privacy by design principles embedded in our products from the inception of the products throughout the run stage

  • Support key compliance certifications such as SOC 2 & ISO27001

  • Documentation of SOPs and playbooks to respond to alerts and incidents

IT-Ops/DevOps Engineer (01-FEB-2022 - 31-MAR-2023)

  • Contributed towards end-to-end agile DevOps based software development life cycle with end-to-end automation in mind (Tools & Processes)

  • Technical understanding and support for cloud-based services with emphasis on Serverless architecture

  • Built CI/CD pipelines on GitLab in a distributed fashion to decongest the merge trains.

  • Troubleshoot issues during deployments and attempt to remediate issues with the engineering team

  • Collaborate with engineering teams to identify common pain points, develop solutions, and convert to best practices

  • Managed installations, upgrades, and configurations of hardware and software (MDM and DLP)

Delivery Lead, Infra and DevOps Services (01-JAN-2020 - 31-JAN-2022)

  • DevOps/Cloud Engineer who managed a team of 7 young and energetic engineers and handled A-Z of Technology Infrastructure for Sysvine's Clients and for Sysvine in On-Prem, AWS, Azure, GCP, and Cloud66. We managed HDFS Clusters, SQL/NoSQL Databases, Various App Stacks, Ci/Cd pipelines, Orchestration/Auto-Scaling, Event Monitoring, End-point protection and Security Management

  • Worked with US, Australia, Japan, and Indian Clients

  • Handled CISO role in Sysvine and Conducted a thorough security assessment and implemented robust security measures to mitigate risks and enhance the overall security posture of the organization

  • Designed and Developed a FinTech web-app for an Australian client (4 months)

  • Worked as a DataOps and DevOps Engineer for a 100-year old Tools manufacturing and Sales organization headquartered in Munich, Germany

  • Worked as a DataOps and DevOps Engineer for a US market research company which measures how consumers shop across all channels, sourcing data from both retailers and consumers to quantify sales, share, distribution, and velocity.

  • Handled entire aws infrastructure and deployments in OpsWorks for a web application used to manage the entire Human Capital Management (HCM) and Payroll process in Japan

Senior Systems Engineer II (02-MAY-2019 - 31-DEC-2019)

  • Managed and Streamlined all in-house applications for Sysvine in on-premise and in AWS/Azure Clouds

  • Worked closely with HRD and filtered profiles and hired best candidates for Sysvine

  • Designed, built, and deployed cloud-based solutions that are scalable, secure, and cost-effective for Sysvine

  • Designed and built multiple pipelines for code deployments and db deployments for all Sysvine in-house applications

Technical Lead (01-JUN-2015 - 30-APR-2019)

Senior Systems Executive (22-JUN-2013 - 31-MAY-2015)

  • Worked as a Systems Engineer for a major retail home improvement stores in the US and Canada - the company operates a chain of retail stores in the United States and Canada

  • Tools & Technology Stack: Linux (RHEL), Jenkins, Git, Gomez, Dynatrace, Endeca (Search engine)

  • Worked as a L1 support engineer for largest broadcasting, cable television and ISP in the US who offers low-cost internet and cable service to schools, subsidized by general broadband consumers through the U.S. Government's E-Rate program

  • Tools & Technology Stack: Jira, Confluence, OP5, NewRelic

Programmer Analyst Trainee (22-JUN-2012 - 21-JUN-2013)

  • Trained in different streams for 60 days in Cognizant academy

  • ITIL V3 Certified

  • Yellowbelt and Six sigma - Cognizant certified

Bachelor of Engineering, Computer Science, PMR Engineering College, Chennai, 2012