Senior Engineering Manager - Devops At Rakuten
Current◦ Led the migration from Teradata to an on-premise Kubernetes/GCP environment, optimizing scalable infrastructure solutions across multiple platforms. Managed the data platform by integrating tools and technologies for efficient data collection, processing, storage, and analysis, enabling data-driven decision-making and actionable insights.◦ Spearheaded the automation and deployment of a cloud-based data platform utilizing Google Cloud Platform services and Kubernetes for container orchestration, improving deployment speed and reliability.◦ Designed and implemented end-to-end CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitHub Actions, ArgoCD, and Terraform, streamlining the deployment of data services including data pipelines, data lakes, and analytics workloads.◦ Collaborated with Data Engineers to integrate cloud-native technologies for real-time data processing, optimizing big data workloads, and improving system performance.◦ Led the successful migration of on-premise infrastructure to GCP, resulting in a 30% reduction in infrastructure costs and a significant increase in system availability and fault tolerance.◦ Ensured platform scalability, high availability, and security by implementing best practices for Identity and Access Management, Virtual Private Cloud design, and disaster recovery strategies.◦ Fostered a culture of continuous improvement, driving the adoption of automation, monitoring, and optimization practices that aligned with organizational goals.