Worked with client executive leadership to understand their goals and challenges around Cloud & DevOps transformations and create cloud migration, and DevOps transformation strategies for them. Also, I helped TGS to build and grow their Cloud & DevOps practice by * Creating practice assets, best practices and guidelines * Training sales force and helping with pre-sales efforts, * Managing multiple client delivery engagements by providing thought leadership, hiring and managing teams and relationship building.

• Lead client engagements working with multiple cross-functional teams to plan product release road map and manage on-time product releases; products include web and mobile e-commerce applications for multi-million dollar projects• DevOps evangelist promoting agile, automation, source code management, CI/CD and release management practices and tools to clients• Present pre-sales DevOps product demos and prepare RFPs for potential Accenture clients.• Spearhead client organization’s DevOps transformation by assessing, strategizing and delivering projects• Recommend industry best practices for SCM, Build and Deployment, configuration management and release management for clients. • Mentor and coach client release engineering teams with DevOps tools and methodologies.• Deep knowledge of open stack tools like SVN/GIT, Jenkins, SonarQube, Maven, Nexus OSS & scripting languages like shell, python and ANT and familiarity with Docker Puppet, Chef, Artifactory.

• Managed a $3 million strategic account delivering on-time bi-weekly e-commerce product releases. Responsible for global teams of engineers and collaborating with cross functional teams including business, development and infrastructure.• Directed annual performance appraisals, resource recruiting, scheduling and shift planning, forecasting and budget allocations• Led DevOps release management transformation project for a major retail client • Implemented agile methodologies and scrum tools like JIRA, Confluence & Kanban to DevOps team for smooth & continuous release cycles.• Presented weekly Key Performance Indicator (KPI) metrics for homedepot.com applications to client’s executive leadership• Guided and managed various projects such as building in-house build and deployment tool, agile development practices, WCS property file management, and introduction of DevOps methodologies.

• Built WebSphere Portal, WebSphere Application server, Lotus Connections, Lotus Quickr clustered solutions on various UNIX and WINDOWS based platforms.• Responsible for training and mentoring of Clients’ middleware administrator teams.• Responsible for gathering customer requirements and scope, recommending custom solution, creating WBS & schedule and executing the plan. • For pipelined projects, worked with project managers to assess the project scope, schedule estimation• Worked on Software development life-cycle (SDLC) projects, Proof of Concepts (POCs), pre-sales engagements

• Implemented IBM middleware solutions including server installation, patching, database installation and configuration, clustering, LDAP configuration, application deployment and automation. • Designed and developed automated build and deployment scripts using Jython, ANT and shell scripting.• Closely worked with QA testing and performance-testing teams• Supported 24 X 7 customer environments.• Well versed with automation tools like RAFW, Jenkins, HP Opsware, and BMC BladeLogic.

. Responsible for WebSphere installation, patching, database installation and configuration, clustering, LDAP configuration, application deployment and automation. Provided production support (24 X 7) for large scale environments