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Toronto, Ontario, Canada

As a seasoned DevOps Engineer, I specialize in Azure and Kubernetes infrastructure, driving end-to-end DevOps activities and collaborating with development teams. My expertise covers various Azure services like Compute, SQL Azure, NoSQL, Storage, and Network services.Highlights:- Proficient in Python, Shell Scripting, SQL, and build utilities like open make, ANT.- Automated activities using Ansible Playbooks, Jenkins, PowerShell, and ARM templates.- Created Kubernetes pipelines with Java and Python code stored in Bitbucket.- Established multilevel hybrid CI/CD pipelines, enhancing Kubernetes platform implementation.- Implemented Docker and Azure Kubernetes services (AKS) using Jenkins CICD pipelines.- Expertise in infrastructure as code with Terraform, Azure ARM templates.- Developed Ansible playbooks for web apps, configurations, and package management.- Implemented Twistlock for Docker and Kubernetes container security.- Orchestrated HTTPS Ingress controllers, TLS certificate usage on AKS.- Centralized monitoring by moving logs to Azure Event Hubs and Splunk.- Managed Azure DevOps pipelines, repositories, and Microservices deployment.- Contributed to JIRA Confluence articles, DevOps tool recommendations, and project lifecycle management.Technical toolkit: Azure, Terraform, Jenkins, Kubernetes, Docker, Ansible, Jira, Confluence, PowerShell, Python, Splunk, Grafana, Prometheus, Twistlock, Istio, Git.With a focus on automation, cloud architecture, and continuous improvement, I optimize DevOps processes for efficiency and reliability.

Quebec, Canada

As a seasoned DevOps professional, I excel in orchestrating efficient IT environments. My expertise includes:Ansible Proficiency: Skilled in writing Ansible Playbooks, modules, and roles for AWS instance configuration.CI/CD Automation: Extensive Jenkins work for continuous integration, code pull, and Artifact building. Automated pipelines with Azure DevOps, Jenkins, and Octopus for varied environment deployments.Code Analysis and Vulnerability Management: Configured SonarQube, Nexus, Coverity, and Black Duck for thorough code analysis and vulnerability detection.Scripting and Automation: Proficient in PowerShell for Windows services, task scheduling, and Jenkins/Azure Pipelines integration.Infrastructure Provisioning: Used Terraform/CloudFormation for highly available EC2 Instances and AWS components.AWS Cloud Expertise: Setup AWS infrastructure with CloudFormation templates, managing resources like VPC, EC2, S3, IAM, EBS, Security Group, Auto Scaling, IGW, and RDS.Microservices and Kafka: Implemented Microservices with Spring Boot, utilizing Kafka for real-time data pipelines.Release Management: Developed an automated, repeatable Application Release Roadmap for agile development.Configuration Management: Managed GIT repositories, improved branching, and code merge practices. Developed Jinja2 templates for Ansible automation.Cloud Monitoring: Used CloudWatch for AWS server monitoring, maintained GIT Repositories for releases and branches.Containerization: Employed Kubernetes/Docker for efficient CI/CD runtime, facilitating seamless build, test, and deployment.Database Management: Oversaw MongoDB for availability, performance, and scalability.SDLC Expertise: Worked in Agile and SCRUM methodologies, contributing to the software development life cycle.Release Management: Developed and supported software Release Management procedures.

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Contributed to DR exercises, creating AWS EC2 instances across AZs for high availability. Designed, deployed, and managed servers in AWS, implemented CloudWatch monitoring, alarms, and notifications. Provided support and troubleshooting for CloudFormation scripts, enabling on-demand EC2 instance creation. Facilitated continuous deployment and integration, promoting assets to target environments. Leveraged Amazon RDS MySQL and DynamoDB for database administration and NoSQL data storage in Docker containers.Led migration from On-premises to Azure Cloud, ensuring collaboration with development and QA teams for seamless deployment. Designed and configured Kafka clusters, Azure web apps, App services, Application insights, Application gateway, DNS, Traffic manager, Azure Networks, Network Watcher, Site Recovery, Azure stack, and Backup.Implemented Git branching strategies, resolving conflicts, and migrating from SVN to Git using Bitbucket. Installed Nexus for artifact repository, creating and publishing artifacts. Proficient in Azure PowerShell scripting for automation. Utilized Ansible for deploying/testing builds, configuring servers, and integrating with Ansible Tower for streamlined execution.Developed Chef cookbooks and recipes, managing system configurations. Implemented Chef and Docker, utilizing AWS OpsWorks for integrated infrastructure management.

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Led and streamlined the release process, ensuring efficient software delivery. Collaborated with development, QA, and operations teams to comprehend release scope. Participated in release planning, defining timelines, milestones, and deliverables. Established Continuous Integration, Nightly, and On-demand build systems using Jenkins, ANT, and Maven.Expert in installing and configuring CI tools like Jenkins for build and deployment automation. Set up Chef servers, workstations, and nodes, involved in bootstrapping new infrastructure nodes for software configuration management. Configured cookbooks, recipes, templates, and attributes on workstations for deployment to various Chef nodes.Managed Chef-infra maintenance, defined and developed plans for Problem & Incident management processes based on ITIL. Proficient in networking protocols (TCP/IP, Telnet, FTP, NDM, SSH, rlogin) and security auditing using Korn programming. Utilized Shell Programming for day-to-day system administration.Administered WebLogic, JBoss servers, including installation and deployments. Used Python programming in Linux for front-end design. Integrated UNIX file systems with SAMBA, installed and configured Oracle 8/9i databases on Sun Solaris Servers. Integrated Linux/Solaris with Active Directory (LDAP).Provided production support for Apache, PHP, MySQL, Tomcat, including installation, configuration, management, and troubleshooting. Conducted security patching. Installed and configured Veritas Storage Foundation Suite, Volume Manager, Cluster Servers & Veritas File systems (Vxfs). Wrote shell scripts and Perl scripting for Oracle database backup.Environment: Java/J2EE, Eclipse, Chef, AWS (Amazon Web Services), Ant, Maven, Subversion, SVN, Git, Python, Ruby, Nexus, Sonar, UCD, Jenkins, Perl, Bash, Solaris, UNIX.

Postgraduate Degree, Wireless Network Infrastructure

Bachelor'S Degree, Electrical, Electronics And Communications Engineering, A