SUMMARY:

• IT Professional with 5+ years’ experience with Configuration Management, (Build, Release, and Deployment Engineering) utilizing Subversion and GIT in UNIX and Windows environments. Works closely with Release Management teams, to create and execute release/deployment schedules.
• Strong working knowledge developing deployment scripts using Perl, Python, and Shell scripting.
• Accomplished in forging lasting relationships with which to build consensus on release objectives, drive responses to changes in deployment priorities, and create communication channels across multiple organizational levels.
• Excellent understanding of SDLC methodologies like Agile, Waterfall, and other processes.
• Excellent understanding of Microsoft Office Outlook, Excel, Word, Visio.
• Developed plans that anticipate and proactively address roadblocks and obstacles.
• Served as a coach and mentor to junior Operation Analysts.
• Good understanding of network architectures including network protocols and firewall setups and messaging services.
• Coordinated different teams across the globe to deploy different builds to different environments on parallel development for multiple projects.
• Good analytical, problem solving, and communication skills with the ability to work either independently with little or no supervision or as a member of a team.
• Extensive experience using build automation tools like ANT and Maven.
• Implemented Continuous Integration concepts using Jenkins and Anthill Pro.
• Worked extensively on cross - platforms (Windows-Unix) with Subversion, CVS, and GIT.
• Experience with setting up host keys and SSL certificates.
• Extensible experience configuring baselines, branching, merging, and automation processes using Shell and Batch Scripts.
• Experienced in troubleshooting, configuring, and deploying enterprise applications in Weblogic, JBOSS, and Tomcat.
• Created CM plans and builds documentation while maintaining source code.
• Worked with different bug tracking tools like Remedy, Jira, and Clear Quest & HP Service Management system ticketing tool for production release.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

• Java
• C
• C++
• JavaScript
• XML
• HTML
• PERL
• Python
• Shell Programming
• Oracle 11g and 9i,PL/SQL
• SQL 2005 and Enterprise
• MS Office Suite
• Jira,
• Remedy
• ANT
• Maven
• Hudson
• Teamcity
• Jenkins
• CVS
• SVN
• GIT
• MS Windows
• UNIX
• Linux
• MS DOS
• Apache Tomcat
• JBoss
• Oracle Weblogic
• Websphere
• Agile
• Waterfall
• Financial
• Banking
• Insurance
• Telecommunication
• Networking

PROJECT HISTORY:

Confidential, Atlanta, GA

Operations Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Designed and implemented deployment, rollout, and migration strategies for application development projects.
• Automated the job creation process for different releases using Jenkins.
• Utilized UDeploy for Build management/configuration across different environments (DEV/PROD), for multi-tiered projects and sub-programs.
• Coordinated and engaged various teams (JBOSS, DBA’s, developers, and test teams), and respective stake holders, to quickly resolve/address issues found within the environment.
• Handled various configuration changes for different application property files and Jboss/Weblogic changes.
• Worked with System Administrators to upgrade multiple environments for various application releases including setup/configuration of Jboss Clusters across Linux (Ubuntu) platforms.
• Created and managed Change Requests for all non-prod environment, production releases, and patches.
• Apprized infrastructure teams of timeframe and resource needs for the infrastructure elements of an applications development project.
• Setup, configured, and tested job monitoring tools such as Jenkins and Nexus across multiple projects using Waterfall and Agile methodologies.
• Provided 24*7 support on call as needed by project teams.
• Excellent understanding of Microsoft Office Outlook, Excel, Word, and Visio.
• Assisted staff with escalation procedures and prepared documentation for troubleshooting and escalation of any environment related issues.

Environment: Maven, Ant, Jboss, Jenkins, Subversion, Shell Scripting, JIRA, Hotfix PROD Patches, Linux, Visio, Excel Word.

Confidential, Atlanta, GA

CI/SD & SCM

Responsibilities:

• Setup automation tools such as Jenkins and Nexus across multiple projects of waterfall and Agile models.
• Leveraged Groovy scriptler interface to automate the job creation process for different releases.
• Handled end-to-end deployments across different environments, DEV to PROD, for two projects and their respective five components.
• Provided 24*7 support on call.
• Quickly resolved issues by engaging Weblogic Admins, DBA’s, Dev’s and test teams and played a central point of contact role.
• Followed organizational practices in regard to incident, problem, and change management along with the creation of database records.
• Authored a small onsite group to implement configuration management tool, Puppet, across the wide clusters of multiple application environments.
• Handled various configuration changes for different application property files and weblogic changes.
• Engaged with SA’s to upgrade multiple environments with various releases.
• Handle CR for production releases and patches
• Worked with SA’s for setting up the Weblogic clusters across Linux (Ubuntu) platforms

Environment: Maven, Ant, Oracle Weblogic, Jenkins, Hudson, Subversion, Nexus, Shell Scripting, Groovy, JIRA, Hotfix PROD Patches, Linux (Ubuntu).

Confidential, Marlborough, MA

Continuous Deployment/ Release Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Engaged in architecting and executing an automated deployment solution in the integration test environments using puppet.
• Provided expertise to QA teams in defining the core library manifests and customization for the enterprise product artifacts build and deployment pipeline.
• Framed and completed a migration plan for continuous integration environment from Ubuntu to SUSE Linux.
• Leveraged Jenkins Groovy scripter interface for report generation and change management.
• Configured and integrated the Jenkins slaves (Linux and Windows) with the master server.
• Authored a Mercurial hook for enforcing enterprise SCM standard.
• Modified Jenkins plug-in to enable integration with Rally defect management tool.
• Supported day to day build activities and provided solutions to the teams.

Environment: Java, Maven, Tomcat, Mercurial (Rhodecode), JIRA, ant, Nexus, Jenkins

Confidential, Charlotte, NC

Build and Release Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the day to day build and deployments in pre prod and production environments.
• Worked with Java build/automaton tools such as Ant and Maven.
• Responsible for development, UIT, system, UAT, staging, and production builds and releases.
• Carried deployments and builds on various environments.
• Wrote ANT scripts to automate the build process.
• Set up continuous integration environment using Jenkins.
• Used Shell/Perl scripts to automate the deployment process.
• Responsible for automated Clear Case administration tasks using Perl scripts.
• Responsible for automated scheduled builds/emergency builds and release using ANT scripts for enterprise application.
• Assisted developers in integrating their code with the main stream.
• Merged conflicting code to ensure release to test environments.
• Created automated build procedures to ensure code was always ready for deployment.
• Experienced with JIRA for defect tracking.
• Coordinated all the IT projects successfully by resolving release interdependencies and planning release.
• Responsible for the planning, scheduling, and documenting releases at code freeze periods.
• Developed UNIX and Perl scripts for the purpose of manual deployment of the code to the different environments and notified the team when the build was completed.
• Used Shell scripting for building and deploying Java application to target environments.
• Coordinated with different teams before and after the production deployments.

Environment: Java/J2EE Ant, Maven, Tomcat, Jboss, Sub version, JIRA, SVN, Bamboo, Ant, Maven, open make, shell, bash, Unix, Sonatype Nexus.

Confidential, San Antonio, TX

Build and Release Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Sent the uptime and downtime notifications to teams regarding server’s status as a part of the build engineer role at the time of deploying the EAR and WAR package in WebSphere Admin Console
• Participated in the release cycle of the product which involved environments like development, QA, UAT, and production.
• Regular build jobs were initiated using the continuous integration tool Hudson.
• Published the release notes for all the releases.
• Configured Hudson/Jenkins for doing the build in all the non-production and production environments.
• Experienced with managing some build processes using Teamcity in pre prod development environment.
• Built and deployed J2EE application in WebSphere 6.1and 7.1 using Python scripts and worked extensively on CVS, Subversion as version control.
• Used Remedy change management and bug tracking to track the issues in all pre prod and production environments.
• Coordinated with all the teams before and after the production deployments for the smooth production releases.
• Used artifact repository tool for maintaining the java based release code packages.
• Provided the assistance for the smooth phase of release for the emergency and expedited releases by getting the Director level approval and coordinating with different teams.
• Wrote Shell scripts to apply the integration label to all the files which needed manual labeling of files.
• Strictly enforced ITIL process while pushing builds and deployments to prod and pre-prod environment.
• Gathered all the stakeholder approvals and necessary signoffs while acting as a release manager for two development teams.
• The above docs were being used as the guide for manual build and deployment process, in case the automated scripts broke (emergencies).
• Created a complete release process doc which explained all the steps involved in the release process.

Environment: Java/J2ee, Ant, Maven, Subversion, UNIX, SVN, CVS, Remedy, WebLogic, Tomcat, Hudson