SUMMARY

• Strong troubleshooting and incident management skills
• Extensive experience in infrastructure management tools, and data center automation
• Extensive experience with DevOps tools: GIT, SVN, Gforge, Bitbucket, Jira, Jfrog Artifactory, Jenkins, Cloudbees Jenkins Enterprise, Bamboo, Docker Enterprise, Chef, Puppet, IBM Urbane code deploy, Nexus, StarTeam, IBM Security AppScan, Sonar, JMeter, Selenium, Splunk, VRealize Orchestrator, XWiki, HAshi Ui consul.
• Extensive experience with SCCM Builds and patch management cycles
• Experience with Terraform cloud infrastructure provisioning (AWS).
• Experience with Big Data Tool installations and configurations (Kafka, Zookeeper, Logstash, Kibana)
• Extensive experience building and supporting development environments for .NET, Java, Cobol Applications: Visual studio, Eclipse, Maven, Ant, MS build.
• Experience with virtualization and cloud infrastructure, including: VMware, Xen Server, AWS, IBM pure cloud, Azure cloud, Citrix XenApp, Citrix Xen Desktop.
• Extensive experience in network, OS, and application security testing, tool construction, and design of custom protection architectures.
• Intimate knowledge of advanced features and system internals of major operating systems: Linux, Solaris, Windows.
• Familiar with most popular programming, scripting, and markup languages …
• Familiar with SSL centralize certificate management solutions
• Consistently achieve 99% uptime for supported systems.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

DevOps tools: SVN, Gforge, GIT,GitHub Enterprise, Jira, Jfrog, Nexus, Nexus, VRealize, Jenkins, Bamboo, Docket, Chef, Puppet, IBM Urbane code deploy, StarTeam, IBM Security AppScan, Veracode, Sonar, Splunk, Hashi UI consul, XWiki, Hygieia Dashboard

Development tools: Maven, Ant, MsBuild, Visual Studio, Eclipse etc.

Big Data tools: Kafka, Zookeeper, Logstash, Kibana, Elastic Search.

Operating Systems: Windows Server, Windows client OS (all versions), SUN Solaris, Linux ( dif. Flavor’s.. ), MAC OS 7.1 - X., IBM AIX .

Databases: Oracle 6.0 - 9.0, Microsoft® SQL Server 6.5 - 2012, Sybase 7.0 - 12.5, Microsoft® Access 97 -2013, MY SQL, PostgreSQL, Mongo DB etc…

Clustering: Windows Clusters, Linux Clusters, SQL Always on High Availability clusters, Kafka Clusters, Zookeeper Cluster.

Monitoring tools: SolarWinds, Nagios, VRealize.

ERP systems: Munics ERP, Syspro v6.0, OpenERP.

Backup software: NetBackup, ArcServ, Veritas Backup Exec, etc…

Performance engineering tools: HP Performance Center 11 -12, Load Runner, Opnet Ace, Wily, Shunra, Jmeter and Dynatrace, HP Diagnostics 8 -9.24, VuGen, SCOM, ALM.

Scripting: Power shell, VB Scripts, VMware Power CLI, Shell etc…

Web servers: IIS, Tomcat, Apache, WebSphere etc.

Antivirus software: Symantec Antivirus, McAfee Antivirus, Kaspersky Antivirus, AVG Antivirus, eTrust Antivirus, Trend-Micro Antivirus.

Virtualization platforms: VMware ESXi 4- 6 (SRM, VCenter etc.…), Citrix XenDesktop 6.5-7.6, XenApps.

Load Balancers: Citrix NetScaler, F5, AWS Elastic Load balancer etc ..

Cloud Platforms: AWS (CloudFormation, EC2 etc…), IBM Pure cloud, Rackspace Openstack private cloud

CRM systems: vTiger CRM, Sugar CRM

Storage: EMC, Sun storage

Network protocols: TCP/IP, IPX, UDP, Apple Talk, NFS, NIS, LDAP, HTTP, HTTPS, POP, IMAP, SMTP, SNMP, RIP etc.

Email servers: Microsoft® Exchange 5.0 - 2010, Send mail

Cyber security: Splunk, FireEye, Cyphort, Open SSL, Vulnerability scanners and protocol analyzers, IBM Security AppScan.

Big Data tools: Kafka, Zookeeper, Logstash, Kibana, Elastic Search

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential

Sr. DevOps Architect

Responsibilities:

• Managed the team of 3 DevOps engineers
• Supported 6 scrum team, Java Microservices development Teams and Test Automations Teams
• Created detailed diagrams for the Dev zone, QA zone and UAT zone and proposal documentations
• Designed and Implemented Branching Strategy’s
• Help top designed test automations strategy’s as well as configured selenium node and other test dependency’s .
• On boarded with DevOps and Trained Development team & test automations team.
• Configured development environment ( Dev, QA, UAT ) for the Java Microservices, NodeJS, IHS web server, Siteminder security mapping, f5 Load balancers, Oracle DB.
• Created CI /CD pipelines configured environment to build test and deploy Microservices and NodeJS UI applications with following DevOps tools: (Atlassian tool suite) Jira, Bitbucket, Bamboo. Testing: Junit, SonarQube, Veracode security scan, Selenium Deploy: IBM Urban Code Deploy. Installed and configured bamboo Agents, Created DSL Pipelines scripts for the maven release stage.
• Configured AWS environments for the test automations team (VPC, Subnets, Elastic Load Balancers, Security Groups, S3, Route 53, EC2, etc.)
• Install and configured Nagios Xi server and deployed agents to the hosts, install and configured splunk forwarder
• Created POC for the Docker Mesosphere solutions
• Owned the environment 100 + Linux VM instances, acted as level 3 support for the DevOps team .

Confidential, Lebanon NJ

Sr. DevOps Architect

Responsibilities:

• Designed and deployed infrastructure in AWS Cloud environment for Microservices development team.
• Created detailed diagrams: Test, Development, QA, Productions zone’s
• Configured AWS environments (VPC, Subnets, Elastic Load Balancers, Security Groups, S3, Route 53, EC2, etc.)
• Installed and configured DevOps tools: Git Hub Enterprise, Jenkins, Nexus, Jfrog Artifactory, Jira, JMeter, Sonar Quibe, Hashi Ui consul, Hygieia Dashboard, Puppet master, Ansible
• Installed and configure Big Data Tools: Kafka, Zookeeper, Logstash, Kibana.
• Installed and configured Kerbores server, Configure Kafka and Zookeeper to use Kerbores Auth.
• Installed and configured WebSphere Application Server, resolved configurations and deployment issuers.
• Configured: Kafka MirrowMaker, troubleshoot communications errors, worked with network cloud team.
• Support EMule team and Big Data team with integrations, data test tasks.
• Created Terraform plans for every instance, including post configurations Bash Scripts.
• Created Ansible playbook for consul UI deployment
• Created test environment for Docker, Kubernetes deployment.
• Created CI /CD Jenkins Blue Ocean pipeline scripts (Jenkinsfile), Created Jenkins Job’s (Build, Test, Deploy) for Java Applications and tools deployment.
• Provided training for the developers, as well as defined branching strategy, created start stop scripts for the applications, provided day to day support for the development team.
• Created presentations and documentations needed for the project and requested by client.

Confidential, Danbury CT

Sr. DevOps Engineer / Team lead

Responsibilities:

• Working GE Capital to Confidential applications migrations project as DevOps engineer, Team leader. Confidential bought Part of GE Capital business and there are 60 + applications (java, .Net, COBOL, 3d Party Custom packaged applications, Android mobile apps) came with the business.
• Lead the team of 2 DevOps Engineers.
• Designed DevOps environment, Created Architecture Diagrams and presentations as needed. Worked closely with Confidential Architects and Security team.
• Designed and implemented DevOps solutions hosted in IBM private cloud with following tools: Maven, Ant, Jenkins, Urban Code Deploy, IBM Security AppScan, GIT, Chef, Ansible, Gforge, Jforg, Nexus and StarTeam artifact repository, Sonar code Analyzer, JIRA SCM, Visual studio, Eclipse.
• Fixed dozens issues with applications builds: MS build, Maven & Ant worked closely with Applications support teams
• Created Jenkins pipeline, and build scripts, Ansible playbooks.
• Created IBM Urban Code Deploy applications templates.
• Installed chef server, connected to GIT and Jenkins Created Chef cookbooks (Thigworx, Java, Tomcat Etc…)
• Scanned Applications with IBM Security AppScan Source analyzed findings, created documentations, configured scan filters, completed POS and designed solutions for developers to automate the scans, created AppScan automated scripts.
• Configure” workflow “in VRealize Orchestrator, worked with Vmware support.
• Installed and Configured Applications running on WebSphere Application Servers, Apache Tomcat etc.
• Provided 3 level support the DevOps team, installed and configure DevOps the environment. Troubleshoot the build dependency’s issuers. Worked with vendors.

Confidential, New York, NY

DevOps Engineer / Architect / Sr. Windows Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the support of Citrix Xen Desktop 6.5 farm with critical trading and financial applications, hosted on Windows 2008 R2 and Windows 2012 R2 platform (100 + servers). Fixed multiple issues related to applications performance, OS patching issues, Citrix profile issues. Supported application development team. Providing level 3 support to Operations team day to day, fixed the issues they could not fix, provided training as needed. level 3 support to VDI team ( 2000 + VDI’s).Provided support for web operations groups, helped to resolve issues related to DLL memory leaks, apps memory leaks, as well as other issues emerging on the way. Fixed multiple issuers related to EMC storage upgrade, NetBackup’s and other storage operations. Used Symantec volume manager as well as other tools when needed. Managing RSA Archerplatform.
• Lead the following projects: VMware ESXi 5.1 to 5.5 migrations, SRM 5.1 to 5.5 upgrade, Splunk implementation, VMware tools upgrade( created power CLI scripts) SQL Always on high availability solution for VDI ‘s, VRealize Linux appliance deployment, Hyperic Linux appliance and agent deployment, VCenter upgrade 5.1 -5.5, Replaced default VMware certificates with custom certificates issued by local CA (used Open SSL to generate certificate request)
• Automated the server builds using Power Shell, VB, Power CLI, Applied change using SCCM
• Migrated applications development servers (IIS /Red Hat 5x) to AWS cloud, configured applications, created images, configured connectivity with AB network. Created the isolated lab for applications testing. Automated SDLC process using: CloudFormation tools, Jenkins, AWS Opsworks, SVN, GIT, Chef, Jenkins, Sonar cube, Jira SCM tools ..
• Created and applied GPO change for multiple projects, Fixed multiple issuers related to AD operations.
• Performed study to identify how virus activity can be detected using Windows event log (The idea of this project was to make sure we could see it in Splunk, if server is possibly infected, even if Antivirus can’t find the issuer )
• Providing Level 3 support to messaging team. ( Citrix XenMobile & Exchange 2010 servers )
• Working with vendors, researching and testing new solutions.
• In I successfully completed the following trainings: Project leading ( 3 days class ), Business analysis ( 3 days class ), Deploying App and Desktop Solutions with Citrix XenApp and XenDesktop 7.6 ( Global Knowledge 5 days class ), Splunk, as well as AB trainings related to cyber security and multiple security seminars.

Confidential, NJ

Sr. System Engineer/ DevOps Engineer / Infrastructure Manager

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for installation, upgrade and daily administration of Windows 2003/2008/2012 R2 servers in highly demanding environment running 24/7. Specific areas include various transaction processing applications for billing, inventory, reporting, general ledger, etc. The platform is web based, with Java, . NET and a SQL Server back end
• Maintained Linux based proxy servers (Squid) and DNS servers used in the lab, supported ESX 4.x hosts, created new VM’s as needed
• Automated server builds using Power Shell, VB.
• Provided day-to-day operations support for PE team, maintained PE Lab, an isolated and dedicated test environment that hosts the standard EWS infrastructure based web and application servers, emulated targeted production environment along with standard performance engineering tools such as HP Performance Center 11 -12, Load Runner, Opnet Ace, Wily, Shunra and Dynatrace, HP Diagnostics 8 -9.02, VuGen
• Created test environments for different projects, installed and configured Linux Red Hat servers, Tomcat, Apaches. Java applications, NET applications hosted on Windows 2008 R2, with IIS 7 -7.5 server.
• Provisioned Amazon Cloud VM’s based on the project requirements. Created the AWS images with PE software.
• Worked with DevOps tools: Jenkins, GIT, Chef, Jfrog, Nexus, Sonar, Maven, Visual Studio ( Installed and configure environment, created Jenkins builds, created chef cookbooks, configured GIT, Nexus, Automated Sonar tests )
• Troubleshot different problems as they appeared (Windows registry, group policy, applications errors, script errors, OS errors, F5 load balancers issues), maintained healthy environments for 24/7 daily operations.
• Created the project plans and presentations.
• Worked with vendors on regular basis
• Migrations: Performance center 11 to Performance center 11.52; Windows . Installed and configured Performance center, ALM, HP diagnostics. Migrated the data, provided training for the team.
• Networking: Supported F5 load balancers, Cisco CSS switches. Performed Network tests.
• Managed PE team inventory in Global Data center.

Confidential, Chicago, IL /NY

Sr.System Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Worked with clients on implementation and provided operational support for Argo trading platform.
• Managed offshore team
• Windows /2008 R2/ 2012 R2 Servers Build Active Directory administration.
• Implemented FOG disaster recovery solutions for accounting firm.
• Managed Windows 2008, Windows 7 rollout (50 workstations and 4 servers), migrated Exchange 2003 to Exchange 2010. Created post-install Power Shell scripts to automate new workstations configurations.
• Created few applications based on vTiger and Sugar CRM (open source), customized OpenERP applications for mid-size manufactory. Modified modules based on customers’ needs.
• Migrated small real-estate business to VMware environments: Installed VMware ESXi server, converted workstations and 2003 server to VM. Migrated multiple windows 2003, IIS 6 web servers to windows 2008 R2, IIS 7. Configured application. Provided training and support.