SUMMARY

• A determined cloud and devops administrator (specialist) with extensive knowledge in Azure AWS clouds and DevOps tools.
• Worked on handful of projects throughout teh 13 years of career on various technologies like Windows Server, VMware vSphere, PowerShell, Patch Management Tools, Security Tools, Azure, AWS and DevOps (Docker, Kubernetes and Terraform, Jenkins, GitHub, SonarQube, Azure Pipelines) platforms.
• Had worked with reputed MNC’s for several years managing IT infrastructures containing 10’s of 1000’s of servers. Gained good amount of knowledge in all major areas starting from setting up infrastructure to managing it and migrating it etc.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• Microsoft Azure
• AWS (Cloud Administration)
• Windows Server Technologies
• VMware vSphere (Virtualization Technologies)
• Active Directory
• DNS
• DHCP (Infra Services)
• PowerShell (Automation)
• Devops (Chef)
• Dockers
• Kubernetes
• Terraform
• GitHub
• SonarQube
• CICD (Jenkins)
• Azure Devops

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential

Site Reliability Developer

Responsibilities:

• Implementation and Administration of Azure Cloud Infrastructure for Oracle product testing.
• Sound knowledge on working with Azure IaaS and PaaS, AZURE VNets, Virtual Machines, Gateways, Load Balancers, Availability Sets, Scale sets, Storage, Storage Explorer, NSGs, Routing Tables, VPN, Azure PowerShell and JSON.
• Automation of administrative/management/deployment tasks using power - shell, Chef and Jenkins.
• Setting up GitHub Enterprise environment on Azure Cloud and maintaining it. Handling all admin related activities like backups, performance, security and scalability related to this Environment.
• Handling DevOps related infrastructure components including Jenkins Servers, Terraform Docker, Kubernetes and SonarQube environments.
• Sound knowledge in Windows PowerShell
• Written multiple scripts on my own to reduce human effort in repetitive tasks such as package deployments, system configurations and general fixes.
• Created package creation utility using PowerShell for faster and smoother application deployments in non-traditional way.
• Integrating teh automation activities into Jenkins Pipelines using GitHub.
• Automating teh code quality analysis by leveraging SonarQube through Jenkins/Azure Pipelines.
• Involved in implementation of Configuration Management tool Chef and CI/CD tool Jenkins.
• Created multiple chef cookbooks to handle system configuration across 25000 windows machines.
• Enhanced existing image deployment model through automation using Chef, PowerShell, Dockers, Kubernetes, GitHub, Jenkins and Terraform
• Created CI/CD workflow for teh management of gold images and image updates on Jenkins.
• Handling GitHub Enterprise servers for Source Code Management and SonarQube environment for Source Code Analysis
• Integrated various components together, like Jenkins with GitHub, Chef, SonarQube and Terraform.

Confidential

Systems Architect

Responsibilities:

• Involved in Azure green field deployment for one of teh clients of Cigniti
• Client had a requirement of implementing Azure Infra in 3 different environments DEV, TEST and QA for their web application.
• Created 3 similar infrastructures using Azure VM's, VNET's, Storage, Load Balancers and other components.
• Established site-to-site connectivity from Cigniti's on-prem network to Client's azure infra by involving in-house network team.
• Involved in migration of internal on-premises infrastructure to Azure IaaS using Azure Site Recovery components.
• Includes 50+ vm's from vSphere 5.0 with different OS flavors.
• Participated in Active Directory domain migration project, specifically Azure AD integration.
• Deployed various open source tools for teh enhanced administration of on premises resources.
• Streamlined teh process of VM Deployment and Decommission as per best practices.

Confidential

Project Lead

Responsibilities:

• Directing and managing teh Windows infra implementation and performance tuning.
• Identify gaps and applying best practices across infra for system efficiency & perf improvement through change management.
• Working closely with business/marketing units for coordinating any new/existing product launch.
• Managing System Incidents and reducing system recurrent noise Automation of Administrative/management/deployment/migration using power-shell.
• Generating automated stats for various system resources for business/support consumption.
• Implemented test infrastructure with 250+ servers on Microsoft Azure cloud to evaluate migration factors.
• Teh initial testing started with Azure Classic Cloud Services, worked with Azure VM's, Virtual Networks and Storage Accounts to gain knowledge on these components.
• Participated in migration meetings and contributed in design consideration ideas.
• Implemented a parallel test infrastructure in Azure Resource Manager and evaluated teh difference between Classic portal and Azure Resource Manager.
• Created multiple resource groups, vm's, vnet's and storage accounts to establish requested environment to host client's apps.
• Troubleshooting of issues related to connectivity and working with Microsoft as and when required.
• Demolishing unnecessary components and their dependencies.
• Extensively participated in Azure Site Recovery manager DR testing activities etc.

Confidential

Virtualization Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Handled huge virtual infrastructure deployments using vSphere and VMware VDI solutions.
• Deputed to Bahrain and Singapore during this period for teh deployment of VDI solution for about 750+ users Confidential client place.
• Migrated physical servers to virtual infrastructure.
• Streamlined teh backup process Confidential client location using VMware Consolidated Backup tool.
• Created baseline images and streamlined existing OS and package deployment models.
• Automated server metrics collection to support capacity planning and other business needs.

Confidential

Systems Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Implemented huge VMware environments across 52 datacenters in US.
• Built 1000's of windows servers to support Confidential & Confidential Connect tool.
• Built multiple 2 node clusters with SQL as clustered application to act as back end for Confidential & Confidential Connect tool.
• Worked on regular service requests.

Confidential

Systems Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Handled offshore and onsite infrastructure to support company's software development and testing activities.
• Managed multi-site Active Directory infrastructure worked closely with users and troubleshooted their regular work related technical issues.
• Upgraded active directory from .