PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

• Good understanding of SDLC wif expertise on software Build/Release, Configuration management.
• Experienced in automating, configuring and deploying the instances on AWS cloud environment.
• Experienced in setting up infrastructure using automation frameworks such as CloudFormation, Terraform.
• Worked wif Terraform for automating VPCs, ELBs, security groups, SQS queues, S3 buckets.
• Experienced in PaaS, IaaS and Saas.
• Hands on experience wif configuration management tools such as Chef, Puppet and Ansible.
• Experience on Jenkins, Subversion, Git, GitHub, Maven.
• Experienced in administration of WebLogic Server and IBM WebSphere Application Server, WebServer (Apache, SunOne, IBM Http Server, IIS)
• Experience in scripting languages Ruby, Shell and Python.
• Worked on Build & Release for technologies like Java & .Net.
• Experience wif CI(ContinuousIntegration) tools Jenkins.
• Experienced in Maven build tool.
• Proficient in configuring CI/CD pipeline using Jenkins, Maven, Nexus, Git, GitHub, Ansible.
• Experienced on designing, developing architecture and platform (Infra) for highly scalable cloud based distributed systems using AWS cloud, open source technology and Linux based systems.
• Extensively utilized and successfully implemented various AWS Resources such as EC2, S3, EBS, VPC, ELB, AMI, SNS, RDS, IAM, Route 53, Auto scaling, Cloud Front, Cloud Watch, Cloud Trail, Cloud Formation, OPS Work, Security Groups.
• Experienced in designing AWS cloud models for Infrastructure - as-a-Service (IaaS), Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS).
• Good understanding of Docker Configuration Management Tool
• Proficient on Docker components (Docker Engine, Hub, Machine, Docker images, compose, Docker registry) and handled multiple images primarily for middleware installations and domain configurations.
• Used Docker containerization to make application platform to be consistent and flexible for migrations.
• Managed OpenStack API Service Magnum for container orchestration using Docker Swarm.
• Utilized Kubernetes and Docker for the runtime environment for the CI/CD system to build, test, and deploy.
• Experience creating pods and clusters in Kubernetes and deploy those using OpenShift.
• Skilled in monitoring servers using Nagios, AppDynamics, Wily Introscope, Cloud watch and using ELK Stack (Elastic Search Logstash and Kibana).
• Managed infrastructure resources in cloud architecture wif close coordination wif various functional teams.
• Strong noledge/experience in creating Jenkins CI pipelines and good experience in automating deployment pipelines.
• Proficient working on Source control tools -Clear Case, Subversion, Git.
• Skilled in setting up Vagrant environments and provisioning using puppet and chef.
• Extensive experience in setting up baselines, branching, merging, and automation processes using shell and Perl scripts.
• Experienced in project analysis, gathering user requirements, technical design and training customers.
• Highly organized, detailed oriented, able to plan, prioritize work and meet deadlines; work well under tight deadlines
• Ability to work directly wif all levels of Management to gather user requirements.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and managerial skills.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Build Tools: Visual Studio, Maven, Ant.

Programming / Scripting Languages: JAVA, UNIX Shell Scripting, Perl Scripting, Python, HTML.

Server: WebLogic, WebSphere, JBOSS, Apache, Tomcat, SunOne, MS-IIS

Release/Project Management: MicrosoftReleasemanagement Server

Issue Tracking/Monitoring: ServiceFirst, JIRA, HPSM, Cloud Watch and Nagios, AppDynamics, Wily

Configuration Management Tools: Chef, Puppet, Ansible

Containerization & Orchestration: Docker, OpenShift, Kubernetes

Virtualization Tools: VMware, VirtualBox, Hyper-V, Vagrant

Database: Oracle, MySQL

Version Control System: Subversion (SVN), GIT and GITHUB, BITBUCKET, CVS

CI Tools: Jenkins.

Operating System: Linux, Unix, Windows Variants.

Cloud Platform: AWS, Microsoft Azure

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

DevOps Engineer

Confidential, Houston, TX

Responsibilities:

• Worked closely wif the development and operations organizations to implement the necessary tools and process to support the automation of builds, deployments, testing and infrastructure (infrastructure as code) using DevOps tools.
• Migrated the infrastructure from physical data center to AWS cloud.
• Actively involved in architecture of DevOps platform and cloud solutions.
• Experienced in building sophisticated and highly automated infrastructure using automation frameworks such as CloudFormation, Terraform.
• Involved in writing Terraform Scripts, validation of the scripts and deploying scripts to launch instances on AWS.
• Provisioned the highly available EC2 Instances using Terraform and wrote new plugins to support new functionality in Terraform.
• Worked wif Terraform for automating VPCs, ELBs, security groups, SQS queues, S3 buckets.
• Worked on Terraform key features such as Infrastructure as code, Execution plans, Resource Graphs, Change Automation.
• Configuration management, application deployment, task automation, IT orchestration wif Ansible.
• Worked on Ansible Tower to automate repetitive tasks, to deploy critical applications quickly, and proactively manage the changes.
• Supported API development team in creating Ansible Playbooks for deploying, integrating and monitoring their continuous integration environment.
• Automated the process of Apache Webserver installation, configuration using Ansible.
• Application of AWS solutions especially EC2, S3, RDS, EBS Elastic Load Balancer.
• Created monitors, alarms and notifications for EC2 hosts using CloudWatch
• Utilized Kubernetes and Docker for the runtime environment for the CI/CD system to build, test, and deploy.
• Managed local deployments in Kubernetes, creating local cluster and deploying application containers.
• Creating, managing and performing container based deployments using Docker images.
• Packaging the infrastructure wif all its dependencies into a standardized unit for Software Development.
• Analyzed AWS based product for defects, and enhance automated testing to prevent regression.
• Developing a deployment management system for Docker Containers in AWS Elastic Container Service.
• Integrated projects wif Data dog for logging and monitoring of Docker Containers and Clusters.
• Implemented CI pipeline for docker build processes using Jenkins and Docker.
• Installed and enabled ELK monitoring tool for all critical applications.
• Applied noledge of DNS, DHCP and IP Addressing. Installation and configuration of various services like DNS, DHCP, NFS, Send mail, Apache Web Server, SSL, SSH, HTTP, RPM package management and experienced in administering Active Directory and group policies
• Worked wif the Architects on SDLC process being the owner of post development environments.
• Developed and implemented the softwarereleasemanagement for thereleaseof web applications.
• Implemented Configuration Management, Change Management policies and procedures.
• Worked as a system administrator for thebuildand deployments process on the enterprise server.
• Automation of daily tasks using Shell scripts.
• Extensively worked on Middleware administration (WebLogic/ Websphere)
• Used JIRA as a Change Management/ Work Management/ SCRUM Agile Tool.
• Coordinated wif resources by working closely wif Project Manager's for therelease.

Environment: AWS, Terraform, Ansible, SVN, CVS, Maven, Docker, ELK, Splunk, Git, Bitbucket, CVS, Ant, Jenkins, WebLogic, WebSphere, Apache, Tomcat, Shell, ServiceFirst, Nagios, AppDynamics, JIRA.

DevOps Engineer

Confidential, NC

Responsibilities:

• Working for DevOps Platform team responsible for specialization areas related to Chef for Cloud Automation.
• Involved in release management, environment management, deployments, continuous integration, continuous deployment, incident management and version management.
• Deployment and implementation of Chef for infrastructure as code initiative.
• Application of automations tools like Chef based on the project requirements.
• Developed Chef recipes to configure, deploy and maintain software components of the existing infrastructure.
• Involved in Chef-infra maintenance including backup/monitoring/security fix and on Chef Server backups.
• Written cookbooks for various packages and installed them on VMs to perform QA testing.
• Researched on the Product defects, replications and worked on filing a bug wif Overlay patches, Merge Patches and Back Ports of any pre-existing/new defects after verification wif coordinating wif Development Team.
• Setting up Jenkins Continuous Integration builds for all releases on windows and Linux.
• Implementing a Continuous Delivery framework using Jenkins, Ant and Maven in Linux environment.
• Configured Jenkins CI/CD pipelines.
• Worked in migrating code from SVN to Git repo (stash/bitbucket), clean the git repo (purging files).
• Performed all necessary day-to-day CVS/Subversion support for different projects.
• Responsible for design and maintenance of the CVS/Subversion repositories and the access control strategies.
• Root Cause Analysis & Problem Management on WebLogic Server wif extensive data analysis utilizing Debugging Methods, Thread Dumps, Heap Dumps, GC Logs, Core Dumps.
• Design & Implement innovative custom solutions for Application servers and Web Servers.
• Hands on experience in developing scripts using WLST, Shell Scripting to cater to the requirements like Automated Deployment of applications, Domain Creation, Server Life Cycle Management.
• Identifying Product Defects and liaising wif Internal Teams wif-in Oracle for delivering Work-arounds and Patches post Testing.
• Coordinating wif internal Oracle Development teams in handling issues related to deployments, patches, bug fix etc.
• Assisted Customer’s in building new Standalone WebLogic environments and provided support in migrating the environment from Dev to Prod.
• Assisting Customer’s in resolving critical and highly impacted issues via Web conference.
• Hands on Experience in Setting Up Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) and integrated wif WebLogic for setting up Single Sign ON (SSO).
• Strong Proficiency in JVM Performance Management & Optimization.
• Documented all the critical resolution methods in noledge base articles.
• Training new hires, Mentoring & Upskilling as per Training Plans.

Environment: Java, Eclipse, Chef, Git, Apache, WebLogic, Jenkins, Python, JIRA, Maven, Art factory, Wily Introscope.

Confidential

Middleware Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Involved in analysis, design, and building of new environment.
• Installed and Configured Middleware WebLogic infrastructure.
• Worked on establishing a streamlined release process for the development team from scratch.
• Involved in the Migration of Datacenter. Migrated all the Physical servers and worked wif Developers, Network and Storage team in troubleshooting the issues during Migration.
• Involved in the upgrade of WebLogic Server from version 8.1 SP2/SP5 to 10.3 and configured all WebLogic Server resources using WLST in the upgraded environment.
• Installed, configured and administered application deployments, and configured database in various environments.
• Extensively worked on administration of WebLogic Application Server and IBM WebSphere Application Server V6/7.
• Enabled Auto deployment for all the applications hosted on WebLogic in Dev, Test and Stage environment.
• Created and Supported cron jobs for timely running of jobs and automated scripts.
• Performing the daily basis health check for the servers, working on the tickets, updating the application server patches, documenting RCA for production outages.
• Provided 24/7 Oncall support, including Weekend Support.

Environment: WebLogic, WebSphere 6.x, Siteminder R6, R12.5, Documentum server 6.x, Apache and IBM Http servers, and Sunone Enterprise directory.