PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

• Over 6+ years of experience as a Build and Release Engineer in automating, building, deploying, and releasing of code from one environment to other environment.
• Extensive experience using MAVEN and ANT as build tools for building of deployable artifacts (JAR, WAR & EAR) from source code.
• Experience in working on source control tools like Tortoise SVN, CVS, IBM Clear case, Perforce and GIT. Primarily used Ruby to write GIT applications.
• Extensively worked on Hudson, Jenkins, Team City and Bamboo for continuous integration and for End - to-End automation for all build and deployments.
• In-depth understanding of the principles and best practices of Software Configuration Management (SCM) in agile and SCRUM methodologies.
• Worked with System Engineers, QA, business and other teams to ensure automated test efforts are tightly integrated with the build system and in fixing the error while doing the deployment and building.
• Excellent Knowledge of Application Lifecycle Management, Change & Release Management and ITIL process.
• Exposed to all aspects of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) such as Analysis, Planning, Developing, Testing, Implementing and Post-production analysis of the projects.
• Expert in deploying the code through web application servers like Web Sphere/Web Logic/ Apache Tomcat/JBOSS.
• Ability in development and execution of XML, Shell Scripts and Perl Scripts.
• Efficient in working closely with teams to ensure high quality and timely delivery of builds and releases.
• Extensive experience of working with the release and deployment of large-scale Java/J2EE Web applications.
• Excellent experience in documenting and automating the build and release process.
• Ability in managing all aspects of the software configuration management process including code compilation, packaging / deployment / release methodology, and application configurations.
• Expertise in Querying RDBMS such as Oracle, MY SQL and SQL Server by using SQL for data integrity.
• Experience in using Bug tracking tools like JIRA, Remedy, HP Quality Center and IBM ClearQuest.
• Proficient in tracing complex build problems, release issues and environment issues in a multi-component environment.
• Expertise in trouble shooting the problems generated while building, deploying and also in production support.
• Excellent communicative, interpersonal, intuitive, analysis and leadership skills with ability to work efficiently in both independent and team work environments.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Versioning Tools: CVS, Subversion, Clear case, GIT.

CI Tools: Hudson, Jenkins, Bamboo, Puppet. Chef

Build Tools: ANT, MAVEN, Makefile

Bug Tracking Tools: JIRA, Rally, Remedy and IBM ClearQuest.

Languages: C++, PL/SQL and Java/J2EE.

Programming& Scripting: PL/SQL, Java AWT/Swing, C#, ASP.Net, XML, HTML, Shell, Python, WLST, Batch, Perl, Ruby.

Operating System: Windows, Linux, Unix, Mac OS.

Web Technologies: HTML, Java Script, XML, Servlets, JDBC, JSP.

Web/App server: Web logic, Web Sphere, Apache Tomcat, JBOSS.

Database: Oracle 9i/10g, SQL SERVER, MySQL

PROFESSIONAL EXPEREINCE:

Confidential, Segundo, CA

DevOps Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Used Jenkins/Hudson to automate builds and deployments.
• Worked closely with development team and SQA team for product releases.
• Strengthening security by implementing and maintaining Network Address Translation in company’s network.
• Supported small to medium sized projects using GIT.
• Worked on integrating GIT into the continuous Integration (CI) environment along with Anthill-Pro, Jenkins and Subversion.
• Worked with Performance engineers on Configuration of the environment.
• Created and deployed a tool to automate branch and project creation in subversion using Perl and Chef Scripts.
• Updated and automated Release reports for Change Management.
• Supporting Local System Administrators to troubleshoot Configuration Management and Network issues.
• Analyzing and recommending hardware and software needs and installing them.
• Created and maintained continuous build and continuous integration environments in SCRUM and agile projects.
• Automated Linux production servers setup using Puppet scripts.
• Used these scripts to replicate production build environments on a local dev boxes using Vagrant and Virtual Box.
• Documented release, builds and source control processes and plans.
• Worked on building and deploying Java code through Jenkins.

Environment: SVN, Jira, Maven, ANT, Jenkins, Chef, Web Sphere Application Servers, Jboss Application Servers. Anthill Pro.

Confidential, Bothell WA

Build and Release Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Maintained and administered GIT source code tool.
• Created Branches, Labels and performed Merges in GIT.
• Developed processes, tools, automation for Jenkins based software forbuildsystem and delivering SW Builds.
• Managed build results in Jenkins and deployed using workflows.
• Delivered specific versions of various components of an application into target environments.
• Maintain and track inventory using Jenkins and set alerts when the servers are full and need attention.
• Modeled the structure for multi-tiered applications to deploy each tier.
• Developed build and deployment scripts using ANT and MAVEN as build tools in Jenkins to move from one environment to other environments.
• Have used Confluence to create, share and discuss content and projects.
• Familiar and experienced with Agile SCRUM development.
• Proposed and implemented branching strategy suitable for agile development in Subversion.
• Created Branches, and performed Merges in Source Tree & Stash
• Installed and configured Jenkins for Automating Deployments and providing a automation solution.
• Integrated GIT into Jenkins to automate the code check-out process.
• Used Jenkins for automating Builds and Automating Deployments.
• Very strong Project Management experience performing ITIL RM /SCMactivities.
• Knowledge of concepts in code lines, branching, merging, integration, versioning etc.
• Excellent problem solving, analytical skills and technical troubleshooting skills.
• Clarity and precision in verbal and written communications.
• Worked with customers, developers, testing, product management and support staff.
• In-depth understanding of large complex software systems to isolate defects, reproduce defects, assess risk and understand varied customer deployments.

Environment: Jenkins, GIT, ANT, MAVEN, JIRA, Python, BASH & KORN Shell, JAVA/J2EE, WebSphere.

Confidential, Rochester MN

Sr. Build and Release Developer

Responsibilities:

• Participated in the release cycle of the product, which involved environments like Development, SIT, QA, UAT and Production.
• Responsible for the building and deploying the artifacts into DEV, SIT and QA Environments.
• Used Subversion as version Control for maintaining the versions.
• Created GIT configuration record for builds using derived objects generated during build audit process.
• Perform biweekly build cycle and testing processes.
• Used MAVEN to automate the build process.
• Installed and Configured Nexus to manage the artifacts in different Repositories.
• Configured and automated the Jenkins Build jobs for Continuous Integration.
• Used Apache Tomcat as application server for deploying the artifacts.
• Developed UNIX and Perl Scripts for the purpose of manual deployment of the code to the different environments and E-mail the team when the build is completed.
• Managed & performed environment related configuration changes as a part of deployment.
• Coordinated application releases with Development, DBA and Project Management teams.
• Coordinated Release effort amongst various teams (Integration, QA, Testing, and Business Analysis) in geographically separated environment.
• Served as a partial administrator for UNIX machines for Dev Environments.
• Created deployment request tickets in Remedy for the deploying the code to Production.
• Attended the Minor/Major Event change control meetings to get necessary approvals for the deployment request.
• Used Perl/Shell to automate build and deployment Process.
• Executed the DB Scripts (DML’s), which have dependencies on the code on Oracle DB.
• Documented the deployment process (Migration Doc) of code to production.
• Used JIRA as Issue Tracking Tool.

Environment: GIT, Maven, Nexus, Tomcat, UNIX & Perl scripts, Jira, Shell scripts, Jenkins, Cobertura, PMD, Remedy, Find bugs, check style.

Confidential, San Francisco CA

Release Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Performed software configuration/release management activities for three different Java applications.
• Designed and implemented Continuous Integration process using tools like Hudson with approval from development and other affected teams.
• Defined processes to build and deliver software baselines for internal as well as external customers.
• Converted old builds using Make to ANT and XML for doing Java build.
• Created and maintained built wrapper scripts using PERL.
• Maintained and executed build scripts by coordinating with development and QA teams.
• Responsible in doing build and deploying on different environments simultaneously.
• Deployed the EAR and WAR archives into Web logic and Apache Servers.
• Configured, Maintained Apache web servers for Release Management Team’s internal use.
• Provided assistance to developers in resolving problems.
• Created and Maintained Subversion repositories, branches and tags.
• Acted as an Integrator for performing merge, rebase and baseline operations.
• Enforced development policies using Subversion hooks and other metadata.
• Attend forum for management of release weekly meetings.
• Monitor progression of releases & keep them on track for delivery on planned release date.
• Submit request for implementation to various groups who participate in release.
• Assemble Release Kit and complete paperwork, including implementation/back out plans.
• Turnover documentation monitor status of actual production turnover.
• Serve as production implementation coordinator.
• Communicate status of release to all stakeholders.

Environment: - Java, Ant, Hudson, Web logic, Subversion, Shell & Perl scripting.

Confidential

Configuration/Release Manager

Responsibilities:

• Specified Experience in configuring and deploying Java and J2EE applications into application servers (Rational Web-sphere, Jboss and Apache Tomcat).
• Updated Maven build configurations and created integration tests and performance tests Managed SVN branching and merging for older projects in multiple simultaneous releases.
• Creation and maintenance of scripts for development and deployment.
• Maintenance of continuous integration based on Maven and Hudson.
• Created and maintain build automation shell, manage building fixes, merges, release cuts as needed, written scripts for environment changes in Bash, Perl and Pythonfor Web-sphere mapping modules to the enterprise application.
• Involved in Ruby on Rails development, development process improvement, TDD mentoring.
• Responsible for maintaining and extending all build scripts and related tools, written in zsh/sh, Ruby, and Perl.
• Utilize the Perforce command interface to automatically pull source code for builds from Linux.
• Worked with technical teams to ensure release plans align with end to end activities.
• Conduct builds for suite of J2EE applications using Hudson, Maven and Ant

Environment: Java, J2EE, Hudson, Maven, Ant, Python, SVN, Ruby, Perl, Linux, Jboss, Unix Shell Scripting.