Sk Firoj Ali

DevOps Engineer

Kolkata, West Bengal, India22 yrs 8 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • 15+ years of experience in cloud architecture
  • Expert in multi-cloud migration strategies
  • Proven track record in enterprise project management
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Cloud Infrastructure Architect with expertise in SaaS and multi-cloud environments.

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Skills

Core Skills

Cloud ArchitectureGoogle Cloud PlatformMulti-cloud ArchitectureSite Reliability EngineeringAws Solution ArchitectureCloud DeploymentCloud MigrationHealthcare ComplianceDatabase MigrationUnix AdministrationVirtualized Data Center ManagementTechnical ServicesInfrastructure ManagementTechnical SupportIncident ManagementIt Infrastructure ManagementCustomer Support

Other Skills

AWSAnsibleAssessmentAzureBackup PlanningBashBig DataBig Data AnalyticsBig QueryCloud FormationCloud FunctionsCloudstack ArchitectureDR PlanningData CenterDataflow

About

• A Technology enthusiast with 15+ years of professional experience with a career track and an outstanding record of accomplishment for providing value-add to the business at every opportunity. Updating my knowledge and skills in accordance with the latest IT trends. • Good understanding of private, public and hybrid cloud architectural models. • Proficiency in Cloud technology stack (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, Open stack ). • Experience in P2V & V2V conversion of Linux servers (SAN & Local disk servers). • Experience in re-platform of existing Solaris & AIX environment to Linux environment. • Expertise in transformation of the traditional data centre to virtualized data centre. • Working knowledge of processes and procedures (ITIL and DevOps). • Experience in establishing best practices and guidelines for selecting of IT Infrastructure. • Experienced UNIX Infrastructure Support and Project Lead with a proven track record in large-scale enterprise project management and global production support. • Environmental oversight and root cause analysis for stability, reliability and capacity related bottlenecks. • Experience in Delivering improvements, service excellence in a cost-effective way that deliver greater value to the customer. Specialties: - Operating Systems: - Unix, Oracle Solaris, Linux (Red hat, CentOS, Suse and Ubuntu) & AIX. Storage management: - VERITAS Storage Foundation, Solaris Volume Manager and Linux Volume Manager. High Availability: - VERITAS Cluster Server (SFHA, SFCFS, SFRAC), Oracle Sun Cluster. HA/Disaster recovery: - VERITAS Global Cluster Operations, VERITAS Volume Replicator, and EMC SRDF. Cluster Technologies: - Oracle RAC Cluster, Veritas Cluster, Oracle Cluster (Sun Cluster) Virtualization: - Oracle Solaris Container & LDOM, Red Hat KVM, Linux Container, VMWARE. Configuration Management Tools: -Puppet, Ansible & Chef. Continuous Integration Tool: - Jenkins Version Control Tool: - Git System Monitoring Tool: - Nagios

Experience

Cognizant

Cloud Infrastructure Architect

Nov 2021Present · 4 yrs 4 mos · Kolkata, West Bengal, India · Hybrid

  • GCP Infrastructure end lead the migration of enterprise workloads from Teradata/SAS to Google Cloud Platform (GCP) as part of IHG’s analytics transformation. Collaborated with IT, development, and business teams to architect and provision GCP infrastructure aligned with project requirements and cloud best practices.
  • Delivered hands-on implementation across key GCP services including IAM, VPC, VPC-SC GCE, GKE, App Engine, Cloud run, Big Query, Dataflow, Data Fusion, Filestore, Pub Sub and AI tools.
  • Ensured cost optimization and compliance through FinOps and cloud security governance.
  • Managed deployment and integration of Data Fusion and Dataproc clusters.
  • Troubleshot daily pipeline issues and coordinated with Google engineering for product fixes.
  • Enabled secure data access for business users via Cloud Functions and Big Query views.
  • Supported multiple POCs including Vertex AI, Gen AI, and Duet AI.
  • Worked on Composer Environment setting up and migration workload from CAWA to composer.
  • Worked on VPC-SC control design and implementation & ongoing support.
  • Working on Data fusion pipeline design, deployment and handle the L3 escalated issue for troubleshooting, RCA and provide the parament fix for the issue.
GCPIAMVPCGKEBig QueryDataflow+3

Wipro

Senior Cloud Architect

Jul 2021Nov 2021 · 4 mos · Hyderabad, Telangana, India

  • Worked as a Multi Cloud (AWS, GCP & Alibaba cloud) & SRE consultant for Apple of Wipro Client for workload migration from on Premises Kubernetes environment to Multi Cloud Kubernetes setup. Using Terraform, Cloud Formation, Bash script to automate the environment provision and application deployment by suing Ansible and involve for Wipro Apple COE Team building.
AWSGCPTerraformAnsibleKubernetesMulti-Cloud Architecture+1

Dxc technology

3 roles

AWS Solution Architect

Apr 2019Jul 2021 · 2 yrs 3 mos

  • Working as a Delivery Solution Architect design the solution for new and existing customer based on the customer requirement. Involve in implementation of Customer approve Solution. Recommend for changes If require any changes for better fit for security and minimizing the cost of customer environment.
  • Successfully designed and delivered secure cloud solutions for several Customers.
  • Hands-on experience in automating deployment of AWS Resources using Automation tools such as Cloud Formation (JSON and YAML), Ansible, Bash & PowerShell etc.
  • Written Cloud Formation and AWS CLI executed for IAM, EC2, VPC, ECS, EKS, ALB, RDS, S3 buckets, ASG, API GWs Route53, Workspace, AWS MQ, AWS managed Kafka, Guard Duty, AWS inspector, AWS CloudTrail, AWS Secret Manager, AWS Parameter Store, Lambda, Direct connect AWS resources.
  • Design & Implement client complex POC and DR set of On Premises environment by using Cloud Endure Disaster Recovery Solution.
  • Design, Planning and Migrating workload from On Premises to Public cloud by following the Cloud Adoption framework and Agile cloud migration (Scrum based) methodology.
  • Design and implement POC for one of client completely automated from Infrastructure to Application layer with 4 hours and Disaster recovery with 3 hours. As DR region no resources are running as normal scenario.
  • Involve for our existing customer environment redesign or addition of new workload in existing account.
  • Mentoring follow colleges on new technology and how to implement the solution & AWS services most cost effect and secure way.
AWSCloud FormationAnsibleBashPowerShellAWS Solution Architecture+1

Lead Migration Engineer

Jun 2018Apr 2019 · 10 mos

  • Lead Migration Engineer, Client: Intermountain Health Care (IMHC)
  • Key responsibilities: - IMHC is a health care client we are migrating all workload to azure 2.0 health care compliant customized DXC Health care cloud. Worked as a Lead Migration engineer for assessment of existing on premises environment, selecting migration tool, working with team & client for preparing the workload migration group.
  • Worked for preparing Move-groups, Application mapping, workload placement, migration method, and tool selection tasks.
  • Actively participated Readiness, Discover Migration Strategy, Pre-Migration, workload migration troubleshooting steps preparation.
AzureMigration StrategyAssessmentTool SelectionCloud MigrationHealthcare Compliance

Senior Migration Engineer

Jan 2018Jun 2018 · 5 mos

  • Senior Migration Engineer Client: Office of Chief Information Officer (OCIO)
  • Key responsibilities: - As part of HPE and CSC merger I was worked as a Senior migration engineer for preparing migration playbook, reviewing playbook and presenting playbook to All Stakeholder and participated migration.
  • Move-groups, workload placement, migration method, and tool selection for successful migration. P2V, V2V. virtual to Cloud Migration using, Zerto, Criste, VMWARE Convertor & Double Take Move.
  • Actively participated Readiness, Discover Migration Strategy, Pre-Migration, Migrate workload, Post -Migration.
  • Migrate the Workload from On Premises to AWS Cloud by using Double Take Migrate OR Amazon SMS (Server Migration Service).
  • Worked with Database team for migrating the Oracle Database from On Premises to Amazon RDS managed service.
  • Re-Architecting the application during the migration from On Premises to Amazon Public Cloud.
AWSZertoDouble TakeMigration PlaybookCloud MigrationDatabase Migration

Csc

Lead Consultant

Sep 2010Mar 2018 · 7 yrs 6 mos · Hyderabad

  • Senior Unix Administrator(Subject Matter Expert), Client: Zurich Insurance Group, North America
  • Key responsibilities: Worked within a cross-functional Unix Global Platform Management’s engineering team provide technical expertise to execute plan, Implement, Operate and Optimize an End-to-End Virtualized data center.
  • Working with Solution Architect for reviewing all Unix LTM/PTM and recommend for change if any changes require from Unix point of view.
  • Implemented Proof of Concept based on project requirements for Open stack cloud services.
  • Configure ansible master node and configure Linux OS & AIX as ansible client.
  • Performed Assessment of Zurich Data Center Multi-Vendor Server and Storage products.
  • Performed Server & Storage Migration, Server Consolidation, DR Planning, and Server Virtualization.
  • Preparing the Cloud implementation & migration plan and implement these plans.
  • Performing P2V, V2V, Storage vMotion, OVF, VMWARE SDDC Migration.
UnixVirtualizationDR PlanningUnix AdministrationVirtualized Data Center Management

Ibm india private limited

Technical Services Professional

Oct 2008Sep 2010 · 1 yr 11 mos · Greater Hyderabad Area

  • Technical Services Professional (Subject Matter Expert), Client: Telstra (Australia's biggest telecommunication company)
  • Key responsibilities
  • As part of build and project team member I am responsible for deliver the below mention task.
  • UNIX Server build (Best practice setup for clustering, virtualization, Containers, Ldom, VM, Global Zone and Local Zones).
  • SAN Storage Allocation (Zoning, LUN Masking), SAN Migration and Decommission of legacy server and SAN storage.
  • Solaris kernel patched, OS live upgrade, HBA Firmware & Fcode Upgraded in Non-Cluster & Cluster HA environment.
  • Sun cluster & Veritas cluster installation & Upgrade.
  • Storage allocation & decommission in Global cluster environment Sun Cluster, Veritas cluster, VXVM, Veritas Snapshot & BCV.
  • Sun High end E2K, E15K, server’s domain configuration and maintenance.
  • As a senior Administrator review the Solution design & Critical change Implementation plan.
  • Operating System: - Solaris, SVM, SUN cluster.
  • Veritas Product: - VXVM, VCS, Veritas snapshot, VVR.
  • Storage: - EMC, EMC BCV, Netapp Storage.
  • Sun Hardware: - Sun Fire V210/V240/V480/v490/v880/v890/T2000/T5220/E25K/6900.
UNIXSANStorage ManagementTechnical ServicesInfrastructure Management

Genpact

Technical Lead

Feb 2008Oct 2008 · 8 mos · Greater Hyderabad Area

  • Technical Lead, Client: General Electric
  • Key responsibilities
  • As a part of a diversified team, I’m providing support to a client called GE, GIS (Global Infrastructure services). GIS Contains all GE Business Verticals. We Support 6 different Accounts. We are providing support to 4 different Data Centers and 4000 + UNIX servers.
  • Being part of the Incident Team, I do handle the Severity-1 & severity-2 incident & I do co-ordinate with different teams (Change /Problem Management) as required.
  • Providing L3 support and Incident management for Solaris, Linux & Veritas product via Sometime, Microsoft outlook, SRT call etc.
  • Responding to all Alarms and Tickets related to Solaris, Linux & Veritas product through outlook or directly contacting to customer within SLA.
  • Actively involved in reducing & identifying the NON-actionable Alarms to rude the the overall tickets volume.
  • Involve in RCA analysis and finding the permanent solution for repetitive incident.
  • Operating System :- Solaris, Linux , VMWARE
  • Veritas Production :- VXVM, VCS ,Veritas snapshot etc.
  • Storage :- EMC , EMC BCV , Netapp Storage.
  • Sun Hardware :- Sun Fire V210/V240/V480/v490/v880/v890/T2000/T5220/E25K/2900
SolarisLinuxIncident ManagementTechnical Support

Wipro limited

Engineer -Enterprise services

Nov 2006Feb 2008 · 1 yr 3 mos · Greater Chennai Area

  • Engineer -Enterprise Services, Client: Chennai Air Customs, CTS, Alcatel lucent, Wipro Technology, IOB & VSNL etc.
  • Key responsibilities
  • As a site team leader I am responsible for complete Chennai Air Customs complete IT infrastructure, such as Sun Servers, Networking device, Firewall device, PC, Printer & other peripheral etc.
  • Handling the all escalated IT related issue and co-ordinate with respective Wipro IT department for finding the solution as per SLA define within Maintenance contract.
  • Installation & Administration of Solaris, Linux servers & Administration of Sun Cluster 2.2 environment.
  • Configure & maintenance of new print server in Solaris environment.
  • Meeting with Air Customs Commissioner Monthly twice to understand the pending critical IT related issue which is impacting customs business delivery.
  • Sun new server installation, Sun Cluster installation & configuration, VXVM installation, Upgradation & troubleshooting etc.
  • OS: - Solaris & Linux
  • Sun Sparc server: - Sun Enterprise 420,220R 450/250
  • Intel Server: - IBM X series 225, HP ML350G3/G4 server.
  • SUN Storages A1000, D1000, 3510
  • Network: - Cisco Switch & Firewall device.
SolarisLinuxNetworkingIT Infrastructure ManagementTechnical Support

Accel frontline limited - a cac holdings group company

Senior Customer Support Engineer

Aug 2003Nov 2006 · 3 yrs 3 mos · Greater Kolkata Area

  • Senior Customer Support Engineer Client: -LIC, Airtel, USHACOM, CTS & CESC etc.
  • Installation of Solaris (Sparc hardware) & Red hat Linux Operating system (X86 hardware) and performing maintenance activity.
  • LVM administration, Printer Administration, Planning and performing backups.
  • Identifying suspect hardware components before hard failure by monitoring error logs.
  • As a team member of Technical Service group (TSG) I involved in complex project Plan & Implementation.
  • Handle the escalation and work with Vendor & client to find the solution of the issue. After issue fixed, I need to provide the RCA to client of the issue.
SolarisLinuxBackup PlanningCustomer SupportTechnical Services

Education

Gurukul Vidyapeeth Institute of Management and Engineering

Bachelor in Electronics and Communication Engineering — Electronics and Communication Engineering

Jan 2010Jan 2013

RAMAKRISHNA MISSION SHILPAPITHA

Three Years Diploma in Electrical Engineering — Electrical and Electronics Engineering

Jan 1998Jan 2001

Calcutta University, Kolkata

B Sc (Math — Phy & Chem)

Jan 1997Jan 1999

LinuxAcademy

Cloud Technology

Jan 2016Present

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