Raghunath Babu Kotha

Senior Software Engineer

Hyderabad, Telangana, India5 yrs 6 mos experience

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Key Highlights

Expert in cloud technologies and containerization.
Led successful projects in Kubernetes and AWS.
Proven track record in enhancing software deployment processes.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Cloud and Containerization Specialist in the SaaS industry.

Contact

raghunath.kotha@hcl-software.com +918247365538 LinkedIn

Skills

Core Skills

Cloud TechnologiesKubernetesContainerizationSecurityTesting

Other Skills

ARM64AWSAmazon EKSAzure Kubernetes ServiceCreative Content CreationCreative Problem SolvingCross-platform supportDatabase SecurityDockerElectronJSEncryptionGCPGoogle Cloud PlatformGoogle Kubernetes EngineJasper Reports Server

About

As a teenager, I am very enthusiastic about technology and I am someone who learns through experimenting and evaluating. Now here I am as a software development engineer in a product-based MNC who is responsible for designing developing and testing products based on application servers and databases which are implemented traditionally using java and recently using cutting-edge technology like Kubernetes, Docker, and much other open-source software as an add-on. In my spare time, I do video editing, playing outdoor sports,s and Battle royale games. Please feel free to get in touch with me if you’re interested in connecting. Specialties: haproxy, Openshift, Kubernetes, Docker, tomcat9, JBoss7.1, Java, Cloud Technologies, Shell script, Linux(Centos7), Open source technologies, and linters.

Experience

Hclsoftware

2 roles

Senior Software Engineer 2

Oct 2024 – Present · 1 yr 5 mos

1. Conducted a proof of concept (PoC) for migrating Volt Foundry's installer from InstallAnywhere to ElectronJS, evaluating cross-platform support and enhancing installation experience.
2. Enabled compatibility of Volt Foundry with AIX 7.3 by validating core functionality and ensuring successful deployment workflows on the UNIX-based platform.
3. Deployed and configured NGINX Gateway on Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) to provide secure and scalable ingress for Volt Foundry microservices.
4. Enhanced the CLI-based installation upgrade flow for Volt Foundry, improving version handling, error reporting, and user experience during upgrades.
5. Supported resolution of customer-reported issues by identifying root causes, replicating production environments, and providing timely fixes and workarounds.
6. Integrated AWS Application Load Balancer (ALB) with Amazon EKS for Volt Foundry, enabling secure, scalable access to services with managed ingress and TLS termination.

KubernetesNGINXAWSGoogle Kubernetes EngineVolt FoundryCloud Technologies

Senior Software Engineer

Feb 2023 – Oct 2024 · 1 yr 8 mos

1. Ensure compatibility of Volt Foundry with ARM64 architecture, particularly for container technology and Linux environments, and validate successful deployments.
2. Led a team of three in a hackathon to implement Terraform support for Volt Foundry, deploying a GCP cluster using Terraform scripts and demonstrating expertise in cloud provisioning and Infrastructure as Code.
3. Configured image pull secrets and set up a private repository in HCL Harbor for managing production container images securely.
4. Providing WebSphere liberty cluster setup for the L2 team and supporting the team debugging the issue
5. Upgrade Kubernetes from 1.28 to 1.30, mysql connector jar from 8.0.30 to 8.3, Flyway from version 6 to 9.17 and InstallAnywhere from 2020 SP1 to 2023 R1 for VoltFoundry, conducting comprehensive testing to address potential issues.
6. Certify Volt Foundry on Amazon EKS, Google Kubernetes Engine and Azure Kubernetes Service, ensuring seamless deployment and operation on these platforms.
7. Rebranding Changes for Volt Foundry across Onprem Installer and Container Stack
8. Showcase problem-solving skills by effectively addressing customer issues with a small team. Additionally, train a new team member on Volt Foundry's intricacies and tasks.

TerraformARM64KubernetesGoogle Cloud PlatformVolt FoundryCloud Technologies

Kony, inc.

2 roles

Software development Engineer

Promoted

Sep 2020 – Feb 2023 · 2 yrs 5 mos

1. Decouple container build from installer build: redesigned entire architecture for quantum fabric images build to consume component artifacts directly, instead of depending on fabric on-prem installer build. code changes to support generating individual fabric component images directly from the Jenkins layer. code changes to use dev, QA, ga docker hub users directly from the Jenkins layer. the input file will now use version-based install instead of hardcoded value during build time. able to achieve little to no manual intervention for building images. build time decreased drastically since there is no dependency on the on-prem installer build.
2. enable HTTPS passthrough for tomcat app server for quantum fabric installer deployment using Openshift and single container (Customer ask - ADCB)
3. Encrypted Database password with rotational key: implemented 256-bit AES/GCM/NoPadding encryption for Quantum fabric deployment such that customers now can choose to encrypt the database password using encryption utility. Can be used with all Databases that Quantum Fabric support when using tomcat as an app server. Implemented for Onprem installers(Windows and Linux), Single container, Kubernetes, Openshift, EKS. (Customer ask - ADCB)
4. Played a good role during log4j vulnerability where I patched a good amount of Quantum Fabric images across multiple versions with the latest log4j jar multiple times. Vulnerable packages removed from docker container as part of security scan fix.
5. Played a good role to support a couple of customers namely ADCB(Dubai) and Macquire(Australia) to get into production. worked with some other customers to fix and close support tickets
6. support for HTTPS, many other miscellaneous UI and code bugs, and improvements in Openshift, single container.
7. implementation of alert manager, logging, and many other miscellaneous UI and code bugs and improvements in multi-node(Kubernetes)

DockerOpenshiftJenkinsQuantum FabricTomcatCloud Technologies+1

Associate Software Developer

Aug 2019 – Aug 2020 · 1 yr

1. Perform Load test to give cluster sizing on both Kubernetes(bare-metal) and Onprem installer for Quantum Fabric.
2. Docker Images size reduced for fabric images both single container as well as multi-container as much as 33%
3. helping the team to generate single and multi-container artifacts to run automation on top of which we do the release our GA
4. POC for containerizing Jasper Reports Server to support Quantum Fabric instance
5. implement Linters for DockerFile, shell script, and YML files which will be running as part of the build when rasing PR for code changes for fabric container.
6. MySQL jar upgrade, JBoss bundled upgrade from 7.2 to 7.3, and other miscellaneous UI and code bugs and improvements in the Onprem installer

KubernetesDockerLoad TestingJasper Reports ServerContainerizationTesting