Jun 2021 – Jul 2022 · 1 yr 1 mo · Pune, Maharashtra, India · On-site

• Cloud Migration Strategy: Develop and execute a comprehensive migration strategy for transitioning on-premises infrastructure to AWS, ensuring minimal disruption and maximum efficiency.
• Infrastructure Design: Architect scalable, secure, and reliable cloud solutions tailored to meet customer needs, leveraging AWS services such as EC2, S3, RDS, and Lambda.
• Automation and CI/CD: Implement automation tools and CI/CD pipelines to streamline software deployment processes, enhancing development productivity and operational efficiency.
• Monitoring and Optimization: Establish monitoring solutions to track performance metrics, troubleshoot issues, and optimize resource utilization within the AWS environment.
• Security Best Practices: Design and enforce security policies and practices to protect cloud resources, ensuring compliance with industry standards and regulations.
• Collaboration and Leadership: Work closely with development, operations, and security teams to foster a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement in cloud practices.

Jan 2017 – Apr 2021 · 4 yrs 3 mos · Pune Area, India · On-site

• Managed a team of DevOps engineers, providing leadership and guidance.
• Developed and executed the DevOps strategy aligned with business goals and objectives.
• Oversaw the implementation and maintenance of CI/CD pipelines, monitoring systems, and infrastructure.
• Worked with stakeholders to understand requirements and deliver scalable, reliable, and secure solutions.
• Ensured continuous improvement and adoption of DevOps best practices across the organization.
• Managed budgeting, resource allocation, and vendor relationships for DevOps tools and services.
• Successfully led the DevOps team to achieve a 99.99% uptime SLA for critical applications.
• Improved team productivity and efficiency by implementing agile methodologies and continuous feedback loops.

Oct 2015 – Jan 2017 · 1 yr 3 mos · Pune Area, India · On-site

• Led the DevOps team and mentored junior engineers.
• Designed and implemented scalable and highly available infrastructure solutions.
• Implemented continuous monitoring and logging solutions using ELK stack and Prometheus.
• Worked closely with development teams to implement microservices architecture.
• Enhanced CI/CD pipelines with advanced testing and deployment strategies, including blue-green and canary deployments.
• Ensured compliance with industry standards and best practices for security and data protection.
• Successfully implemented a microservices architecture, improving application scalability and reliability.
• Reduced deployment failure rates by 30% through improved CI/CD processes and automated testing.

Oct 2012 – Oct 2015 · 3 yrs · Pune Area, India · On-site

• Took ownership of CI/CD pipelines and introduced improvements to reduce build and deployment times.
• Managed cloud infrastructure, primarily on AWS, including EC2, S3, RDS, and VPC.
• Implemented advanced infrastructure-as-code practices using Terraform.
• Developed and maintained configuration management solutions with Ansible and Chef.
• Set up and managed Kubernetes clusters for container orchestration.
• Enhanced security practices by implementing automated security scans and policies in the CI/CD pipeline.
• Led the migration of on-premises infrastructure to AWS, ensuring a smooth transition with minimal downtime.
• Achieved a 40% reduction in infrastructure costs through optimization and automation.

Jul 2011 – Oct 2012 · 1 yr 3 mos · Pune Area, India · On-site

• Assisted in setting up and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using tools like Jenkins and GitLab CI.
• Managed version control systems, primarily Git, and collaborated with development teams to streamline workflows.
• Monitored system performance and uptime, using tools like Nagios and Grafana.
• Assisted in automating routine tasks using shell scripting and Python.
• Implemented basic infrastructure-as-code using tools like Ansible and Terraform.
• Worked on containerization of applications using Docker.
• Successfully automated the build and deployment process, reducing deployment time by 50%.
• Improved monitoring and alerts to ensure quicker response times to incidents.

Sep 2008 – Jul 2011 · 2 yrs 10 mos · Pune, Maharashtra, India · On-site

• Install, configure, and maintain Linux/Unix operating systems, including distributions like Red Hat, CentOS, Ubuntu, and Solaris.
• Set up and configure system hardware, software, and networks.
• Performance tuning, and optimizing system uptime using tools like Nagios and Prometheus
• Manage user accounts, permissions, and access controls using tools like LDAP and Active Directory.
• Develop and maintain automation scripts for deployment, configuration, and monitoring.
• Manage virtual machines using hypervisors like VMware, KVM, and Hyper-V.
• Enhanced system security by applying patches and hardening configurations, reducing vulnerabilities.
• Implemented a robust backup and recovery solution, ensuring data integrity and availability.

Feb 2007 – Sep 2008 · 1 yr 7 mos