Pavan Gaded

DevOps Engineer

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India5 yrs 8 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Expert in enterprise storage and cloud integration.
  • Achieved 100% RTO/RPO compliance in disaster recovery drills.
  • Proven track record in optimizing storage efficiency.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Storage and Cloud Infrastructure Specialist with expertise in enterprise solutions.

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Skills

Core Skills

Cloud InfrastructureStorage Management

Other Skills

Performance ReportingNetAppAmazon Web Services (AWS)Storage OptimizationReplication TechnologiesDisaster RecoveryStorage SolutionsStorage Area Network (SAN)Policies & ProceduresSystem ConfigurationBusiness ApplicationsElectrical and Instrumentation Engineering (EIE)Web-based SolutionsPure Storage FlashArrayElectrical Engineering Education

About

Kyndryl benefits from a technical services professional skilled in enterprise storage, backup, and restore solutions. With a Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical and Electronics from Dr. Ambedkar Institute of Technology, I bring a strong technical foundation. The certifications, including the AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner, complement the ability to support storage solutions and cloud integration. Previous roles at IBM and Kyndryl involved contributing to data management and infrastructure teams, showcasing expertise in storage systems and collaborative problem-solving.

Experience

5 yrs 8 mos
Total Experience
2 yrs 10 mos
Average Tenure
4 yrs 9 mos
Current Experience

Kyndryl

3 roles

Technical services professional

Nov 2022Present · 3 yrs 7 mos

Cloud InfrastructurePerformance Reporting

Technical Services Specialist

Promoted

Nov 2022Apr 2026 · 3 yrs 5 mos

  • ●​ Managed 500+ LUNs across enterprise SAN environments (IBM XIV, A9K, FlashSystem, SVC), ensuring high availability and optimised utilisation.
  • ●​ Designed and implemented allocation, replication, and reclamation strategies, boosting overall storage efficiency by 15%.
  • ●​ Configured and maintained 100+ Cisco MDS and Brocade switches, delivering low-latency connectivity and 99.99% uptime for business-critical applications.
  • ●​ Automated routine health checks with custom scripts, cutting manual monitoring efforts by 30% and reducing human error.
  • ●​ Spearheaded quarterly Disaster Recovery (DR) drills in collaboration with clients, achieving 100% RTO/RPO compliance.
  • ●​ Supported Identity and Access Management (IAM) initiatives for 200+ users, including UAT validation and access policy enforcement, strengthening overall security posture.
  • ●​ Applied encryption to 300+ TB of enterprise data via IBM SKLM, ensuring compliance with stringent data security standards.
  • ●​ Produced monthly performance and capacity reports with Spectrum Control, enabling proactive capacity planning and early detection of performance bottlenecks.
  • ●​ Administered NetApp NAS storage for 50+ application servers, including provisioning, snapshot lifecycle management, and CIFS/NFS configurations, improving storage agility.
  • ●​ Integrated NetApp filers with VMware/Windows platforms, enhancing system availability to 99.9% uptime.
  • ●​ Reduced incident resolution time by 40% by leveraging NetApp Active IQ tools for proactive troubleshooting.
  • ●​ Executed multi-terabyte data migrations with zero data loss and <1% downtime, ensuring seamless application transitions.
NetAppAmazon Web Services (AWS)Storage ManagementCloud Infrastructure

Associate technical engineer

Sep 2021Nov 2022 · 1 yr 2 mos

  • Storage Admin
Storage SolutionsStorage Area Network (SAN)Storage Management

Ibm

2 roles

Associate Technical Engineer

Oct 2020Sep 2021 · 11 mos

  • Backup and Restore
Policies & ProceduresSystem Configuration

Technical Associate

Oct 2020Aug 2021 · 10 mos

  • ●​ Supported enterprise backup and restore operations for 300+ servers (ESX, Linux, Windows) using NetBackup, maintaining a 98%+ backup success rate.
  • ●​ Performed 150+ successful file/NAS restores, consistently meeting SLAs and minimising business disruption.
  • ●​ Developed weekly RCA (Root Cause Analysis) reports on failed backups, reducing recurring issues by 25%.

Education

Dr. Ambedkar Institute of Technology

Bachelor of Engineering — Electrical and Electronics Engineering

Jan 2016Jan 2020

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