Liju P Nandanan

Consultant

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India12 yrs 7 mos experience

Highly Stable

Key Highlights

Over 15 years of experience in cloud-based solutions.
Expert in Azure Solution Architecture and DevOps transformations.
Proficient in transitioning CI/CD workflows to GitHub Actions.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Cloud Infrastructure and DevOps expert specializing in enterprise solutions.

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Skills

Core Skills

Cloud ConsultingDevopsApplication Maintenance

Other Skills

.NETASP.NETAnsibleArchitecture ReviewsArgoCDAzureAzure App configurationAzure Data FactoryAzure Data LakeAzure DatabricksAzure DevOps ServicesAzure FunctionsAzure Key VaultAzure Kubernetes Service (AKS)C#

About

Senior Consultant at Thoughtworks with over 15 years of experience delivering cloud-based solutions and DevOps transformations. Proficient in Azure Solution Architecture, Kubernetes, and Terraform, with a track record of driving infrastructure modernization and enterprise migration projects. Expertise in transitioning CI/CD workflows to GitHub Actions and implementing observability tools like New Relic and Splunk to ensure optimal system performance. Focused on leveraging GenAI/OpenAI technologies to optimize retail business processes, fostering innovation and efficiency. Collaborated with teams to deploy and manage services across Linux environments using Ansible for orchestration. Driven by a mission to enable seamless cloud adoption and operational excellence by aligning technical solutions with organizational goals.

Experience

12 yrs 7 mos

Total Experience

3 yrs 7 mos

Average Tenure

1 yr 10 mos

Current Experience

Thoughtworks

Senior Consultant

Aug 2024 – Present · 1 yr 10 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Hybrid

Spearheaded infrastructure modernization by migrating virtual machines to private Kubernetes clusters.
Leading the transition of Jenkins pipelines to GitHub Actions for improved CI/CD workflows
Proposed GenAI/OpenAI solutions to optimize business processes within the retail industry
Deployed and managed services on Linux virtual machines using Jenkins and Ansible for automated orchestration and streamlined operations.
Proficient in implementing and managing observability tools like New Relic for performance monitoring and Splunk for centralized log management and analytics

KubernetesGitHub ActionsAnsibleNew RelicSplunkCloud Consulting+1

Cognizant

Cloud Consultant

May 2023 – Aug 2024 · 1 yr 3 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Hybrid

Experienced in engaging with major stakeholders and clients to gather and translate requirements into actionable project plans, ensuring alignment with business objectives
Enterprise Migration to Azure: Championing the seamless migration of large scale enterprise infrastructure into Azure by harnessing the Azure Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF). Established a resilient Enterprise Scale Landing Zone (ELZ) utilizing Terraform as the Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tool.
Successfully implemented CI/CD pipelines (GitHub workflow actions) and Terraform templates for ELZ management groups, connectivity, and Application Landing Zone (ALZ), ensuring efficient infrastructure management and deployment
Defined and implemented a robust DevOps strategy for microservices (AKS) deployment using ArgoCD, streamlining development processes and enhancing agility
Demonstrated proficiency in private endpoint configuration, Azure Bastion,azure firewall, private dns zone and GitHub runners, contributing to secure and efficient development practices
Established code scanning using CodeQL and implemented container scanning with Prisma Cloud, ensuring the highest standards of code quality and container security
Configured Azure API Management (APIM) for microservices, facilitating seamless communication and integration within the application architecture
Created pipelines for Azure Data Factory and Azure Functions deployment, optimizing data processing and application workflows
Automated service integration with ArgoCD
Implemented virtual network (vnet), nsg ,route tables azure frontdoor, azure firewall etc with terraform.

AzureTerraformGitHubArgoCDCodeQLCloud Consulting+1

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2 roles

Assistant Consultant

Promoted

Nov 2018 – May 2023 · 4 yrs 6 mos

Working as a Portfolio lead and leading a team of 15 in daily operations
SOW Preparations
Follow the set ITIL Service Management Processes
Azure PAAS application development and maintenance
MS Power Apps application support and enhancement
Working Azure administration troubleshooting issues
CI/CD Pipeline creations
Identify, build and deploy opportunities for Continuous Improvements
Support azure data factory and data bricks based applications

AzureCI/CDPower AppsCloud Consulting

IT Analyst

Mar 2017 – Nov 2018 · 1 yr 8 mos

Leading a team of 10 in application maintenance and enhancement
Develop and deploy dotnet , Sharepoint applications
Application monitoring and incident management
Leading critical incident management team
Provide / review resolutions to BreakFixes, create scripts, resolve performance issues and work on small enhancements

SharePoint.NETApplication Maintenance