Feb 2018 – Apr 2019 · 1 yr 2 mos · Singapore

• Lead Professional Services team in APAC on DevOps, Cloud and Automation practice. Help our customers through end-to-end project lifecycle from conducting POCs, designing solutions and implementing them.
• Design and deploy enterprise grade applications on Microsoft Azure
• Design and implement Kubernetes clusters on Microsoft Azure
• Develop CI/CD pipelines to deploy applications on Kubernetes clusters on Azure
• Design and implement Automation with Ansible in a Multi-Cloud Environment
• Design and deploy network automation with Ansible and multi-vendor devices in an enterprise organization
• Conduct trainings and POCs on various automation and DevOps topics

Sep 2017 – Oct 2017 · 1 mo

• Conduct Application Modernization Workshop for Traditional WebSphere Applications
• Assess traditional applications on their fitness on Containerization
• Containerize applications using Docker
• Host applications on various Container Orchestration platforms such as AWS ECS, Google Container Engine, Kubernetes
• Design and setup networking in Kubernetes
• Design and implement services in Kubernetes
• Setup CI/CD pipeline using GitLab/GitHub, Jenkins and Google Container Engine
• Configure Docker build agents
• Setup automated tests with Robot Framework
• Configure alerting and notification on CI/CD pipeline

Apr 2017 – Sep 2017 · 5 mos

• Implement Oracle Database as a Service on EMC Enterprise Hybrid Cloud.
• Develop vRealize Automation Catalog items and Blueprints for Oracle DBaaS
• Self-provision Oracle DBaaS on EHC
• Single isntance of Oracle database on Oracle Automatic Storage Management
• Oracle database 12c with Real Application Clusters (RAC) and ASM
• Adding additional disks to Oracle ASM Disk Groups for both SIngle and RAC Databases
• Adding additional CPU, Memory to VMs
• Adding or removing Oracle Enterprise Manager Monitoring
• PDB Migrations
• On-demand backup and restore of Oracle databases
• Integration with Recover Point for VMs (RP4VM)

Jul 2016 – Dec 2016 · 5 mos

• Design and develop custom south bound SDK drivers to integrate EMC ViPR Controller / CoprHD with IBM Storage Arrays - SVC and XIV
• Build CoprHD development environment
• Research and Identify IBM SVC REST/CLI Interface options
• Develop modules for establishing secure connectivity
• Develop modules for discovering storage systems, storage pools, storage ports and hosts
• Develop modules for provisioning decommissioning
• Test modules
• Build using Gradle and deploy
• Technology Stack : Java, Gradle, IBM SVC CLI, IBM XIV CLI/REST

Jun 2016 – Mar 2017 · 9 mos

• Design and develop a custom solution to automate deployment and configuration of EMC Enterprise Hybrid Cloud
• Design and develop a framework for Orchestration
• Develop custom Ansible modules to automate VM deployment and Configuration
• Develop Ansible playbooks to automate deployment and configuration of various components in EMC Enterprise Hybrid Cloud
• Develop a front end modern web application on MEAN Stack to integrate with Ansible playbooks
• Develop custom Ansible callback plugin to update results in database
• Develop modules required to collect information from existing components and display in a dashboard
• Implement messaging using Redis
• Build and ship framework using Docker
• Technology Stack : Javascript, AngularJS, MongoDB, NodeJS, Express, Ansible

May 2016 – Jun 2016 · 1 mo

• Design and develop an automation/orchestration solution to deploy Hybrid Cloud using Ansible.
• Develop custom Ansible modules to deploy VMWare Applications using OVA/OVF
• Develop custom Ansible modules to perform initial configurations for VMWare vRealize products such as vRealize Orchestrator, vRealize Automation, vRealize Business Standard
• Develop custom Ansible modules to deploy and automate ViPR Controller initial configurations
• Develop Ansible playbooks to deploy and automate initial configurations for EMC ViPR and VMWare products
• Develop Web Application using MEAN framework to provide a front-end interface for users to run Ansible playbooks to deploy and configure Hybrid Cloud.

Mar 2015 – Jun 2016 · 1 yr 3 mos

• Designed and developed a storage-based visibility reports app store allowing EMC resources throughout the world to share custom storage-visibility reports with their customers. This mechanism provided a platform upon which our ViPR SRM customers could leverage the value of their storage visibility tool enabling better decision support for their audience.
• Designed and developed a web application with superior operation efficiency and end-user experience.
• Direct integration with ViPR SRM to view live previews of reports.
• Created an automated SRM design tool architecting global IT resource management solutions in minutes rather than weeks. This tool is currently leveraged by EMC as a required step in any storage-based resource management installation service and has been leveraged by sales and presales resources to provide anticipated infrastructure cost information for implementing ViPR SRM.
• Analyze data center inventory and calculate the number of servers required to host an SRM solution.
• Calculate server resource requirements such as CPU, Memory and Disk based on metrics generated by Performance and Scalability tests.
• Implement load balancing algorithms to distribute modules among separate collector servers and ensure they are balanced at all times.
• Auto generate Word, Excel, PDF and Visio diagrams for the generated design.

Mar 2015 – Apr 2016 · 1 yr 1 mo

• Designed and implemented EMC ViPR Controller Workflow automation for a banking client. The environment consisted of multiple storage arrays such as VMAX, VNX, NetAPP, Brocade switches, Windows and Linux hosts.
• Gathered the list of requirements for ViPR Controller workflow automation.
• Designed a REST API based solution leveraging EMC ViPR APIs to provision and decommission storage for applications.
• SAN Orchestrator - Implemented a custom solution for customer to manage Zoning activities on Brocade and Cisco fabric outside of ViPR controller utilizing ViPR Controller APIs
• SAN Orchestrator Stack – Python, CherryPy, JavaScript, HTML5
• Designed and implemented a custom workflow leveraging ViPR Controller APIs and EMC VMAX SYMCLI calls to automate end-to-end Provisioning and Decommissioning activities for block storage.
• The solution was developed using Python.

Jan 2014 – Mar 2014 · 2 mos

• Designed and implemented ASD Storage Resource Management Suite 3.0, SMARTs and Watch4Net for a banking client. The environment consisted of large number of networking devices, multiple storage arrays such as VMAX, VNX, NetAPP, Brocade switches, Windows and Linux hosts.
• Gathered the list of requirements for the ASD Suite design – SMARTs/NCM/Watch4Net.
• Collected and reviewed data center configuration details, including information on storage array, switch fabrics, and hosts in order to conduct the design and compare to the SRM Suite Support Matrix, Performance and Scalability Guidelines, and implementation requirements.
• Designed the solution based on collected information using SRM Deployment Planner software and Performance and Scalability Guidelines document.
• Developed design for SMARTs, NCM and SRM Suite
• Developed SRM Suite Configuration Guide for Implementation
• Conducted kickoff meeting, design review and implementation review meeting.
• Planned pre-requisites for various products such as SMIS providers and Solutions Enabler for VMAX, Navisphere for VNX, SNMP settings for Brocade, Host Agents and RSC configurations for Hosts
• Installed and Configured SMARTs and NCM applications.
• Installed and Configured SRM Suite Solution – SRM Suite Database, Front-end database, Back-end database, Additional Back-end database, Additional collector hosts.
• Configured User, Security Options, Customized banner, Alert consolidation, Event management
• Configured Solution Packs and discovered devices – VMAX, VNX, NetApp, Brocade switches, Hosts
• Discovered Network devices
• Configured SMARTs reports in Watch4Net

Sep 2010 – Jun 2012 · 1 yr 9 mos · Bangalore

• Storage Operations Specialist at EMC Data Storage India. Worked as a Resident Engineer at Banking Client , managing their Storage Infrastructure. Deploying new storage - EMC Vmax, Symmetrix, Hitachi HDS, IBM XIV, EMC Clariion, Hitachi AMS series arrays.
• Key Responsibilities:
• Undertake new Install Projects and introduce new servers to the environment.
• Set up switches for the new servers. Switches include Brocade, Cisco and McData. Configuration is mostly through command line and sometimes GUI (Connectrix Manager)
• Perform Device Creation, Mapping and Masking activities on Storage arrays to present the new SAN.
• Set Device/WWN level flags depending on Operating Systems.
• Virtual Provisioning on VMAX and Dynamic Provisioning on Hitachi
• Tier3/4 Storage provisioning on Clariion and IBM XIV Arrays
• Save Device creation and association to pool
• TimeFinder/Snap Pool and Snap Shot Configuration
• Creation of SRDF Groups and configuration of SRDF/S, SRDF/A solutions.
• Migration of devices between arrays with Open Replicator technology.
• Enable and Configure FAST on VMAX Arrays.
• Development of Shell Scripts to automate provisioning and report generation.
• Migrate data from 3 Hitachi USP-V Arrays to VMAX array.
• Collect server details and plan the migration.
• Collect SAN configuration details from existing servers and prepare for migration.
• Replicate current SAN setup of the servers on VMAX arrays.
• Liaise with OS technicians and customer Storage team to prepare the server for migration.
• Migrate the luns to VMAX arrays using Open Replicator – Hot Pull operation.
• Configure boot from san for the servers at the HBA Bios and power up the server
• Install and configure Powerpath on the servers.
• Verify servers are back up after the migration.
• Associate storage group with Fast policy

Aug 2008 – Aug 2010 · 2 yrs · Bangalore

• Worked with Storage Arrays and Tape Libraries:
• Provided solution based support to customers – Troubleshoot end to end solutions from that involves complicated issues across Servers, Switches and Storage Arrays.
• Troubleshoot performance related issues.
• Assist CE and Customer in installation and configuration of Storage System.
• Provided recommendations on best practices and upgrades to customers, with detailed information and guides.

Jan 2007 – Jul 2008 · 1 yr 6 mos · Bangalore

• Worked with client - EMC Data Storage , supporting Storage Arrays.
• Have been actively involved in the 3C’s Product Services Team – Centera Celerra and Clariion, and with CAS Data Recovery Solutions.
• Key Responsibilities:
• Attend to dial homes received from EMC Arrays.
• Dial in remotely and investigate and monitor critical arrays.
• Assist CE remotely to resolve issues.
• Worked with EP team for elevated cases.
• Worked with Centera Recovery team to recover missing blobs from the array.
• Developed scripts to make recovery of blobs easier.