Dec 2023 – Mar 2024 · 3 mos · Hyderabad, Telangana, India · Remote

• Roles and Responsibilities
• Managed Git-based version control workflows, including branching, tagging, merging, and release versioning for distributed teams.
• Architected and implemented end-to-end CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, Maven, and Ansible for automated builds and multi-environment deployments.
• Built custom automation frameworks for deployment of healthcare applications to AWS cloud environments.
• Provisioned and maintained AWS infrastructure, leveraging EC2, RDS, EBS, S3, Load Balancers (ALB/NLB), and Auto Scaling Groups for optimized performance.
• Automated infrastructure provisioning using Ansible and Shell scripts, ensuring consistent configuration management.
• Containerized applications using Docker, improving deployment portability and resource utilization.
• Configured Prometheus and Grafana dashboards for real-time monitoring of system health, application performance, and alerting.
• Implemented IAM policies and S3 access controls to ensure data security and compliance with healthcare standards (HIPAA-aligned).
• Collaborated with developers and QA teams to plan, test, and deploy builds across QA, Integration, UAT, and Production environments.
• Developed custom shell scripts for repository monitoring, server utilization checks, and automated log management.
• Participated in technical design discussions, influencing infrastructure architecture decisions for new healthcare modules.
• Led release engineering processes, ensuring zero-downtime deployments and smooth environment rollbacks.
• Key Achievements
• Reduced deployment time by 65% through automation of build and deployment processes.
• Enhanced infrastructure scalability using AWS Auto Scaling and Load Balancing, ensuring 99.9% uptime for healthcare systems.
• Improved monitoring visibility by integrating Prometheus and Grafana, enabling proactive performance management.
• Reduced manual configuration efforts by 80% through automation of provisioning and deployment workflows.

Aug 2022 – Apr 2023 · 8 mos · Hyderabad, Telangana, India · Remote

• Major Duties & Responsibilities
• Designed, developed, and maintained Ansible playbooks for automated deployment, configuration management, and environment provisioning across multiple Azure environments.
• Integrated Ansible automation into Jenkins-based CI/CD pipelines, improving deployment speed and consistency across dev, staging, and production.
• Implemented security best practices within Ansible scripts to ensure compliance with corporate standards and minimize vulnerabilities.
• Developed custom Ansible roles and modules to meet unique configuration requirements for Microsoft infrastructure projects.
• Automated server provisioning, configuration updates, and system patching to reduce manual intervention and operational overhead.
• Monitored, tested, and optimized automation workflows for performance, scalability, and reliability using AWX (Ansible Tower).
• Collaborated with DevOps and Cloud teams to align automation strategies with infrastructure goals and CI/CD processes.
• Created and maintained detailed documentation for automation workflows, ensuring clarity and knowledge transfer across teams.
• Key Achievements & Success Highlights
• Reduced configuration drift and manual errors by 80% through fully automated provisioning using Ansible and AWX.
• Accelerated deployment cycles by 50% by integrating Ansible automation into Jenkins pipelines.
• Enhanced infrastructure compliance by embedding security checks and standards directly into Ansible playbooks.
• Successfully automated Azure VM provisioning and configuration management, improving operational efficiency and reducing downtime.
• Recognized for contributing to Microsoft’s internal DevOps automation roadmap, enhancing reliability and scalability of infrastructure deployments.

Jun 2019 – Jul 2022 · 3 yrs 1 mo · Tamil Nadu, India · Remote

• Managed Git repositories, including branching, tagging, merging, and access control, ensuring efficient source code management and version control practices.
• Implemented and maintained CI/CD pipelines in Jenkins, automating build, test, and deployment processes for multiple microservices.
• Utilized Maven for building and packaging Java applications, streamlining artifact management and integration with Jenkins.
• Performed installation and sanity testing on builds before delivery to QA, ensuring stability and reliability.
• Collaborated with development, QA, and product teams to troubleshoot and resolve build and deployment issues in a timely manner.
• Developed and maintained build and release documentation, improving knowledge sharing and standardization across teams.
• Automated repetitive build and deployment tasks using Jenkins pipelines and shell scripting to reduce manual effort and human error.
• Configured Jenkins master-slave architecture for scalability, enabling faster parallel builds and distributed workload management.
• Conducted SCM activities such as code check-in/check-out, labeling, branching strategies, and release management.
• Supported release engineering processes, ensuring smooth delivery of software updates and patch releases.
• Reduced deployment time by 60% through automation of CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and Maven.
• Successfully integrated Docker-based builds, enabling consistent development and QA environments across multiple teams.
• Improved code stability by implementing a structured branching and tagging strategy, reducing merge conflicts and build failures.
• Enhanced system scalability by setting up Jenkins slave nodes and optimizing build concurrency for high-load projects.
• Increased deployment reliability by automating post-build verification and environment validation steps.
• Played a key role in standardizing DevOps practices across multiple projects for Macy’s, ensuring consistency in build and deployment processes.