Pulkit Walia

Software Engineer

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India12 yrs 10 mos experience
AI ML PractitionerAI Enabled

Key Highlights

  • Expert in cloud systems design and automation.
  • Proficient in Kubernetes and DevOps practices.
  • Strong leadership in mentoring and project management.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Cloud Computing and DevOps expert with a strong focus on automation and system architecture.

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Skills

Core Skills

DevopsSoftware Development

Other Skills

5GAPI GatewaysAWSAmazon EC2Amazon Web Services (AWS)AngularAnsibleArtificial Intelligence (AI)AutomationBackendBashCC++CI/CDCelery

About

A fanatic engineer adept in bringing forth significant experience in design, deployment, automation, testing, and maintenance of cloud systems. Equipped with a diverse and promising skill-set. Proficient in various platforms, languages, and technologies. Experienced with the latest cutting-edge development tools and procedures. Able to effectively self-manage during independent projects, as well as collaborate as part of a productive team. Skills Summary: • Languages: C/C++, Java, Python, JavaScript, GoLang, SQL, Bash • Frameworks: Angular, NumPy, TensorFlow, Pandas, Django, Flask, NodeJS, LAMP • Tools: Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, Ansible, Jenkins, RunDeck, Git, PostgreSQL, MySQL • Platforms: Linux, Windows, AWS, VMware Cloud, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure, Digital Ocean, IBM Cloud • Soft Skills: DevOps, Automation, CI/CD, Leadership, Event Management, Public Speaking

Experience

12 yrs 10 mos
Total Experience
3 yrs 3 mos
Average Tenure
1 yr 8 mos
Current Experience

Microsoft

Software Engineer II

Oct 2024Present · 1 yr 8 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

  • Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business | AI ERP
PythonCeleryRedisMongoDBRabbitMQAWS+4

Vmware

5 roles

Member Of Technical Staff - 3

Promoted

Jul 2022Oct 2024 · 2 yrs 3 mos

  • VMware Cloud on AWS (VMC)
  • ◦ Spearheading VMC SDDC Dangling Resources Cleanup Service (DRC) by developing the service right from scratch to the point where it is widely used by multiple teams across CIBG, using Python, Celery, Redis DB, Mongo DB, RabbitMQ, AWS, Kubernetes and Helm.
  • ◦ Designed the Kubernetes Architecture, High-Level and Low-Level Design of Dangling Resources Cleanup Service (DRC) all straight up from zero.
  • ◦ Implemented high-security design to share sensitive credentials, tokens, and information in Dangling Resources Cleanup Service (DRC) on Kubernetes using Cerberus Vault, Bitnami Sealed Secrets, and KubeSecrets.
  • ◦ Mentored and guided a bunch of interim engineers from non-development backgrounds who joined in the early development days of Dangling Resources Cleanup Service (DRC), bringing them up to the level in order to have meaningful contributions from them.
  • ◦ Responsible for delivering multiple features in VMC Rollout Tool (VRT) both in UI and Backend APIs respectively along with DevOps, CI/CD required for Kubernetes Deployment of the UI on DECC Clusters with industry-standard security principles.
  • ◦ Project Lead from VRT Team for Release Coordination Engine (RCE) and VMC Rollout Tool (VRT) UI Convergence Project.
  • ◦ As part of the RCE-VRT Convergence Project, completely migrated the standalone VRT UI to the RCE UI codebase, with numerous code optimizations and low-level-design of Angular and VMware Clarity codebase. Also mentored and guided, two junior engineers who worked alongside on this project.
  • ◦ As part of the LCM Guru and Pod SRE On-Call duties, handled multiple incidents involving customer SDDCs running on VMware Cloud, which included vSphere, NSX and vSAN.
  • ◦ Continued leading SDDC Pre-Upgrade Health Checks framework while accommodating new requirements as new milestone versions of VMC releases.
KubernetesSoftware DevelopmentDevOpsData Structures and AlgorithmsMicroservices

Member Of Technical Staff - 2

Oct 2020Jul 2022 · 1 yr 9 mos

  • VMware Cloud on AWS (VMC)
  • ◦ Promoted to the position of Member Of Technical Staff - 2 after less than a year for exceptional performance in VMware Cloud on AWS (VMC) Team.
  • ◦ Contributing to the development of VMC Rollout Tool (VRT), a tool for active SDDC upgrade rollout monitoring and troubleshooting.
  • ◦ Working productively on AutoTriage, an intelligent system which automatically detects, root-causes and remediates issues/problems/bottlenecks during SDDC Upgrades, Monitoring and Pre-Checks.
KubernetesSoftware DevelopmentDevOpsData Structures and AlgorithmsMicroservices

Member Of Technical Staff

Mar 2020Oct 2020 · 7 mos

  • VMware Cloud on AWS (VMC)
  • ◦ Software Defined Data Center (SDDC) Upgrade Rollouts, Improvements and Testing.
  • ◦ Developed and enhanced SDDC Pre-Upgrade Health Checks Automation in Python and StackStorm.
  • ◦ Received “Achieve Our Best” recognition and cash award for demonstrating an ability to learn quickly and master complex concepts flawlessly.
KubernetesSoftware DevelopmentDevOpsData Structures and AlgorithmsMicroservices

Member Of Technical Staff

Jul 2018Feb 2020 · 1 yr 7 mos

  • VMware Horizon Cloud Operations - DaaS Operations - End User Computing (EUC)
  • ◦ Management, deployment and configuration of VMware Horizon Cloud hosted on IBM Cloud including vSphere 6.5 - ESXi, vCenter, NSX, vSAN which included more than 48,000 VMs, 2000 Hosts, 24 vCenters across 7 Data Centers globally.
  • ◦ Effectively coded infrastructure automation using Python, Bash, Jenkins, RunDeck, Ansible, PyVMomi etc.
  • ◦ Enhanced cloud monitoring systems using Site24x7, Python and Kubernetes.
KubernetesSoftware DevelopmentDevOpsData Structures and AlgorithmsMicroservices

Intern

Jan 2018Jun 2018 · 5 mos

  • Worked as an Intern in Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) - R&D Team.
  • Exposure to Virtual Network Functions (VNFs) and Software Defined Networking (SDN) under the telecommunication sector of the IT Industry.
  • Got an opportunity to work with industry experts and leaders from different companies under a common open source project, ONAP (Open Network Automation Platform).
  • Contributed to the ONAP Optimization Framework (OOF) Team under ONAP Project.
  • Involvement in DevOps tasks to configure, deliver and deploy all the containerized components of ONAP on VMware Integrated OpenStack with Kubernetes.
  • Contributed in Cloud Deployments in different labs, starting from bare metal. Worked on HP ILO and DELL IDRAC Servers.
  • Worked on technologies like, Google Kubernetes, Dockers and Containers, Python, MiniZinc, Ansible and the entire VMware Stack.
  • vSphere 6.5:
  • ESXi
  • Installation and Configurations of ESXi server.
  • Configuring Port Groups, vSphere Standard Switch (vSS), VMKernel.
  • vCenter
  • Installation of vCenter Server Appliance using GUI and CLI.
  • Configuration of vSphere Distributed Switch (vDS).
  • vMotion, Distributed Resource Scheduler, High Availability.
  • vCenter Server permissions and roles, inventory objects and licenses.
  • NSX
  • Installation and configuration of NSX Manager, NSX Controller Cluster.
  • Deployment of VLAN, VXLAN and NSX Logical Switches, Logical Router, Edge Services Gateway.
  • vRealize Log Insight
  • Installation and Configuration of vRealize Log Insight.
  • Installation of Content Packs.
  • Creation of Dashboards, analysis of logs, importing and exporting logs from system.
  • vRealize Operations Manager
  • Installation and Configuration of vRealize Operations Manager.
  • Installation of Management Packs.
  • Creation of Dashboards.
  • VMware Integrated OpenStack
  • Installation and Configuration of VIO.
  • Creation of instances, users, projects, networks, routers, flavors, security policies etc.
  • Integration with vDS, NSX, and VIO with Kubernetes
KubernetesSoftware DevelopmentDevOpsData Structures and AlgorithmsMicroservices

Chironx

DevOps Intern

Oct 2017Dec 2017 · 2 mos · Gurgaon, India

  • Worked as a DevOps Intern at ChironX.
  • Contributed in the overall deployment of the ChironEye product for the clients located globally.
  • Worked on Amazon Web Services (AWS) Servers, including EC2, Route53, S3 etc.
  • Contributed in the CI/CD Pipelines,
DevOps

Mponline limited

Intern

Jul 2017Sep 2017 · 2 mos · Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India

  • HTML, CSS, PHP, AJAX, JavaScript, JQuery, MySQL, Fuel CMS and CodeIgniter Web Framework (MVC Architecture) for Web Development.
  • Development of the user interface design of MPOnline Aadhaar Portal.
  • Study of the design, working, security and coding standards of MPOnline Survey Web Application.

Samaanta: run for equality

Coordinator & Core Team Member

Feb 2016Feb 2016 · 0 mo · Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India

  • • Successful organization of a marathon for the specially-abled with 2500+ participation.

Cicn international conference

Student Volunteer & Graphic Designer

Nov 2014Nov 2014 · 0 mo · Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India

  • The only first-year student selected as the volunteer of the event.
  • Designed the journal for the conference and volunteered the event.

Scio benevolent foundation

Web & Graphic Designer (Internship)

Oct 2014Mar 2016 · 1 yr 5 mos · Hyderabad, Telangana, India

  • A virtual internship at Scio Benevolent Foundation. Scio is a non-profit organization that aims at forming a support structure for the current education system.
  • Redesigned the old website into a new and interactive one.
  • Designed a new logo, visiting cards, t-shirts etc.

Planet engineers 2k14

Core Team Member

Oct 2014Nov 2014 · 1 mo · Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India

  • The only first-year student selected in the core team of the tech fest of LNCT Group, Bhopal.
  • Contributed in the event and strategic planning, event management, graphic designing and web development.
  • Received a letter of appreciation from the director of the college.

(c)ync v1, v2, v3

Core Team Member

Aug 2014Jul 2016 · 1 yr 11 mos · Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India

  • (C)YNC is the annual tech symposium of Delhi Public School, Bhopal.
  • Alumni member and a part of the core team.
  • Contributed with unique ideas during event planning.
  • Managed and hosted the event successfully for 3 consecutive years in Aug. 2014, Jul. 2015, Jul. 2016 respectively.

Neuron infinity

Co-Founder

Apr 2014Dec 2017 · 3 yrs 8 mos · Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India

  • A group with the motive: ”Infinity Is Our Limit”, with tech enthusiasts as its members.
  • Provided web development and graphic designing services to many clients in Bhopal city.

(c)ypher

Vice President & Senior Programmer

Oct 2012Feb 2014 · 1 yr 4 mos · Delhi Public School , Bhopal

  • (c)ypher, Tech Club of Delhi Public School, Bhopal.
  • Managed all the projects and events ensuring proper teamwork with team spirit.
  • Enhanced the work environment resulting in improved team strength and working methodology.

Education

LNCT Group of Colleges

Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) — Computer Science

Jan 2014Jan 2018

Delhi Public School Bhopal

Jan 2000Jan 2014

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