Cloud-Native DevOps Engineer with extensive experience in leveraging AWS
and Azure cloud platforms for scalable and highly available application
deployment. Proficient in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like
Terraform and CloudFormation.
Skilled in containerization technologies, with expertise in Docker and
Kubernetes. Seasoned DevOps practitioner with a track record of optimizing
software development lifecycles through robust CI/CD pipelines.
Possesses strong automation skills, with proficiency in Python scripting.
Background in .NET and Java EE applications, enabling a deep understanding
of software development practices and challenges.
Master's degree, Information Technology
2017 to 2020 at Virginia Tech, Virginia, United States
Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
2003 to 2007 at Graphic Era Deemed to be University, Dehradun, India
DevOps Consultant at Amazon Web Services (AWS)
From February 2021 to Present at Amazon Web Services (AWS), Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
Cloud Computing
Leveraged AWS Cloud services (EC2, ECS, EKS, S3, Lambda, EFS, etc.)
to design and implement scalable, highly available, and cost-effective cloud
architectures for clients' applications and workloads. Implemented robust security measures, including AWS IAM, VPCs, Security
Groups, and CloudTrail, to ensure compliance and protect client environments. Containerization Helped customers build robust application platforms on Amazon EKS utilizing
open-source tools, ensuring a native Kubernetes developer experience. Designed and implemented advanced container orchestration strategies
using Kubernetes on Amazon EKS and Amazon ECS, ensuring efficient
scaling, load balancing, and high availability. Enabled customers to achieve robust observability using AWS native
and open-source tools like OpenSearch, Prometheus, Grafana, and
OpenTelemetry for effective monitoring and analysis. DevOps Skills Established automated CI/CD pipelines using AWS CodePipeline, CodeBuild,
and CodeDeploy, integrated with GitLab CI/CD, ArgoCD and GitHub Actions,
enabling faster and reliable software delivery. Automated infrastructure provisioning and management using Infrastructure
as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform and CloudFormation, enabling consistent
and repeatable deployments. Implemented automated testing, code quality checks, and advanced
deployment strategies like blue-green and canary deployments to minimize
downtime and reduce risk.
Lead Application Architect at Humana
From August 2018 to February 2021 at Humana, Location Not Specified
Continuous Integration and Delivery
Developed a robust enterprise solution to integrate continuous testing and
continuous performance evaluation into the CI/CD pipelines, enabling early
detection of issues and ensuring high-quality software delivery. Implemented automated testing frameworks and performance monitoring
tools, streamlining the testing process and providing real-time insights into
application performance. AIOps and Incident Management Architected a closed-loop incident management process for the
organization's AIOps platform, leveraging Ansible for automation, ServiceNow
for incident management, and Dynatrace for application performance
monitoring. Designed and implemented an automated incident response workflow,
enabling proactive detection, diagnosis, and remediation of issues, minimizing
downtime and improving system reliability. Automation and Self-Healing Led a team of four engineers in developing Ansible runbooks for self-healing
and auto-remediation capabilities, empowering the system to autonomously
resolve issues and maintain optimal performance. Collaborated with cross-functional teams to identify common failure scenarios
and codify remediation procedures into reusable Ansible playbooks, promoting
operational efficiency and reducing manual intervention.
Application Architect at Humana
From March 2015 to August 2018 at Humana, Green Bay, Wisconsin Area
Designed, developed, and instrumented a state-of-the-art monitoring system
using Dynatrace, OpenView, Splunk, SiteScope, and SolarWinds DPA for
comprehensive application monitoring. Migrated applications between domains
to meet compliance requirements. Architected the future state of monitoring, including user experience and
mobile platform monitoring. Architected monitoring solutions to reduce MTTR
during outages, created dashboards for insights into load, latency, and failure
rates. Implemented automated reporting for infrastructure metrics like CPU,
memory, and disk space. Architected alerting solutions for critical services
based on baselines, SLAs, and OLAs.
Project Lead at Syntel
From September 2007 to March 2015 at Syntel, Green Bay, Wisconsin Area
Led a cross-functional team of 19 members, including onshore and
offshore resources, responsible for enhancing existing Rating, Quoting, and
Underwriting applications for a prominent healthcare company. Developed several applications using ASP.NET and Service-Oriented
Architecture (SOA) principles, enabling brokers and employers to access
services seamlessly. Designed and developed several SSIS (SQL Server Integration Services)
package to perform ETL tasks. Developed multiple WCF (Windows Communication Foundation) SOAP
services to extract data from SQL Server and Mainframe databases, facilitating
data integration and consumption by various internal teams. Conducted code and technical reviews for high-level designs and coding
implementations, maintaining quality standards and best practices across the
development lifecycle. - Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- Terraform
- Kubernetes
- Docker
- CI/CD
- Python
- .NET
- Java EE
- Cloud Architecture
- DevOps
- Infrastructure as Code
- Ansible
- Monitoring
- Automation
- Scalability