Professional Summary

Forward-thinking engineer in Cloud and DevOps with over 7 years of experience in enhancing system stability, availability, scalability, and performance for large-scale IT platforms. Expert in deploying and managing both data center and cloud-based solutions, with a strong focus on automation, security, monitoring, and continuous service improvements. Skilled in collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver innovative solutions and drive compliance across all platforms.

Work Experience

VoPay International
DevOps Specialist and Production Support (Domain: Finance)
02/2023 – 09/ 2023
  • Developed customized Python and MySQL scripts based on stakeholder requirements to analyze transaction behavior, identify red flags, and provide insights for proactive decision-making.
  • Integrated Datadog monitoring tool with AWS Lambda to fetch logs from AWS S3 bucket, creating live analytics dashboards for API and AWS Infra logs. Implemented a robust alert mechanism to identify true positive alerts for rapid issue detection and response.
  • Addressed issues in both frontend and backend code, involving modifications to the database schema through the initiation of Database Change Requests (DCRs), ensuring smooth operation of financial systems.
  • Implemented robust security measures, including IAM management and secrets management, to protect IT platforms from potential threats through automated processes and regular audits.
  • Improved site availability, scalability, and system performance through proactive monitoring and bottleneck analysis.
Deloitte
Consultant (Domain: Banking, Client: NatWest)
02/2021 – 08/2022
  • Implemented Git Branching strategy to streamline deployment across multiple environments and multi-cloud.
  • Conducted Proof of Concept (POC) activities and implemented the Blue-Green deployment approach, guaranteeing smooth production deployments with zero downtime.
  • Participated in Architectural Review Boards, providing solutions for performance management, disaster recovery, monitoring, and access management.
  • Successfully led CAB approval processes for deploying production code, ensuring thorough pre-implementation planning, execution, post-deployment analysis and rollback strategies to ensure seamless and reliable releases.
  • Integrated SonarQube, OWASP, and Splunk into CI/CD pipelines to ensure code quality and enhanced testing capabilities.
Larsen & Toubro Infotech
System Engineer (Domain: Manufacturing, Client: Scania)
10/2019 – 02/2021
  • Proven ability to automate manual processes and tasks using Bash and Python scripts, improving efficiency and reducing human error.
  • Utilized Terraform to setup the AWS infrastructure components and implemented AWS CloudFormation to automate GitLab infrastructure provisioning, ensuring efficient and scalable deployment processes.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional team and stakeholders to configure GitLab in AWS and facilitate cross-region migration, enhancing project efficiency from 28% to 85%.
  • Managed Perforce metadata and its proprietary database infrastructure, automating backup processes such as Journal and checkpoint to ensure smooth synchronization and rapid recovery in case of system failures.
Capgemini
Associate Software Engineer (Domain: Pharmaceutical, Client: Bayer)
10/2016 – 10/2019
  • Implemented monitoring solutions with Grafana, to proactively detect issues and reduce system downtime by 25% through swift incident response and resolution.
  • Created Grafana dashboards and alerts to monitor critical KPI’s, identify trends, detect anomalies in system and networking behavior for multiple environments.
  • Enhanced deployment efficiency by optimizing workflows with Jenkins and employing AWS Cloud Formation and Docker, leading to a 30% decrease in deployment duration.
  • Collaborated with cross functional teams to troubleshoot high-severity incidents, facilitating senior stakeholder communication and driving problem-solving.

Skills

Category Skills/Technologies
Programming/ Scripting Languages/ Web Technologies Python, R, PHP, Java, C#, Shell, JavaScript (Node.js), HTML, CSS (React)
Database MySQL, MS SQL Server, MongoDB, DynamoDB, PostgreSQL
Cloud Platform AWS, PCF, Azure, GCP
SCM Tools Bitbucket, GitHub, GitLab, Perforce
Repository Manager jFrog Artifactory, Sonatype Nexus
Build Tool Maven, Gradle
Containerization VMware, Docker, Kubernetes
Infrastructure as Code Terraform, AWS Cloud Formation
Monitoring Tools Datadog, Grafana, Splunk, Dynatrace, Nagios, AWS CloudWatch
CI/CD Tools Jenkins, TeamCity, Gitlab CI, GitHub Actions, CircleCI
Security and Other Tools/ Technologies AWS WAF, AWS Lambda, S3, EC2, VPC, CIDR, IAM, CyberArk, HashiCorp Consul, Postman, Jira, Microservices, Unit testing (JUnit), Static testing (SonarQube), Regression testing (JUnit), Penetration testing (OWASP), Performance testing (JMeter), Load Testing (JMeter), Kafka, Streamsets
Ticketing Tool Zendesk, ServiceNow, HPSM
Operating System Windows, Linux, MacOS
Machine Learning and Big Data Amazon SageMaker, TensorFlow, Scikit-learn, Pytorch, Spark, Hadoop, Data Analytics, Predictive Analytics
Data Analysis and Visualization Power BI, Tableau, IBM SPSS Statistics, Advanced Excel

Education

Master of Professional Studies in Analytics; Major: Applied Machine Intelligence
Northeastern University, Canada (CGPA: 3.91/4)
September 2022 - March 2024
Bachelor of Technology
Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan University, India
May 2011 - May 2015

Project

Automated Deployment of a REST API using Terraform, Jenkins, MySQL, and AWS
  • CI/CD Pipeline Automation: Provisioned Jenkins on an EC2 instance in the us_east_2 region using Terraform to automate the CI/CD pipeline, ensuring efficient and consistent deployment processes.
  • REST API Deployment: Deployed a Python Flask application on EC2 instances in the ca-central-1 region, utilizing a load balancer to ensure high availability and fault tolerance.
  • Scalable Database Configuration: Configured MySQL RDS in private subnet for the application’s data storage, providing a scalable and managed database solution to handle growing data needs.
  • Custom Domain and HTTPS: Implemented a custom domain using Route 53 and secured the communication with ACM for HTTPS, enhancing the professional appearance and security of the application.
  • Jenkins Integration: Secured Jenkins access at a dedicated subdomain allowing for streamlined continuous integration and deployment management.
  • AWS Services Utilized:
    • Regions: Deployed services across us-east-2 (Jenkins) and ca-central-1 (Flask App and MySQL RDS) to optimize resource allocation and performance.
    • Load Balancer: Employed AWS Elastic Load Balancer (ALB) to achieve scalability and ensure uninterrupted service.
    • Route 53 and ACM: Leveraged Route 53 for custom domain setup and ACM for SSL/TLS certificates to enable HTTPS and secure data transmission.

Certifications

  • Certified AWS Solution Architect Associate- Completed
  • AWS Solution Architect Professional; HashiCorp Terraform Associate; Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)- In progress
  • Google Data Analytics; Power BI Data Modelling with DAX; Tableau for Data Scientists; Advance SQL

Competitions

  • TransLink, Deloitte ThinkTECH Hackathon- Won 1st prize
  • United Way BC Period Promise Hackathon- Won 3rd prize

Leadership