Ajay Jayaprakash
Iselin,NJ
Summary
Software professional with 15+ years of IT experience. Looking for opportunities to lead by example with an aim to reduce time to market & induce automate everything attitude.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Vice President
Credit Suisse
02.2013 - Current
- As DevOps Manager, work with cross-functional teams and global leaders to provide excellent developer experience for over 100+ development staff (16 Agile teams) within trade management group
- Successfully delivered End-Of-Life (EOL) mitigation for infrastructure and implemented Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) reduction strategies, resulting in over 10 million USD savings over last 5 years
- Addressed DevOps needs using Atlassian Odyssey DevOps platform which enables end-to-end Continuous integration and continues delivery.
- Executed adoption of cloud platform into On-premise and Azure cloud services. Contribution includes architecting reusable inner-source projects for IAC and application configuration using Terraform and Ansible mainly.
- Demonstrated good understanding of ITIL processes on day-to-day basis to perform incident management, change management and problem management via ServiceNow
- Consistently strive to achieve strong production stability and have experience with driving adoption and improvements in using monitoring tools such as Splunk, Grafana, and Geneos
- Managed and hosted Kafka clusters for entire department, ensuring compliance with Credit Suisse security standards by customizing Ansible playbooks.
- Cultivated strong relationships with key stakeholders, including customers, vendors, regulators, and community leaders to promote collaboration and long-term success.
- Demonstrated proficient leadership skills to motivate employees and build competent teams. Collaborated with senior management to develop strategic initiatives and long term goals.
Application Consultant
United Overseas Bank
05.2011 - 01.2013
- Set up new development, SIT, UAT, and Production environments for applications based on countries
- Automated routine tasks using Python scripts, enhancing domain configurations and deployment processes
- Utilized UNIX Shell scripting for daily health checks, deployment automation, and Connect-Direct file exchanges to non-UNIX systems
- Provided solutions for vendor-to-vendor integration, implementing security functionalities like 1FA, 2FA, E-Sign, and E2EE for transaction data.
Specialist Consultant
HCL Singapore Pte. Ltd
12.2010 - 05.2011
- Deployed code and configuration changes for various test and production environments.
- Automated End-to-End application deployment and day-to-day activities using UNIX Shell scripts.
- Successfully automated Database deployment for various applications in diverse environments.
- Managed installations and upgrades for new environments, WebLogic, Iplanet, Apache, and MQ.
Technical Associate
Tech Mahindra
08.2008 - 12.2010
- Responsible for automation of multiple operational tasks such as file
system clean up, server health, log rotation, heap dump and thread dump
generation. - Provided production support, resolving issues within SLA/SLO targets.
- Developed Unix shell scripts for health checks and automated HTML output for CPU and Memory monitoring.
Education
Master of Engineering - Artifical Intelligence
Georgia Tech
Online09.2022
Bachelor of Engineering Technology - Computer Science
Visvesvaraya Technological University
Bangalore06.2008
Skills
Technical Skills
DevOps/SRE Tools: Proficient in Jenkins for CI/CD pipelines, Ansible for configuration management, and Terraform for infrastructure as code (IaC) Familiar with Atlassian Odyssey Devops platform (JIRA, Confluence, etc)
- Scripting Languages: Skilled in Shell scripting, Python, and YAML for automation and system administration tasks
- Cloud Platforms: Extensive experience in managing internal private cloud (DELL) and public cloud platform Microsoft Azure and additional trained on Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- Operating Systems: Proficient in Unix/Linux and Windows Server environments
- Monitoring and Log Management: Skilled in Splunk, Grafana, and Geneos for monitoring and log management, including setup and configuration
- Middleware and Messaging Systems: Experience with Confluent Kafka, Tibco EMS, and WebLogic, including setup and administration
- Databases: Extensive experience with MongoDB, Oracle, MySQL, and Sybase databases, including setup, administration, and optimization
- Infrastructure Design and Support: Experienced in designing and supporting scalable and resilient infrastructure solutions, including high availability and disaster recovery planning
- Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Management: Demonstrated ability to manage TCO for IT infrastructure, including cost analysis and optimization strategies
- Team Leadership: Excel in guiding teams towards shared goals with clarity, empathy, and inspiration, fostering trust, collaboration, and accountability along way
- Critical Thinking: leverage critical thinking skills to analyze complex problems, evaluate multiple perspectives, and make informed decisions that drive strategic outcomes
- Training and Mentoring: Dedicated to providing mentorship and developmental opportunities, Support growth and professional advancement of team members through personalized coaching and constructive feedback
- Results-Driven: With focus on achieving outcomes, Motivate individuals to work cohesively towards common vision, celebrating both individual and team successes along way
- Process Improvement: Lead initiatives to streamline processes, drive efficiency, and optimize performance, continuously seeking out innovative solutions to enhance organizational effectiveness
- Containerization Technologies - Kubernaties
Roles And Responsibilities
- DevOps Engineer, Credit Suisse, India, 2013 – Current, Derivatives Trade Management IT – DevOps and Infrastructure Management, Managed deployments and provided testing support for Java middle-tier applications hosted on Weblogic 11g and Credit Suisse security standards., Accountable for the correct and timely execution of the agreed book of work, ensuring effective communication with stakeholders and assigning relevant units of work to resources., Acted as a regional contact for escalations and communications, maintaining strong relationships with senior sponsors and stakeholders., Led the environments setup and timely delivery for the FOCASH migration project, resulting in a cost reduction of 10 million dollars., Collaborated with cross-functional teams to manage infrastructure migrations to strategic platforms and daily deployment tasks., Integrated application configurations using Ansible into the Odyssey DevOps platform, improving software deployment efficiency.
- Application Consultant, United Overseas Bank, Singapore, 2011 – 2013, Global e-Banking, Set up new development, SIT, UAT, and Production environments for applications based on countries., Automated routine tasks using Python scripts, enhancing domain configurations and deployment processes., Utilized UNIX Shell scripting for daily health checks, deployment automation, and Connect-Direct file exchanges to non-UNIX systems., Provided solutions for vendor-to-vendor integration, implementing security functionalities like 1FA, 2FA, E-Sign, and E2EE for transaction data.
- Application Analyst, HCL Singapore Pte.Ltd, Singapore, 2010 – 2011, DBDI - Deutsche Bank Direct Internet (Client: Deutsche Bank), Deployed code and configuration changes for various test and production environments., Automated End-to-End application deployment and day-to-day activities using UNIX Shell scripts., Successfully automated Database deployment for various applications in diverse environments., Managed installations and upgrades for new environments, WebLogic, Iplanet, Apache, and MQ.
- Technical Associate, Tech Mahindra, India, 2008 – 2010, Getafix & ADLI Applications (Client: British Telecom), Administered Oracle WebLogic 9.1 application server, implementing WebLogic clustering for improved resilience., Provided production support, resolving issues within SLA targets., Developed Unix shell scripts for health checks and automated HTML output for CPU and Memory monitoring.
Certification
AWS
Timeline
Vice President
Credit Suisse
02.2013 - Current
Application Consultant
United Overseas Bank
05.2011 - 01.2013
Specialist Consultant
HCL Singapore Pte. Ltd
12.2010 - 05.2011
Technical Associate
Tech Mahindra
08.2008 - 12.2010
Master of Engineering - Artifical Intelligence
Georgia Tech
Bachelor of Engineering Technology - Computer Science
Visvesvaraya Technological University