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HEMANTH M

Charlotte,NC

Summary

Accomplished Senior Cloud/DevOps Architect, Azure DevOps Maestro, Build and Delivery Virtuoso, and Linux System Dynamo, with an illustrious 8+ years of pioneering expertise. A visionary tech luminary seamlessly bridging the Cloud and DevOps domains, ushering in a new era of cutting-edge solutions. My unmatched mastery spans revolutionary containerization techniques, including Docker and Kubernetes, orchestrating end-to-end development pipelines from inception to triumphant production. An aspiring harbinger of change, relentlessly seeking a paramount Cloud/DevOps role to channel my acumen into transformative contributions. Profound understanding of Azure Cloud products, encompassing Storage Accounts, Application Insights, Automation Accounts, Databases, Networking, and IaaS/PaaS resources. Seasoned in Azure Fabric, Microservices, and Docker containers within the Azure ecosystem. Expert in designing and maintaining applications on Amazon Web Services (AWS), utilizing services such as EC2, S3, EBS, ELB, CloudWatch, RDS, SNS, MFA, CloudTrail, CloudFormation, Route53, DynamoDB, and auto scaling. Skilled in crafting IAM strategies for cloud-based services, enhancing manageability, access governance, provisioning, information security, and privacy. Proficient in architecting and securing AWS infrastructure using IAM, KMS, API Gateway, CloudTrail, CloudWatch, Config, Trusted Advisor, and Security Groups. Expert in building and maintaining Docker container clusters, orchestrating with AWS, Linux, Bash, GIT, and Docker, while leveraging Kubernetes for CI/CD systems. Proficient in crafting Docker images, creating Docker files, and deploying container-based solutions on Kubernetes. Experienced in Container management with Docker, utilizing Docker files and automated builds on Docker HUB. Proficient in Terraform, leveraging its Infrastructure as Code capabilities, execution plans, resource graphs, and auto scaling launch configurations for AWS EC2 instances. Skilled in implementing Terraform best practices, including state management, module design, and resource orchestration. Expertise in Kubernetes, orchestrating container deployment, scaling, and operations across clusters. Proficient in developing Kubernetes APIs for managing container instances, scheduling, deployment, and management. Extensive experience in creating and managing charts for deploying applications on Kubernetes clusters, streamlining deployment processes. Well-versed in Jenkins administration, including configuration, security management, and CI/CD pipeline setup. Proven ability to use Jenkins plugins, scripts, and APIs for task automation and CI/CD process enhancement. Extensive experience in implementing and administering Nagios monitoring environments. Skilled in writing Ansible YAML scripts for remote server configuration. Profound experience in configuring and maintaining Nexus Repository Manager for Maven builds. Exceptional scripting skills in Python, Shell, and a strong background in Linux administration and troubleshooting. Proficient in designing, building, and managing ELK (Elasticsearch, Logstash, and Kibana) clusters for centralized logging and search capabilities. Outstanding communication skills, with a knack for translating technical complexities into business insights. Proven leadership abilities and an unwavering commitment to organizational growth. Critical thinking DevOps Engineer with extensive understanding of high availability architecture and concepts. Purpose-driven professional with capacity to be strong team player plus work effectively independently.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience

Work History

Sr. Cloud/DevOps Engineer

Honeywell
08.2021 - Current
  • Proficient in designing and executing the migration of on-premises applications to cloud environments, including Azure (ARM)
  • Skilled in configuring and deploying automation scripts using Azure stack services and utilities, with a strong focus on streamlining tasks through automation
  • Experienced in implementing Azure Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) for secure user authentication and creating custom Azure templates for rapid deployment
  • Utilized advanced PowerShell scripting to enhance automation capabilities
  • Deployed Azure SQL databases with GEO Replication, Azure SQL DB Sync to standby databases in different regions, and failover configurations
  • Authored templates for Azure Infrastructure as Code (IAC) using Terraform to create staging and production environments
  • Integrated Azure Log Analytics with Azure VMs to monitor log files, store data, and track performance metrics
  • Proficient in using Terraform to manage infrastructure resources across various platforms, including cloud, VMware, and Docker containers
  • Set up and configured Azure Network Security using Network Security Groups (NSG) and Endpoint ACLs to ensure secure access to resources
  • Deployed applications on Azure Cloud using elastic services like Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) and Azure Container Service
  • Demonstrated expertise in troubleshooting Nagios alerts to maintain optimal system performance and availability
  • Configured and improved Nagios monitoring, including custom plugin development
  • Implemented Kubernetes to manage Docker containers, including scaling, load balancing, and container replication
  • Developed and implemented Kubernetes manifests and Helm charts for microservices deployment
  • Managed container replicas on node clusters using Kubernetes
  • Proficient in using essential Kubernetes tools like Kubectl and Kubeadm for cluster management
  • Good hands-on experience in Object Oriented Programming using Perl
  • Expertise in creating packages, writing Perl modules for re - usability
  • Proficient in installing and configuring CPAN modules
  • Delivered many freelance and in house Perl Training and Unix Commands Training for freshers and experienced people
  • Utilized Docker for infrastructure containerization, collaborating with development and support teams for continuous delivery environments
  • Automated configuration management and deployments using Ansible playbooks and YAML
  • Installed, configured, and managed Ansible Centralized Server, creating playbooks to support middleware application servers
  • Maintained and updated Ansible playbooks and roles for automation consistency and accuracy
  • Utilized Ansible for VM provisioning and automation of build and deployment tasks
  • Set up continuous integration workflows with Jenkins, leveraging a wide range of plugins
  • Proficient in designing and developing applications in Python using libraries and frameworks such as NumPy, Pandas, Matplotlib, Scikit-learn, Flask, and Django
  • Involved in the design, implementation, and modification of Python code
  • Deployed and configured Git repositories with various features, including branching, forks, tagging, and notifications
  • Administrated Git and resolved merge conflicts effectively
  • Maintained and updated Terraform configurations .and modules to ensure infrastructure deployment consistency and accuracy
  • Demonstrated expertise in automating infrastructure provisioning, scaling, and disaster recovery processes using Terraform
  • Proficient in using the Terraform CLI, APIs, and provisioners to automate tasks and enhance infrastructure management
  • Environment & Tools: Azure (Web Roles, Worker Roles, SQL Azure, Azure Storage, Azure AD, Azure Kubernetes Services, AZURE MFA), Ansible, Docker, Terraform, Kubernetes, ELK (Elasticsearch, Logstash and Kibana), Maven, Jenkins, Python, GIT, GIT Hub.

Cloud/DevOps Engineer

Vertex Pharmaceuticals
12.2020 - 08.2021
  • Designed and implemented tagging standards for efficient EC2 instance and AWS resource identification and ownership
  • Orchestrated multiple AWS instances, securing them with customized security groups, Elastic Load Balancers, and Auto Scaling to ensure cost-effectiveness, fault tolerance, and high availability
  • Successfully migrated on-premises and data center assets to the Cloud using AWS Import/Export Snowball, optimizing data transfer, and minimizing downtime
  • Implemented IAM for creating accounts, roles, and groups, streamlining access management and provisioning
  • Transformed existing AWS infrastructure into a serverless architecture using AWS Lambda and Kinesis, deployed via Terraform
  • Proficient in AWS Cloud Formation templates for cloud automation and Kubernetes for CI/CD system runtime environments
  • Extensive experience with Docker, including snapshot management, container lifecycle, and Docker Hub image creation
  • Created PERL/UNIX scripts for processing the incoming feeds and generating feeds/reports for the downstream applications
  • Development of test scripts using Shell (bash) scripting and Perl scripting
  • Maintained and optimized container environments for middleware installations and domain configurations
  • Setup and configuration of Chef Software on VMs, managing run-lists, and remote client bootstrap
  • Accelerated Chef Server cookbook and Terraform components for seamless operation in AWS
  • Developed Ansible playbooks in YAML format for streamlined automation
  • Automated continuous build and deploy scripts for Jenkins CI/CD tools
  • Created and maintained Python deployment scripts for WebSphere application servers
  • Proficient in version control with GIT (GitHub/Gitlab) and management of remote repositories
  • Installed and managed ELK (Elasticsearch, Logstash, and Kibana) for log management within EC2 and Elastic Load Balancer
  • Developed ELK dashboards for Code Analysis, On Call Reports, and Pipeline File Change Reports
  • Proficiency in Terraform, utilizing key features for infrastructure creation and automation in AWS
  • Environment & Tools: AWS (EC2 instances, Elastic load balancer, AMI, Auto scaling, Fault Tolerance, AWS Import/Export Snowball, SNS, SQS, IAM, cloud formation, EBS, S3, VPC, AWS Code Deploy, AWS Code Commit, Lambda, API Gateway, AWS Route 53 (DNS), RDS, AWS Dynamo DB, AWS Load Balancers, CloudWatch), ELK (Elastic Search, Log stash and Kibana), Chef software, Docker, Kubernetes, Ansible, Jenkins, Python, GIT, Terraform.

DevOps Engineer

TIAA
02.2019 - 12.2020
  • Implemented CloudWatch alarms to proactively monitor server performance, including CPU utilization and disk usage, ensuring optimal system health
  • Managed user accounts for IAM, RDS, and Route53 services in AWS Cloud, maintaining secure access and user permissions
  • Designed AWS Cloud Formation templates to efficiently create custom sized VPCs, subnets, and NAT gateways, guaranteeing successful deployment of web applications and databases
  • Installed and configured Splunk in production servers for comprehensive logging
  • Developed Splunk dashboards for real-time application monitoring and configured alerts for operational efficiency
  • Monitored and resolved Splunk performance issues, proactively managing system administration and ticketing
  • Expertly integrated Splunk with a diverse range of data sources, enhancing security and compliance efforts
  • Ensured AWS environment compliance by utilizing Chef Enterprise Hosted and On-Premises solutions, covering OS, applications, services, and packages
  • Leveraged AWS OpsWorks in tandem with Chef for streamlined infrastructure management
  • Orchestrated automated environments using Chef Recipes & Cookbooks within AWS, enhancing scalability and efficiency
  • Established a robust CI/CD workflow using GIT, Maven, and Jenkins, enabling periodic builds and trigger-based deployments
  • Developed a Python script to schedule nightly shutdowns of instances with specific tags in AWS using Lambda functions and CloudWatch Scheduler
  • Managed Maven project dependencies through parent-child relations, ensuring project stability
  • Edited MAVEN files to accommodate project changes and maintain build integrity
  • Proficiently managed GIT repositories, overseeing branching, merging, tagging, and conflict resolution through collaboration with Development Team Leads
  • Environment & Tools: AWS (cloud watch, IAM, RDS, Route53, cloud formation, VPC, Subnets, NAT), Splunk, Chef, AWS OpsWorks, AWS CloudFormation, Chef cookbooks, Chef configuration management, GIT, Maven, Jenkins, Docker, Python, Maven files, Git repositories.

Build and Release Engineer

Zensar Technologies, Nowfloats technologies
05.2017 - 02.2019
  • Managed artifacts efficiently in Nexus repository and orchestrated seamless integration with Jenkins pipelines
  • Evaluated Jenkins configurations to swiftly detect and resolve build failures, ensuring a smooth development process
  • Designed and implemented comprehensive CI/CD pipelines within Jenkins for the Fenergo Project
  • Automated code retrieval, compilation, testing, and artifact publishing to Nexus using the `
  • Spearheaded the use of Jenkins for building and deploying Java code from GitHub to production servers via CI/CD pipelines, optimizing development workflows
  • Configured Jenkins for enhanced security and system performance
  • Successfully expanded Jenkins infrastructure by adding multiple nodes and implementing SSH for continuous deployments
  • Played a key role in setting up Jenkins on servers, including version upgrades and administration
  • Created and maintained Jenkins jobs and build configurations, ensuring efficient project builds
  • Leveraged the Jenkins AWS Code Deploy plugin to streamline deployments to Amazon Web Services (AWS)
  • Demonstrated expertise in ANT scripting and efficient use of AnthillPro for streamlined build management
  • Migrated operations from external Perl scripts to ANT, improving build clarity and reliability
  • Collaborated with the development team to facilitate the migration of ANT scripts to Maven, optimizing the build process
  • Managed comprehensive documentation of existing ANT files, ensuring clarity and accuracy in case of errors or changes in project requirements
  • Expertly managed GIT repositories, overseeing branching, merging, tagging, and resolving conflicts
  • Implemented and maintained branching and build/release strategies using GIT
  • Installed and configured Linux systems and provided essential security maintenance for both local and remote servers
  • Delivered 24x7 support, ensuring server availability and reliability
  • Environment & Tools: Jenkins, Nexus Repository, Nexus Artifactory plugin, Linux/Unix, Bamboo, SVN, Ant, Java, J2EE, GIT, Apache web servers, C++, Python, Shell Scripting, UNIX/LINUX, Oracle, SVN, Debian, Red Hat, CentOS, Nexus, J2EE
  • Client:

Linux System Administrator

10.2016 - 05.2017
  • Proficiently developed deployment and automation solutions using scripting languages, including Python and Shell scripting
  • Wrote ANSIBLE Playbooks with Python SSH wrappers to efficiently manage configurations of OpenStack Nodes, and validated Ansible Playbooks on AWS instances using Python
  • Played a key role in the DevOps group, overseeing Jenkins operations within a Docker container setup
  • Orchestrated Jenkins with EC2 slaves in AWS cloud configuration, optimizing development workflows and CI/CD processes
  • Led the design and development of a robust test automation framework
  • Created test scripts using Python, ensuring comprehensive and efficient testing processes
  • Spearheaded the development of procedures to streamline and automate application development and deployment using Linux container technology, specifically Docker Swarm
  • Developed Linux shell scripts to automate repetitive tasks, simplifying distributed administration
  • Leveraged multiple scripts to schedule tasks during off-hours, resulting in a 20% increase in revenue within six months
  • Specialized in resolving complex Linux issues, establishing a reputation as the go-to expert within the team
  • Worked on the configuration of the Red Hat Satellite server
  • Effectively managed, configured, and maintained customer entitlements, including upgrading and patching of Linux servers
  • Successfully implemented Java Security Manager to access Elastic JavaBeans (EJB) using Java Security API
  • Environment & Tools: Red Hat Linux, Unix, CentOS, Apache Tomcat, Windows, Java Web Applications, MySQL, LAN, WAN and Nagios.

Education

Master of Science - Information Systems Technology Information Assurance

Wilmington University
Wilmington, DE

Skills

  • Technical Skills:
  • Infrastructure as a Service
  • AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform, OpenStack
  • Version Control Tools
  • GIT, GitHub, SVN, Bitbucket
  • Scripting Languages
  • UNIX, HTML, Shell Scripting, YAML, Python, Bash, Perl
  • Continuous Integration Tools
  • Jenkins, TeamCity, Bamboo, Hudson
  • Build Tools
  • Maven, ANT, Gradle
  • Configuration Management Tools
  • CHEF, Ansible, Salt Stack
  • AWS Cloud Services
  • EC2, VPC, S3, Route 53, SNS, IAM, Cloud Front, CloudFormation, Snowball, Terraform EBS, ELB, ECS, CloudWatch, Auto Scaling, SQS, Elastic Beanstalk
  • Application Server
  • Apache Tomcat
  • Containerization Tools
  • Docker, Kubernetes, Docker Swarm
  • Databases
  • Oracle, MongoDB, SQL Server, MS SQL
  • Monitoring Tools
  • Nagios, Splunk, Elastic Stack, New Relic
  • Testing Tools
  • Selenium, Junit, cucumberjs
  • SDLC/Internet Protocols
  • Waterfall, Agile, Scrum, TCP/IP, DNS, SMTP, HTTP
  • Bug Tracking Tools
  • JIRA, Scrum Manager
  • Operating System
  • UNIX, Linux (Ubuntu, RHEL, Centos), Windows

Timeline

Sr. Cloud/DevOps Engineer

Honeywell
08.2021 - Current

Cloud/DevOps Engineer

Vertex Pharmaceuticals
12.2020 - 08.2021

DevOps Engineer

TIAA
02.2019 - 12.2020

Build and Release Engineer

Zensar Technologies, Nowfloats technologies
05.2017 - 02.2019

Linux System Administrator

10.2016 - 05.2017

Master of Science - Information Systems Technology Information Assurance

Wilmington University
HEMANTH M