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Brahmendra Edara

Belmont,NC

Summary

Over 18 years of experience in the IT industry with DevOps Automation, Middleware Administration, and QA Testing. Seasoned Senior DevOps Engineer with comprehensive experience in managing system infrastructures and overseeing continuous integration and deployment. Strong at leveraging automation tools, streamlining operations, and enhancing systems scalability. Possess specialized skills in continuous integration and deployment (CI/CD) and cloud services management. Excel at communication, problem-solving, and teamwork, leveraging these soft skills to foster collaboration across development and operations teams for seamless project execution.

Overview

19
19
years of professional experience

Work History

DevOps Engineer

CVS Health
Woonsocket, RI
11.2018 - Current
  • Design, Build, Test, Deployment, and ability to maintain the Continuous Integration (CI) and Continuous Delivery (CD) process using various tools such as PMEase QuickBuild, Jenkins, GitLab, GitHub, TortoiseSVN, JFrog Artifactory, Nginx, Nexus, ServiceNow, Docker and Gearman.
  • Create, develop, and maintain fully automated Continuous Integration (CI) and Continuous Delivery (CD) pipelines using Jenkins, PMEase QuickBuild, GitLab CI/CD, and Octopus Deploy.
  • Build, Deploy, Test, Monitor, and maintain DevOps workflows using PMEase QuickBuild, Jenkins, GitLab, GitHub, TortoiseSVN, Groovy, ANT, Maven, PowerShell, Perl, Python, Shell, Bash, WLST, and Java scripting.
  • Design, deploy, and maintain containerized applications on the Azure Kubernetes Service, PCF, and OpenShift cloud platforms.

Middleware Administrator

CVS Health
Woonsocket, RI
04.2014 - 10.2018
  • Expertise in Installation, Configuration, Migration, Troubleshooting, and Maintenance of Oracle WebLogic Server, Apache, Oracle HTTP Server, IBM WebSphere, Pivotal Gemfire, Apache Web Server, IBM DataPower, and IBM Cast Iron on different UNIX flavors like AIX, Linux, and Solaris.
  • Configured and administered JDBC, JMS, JTA, JNDI, SNMP, and Node Manager to administer the Managed Servers in WebLogic Application Server 9.x/10.x/12c.
  • Experience in migration of Pivotal Gemfire (Locator/Cache Server) from 7.x to 8.x, migration of Apache Tomcat from 7.x to 8.x, migration of Oracle HTTP server from 11g to 12c, and migration of CA Siteminder from 11g to 12c.
  • Expertise in WLST scripting to automate and monitor middleware tasks.
  • Configured Web Security tools, such as LDAP Server and SSL Certificates.

Test Lead

EPAM
Bridgewater, NJ
12.2010 - 07.2013
  • QA Testing on web-based applications and expertise in SDLC, STLC, test strategy, test methodologies, and techniques.
  • Developed and managed effort estimations - ROMs (Rough Order of Magnitude), LOEs (Level Of Effort), and Testing logs/reports - Overall Testing Dashboard, Defect log, Review log, Query log, Risk & Issue log, Application Downtime log, WBS, WSR, and Test Summary Reports.
  • Analyzed and documented business requirements to create test plans, execution plans, test cases, and test scripts.
  • Collaborated with development teams to ensure quality of product releases.
  • Created detailed reports outlining results from testing activities and presented findings to stakeholders.

Senior Software Engineer

Accenture Solutions Private
Bridgewater, NJ
05.2010 - 11.2010
  • Reviewed business/functional requirements.
  • Prepared test plan, Traceability Matrix, and wrote test scenarios and test cases using BRS and use case documents.
  • Performed Peer Reviews, Impact analysis, Build Verification Tests, Build Acceptance Tests, Smoke Tests, Sanity Tests.
  • Involved in SIT, Regression Testing, Data-driven testing, and cross-browser testing.

Consultant

Capgemini
Bridgewater, NJ
01.2006 - 02.2010
  • Worked for TransUnion, GE, and TSYS Card Tech Clients.
  • Involved in Functional Testing, System Integration Testing, Regression Testing, System Testing, Database Testing, Compatibility Testing, and User Acceptance Testing.
  • Prepared Test Estimations, Execution Plans, Test Plans, Requirements Traceability Metrics (RTMs), Effort Tracker, Query Log, Risk & Issue Log, Test result, Application Downtime log, and Testing Dashboard.
  • Wrote test scenarios and test cases and executed test cases.
  • Conducted root cause analysis of identified defects and discussed with development and business partners to understand, replicate, and resolve the issues.

Education

Master of Science - Computer Science

Acharya Nagarjuna University
India
04-2004

Skills

  • CICD, DevOps tools, and technologies: PMEase, QuickBuild, Jenkins, Octopus Deploy, GitLab, GitHub, TortoiseSVN, JFrog Artifactory, Nginx, Nexus, Docker, ServiceNow, and Gearmann
  • Cloud Platforms: Pivotal Cloud Foundry (PCF), Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), OpenShift
  • Application Servers: Oracle WebLogic Server 91/10x/12c, JBoss 6x/7x, IBM WebSphere 8x, Apache Tomcat 6x/7x/8x/9x
  • Web Servers: Apache HTTP Server 24, Oracle HTTP Server 11x, 12x
  • Operating Systems: Solaris (8, 9, 10), Red Hat Linux (4, 5), Unix, AIX (7x), Windows 2K/XP/2003
  • Programming languages: Java, SQL, and PL/SQL
  • Scripting Languages: JSP, Servlets, JDBC, JavaScript, WLST, Groovy, Jython, XML, HTML, ANT, Maven, Gradle, PowerShell, Perl, Python, Shell, Bash, and Ruby
  • Repositories: TortoiseSVN, GitLab, and GitHub
  • Methodologies: Agile and V-Model
  • Defect Tracking Tools: HP QualityCenter, IBM ClearQuest, TFS, TeamTrack, and Clarity
  • QA/QC Skills: Functional Testing, System Integration Testing, Regression Testing, System Testing, Database Testing, Compatibility Testing, and User Acceptance Testing

Languages

English
Full Professional
Telugu
Native/ Bilingual
Hindi
Limited

Accomplishments

  • Many appreciations from CVS RxConnect management during 2018 - 2024
  • Best Performer Award in 2018.
  • Star of the Quarter in 2011.

Timeline

DevOps Engineer

CVS Health
11.2018 - Current

Middleware Administrator

CVS Health
04.2014 - 10.2018

Test Lead

EPAM
12.2010 - 07.2013

Senior Software Engineer

Accenture Solutions Private
05.2010 - 11.2010

Consultant

Capgemini
01.2006 - 02.2010

Master of Science - Computer Science

Acharya Nagarjuna University

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