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Kumar Jayaraman

Rocklin,USA

Summary

I am an IT professional with extensive hands-on experience across a wide spectrum of technologies, particularly focusing on ELK, DevOps, CI/CD, AWS, Configuration Management, Containers (Docker), Security, Micro Services, Cloud Resource Utilization, and Infrastructure Automation. With a strong foundation in IT architecture and application development, has demonstrated proficiency in designing and implementing robust solutions that optimize efficiency and performance. Overall, I can bring a wealth of expertise and a proven track record of success in driving IT initiatives, optimizing processes, and delivering value-added solutions in dynamic and challenging environments.

Overview

19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Sr Cloud Lead Devops Engineer

Medtronic Inc
Northridge, USA
02.2018 - 05.2024
  • Spearheaded software release management using Jenkins CI/CD pipelines and crafted detailed release documentation for streamlined deployments
  • Automated microservice deployments and managed cloud infrastructure efficiently with Terraform.
  • Deployed microservices on Kubernetes clusters in order to increase scalability and availability of services across multiple regions.
  • Worked closely with DevOps teams in order to design best practices for deploying applications into production environment.
  • Monitored system health using Nagios and Splunk for early detection of issues.
  • Implemented containerization technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes for faster delivery cycles.
  • Coordinated with other teams for successful rollouts of new features or bug fixes.
  • Collaborate with other teams to ensure successful deployment of applications
  • Develop and maintain DevOps best practices
  • Train and mentor junior DevOps engineers
  • Develop and maintain system security policies and procedures

Sr.Systems Engineer

Pension Benefit Guarantee Corporation
Washington, USA
09.2015 - 02.2018
  • Utilized Kickstart and Jumpstart to build new OS installations for both Red Hat and Solaris servers
  • Provisioned Red Hat 7.1 virtual OS environments on ESXi 5.5
  • Design, develop, and maintain CI/CD pipelines for software applications
  • Automate deployment and configuration of applications
  • Develop and maintain system documentation
  • Deployed in-house PBGC applications on middle-tier WebLogic infrastructures, including versions 11g and 12c.
  • Develop and maintain DevOps best practices

Sr.Unix System Administrator

FIS Global
St Petersburg, USA
03.2015 - 08.2015
  • Installed, configured, and maintained OS software, applications, and utilities on UNIX/Linux systems
  • Ensured UNIX/Linux systems were up-to-date with patches and finely tuned per service level agreements.
  • Configured network services such as DNS, DHCP, SSH and NFS.
  • Coordinated software releases with development teams for successful deployment into production environments.
  • Developed scripts in Bash, Perl or Python for automation of routine tasks.
  • Implemented high availability solutions such as clustering technologies.
  • Implemented virtualization technologies such as VMware ESXi or Oracle VM Server for x86 architectures.

Sr.Solaris Administrator

Verizon Wireless
Rocklin, USA
03.2008 - 02.2015
  • Installed, configured, and maintained OS software, applications, and utilities on UNIX/Linux systems
  • Ensured UNIX/Linux systems were up-to-date with patches and finely tuned per service level agreements.
  • Troubleshot server related issues like slow response time or application crashes.
  • Managed storage resources using SVM with mirroring and RAID 5 configurations.
  • Maintained hardware inventory records for all the Sun servers in the network.
  • Deployed applications on Solaris servers according to customer requirements.
  • Performed regular backups of critical data using Veritas NetBackup tools.

Sr.Unix Administrator

Verizon Business
Colorado Springs, USA
10.2007 - 03.2008
  • Upgraded Solaris 9 to Solaris 10 on SPARC machines (T2000, V-245) using WAN-Boot technology
  • Created zones on Solaris 10 servers for virtualization
  • Configured disk volumes on Sun V-245 and T2000 machines using VERITAS Volume Manager.

Production Support Engineer

Verizon Core
Arlington, USA
12.2004 - 09.2007
  • Configured NetBackup Master and Media servers and managed backup scheduling and monitoring using Veritas NetBackup
  • Installed Solaris, HP-UX, and Red Hat Linux on new machines
  • Installed and configured BEA WebLogic 8.1 and 9.0 on Sun Solaris Machines.

Education

Bachelors of Engineering - Electrical and Eletronics

University of Madras
01.2002

Skills

  • Continuous Integration and Deployment (CI/CD)
  • Cloud Computing (AWS,EC2,EKS,ECS,ALB,WAF,RDS,Coudfront,Cloudwatch)
  • Iac(Cloudformation and Terraform)
  • Containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)
  • Automation Tools (Jenkins,Ansible, Chef, Puppet)
  • Monitoring and Logging (Newrelic,Dynatrace,Datadog,ELK, Opensearch,Prometheus, Grafana)
  • Scripting Languages (Python, Bash, PowerShell)
  • Version Control (Git, perforce)
  • Agile and DevOps Methodologies
  • Operating Systems(Redhat,Solaris,HP-UX,Centos,Windows)
  • Database Administration (SQL, PostgreSQL)

Certification

  • PM, https://www.credly.com/badges/1b895b12-0b0b-486f-a0e5-8c28fd061f05/public_url
  • P, https://www.credly.com/badges/1b895b12-0b0b-486f-a0e5-8c28fd061f05/public_url
  • RHCSA, https://www.credly.com/badges/9745b3a1-c116-47e7-a8f8-a71c270eda3e/public_url

Personal Information

Work Authorization: Greencard Holder

Timeline

Sr Cloud Lead Devops Engineer

Medtronic Inc
02.2018 - 05.2024

Sr.Systems Engineer

Pension Benefit Guarantee Corporation
09.2015 - 02.2018

Sr.Unix System Administrator

FIS Global
03.2015 - 08.2015

Sr.Solaris Administrator

Verizon Wireless
03.2008 - 02.2015

Sr.Unix Administrator

Verizon Business
10.2007 - 03.2008

Production Support Engineer

Verizon Core
12.2004 - 09.2007

Bachelors of Engineering - Electrical and Eletronics

University of Madras
  • PM, https://www.credly.com/badges/1b895b12-0b0b-486f-a0e5-8c28fd061f05/public_url
  • P, https://www.credly.com/badges/1b895b12-0b0b-486f-a0e5-8c28fd061f05/public_url
  • RHCSA, https://www.credly.com/badges/9745b3a1-c116-47e7-a8f8-a71c270eda3e/public_url

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