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Certification
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Lewin Joy

Lewin Joy

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Summary

Senior Software Engineer /Full Stack Developer and DevOps/SRE Lead with 18+ years of expertise in designing, building, and modernizing enterprise-grade software platforms. Proven ability to drive
cross-functional Agile teams, improve system reliability, deliver scalable microservices, and lead cloud-native application development using Java, Spring Boot, Angular, Node.js. Passionate about clean code, continuous improvement, and delivering high-impact user experiences.

8+ years in Big Data Projects having expertise in Advanced Search Practices with Apache Solr as well as other components in the ecosystem such as Apache Spark, Scala, AWS(EC2, S3, CloudWatch, EFS), Azure, HDFS, Hive, Databricks

As a SRE/Devops Engineer in Agile scrum teams, has excellent troubleshooting skills to resolve critical Production incidents within SLA.

Define and implement best practices, code reviews, performance tuning and support teams across geographies.

Resourceful and adaptable to challenges demonstrating a forward-thinking approach to enhancing system reliability and data accessibility

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

FullStack Java/Python | SRE Lead

Apple Inc
Austin
07.2023 - Current
  • Spearheaded modernization of internal services supporting software signing and distribution for corporate asset management.
    • Led SRE Initiatives for Corporate Asset Management, enhancing efficiency for Apple employees and contractors.
    • Develop Splunk dashboards for enhanced app monitoring and log observability.
    • Designed, developed, and deployed Java-based microservices, Flink jobs, and scheduled cronjobs. Created Python scripts to support and integrate with legacy systems.
    • Led infrastructure optimizations and disaster recovery exercises, boosting system reliability and stakeholder confidence.
    • Authored robust documentation and best practices for internal APIs and developer onboarding.
    • Oversee Kubernetes deployments, Flink deployments, ensuring seamless software updates.
    • Maintain CI/CD pipelines and schedule certificate renewals, ensuring operational continuity.
    • Optimized global load balancer configurations, improving traffic flow and system reliability.
    • Streamlined disaster recovery protocols and scheduled maintenance procedures coordinating with multiple team members.
    • Drive knowledge transfer initiatives through comprehensive documentation, and establish best practices for system operations and maintenance.
    • Facilitated Quick bug fixes and deployments, resolving critical incidents within SLA
    • Architect high-availability infrastructure solutions, implementing robust monitoring systems and optimising global load balancer configurations for enhanced reliability

Solr/Data Engineer | DevOps SRE

Toyota Motors North America (Cognizant)
Plano
02.2018 - 06.2023
  • Designed and deployed Solr Search solution for Toyota North American Quality Division to analyze large amounts of data from various sources for critical decision making.
  • Optimize Solr queries for precise data analysis, enhancing retrieval speed by 40%.
  • Maintain AWS servers for secure operations, ensuring 99.9% system uptime.
  • Architect scalable solutions with MongoDB Atlas, enabling robust cross-collection functionality.
  • Designed and implemented advanced Solr query optimisation strategies, focusing on complex data retrieval patterns and performance benchmarking.
  • Used Terraform to provision AWS EC2 instances and configure networking.

Apache Solr Engineer

Toyota Motors North America (Cognizant)
Torrance
03.2015 - 02.2018
  • Designed Solutions for the query requirements from Business users as a Solr Expert for all the projects under iPlus and c360 Team.
  • Lowered Search query time by 30% with Performance tuning, design changes and enhancements in Solr.
  • Administered the Search Index collections with a quick turnaround on requests. Provided scripts for Efficient Indexing.
  • Being current with Growing needs by researching on new features in Solr and implementing in our projects as relevant.
  • Debugging and fixing issues and bugs, collaborating with the developers.
  • Daily Operational work automated using Java/Python/Shell scripts and Redwood scheduler.
  • Optimised search relevance scoring and record elevation systems while providing 24/7 production support, ensuring continuous platform availability.
  • Developed custom Python and Shell scripts for automated data workflows, enhancing system efficiency and reducing manual intervention in search operations.
  • Implemented search relevance scoring, boosting user engagement and satisfaction.
  • Managed server maintenance and alarms, ensuring consistent system performance.
  • Orchestrated monthly site releases and weekly backend deployments, while maintaining robust monitoring systems and addressing critical production issues.

DevOps Engineer

Walmart Inc (Infosys)
Sunnyvale
06.2011 - 03.2015
  • Collaborated with developers in order to troubleshoot application related issues quickly.
  • Coordinated with other teams for successful rollouts of new features or bug fixes.
  • Provided support for web servers configuration and maintenance activities.
  • Managed infrastructure components including virtual machines, storage devices, networks.
  • Implemented systems automation using scripting languages like Python and Bash.

Senior Systems Engineer

Infosys Technology Solutions
Bangalore
02.2007 - 05.2011
  • Led eBiz Project for the Government of India, using Oracle SOA.
  • Integrated Advanced Search systems for Kadokawa, United Stationers, and ADIDAS clients.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Information Technology

Caarmel Engineering College, Ranni, Perunad, INDIA
06.2006

Skills

  • Java, Javascript and Python
  • Apache Solr
  • Containerization with Docker
  • Kubernetes orchestration
  • Data analysis with Splunk
  • Continuous integration and delivery
  • AWS and Azure management
  • Version control with Git
  • Shell scripting
  • MongoDB and Spark
  • SQL database management
  • HDFS data storage
  • Incident management strategies
  • Disaster recovery planning
  • Documentation practices
  • Problem solving techniques
  • Knowledge transfer methodologies
  • DevOps practices and principles
  • Release management processes

Certification

  • Apache Spark with Scala - Hands on with Big Data Udemy
  • IBM Certified Application Developer

Languages

English
Professional
Hindi
Limited
Malayalam
Native/ Bilingual

Timeline

FullStack Java/Python | SRE Lead - Apple Inc
07.2023 - Current
Solr/Data Engineer | DevOps SRE - Toyota Motors North America (Cognizant)
02.2018 - 06.2023
Apache Solr Engineer - Toyota Motors North America (Cognizant)
03.2015 - 02.2018
DevOps Engineer - Walmart Inc (Infosys)
06.2011 - 03.2015
Senior Systems Engineer - Infosys Technology Solutions
02.2007 - 05.2011
Caarmel Engineering College - Bachelor of Science, Information Technology

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