M RAHUL
Irving,TX
Summary
Experienced with automating deployment and system configurations, ensuring seamless integration and delivery processes. Utilizes advanced knowledge of cloud platforms and scripting to enhance operational efficiency. Track record of collaborating with teams to maintain high standards and achieve successful project outcomes.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
DevOps Engineer
State Farm
Remote, TX
10.2023 - Current
- Designed and maintained CI/CD pipelines with GitHub, Jenkins, Docker, Artifactory, and Ansible, automating Java builds and deployments across DEV, SIT, UAT, and Production.
- Deployed containerized workloads on Docker and Kubernetes with NGINX for load balancing, traffic routing, and API-gateway capabilities.
- Supported migration of legacy applications to AWS; provisioned EC2, S3, RDS, Route 53, IAM, SNS, SQS, CloudWatch, CloudTrail, and CloudFormation.
- Built and operated Apache Kafka clusters for real-time analytics and event-driven microservices, integrated with Kubernetes, AWS, and CI/CD workflows.
- Implemented monitoring, alerting, and centralized logging with Sumo Logic, Splunk, and CloudWatch to catch and resolve issues faster.
- Automated provisioning and configuration with Ansible, Chef, Python, and Shell; administered Linux/Windows servers including patches.
- Coordinated releases with developers and QA in Agile sprints using Jira and Confluence.
DevOps Engineer
Citi
Remote, TX
07.2022 - 10.2023
- Built and managed AWS infrastructure (EC2, S3, VPC, RDS, IAM, Route 53, EBS, ELB, Auto Scaling) supporting 100+ Linux and Windows servers.
- Wrote Terraform and CloudFormation templates for infrastructure as code, with Puppet, Chef, and Ansible for configuration management.
- Maintained Jenkins CI/CD pipelines with Maven and Ant while managing Git/SVN repos, release branches, hotfixes, and production patches to streamline deployment processes.
- Ran Docker/Kubernetes container environments and supported OpenStack private cloud troubleshooting.
- Established centralized logging in Sumo Logic with dashboards, alerts, and log-based metrics integrated with CloudTrail, CloudWatch, ELB, Lambda, and VPC Flow Logs to enhance monitoring.
- Integrated Kafka with S3, Lambda, and RDS via Kafka Connect, troubleshooting performance issues and implementing backup/recovery strategies for clusters to ensure data integrity.
- Supported Tomcat and WebLogic applications and automated operational tasks with Python and Shell.
DevOps Engineer
Walmart
Remote, CA
06.2021 - 06.2022
- Oversaw large-scale Red Hat Linux environments using Puppet for configuration management and provisioning, ensuring system reliability.
- Implemented Jenkins CI/CD pipelines with Git, SVN, Maven, Ant, and Artifactory; automated deployments with Shell and IBM UrbanCode Deploy.
- Managed large-scale Red Hat Linux environments with Puppet-driven configuration management and provisioning.
- Developed Jenkins CI/CD pipelines integrating Git, SVN, Maven, Ant, and Artifactory; automated deployments with Shell and IBM UrbanCode Deploy, enhancing deployment speed.
- Administered PostgreSQL on Red Hat and Debian servers; supported Java deployments to Tomcat.
- Executed ITIL release processes for production deployments and change approvals while managing Jenkins, Nexus, SonarQube, Jira, and GitHub for streamlined project tracking.
Build and Release Engineer
Nisum Technologies
India
05.2015 - 12.2019
- Maintained Jenkins CI/CD pipelines to automate build, test, deployment, and release processes for Java applications, enhancing workflow efficiency.
- Managed source control across Git, SVN, TFS, and VSS, implementing effective branching, merging, and release strategies to ensure code integrity.
- Managed source control across Git, SVN, TFS, and VSS with branching, merging, and release strategies.
- Provisioned AWS environments with CloudFormation; managed EC2, ELB, S3, IAM, Route 53, and Auto Scaling.
- Administered Linux build servers (RHEL, CentOS, Debian); automated tasks with Shell and Perl.
Education
Master of Science - Cybersecurity
University of Central Missouri
USA01-2021
Skills
- Cloud platforms
- Infrastructure as Code: Terraform, CloudFormation
- CI/CD tools
- Containers: Docker, Kubernetes, Docker Swarm, OpenShift, NGINX
- Config Management: Ansible, Chef, Puppet
- Monitoring solutions
- Network configuration
- Scripting: Python, Bash/Shell, PowerShell, Perl, Ruby
- Version Control: Git, GitHub, SVN, TFS, Gerrit
- Messaging: Apache Kafka, Kafka Connect, SNS/SQS
- OS & Servers: Linux (RHEL, Ubuntu, CentOS, Debian), Windows, Tomcat, WebLogic, WebSphere
- Databases: MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, MongoDB, DynamoDB
Timeline
DevOps Engineer
State Farm
10.2023 - Current
DevOps Engineer
Citi
07.2022 - 10.2023
DevOps Engineer
Walmart
06.2021 - 06.2022
Build and Release Engineer
Nisum Technologies
05.2015 - 12.2019
Master of Science - Cybersecurity
University of Central Missouri