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Manu Gaur

Old Bridge,NJ

Summary

With 12+ years of experience in developing applications, databases and cloud computing solutions. Smart professional with proven troubleshooting and debugging capabilities for resolving complex technical issues. Highly apt at overseeing the whole engineering process with a focus on how programs could be improved, set for growth, and anticipate user-related problems.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Staff Software Engineer

Vonage
10.2012 - Current
  • Led a team of 5 in the development of a data processing system which improved data quality by 30%.
  • Project managed the full life cycle of Data Lake to ensure efficient data storage, saving the company 60% in costs.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality software products on schedule.
    Ensured accurate reporting results with thorough validation of ETL processes, data transformations, and aggregations.
  • Built databases and table structures for web applications.
  • Enhanced database performance by optimizing queries and implementing indexing strategies.
  • Developed efficient data migration processes for seamless integration of new systems.
  • Designed and developed high-throughput data pipelines, leveraging cloud-based tools on AWS including ECS, Kinesis, DynamoDB, S3, State Machines, Lambdas, Redshift, CloudWatch, EventBridge, etc. All code written in Python.
  • Engineered SIEM Elasticsearch pipeline to capture, store system logs using AWS services like s3, Kinesis firehose and Lambda functions.
  • Reduced risks of cyber attacks by routinely conducting vulnerability assessments using tools like Tenable, Censys and Palo Alto.
  • Performed security monitoring, security event triage, and incident response, coordinate with other team members and management to document and report incidents.
  • Enabled access logging for Cloud Trail S3 bucket to track access requests and identify potentially unauthorized or unwarranted access attempts.
  • Designed network and application vulnerability assessment programs and testing methodologies.
    Assisted with configuration of SNS to send notifications and CloudWatch to collect logs and metrics.
  • Created and maintained CloudFormation scripts, automating manual processes, and generating deployment pipelines.
  • Developed data pipelines using talent tool.
  • Developed Applications in Python to collect Vulnerability and CDR data using Rest APIs and storing in s3 bucket for consumption into data warehouse(Snowflake and Redshift).
  • Created Vulnerability and Scan coverage dashboards using BI tools like Tableau.
  • Utilized AWS Cloudwatch metrics to create alarms for AWS resources.
  • Creating S3 buckets also managing policies for S3 buckets and Utilized S3 bucket and Glacier for storage and backup on AWS.
  • Led the design and Implementation of Tableau solutions for teams to create interactive and visually engaging reports and dashboards.
  • Designed, configured and managed public/private cloud infrastructures using Amazon Web Services (AWS), which includes VPC, EC2, S3, Cloud Front (CDN), Cloudwatch, ELB, Lambda, Elastic Beanstalk and EC2 Systems Manager.
  • Build infrastructure as a code using Terraform and Cloud Formation Templates(Json and YAML).
  • Utilized Kubernetes and Docker for the runtime environment for the CI/CD system to build, test, and deploy.
  • Handled installation, administration and configuration of ELK stack, filebeat, Fluentd(Td-Agent) on AWS and performed Log Analysis.
  • Configured AWS Security Groups which acts as a virtual firewall that controls the traffic for one or more AWS EC2 instances.
  • Understanding of secure-cloud configuration (Cloud Trail, AWS config), networking services (VPC, Security Groups, VPN etc.) and created roles (IAM) Experience in AWS CloudFront, including creating and managing distributions to provide access to S3bucket or HTTP server running on EC2 instances.
  • Used MySQL for users' related data, MongoDB for products information data.
  • Experience in writing Ansible playbooks using YAML scripts for deployments.
  • Involved in setting up of docker and creating new images and getting images from docker hub and performing the builds.
  • Involved in designing and deploying a multitude application utilizing almost all of the AWS stack (Including EC2, Route53, S3, RDS, Dynamo DB, SNS, SQS and ElastiCache) focusing on high-availability, fault tolerance, and auto-scaling in AWS Cloud formation.
  • Configure AWS VPC with public and private subnets and Security Groups to maintain high security.
  • Apply Auto Scaling and Elastic Load Balancing to create high availability and fault tolerance to EC2 instances.
  • Working on providing DNS management using AWS Route 53.
  • Performed SQL, PL/SQL, and application tuning using multiple tools, including EXPLAIN PLAN, SQL Trace, TKPROF, and Auto Trace.
  • Utilized Joins and sub-queries to simply complex queries involving multiple tables while optimizing procedures and triggers in production.
  • Professional knowledge of AWS Redshift.
  • Strong experience in writing snowflake SQLs and migrating other databases to snowflake.
  • In Depth Knowledge of Snowflake database, Schema and Table Structures.

Database Developer

Cygnus Professionals
02.2011 - 10.2012
  • Optimized database performance by implementing efficient indexing strategies and query optimizations.
  • Lead a team of developers and successfully solve issues and make improvements to databases, while ensuring all work meets the necessary requirements.
  • Streamlined data retrieval for end-users by creating and maintaining complex views, stored procedures, and functions.
  • Facilitated seamless migration of databases across platforms, adhering to industry best practices throughout the process.
  • Provided training sessions for junior developers on best practices in SQL programming techniques aimed at improving code efficiency.
  • Built databases and table structures for web applications.
  • Created and updated database designs and data models.
  • Designed data models for complex analysis needs.
  • Performed SQL, PL/SQL, and application tuning using multiple tools, including EXPLAIN PLAN, SQL Trace, TKPROF, and Auto Trace.
  • Utilized Joins and sub-queries to simply complex queries involving multiple tables while optimizing procedures and triggers in production.
  • Upgraded over 30 servers in a six-month period.

Education

Master in Electrical And Computer Engineering -

New York Institute of Technology
Old Westbury, NY
12.2011

Bachelor in Electrical And Electronics -

Haryana Engineering College
Jagadhri, Haryana, India
03.2007

Skills

  • AWS Web Services (EC2, IAM, Elastic Beanstalk, Lambda, ELB, RDS-MySQL, RDS-PostgreSQL, Security Group, VPC, S3, Kinesis, Glacier, Route 53, SES, VPC, KMS, SQS, SNS, Cloud Formation, Code Pipeline, EKS, ECS, CloudWatch, CloudTrail, DynamoDB, Config, GuardDuty, SecurityHub)
  • AWS Firewall (Security Group and NACL)
  • CI/CD : Git, SVN Subversion, Jenkins, Chef, Ansible, Terraform, Jenkins, Sonar, Nexus
  • Languages : Shell scripting, Python and Perl Scripting, Java Script
  • Database : MongoDB, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, Redis
  • Security Tools: Tenable, Palo Alto(Prisma), Censys, Mend
  • Operating Systems : Linux (RedHat 5/6/7/8, CentOS, Ubuntu)

Certification

  • AWS Certified Developer - Associate
  • AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate
  • Oracle Database PL/SQL Developer Certified Professional

Timeline

Staff Software Engineer

Vonage
10.2012 - Current

Database Developer

Cygnus Professionals
02.2011 - 10.2012

Master in Electrical And Computer Engineering -

New York Institute of Technology

Bachelor in Electrical And Electronics -

Haryana Engineering College
Manu Gaur