Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Additionaltechnicalskills
Timeline
Generic
Nagendra Kumar Medisetty

Nagendra Kumar Medisetty

Boston,MA

Summary

Tech-savvy DevOps Engineer with a strong software engineering background and extensive expertise in SQL and databases. Proficient in deploying updates and fixes, and adept at developing efficient tools to reduce errors and conducting comprehensive root cause analysis. Successfully established CI and CD pipelines and scripted deployment activities during 8 years of experience. A versatile and detail-oriented professional committed to proactive change management and prompt deployment of critical applications. Skilled in configuration management, Agile, Scrum, and Waterfall methodologies.

Overview

23
23
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Senior DevOps Engineer/Architect

State Compensation and Insurance Fund, SCIF
09.2017 - 06.2024
  • Interacted with Business Users and Analysts for requirements gathering for all the use case implementations
  • Design and implementation of CICD pipelines in Preprod and Prod on Azure DevOps server for AWS environments for applications based on C#, .NET, MSSQL, T-SQL, JavaScript frameworks like REACT, Angular and node.js
  • TFS and GIT version controlling (Azure DevOps Server – on prem)
  • Design and Architect apps on AWS around Well Architected Framework
  • Worked on Deploy AWS IaaS virtual machines (VMs) and Cloud services (PaaS role instances) into secure V Nets with AWS internal Load Balancer and subnets
  • Responsible for creating on-demand EC2 instances
  • Worked on creating the Docker containers, Docker container images, tagging and pushing the images and Docker consoles for managing the application life cycle
  • Worked on Deploy Docker Engines in Virtualized Platforms for containerization of multiple applications
  • Worked on several Docker files to create tomcat along with required version of jdk container images
  • Worked on Several Docker best practices to create base images from scratch and to create clear, readable and maintainable clean Docker files
  • Worked on Pipeline by implementing Docker containerization with multiple namespace
  • Worked on Installing, Configured and management in Ansible Centralized Server and creating the playbooks to support various middleware application servers, and involved in configuring the Ansible tower as a configuration management tool to automate repetitive tasks
  • Worked on Ansible playbooks to manage Web applications and used Ansible Tower
  • We coordinated with Terraform DSL for automating inside the AWS cloud
  • Worked on REST APIs in configuring the changes and to maintain Index points
  • Integrated Open shift to run Docker containers and Kubernetes clusters
  • Implemented Continuous Delivery and Deployment with Ansible and Docker to deploy the applications as containers
  • Developed and maintained the continuous integration and deployment systems using Jenkins, ANT, Maven, Nexus, Ansible and Ruby
  • Worked on build tasks using Maven, Ant, Gradle and GNU Make files and worked with development team to migrate Ant scripts to Maven
  • Automated configuration management and deployments using Ansible playbooks and Yaml for resource declaration
  • And creating roles and updating Playbooks to provision servers by using Ansible
  • Integrated WebSphere and Web logic Servers with the Jenkins and to the cloud servers
  • Written Ansible recipes to perform middleware binary Installation and Configuration tasks involving jdk, Tomcat, Web Logic and WebSphere binaries installation
  • Working with Security Groups, configuring Inbound /Outbound rules, creating and importing Key Pairs
  • Used AWS S3 service as Build Artifact repository to created release based buckets to store various modules/branch based Artifact storage
  • Setup various jobs in the Jenkins for the commit-based builds as well as nightly builds
  • Implementing new projects builds framework using Jenkins & maven as build framework tools
  • Migrated applications to the AWS cloud
  • Responsible for the Branching, Merging, and admin user access on GIT/GITHUB
  • Responsible for setting up JIRA as defect tracking system and configured various workflows, customization and plug- ins for the JIRA issue tracker
  • Observation and App insight tool Dynatrace
  • Maintained and developed Docker images for a tech stack including Kafka, Apache, and several in house written Java services running on Prem and AWS
  • Environment: AWS (EC2, IAM, S3, VPC, ELB, EBS, Route53 Auto Scaling, Cloud Watch), Red hat Linux, Docker, Ansible, Jenkins, Jumpstart, Terraform, Kubernetes, ANT, Maven, Ruby, Shell, Python, WebLogic Server, Load Balancers, WLST, Apache Tomcat, Virtualization, Configured plug-ins for Apache HTTP server, Nginx, LDAP, JDK, XML, SVN, GitHub, SonarQube, C#, ASP.Net MSSQL Server, T-SQL,node.js REACT, Angular
  • Reduced deployment times with the introduction of CI/CD pipelines for multiple projects.
  • Developed custom scripts using Python or Bash languages to automate repetitive tasks or integrate disparate systems effectively streamlining workflows across departments.
  • Streamlined infrastructure management through automation using industry-leading tools such as Ansible, Kubernetes, and Terraform.
  • Implemented deployment strategies using container orchestration tools such as Kubernetes.
  • Created team strategy for SDLC automation, configuration management and release management.
  • Championed a DevOps culture within the organization that emphasized collaboration between development, operations, and QA teams for seamless software delivery.
  • Integrated security into cloud architecture solutions to prevent bugging.
  • Maintained metrics visibility using Datadog and Prometheus/Grafana to create useful dashboards and monitors.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to drive continuous improvement in the software delivery process.
  • Evaluated emerging technologies in the DevOps space and recommended strategic adoption of solutions that aligned with organizational goals and requirements.
  • Optimized cloud resource usage by analyzing cost metrics and making recommendations for more efficient configurations.
  • Mentored junior team members, fostering professional growth and improving overall team performance.
  • Conducted regular performance assessments of application infrastructure, identifying bottlenecks and making necessary optimizations to enhance service quality.
  • Maintained systems that monitored applications and infrastructure.
  • Improved release management processes by introducing version control systems such as Git for tracking changes throughout the software lifecycle.
  • Developed continuous improvements and implemented solutions to existing infrastructure, tools and processes.
  • Standardized development environments using containerization technologies like Docker, resulting in consistent deployments across various platforms.
  • Applied automated testing solutions for unit, integration and system testing.
  • Managed AWS assets and integrated multiple AWS resources into solutions appropriate for company projects.
  • Increased system reliability, minimizing downtime and service disruptions through proactive troubleshooting and root cause analysis.
  • Provided engineering support from code delivery until retirement of application.
  • Enhanced system stability by implementing robust monitoring and alerting solutions.
  • Successfully migrated legacy applications onto modern cloud-based platforms while maintaining high levels of performance and availability during transitions.
  • Rapidly prototyped new data processing capabilities to confirm integration feasibility into existing systems.
  • Conducted data modeling, performance and integration testing.
  • Coordinated deployments of new software, feature updates and fixes.
  • Created proofs of concept for innovative new solutions.
  • Proved successful working within tight deadlines and a fast-paced environment.
  • Collaborated with clients to develop customized architectural solutions, meeting their unique needs and preferences.
  • Communicated with vendors and contractors to incorporate input into project designs.
  • Maintained strong communication with clients throughout the design process to ensure alignment between their vision and the final product.

SRE/DevOps

Synchronoss Technologies, Verizon
04.2016 - 03.2017
  • Verizon Cloud Services
  • Responsibilities:
  • Monitor Verizon Personal Cloud Infrastructure built on Microservices Architecture built on Mesos and DC/OS (Marathon)
  • Troubleshot and resolve issues working along with Verizon Cloud Devops and Platform teams coordinating with Synchronoss Cloud SRE teams
  • Analyze and improve Zabbix monitoring Infrastructure
  • Monitor Docker images running on Marathon DC/OS
  • Take part in weekly Monitoring shifts
  • Implement monitoring scripts as per VZ requests and requirements
  • Creating and maintaining containerized micro services and configuring/maintaining private container registry on Microsoft Azure for Hosting Images and using Windows Active Directory
  • Deployed and Maintained windows phone applications on Azure cloud technologies
  • Converted .Net application to Microsoft Azure Cloud Service Project as part of cloud deployment
  • Setup Hybrid connections between Azure web pass and on-premise SQL databases
  • Managed servers on the Microsoft Azure Platform Azur e Virtual Machines instances using Ansible Configuration Management and created Ansible Playbooks, tasks and roles to automate system operations
  • Worked on AZURE (IaaS) migrating like creating AZURE VMs, storage accounts, VHDs, storage pools, migrating on premise servers to AZURE and creating availability sets in AZURE and performed Hardening of the VM's and also disk encryption using the KEK key in MS Azure
  • Monitor the Azure VM's using Zabbix to display the network I/O bound, Memory usage, CPU and other metrics
  • Configuration of various plugins for Jenkins for automation of the workflow and to optimize and smooth running of build jobs
  • Deploy OpenStack environments through automated tools, Ansible / custom pipeline and Terraform for Infrastructure Automation
  • Managed Maven environment by setting up local, remote and central repositories with required configuration in maven configuration files
  • Defined dependencies and plugins in Maven pom.xml for various activities and integrated Maven with GIT to manage and deploy project related tags
  • Used Ansible as a configuration management tool to deploy consistent infrastructure code across multiple environments and Wrote playbooks using Python/YAML script for automating the infrastructure for test and production
  • Worked on Ansible and Ansible Tower as Configuration management tool, to automate repetitive tasks, quickly deploys critical applications, and proactively manages change
  • Worked on Open source development tools like Docker Containers and installation of Docker using YUM, RPM package management service and used Docker Swarm to manage Docker clusters using swarm manager
  • Worked on MAVEN as build tool for the building of deployable artifacts (jar, war & ear) from source code
  • Created Maven POMs to automate build process for the new projects and integrated them with tools like SonarQube, Nexus
  • Setting up the build and deployment automation for Java base project by using JENKINS and Maven
  • Worked on implementing Microservices on Kubernetes Cluster and Configured Operators on Kubernetes applications and all of its components, such as Deployments, ConfigMaps, Secrets and Services
  • Implemented a production ready, load balanced, highly available, fault tolerant Kubernetes infrastructure and Worked on multiple things like setting up Kubernetes dashboards with AAF and also using kube config
  • Setting up huge Kubernetes platform with four clusters and providing assistance to various app teams and Kubernetes dashboard to access the cluster via its web-based user interface
  • Creating manifests and classes in Puppet for automation and worked on infrastructure with Docker containerization
  • Implemented infrastructure that effectively and efficiently utilizes Office 365 and the Microsoft Azure Windows server, Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Visual Studio, Windows PowerShell, Cloud infrastructure
  • Worked on Custom solution development, including utilization of PowerShell and OMS Data Collector API to collect, expose, and automate utilizing custom data
  • Working as cloud Administrator, involved in configuration for Web apps/Function apps, V-net integration, HCM, Application gateway, App Insights, Active directory, Azure Key Vault, Encryption and Security on AZURE using ARM templates and PowerShell script
  • Worked on configuring data sources for JBOSS with various versions of databases and configured and monitored distributed and multi-platform servers using Nagios
  • Python and shell scripting as required to automate tasks and monitoring in a Linux environment
  • Environment: Microsoft Azure, Terraform, AWS, Apache, Tomcat, Nagios, MySQL, PHP, Jenkins, Maven, Docker, Ansible, JBOSS GA, JSON, Web Logic Application Server, Ansible, GIT, Oracle, Windows and Linux.

Devops Consultant

Aruba Networks, HP
11.2015 - 03.2016
  • Create virtual infrastructure in AWS cloud that support our custom applications in global regions
  • Build robust cloud management services for monitoring, log collections, security scanning, and code repositories
  • Continuously manage, improve, automate, document deployment process
  • Remove single point of failures, reliability weak points, and performance bottlenecks
  • Apply security best practices at the cloud, operating system, and application level
  • Manage Dev and production environments comprising of Openstack, AWS (terraform), Chef and proprietary systems
  • Manage and Operate OpenStack Kilo Environment using command line and Horizon
  • Create, manage, and configure users, project, images, flavors, OpenStack Networks, OpenStack Instances,OpenStack Volumes, OpenStack Security and Floating IPs,Multi-tenant environment
  • Work with cross-functional agile teams to implement CI and CD among the projects.

SAP, Sr. SRE/Prod Ops Engineer

Ariba Inc
12.2014 - 11.2015
  • Proactively monitor availability and performance of the Ariba Cloud using key tools
  • Effectively and quickly respond to Monitoring alerts, incident tickets
  • Perform extensive application and web site troubleshooting to quickly resolve the issues
  • Monitor performance of all deployed applications and tune environment when necessary to ensure maximum performance
  • Escalate issues as needed to back line production operations teams or Engineering per documented procedures
  • Ensure user tickets and monitoring alerts are handled per pre-defined SLAs for response time, updates, and closure
  • Script/code monitors and tools to address mission critical challenges
  • Handle communication and notification on major site issues to the company and executive management team
  • Document resolution run books and standard operating procedures
  • Ensure smooth hand offs between shifts
  • Install, configure, and maintain system applications including DNS, Sendmail, Bind, SSH, TCP/IP and NFS
  • Maintain enterprise mass storage systems and network filers
  • Work with the DBA team and other Ariba teams to troubleshoot database issues and recommend solutions
  • Troubleshoot critical database performance issues and propose solutions
  • Develop and/or select and implement continuous database monitoring tools
  • Manage and monitor the Hadoop cluster which acts as a backend to Internal Analytics application
  • Tasks involving Starting and stopping Hadoop services, troubleshooting service and application related issues.

Service Engineer/ SRE

Yahoo Inc
10.2013 - 09.2014
  • Infra Ops
  • Deployment and management of YAMAS, Monitoring As a Service tool
  • Supporting YAMAS users, troubleshooting and resolving issues
  • Perform Rewire related tasks to retire hosts from SP2 and SP1 colos
  • Manage and Support OpenStack Havana services for dev teams
  • Social –SE
  • Deployment, administration, and monitoring of applications/servers
  • Work with development teams to harden, enhance, document, and improve the operability and maintainability of systems
  • Assist in the configuration/build-out of new deployments to facilitate constant growth
  • Function as a key member of a cross-functional team to address new product deployment, system performance and SLA compliance
  • Working along with developers on CI & CD pipelines using Git, Jenkins, Tomcat and Apache based deployments
  • Advertising GD – Rewire SE
  • Rewire project to reorganize application services across Yahoo global datacenters/colos
  • Worked on decommission of GD systems in SP1, SP2 and AC4 colos
  • Successfully decommissioned 95% of the systems in SP1 and SP2.

Sr. Programmer Analyst/Technical Developer Lead

XO Communications
04.2011 - 09.2013
  • Supporting and maintaining XO Communications Web Hosting Environment consisting of more than 2 Lakh+ customers
  • XO Communications Web Hosting Environment provides diverse range of hosting products comprising of technologies like PHP, FastCGI, Perl, Apache, IIS, ASP, ASP.NET, MySQL, MS SQL, Solaris, Windows 2000, Windows 2003 etc
  • Responsibilities:
  • Deploying VMs as per developer requirements on VMWare ESX platform
  • Automating infrastructure with Puppet
  • Monitoring nodes using Nagios
  • Create/disable users, system performance monitoring/monitoring and alerting of failed services, troubleshooting failed services for all Solaris/Linux based servers and applications
  • MySQL administration, including monthly restore for reporting
  • Work with development team on performance issues and code promotions
  • Manage backup and recovery of all systems located in the Fremont Data Center
  • Development of scripts/automation for infrastructure and for custom monitoring of specific services as needed.

Project Leader

Computer Sciences Corporation
11.2005 - 09.2013

Project Lead

Nortel Networks
01.2007 - 01.2011
  • Performing role as a WebSphere Project Lead for CSC Client Nortel Networks
  • Leading a team of 10 resources to manage Support Operations for Nortel WSOA (Web Services Oriented Architecture) Environment
  • Act as an interface between client and CSC Management
  • Need to support and analyze performance of Nortel in-house SOA architecture-based applications built on WebSphere/MQ/BizTalk
  • Monitoring and analyzing, error recovery, performance tuning of more than 100 servers
  • Deployment of Java Applications on JBoss and administration of JBoss
  • Performing additional responsibility as SOX Monitoring Lead for entire Nortel Account.

Release Engineer/Systems Engineer

SUN Microsystems
01.2005 - 01.2007
  • Supporting and deploying CSC client SUN Microsystems' Delivery and Infrastructure Applications
  • Primary task is to deploy various applications developed by developers onto Beta and productions environments
  • Resolving the issues ranging from application connectivity to database connectivity, deploying and supporting Siebel CRM applications etc.

Engineer

09.2005 - 11.2005
  • Support and maintain IBM servers p650 running on LPARs
  • Most of the daily tasks involve installation and configuration of application servers like WebSphere 5 and 6, WebLogic 8.1, WebSphere MQ series, Webmethods, Informatica, WebSphere portal server, Sun Java Portal server, IBM directory server etc
  • And RDBMS servers like DB2 7.2 and 8.2 Oracle 9i and 10g as per user request.

Wipro, Wipro InfoTech
05.2004 - 11.2005

Administrator/Tech Lead

AP Government
09.2004 - 08.2005
  • Managing AIX 4.3 and AIX 5.2 on IBM RS/6000 and 5L, Solaris 8, respectively
  • My primary responsibility is to Manage the AIX and Solaris servers, Co-ordinate and cooperate with Lotus Notes/Domino administrator for configuration and backup issues Taking backups of OS and Domino databases using CA BrightStor ARC Serve 11.1r
  • Managing SSA boxes attached to production server
  • Monitoring disk space, performance of server.

E2E Serwizsol
05.2004 - 08.2004
  • Managing servers ranging DELL 6650, DELL 1750 to SUN Fire V280R, and Operating systems include Windows 2003, Solaris, Linux, Windows XP clients, Windows 2000 clients
  • Coordinating and working with a team of 10 engineers
  • User Management, Symantec AV Corp
  • Edition configuration and maintaining daily updates of Virus definitions
  • Monitoring ISA server, SQL Server 2000
  • Taking daily, weekly, and monthly backups
  • Assuring the Business uptime by resolving issues regarding systems and network
  • Presenting daily, weekly, and monthly reports.

System Administrator

Surabhi Systems Limited
03.2002 - 04.2004
  • Providing System Administration Services by maintaining Intranet Servers comprising of a Red Hat Linux 9.0 File Server and Windows 2000/Windows 2003 Active Directory Environment
  • Coordinating a team comprised of 35 members working on development of diverse software applications
  • Taking daily, weekly, and monthly backups
  • Assuring the Business uptime by resolving issues regarding systems and network
  • Presenting daily, weekly, and monthly reports
  • Managing Oracle database
  • Act as a Single-Point-of-Contact for Clients and in-house engineers for resolution of technical problems.

System Administrator

IIHT Limited
02.2001 - 02.2002
  • Responsible for maintenance of SUN ULTRA-SPARC 5/10/30 series machines running Solaris 7 and Solaris 8
  • Also maintaining Windows NT 4.0 servers running on P-III systems
  • Important part of my job is to ensure smooth functioning of these servers
  • Some of my job functions involve
  • Administering user and group accounts, file systems, recognizing File access problems, Configuring Devices, administering network services like DNS, NIS, NIS+, DHCP etc.

Education

M.Sc - IT

Periyar University
12.2016

Bachelor of Science - Mathematics

Kakatiya University
12.2001

Skills

  • Microservices Architecture
  • Containerization Technologies
  • Cloud Computing Expertise
  • Scripting Languages
  • Security best practices
  • Monitoring and Logging
  • Incident Management
  • System Design
  • Configuration Management
  • Infrastructure Automation
  • Performance Tuning
  • Version control systems
  • Continuous integration
  • Continuous deployment
  • Disaster Recovery
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration
  • Continuous Improvement
  • Linux administration
  • Data connectivity solutions
  • Application deployment
  • Technical solutions
  • Release management
  • Automation control
  • Amazon Web Services
  • JIRA
  • Solutions deployment
  • Build releases
  • Project Management
  • Source and Version Control: Git, Github
  • Programming Languages: Java, C#, Net, Python
  • GitHub collaboration

Certification

  • Oracle certified Professional, 2024
  • HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate, 003
  • ISO27001 ISMS Lead Auditor, IRCA accredited STQC, India
  • Sun Certified Systems Administrator for Solaris Operating Environment, 8
  • Sun Certified Systems Administrator for Solaris Operating Environment, 7
  • Microsoft Certified Professional for Windows 2000/NT 4.0

Additionaltechnicalskills

Solaris, AIX, RHEL, Windows 2003 Enterprise, Windows 2000, Windows NT, WebSphere Application Server 5.x, WebSphere MQ 5.x, WebLogic 8.x, Apache 2.x, AWS, OpenStack (Kilo/Havana), Terraform, Mesos, Jenkins, Maven, ANT, Hadoop, HBase, Cassandra, MongoDB, Chef, Puppet, Docker, Nagios, Zabbix, Bash, Perl, Python, Ruby, Git, SVN, Perforce, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, Performance tuning, VMWare vSphere 5.x, Vagrant, CCNA (Training), SAN, Tape Libraries, IBM SSA, NAS, ITIL V2, ITIL V3, PMP (PMBOK 4) Trained

Timeline

Senior DevOps Engineer/Architect

State Compensation and Insurance Fund, SCIF
09.2017 - 06.2024

SRE/DevOps

Synchronoss Technologies, Verizon
04.2016 - 03.2017

Devops Consultant

Aruba Networks, HP
11.2015 - 03.2016

SAP, Sr. SRE/Prod Ops Engineer

Ariba Inc
12.2014 - 11.2015

Service Engineer/ SRE

Yahoo Inc
10.2013 - 09.2014

Sr. Programmer Analyst/Technical Developer Lead

XO Communications
04.2011 - 09.2013

Project Lead

Nortel Networks
01.2007 - 01.2011

Project Leader

Computer Sciences Corporation
11.2005 - 09.2013

Engineer

09.2005 - 11.2005

Release Engineer/Systems Engineer

SUN Microsystems
01.2005 - 01.2007

Administrator/Tech Lead

AP Government
09.2004 - 08.2005

Wipro, Wipro InfoTech
05.2004 - 11.2005

E2E Serwizsol
05.2004 - 08.2004

System Administrator

Surabhi Systems Limited
03.2002 - 04.2004

System Administrator

IIHT Limited
02.2001 - 02.2002

Bachelor of Science - Mathematics

Kakatiya University

M.Sc - IT

Periyar University

Similar Profiles

CREATE PROFILE
Nagendra Kumar Medisetty