Pawan Pal
Naperville,IL
Summary
Results-driven Engineering and DevOps professional with over 15 years of experience. Proven track record of managing complex infrastructure projects and driving continuous improvement. Adept at leading teams and managing the entire software development lifecycle using Agile methodologies. Deep expertise in cloud platforms, infrastructure as code (IaC), CI/CD pipelines, containerization, and orchestration. Skilled in configuration management, problem-solving, and aligning IT strategies with business goals.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Associate Director, DevOps & Engineering
Evolent
Chicago, IL
01.2022 - Current
- Established a DevOps culture and implemented automated testing, deployment, and monitoring, resulting in 80% decrease in downtime
- Led technical planning, solution architecture, and development for 20+ Scrum teams.
- Assisted senior leadership team in developing long-term strategic plans for the organization.
- Researched and negotiated pricing to reduce cost of equipment and supplies.
- Provided leadership, insight and mentoring to newly hired employees to supply knowledge of various company programs.
- Managed schedules by completing work accurately and on time.
- Coordinated with other departments to ensure successful completion of projects within established timelines and budgets.
- Developed training programs for existing staff members as well as new hires.
- Conducted full lifecycle software development from planning to deployment and maintenance.
- Recommended enhancements and updates to system software based on performance data and user feedback.
- Resolved customer issues by establishing workarounds and solutions to debug and create defect fixes.
- Implemented best practices for coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations.
- Refactored legacy code to drive system architecture improvement.
Lead Engineer, DevOps
Evolent
Chicago, IL
02.2019 - 12.2021
- Defined architecture and infrastructure for major product upgrades
- Formulated plans using detailed drawings.
- Resolved complex technical issues through troubleshooting techniques and root cause analysis.
- Drafted proposals outlining cost estimates, timelines, and resource requirements for new projects.
- Transitioned from custom tools to TFS 2017 and Azure DevOps, facilitating adaptation by 100+ developers
- Designed automated CI/CD pipelines for agile projects, managed branching, and permissions
- Revamped internal DevOps portal using React and .NET Core.
Sr. Software Engineer
Orion Systems Integrators (Sears)
Chicago
04.2017 - 01.2019
- Led a developer team, collaborating with senior developers on critical applications
- Gathered and analyzed business requirements, performed feasibility studies
- Developed and tested web/windows applications using ReactJS, .NET Core, SQL Server.
Sr. Software Engineer
SVAM International (United Airlines)
Chicago
06.2016 - 03.2017
Sr. Analyst Programmer
Accenture Services
London
07.2013 - 04.2016
Sr. Software Engineer
Stigasoft
Gurgaon
12.2012 - 07.2013
Sr. Software Developer
PropEquity
Gurgaon
06.2011 - 12.2012
Software Developer
DI Infotech Leaders Pvt. Ltd
Delhi
05.2010 - 06.2011
Associate Survey Programmer
Greenfield Online
Gurgaon
06.2007 - 05.2008
Jr. GIS Engineer
RMSI Private
Noida
08.2004 - 04.2005
Education
Master's in computer application -
Kurukshetra University
01.2008
Bachelor of Commerce -
Delhi University
01.2004
Skills
- Project Planning
- Software Applications
- Research and Development
- DevOps Strategy and Leadership
- Infrastructure and Automation
- Cloud Technologies (Azure)
- Containerization and Orchestration
- CI/CD Pipelines
- Configuration Management (Terraform, Ansible, Chef)
- Monitoring and Analytics
- Security and Compliance
- Innovation and Continuous Improvement
- Performance Evaluation and Development
- Process Improvement
- Systems Development
- Data Collection
Languages
- English
- Hindi
Certification
- Microsoft Specialist: Programming in C#
- Microsoft Certified Professional
- Advanced Diploma in Computer Application, NIIT
Timeline
Associate Director, DevOps & Engineering
Evolent
01.2022 - Current
Lead Engineer, DevOps
Evolent
02.2019 - 12.2021
Sr. Software Engineer
Orion Systems Integrators (Sears)
04.2017 - 01.2019
Sr. Software Engineer
SVAM International (United Airlines)
06.2016 - 03.2017
Sr. Analyst Programmer
Accenture Services
07.2013 - 04.2016
Sr. Software Engineer
Stigasoft
12.2012 - 07.2013
Sr. Software Developer
PropEquity
06.2011 - 12.2012
Software Developer
DI Infotech Leaders Pvt. Ltd
05.2010 - 06.2011
Associate Survey Programmer
Greenfield Online
06.2007 - 05.2008
Jr. GIS Engineer
RMSI Private
08.2004 - 04.2005
Master's in computer application -
Kurukshetra University
Bachelor of Commerce -
Delhi University
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