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Rajashekar Berikitollu

Plano,USA

Summary

Seasoned AWS DevOps/Cloud Engineer with over 8 years of proven expertise spanning the Merchandise, Financial, and Healthcare sectors, including experience with Bank of America. Experience includes domains of Linux Administration, Software Configuration, Build and Release Management, Production Support, and the strategic deployment of Cloud infrastructure solutions. Expertise in AWS Resources like EC2, S3, CloudFront, EBS, EKS, VPC, ELB, RDS, IAM, Route 53, Autoscaling, Cloud Watch, etc. Developed Ansible playbooks for Linux, Unix, and Windows environments, ensuring consistent and efficient deployment processes. Experience in DevOps tools like Jenkins, Bitbucket, GitLab, Git, Linux, Jfrog, SonarQube, Docker, Ansible, and AWS. Experience in monitoring tools like Prometheus and visualization, and tools like Grafana. Designed and implemented GitOps workflows using ArgoCD for automated deployment of Kubernetes applications across multiple environments (Dev, QA, Staging, Prod). Performed automation tasks on various Docker components like Docker Hub, Docker Engine, Docker Compose, and Docker Registry. Designed Terraform modules to abstract and standardize resource provisioning across different cloud platforms. Administered Ansible Tower, managing access controls, templates, and projects to facilitate streamlined automation workflows. Implemented automated testing for Python scripts to ensure their reliability and stability. Designed and implemented microservices architecture using Kubernetes. Utilized GitOps principles to manage application deployments, configurations, and updates. Staged CI/CD pipeline for building and deploying applications and Integrated Jenkins with various DevOps tools such as Nexus, Sonar, Ansible, Docker, and Kubernetes. Created Python scripts to automate Docker image builds and deployments. Managed environments DEV, SIT, QA, UAT, and PROD for various releases and designed instance strategies. Deployed and configured infrastructure using Terraform and Ansible. Experienced in developing PowerShell scripts for automation, system administration, and infrastructure management. Effective communicator with strong team management, analytical, and problem-solving. Proficient scripting skills in languages such as Python and shell scripting. Proficient in managing development projects and utilizing issue-tracking tools within Agile frameworks, specifically JIRA.

Overview

11
years of professional experience
1
Certification

Work History

Bank of America

Sr. DevOps Engineer
01.2020 - Current

Job overview

  • Spearheaded cloud infrastructure provisioning, automation, and cost optimization on AWS.
  • Developed CI/CD pipelines to automate Terraform and Kubernetes deployments using Jenkins, GitLab, and GitHub Actions.
  • Involved and provisioned DevOps and cloud Infrastructure in the process of building/deploying applications with Terraform Infrastructure as code.
  • Designed, deployed, and managed highly available and scalable cloud infrastructure on AWS using various services such as EC2, S3, RDS, VPC, ECR, Route53, IAM, Auto-Scaling, and CloudFormation.
  • Created and maintained Kubernetes manifests and Helm charts for deploying microservices and applications on a scale.
  • Automated catalog updates, repository creation, and component deletions using DRM commands.
  • Implemented Jenkins pipelines to drive all microservices built out to the Docker registry and deployed to Kubernetes. Created Pods and managed them using Kubernetes.
  • Configured Ansible playbooks and Ansible roles for configuring and designing the cloud Infrastructure as well as DevOps Architecture.
  • Developed and maintained PowerShell automation scripts to streamline infrastructure provisioning, configuration management, and software deployments, reducing manual effort by up to 70%.
  • Developed Python scripts to automate various AWS services, including web servers, ELB, CloudFront distribution, databases, EC2 instances, database security groups, S3 buckets, and application configurations.
  • Worked on Monitoring and Visualization tools like Prometheus and Grafana.
  • Designed and implemented a multi-cluster Kubernetes architecture across various regions to ensure high availability.
  • Environment: RHEL, Linux, Terraform, Ansible, PowerShell, AWS, GitLab, Putty, OpenShift, Visual Studio, Docker, Kubernetes, Jenkins, Prometheus, Grafana, Bitbucket, GitHub, Nexus, Jfrog, Jira, Tomcat, GIT.

Equifax

Sr. DevOps Engineer
09.2018 - 12.2019

Job overview

  • Design, deploy, and manage highly available and scalable cloud infrastructure on AWS using various services such as EC2, S3, RDS, VPC, ECR, Route53, IAM, Auto-Scaling, and CloudFormation.
  • Implemented Ansible best practices to create reusable playbooks for configuration management, ensuring consistency across multiple environments.
  • Resolved critical incidents promptly by creating AWS CloudWatch Alarms and implementing auto-scaling policies based on resource utilization metrics.
  • Utilized Ansible roles to configure and manage infrastructure components such as web servers, databases, and load balancers.
  • Designed GitOps-driven infrastructure using Terraform and version-controlled Git repositories. Automated provisioning and scaling of resources based on Git-committed changes.
  • Wrote Jenkins pipeline code and automated Build and Deployments to Kubernetes using Helm, managing production application deployments in the Kubernetes cluster using Kubectl.
  • Integrated Jenkins with various DevOps tools such as Git, Maven, Nexus, SonarQube, JFrog, Docker, and Kubernetes.
  • Collaborated with development teams to integrate CI/CD pipelines, ensuring seamless application delivery and updates.
  • Coordinated intricate infrastructure activities, including the creation of virtual machines, firewall configuration, DNS management, and utilization of Ansible roles and modules.
  • Established infrastructure and service monitoring using Prometheus and Grafana.
  • Configured IAM roles and attached roles to AWS services like EC2, S3, and EKS.
  • Involved in the development of a test environment on Docker containers and configuring the Docker containers using Kubernetes.
  • Integrated Kubernetes cluster and Ansible Playbooks in Jenkins CI/CD flow.
  • Setting up S3 buckets and administering policies for S3 and Glacier to facilitate storage and backups on AWS.
  • Environment: RHEL, Linux, Terraform, Ansible, PowerShell, AWS, GitLab, Putty, OpenShift, Visual Studio, Docker, Kubernetes, Jenkins, Prometheus, Grafana, Bitbucket, GitHub, Nexus, Jfrog, Jira, Tomcat, GIT.

Novartis Institute of Bio-Medical Research

DevOps Engineer
01.2017 - 08.2018

Job overview

  • Developed and implemented a CI/CD process specifically designed for onboarding applications, optimizing the build and deployment of their code within the cloud environment.
  • Worked with Docker containerization and deployed applications over Docker containers.
  • Experienced with CI/CD tools like Jenkins, integrated with Pipeline, Maven, and Deploy plugins to streamline the development and deployment process.
  • Utilized AWS resources such as EC2, S3, EBS, VPC, ELB, IAM, Auto Scaling, CloudWatch, and Security Groups to create secure and efficient cloud environments.
  • Set up and maintain a continuous automated build system with Jenkins and Groovy scripting.
  • Extensively worked on Artifactory and Nexus Repository Managers to deploy software built through Jenkins Build Jobs.
  • Managed Ansible Tower to centralize automation workflows, providing a user-friendly interface for non-technical teams to execute tasks.
  • Responsible for Deployment Automation using multiple tools Ansible, Git, Jenkins, and Maven.
  • Troubleshooting Deployment and installation issues and automated build process using Jenkins.
  • Proficient in managing development projects and utilizing issue-tracking tools within Agile frameworks, specifically JIRA.
  • Provided technical support to end-users, troubleshooting hardware and software issues on Linux systems.
  • Environment: Red Hat Enterprise, Linux, Ansible, AWS, GitLab, Shell-scripting, Visual Studio, Jenkins, SharePoint, Putty, GitHub, Bitbucket, Nexus, Rally, Tomcat, GIT.

SONATA Software

Linux Admin and System Engineer
08.2014 - 12.2015

Job overview

  • Managed source code repositories on platforms like Git, collaborating with development teams to ensure version control and efficient code integration.
  • Managed and maintained Linux servers, ensuring 24/7 uptime and reliability.
  • Installation, configuration, and administration of Red Hat Linux servers and support for servers.
  • Performed installation and configuration of CentOS/RHEL 5/6/7 operating systems.
  • Automated server building using Kickstart, system imager, and PXE boot.
  • Good understanding of OSI Model, TCP/IP protocol suite DNS, TCP-IP, UDP, SMTP, FTP, and TFTP.
  • In charge of Upgrading, installing, configuring, administering, and monitoring Linux servers.
  • Excellent in patches and package installation on Linux/Unix Environments.
  • Configure, build, and deploy Virtual machines and templates.
  • Analysis of post releases patches and builds as per the delivery plan.
  • Documented standard operating procedures and troubleshooting guides for team reference.
  • Installation of local yum repository and package administration using yum and rpm.
  • Installation of local yum repository and package administration using yum and rpm.
  • Created detailed documentation of system architectures, configurations, and troubleshooting procedures, enabling effective knowledge sharing among team members.
  • Mentoring and monitoring the team, and Review of Deliverables.
  • Environment: RHEL, Jenkins, Tomcat, AWS, TCP/IP, DNS, Jira, DNS, J-Unit, Shell Scripting, GIT, SVN, Bitbucket, etc.

Education

Southern Arkansas University

Master's from computer information systems
01.2017

JNTU, Hyderabad

Bachelor's from computer science
01.2014

Skills

  • Operating Systems Windows, Mac OS X, UNIX, LINUX (RHEL)
  • Versioning Tools: Git
  • SCM GitHub, BitBucket
  • CI/CD Tools Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitOps, ArgoCD
  • Build Tools MAVEN, GRADLE
  • Configuration tools Ansible, Ansible Tower
  • Iac/Paas Terraform, Cloud formation
  • Scan Tools/Monitoring Fortify, SonarQube/Prometheus, Grafana
  • Bug Tracking Tools JIRA, Rally, Remedy
  • Languages/Scripting Python, PowerShell, shell scripting, bash, etc
  • Orchestration Tools K8S, EKS, ECS, and open shift
  • Cloud Platform AWS, GCP

Certification

Candidate ID: AWS01664467

Timeline

Sr. DevOps Engineer

Bank of America
01.2020 - Current

Sr. DevOps Engineer

Equifax
09.2018 - 12.2019

DevOps Engineer

Novartis Institute of Bio-Medical Research
01.2017 - 08.2018

Linux Admin and System Engineer

SONATA Software
08.2014 - 12.2015

Southern Arkansas University

Master's from computer information systems

JNTU, Hyderabad

Bachelor's from computer science
Rajashekar Berikitollu