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Ramana

Summary

With a proven track record at Virtusa and extensive expertise in AWS Cloud Infrastructure Automation and leadership, I excel in driving projects from conception to deployment. Leveraging Docker & Kubernetes and Agile methodologies, I've enhanced deployment efficiency and fostered team collaboration, significantly contributing to seamless software release processes.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Architect

Virtusa
01.2021 - Current
  • Managed end-to-end software release processes, coordinating with development, QA, and operations teams to ensure smooth releases.
  • Implemented automation strategies to improve deployment efficiency and reduce manual errors by leveraging CI/CD tools.
  • Worked closely with technical teams to troubleshoot deployment issues, and implement solutions for future releases.
  • As a member of the Cadillac Scrum Team, I am responsible for addressing EOVS (End-of-Vendor Support) and TM (Tech Mandate) items in Dev/SIT environments to ensure server compliance.
  • After testing in the UAT/PTE environments, I register the changes and promote the fixes to Production on a weekly basis.
  • Additionally, I manage the registration of functional changes, coordinating with support, development, production teams, the Change Advisory Board (CAB), and the Change Management teams to ensure proper task acceptance, approval, and implementation.

Devops Architect

NYL
05.2020 - 11.2020
  • Acted as the primary point of contact on behalf of NYL to gather infrastructure and application details from CGI.
  • Coordinated with the internal NYL technical team to finalize the selection and implementation of the DevOps toolchain.
  • Designed and presented the DevOps solution to the EAB (Executive Advisory Board) and SRB (Senior Review Board) for approval.
  • Provided the UDeploy architecture and demonstrated a proof-of-concept (POC) to validate the proposed DevOps solution and showcase its functionality.

Technical Lead

MUFG, Hitachi
08.2019 - 04.2020
  • Provide ongoing AWS Cloud support, ensuring optimal performance, security, and cost management of cloud infrastructure.
  • Deploy containerized applications on OpenShift, managing the full lifecycle from development to production.
  • Implement and maintain automation scripts for OpenShift deployment, streamlining the deployment process and improving efficiency.

DevOps Engineer

JPMC
12.2018 - 06.2019
  • Migration of repositories from SVN to Bitbucket.
  • Implemented CI/CD pipelines using Groovy scripts to automate and streamline the build, test, and deployment processes.
  • Prepared and regularly updated Confluence pages to serve as comprehensive technical references, ensuring accurate and up-to-date documentation for team members.

Architect/Developer

Emirates NBD
10.2017 - 05.2018
  • Designed and set up GitHub with high availability.
  • Presented and conducted training sessions for the team on effectively using GitHub.
  • Developed automation scripts for OpenShift deployment.
  • Prepared and maintained comprehensive technical and operational documentation for team knowledge sharing.

Offshore Technical Lead

ALM
06.2017 - 09.2017
  • Company Overview: ALM is a global leader in specialized business news and information serving the legal, real estate, benefits, consulting, insurance and investment advisory industries
  • Preparation of Migrating strategy
  • Micro and Macro analysis of the application
  • ALM Project Governance
  • Prepared Technical and operational Document
  • Prepared security evaluation document
  • ALM is a global leader in specialized business news and information serving the legal, real estate, benefits, consulting, insurance and investment advisory industries

Architect

NTB
11.2016 - 04.2017
  • Company Overview: NTB, fastest growing Bank in Sri Lanka, Nations Trust Bank leads the way in innovative products and services to give you a unique Banking experience
  • Provided Architecture for the QA and Prod environment
  • Setting up QA and Prod Environment in AWS Cloud
  • Installation and configuration of Cognitec and IdentityX application
  • Configured the monitoring tool
  • Prepared KT Hand over Document
  • NTB, fastest growing Bank in Sri Lanka, Nations Trust Bank leads the way in innovative products and services to give you a unique Banking experience

Architect

Nordea
07.2016 - 10.2016
  • Company Overview: Nordea payment service provider (PSP) offers shops online services for accepting electronic payments
  • Prepared Technical and operational feasibility document
  • Prepared security evaluation document
  • Setting up Dev Environment in AWS Cloud
  • Presented DevOps stack architecture with proposed tools
  • Nordea payment service provider (PSP) offers shops online services for accepting electronic payments

Architect/Developer

Foodida
06.2015 - 07.2016
  • Company Overview: Foodida MVP is aimed at being a crowd sourced application for Restaurants and their customers
  • I was Single point of contact for AWS Cloud part in the project
  • Provided highly available solution architecture
  • Implemented three environments Dev, QA and Prod
  • Provided support for 6 months and optimized the cost
  • Foodida MVP is aimed at being a crowd sourced application for Restaurants and their customers

Developer

Vodafone
04.2015 - 05.2015
  • Administering Amazon Web services like EC2, VPC, RDS, Cloud Watch, EBS, S3, IAM
  • Ensure the VPN connectivity and environment up always
  • Getting new AMI’s and re launching them

Administrator

Virtusa
07.2013 - 03.2015
  • Providing the required Access and authorization practice and account members
  • Creating new account and ensure to be tagged master account for projects
  • Controlling the firewall rules

Developer

Chartis
11.2012 - 06.2013
  • Developing and Running the scripts for Creating the enumerations and transformations
  • Make sure the relations are mapped on data as per the requirement
  • Fixing the data and testing the selection criteria by running stored procedures

Developer

Convergys
01.2011 - 02.2012
  • Providing Technical guidance to our Virtusa team
  • Application analysis and Bug fixing
  • Resolving severity 2 and 3 Tickets
  • Working on Enhancements to improve application futures
  • Preparing UTC and UTR

System analyst

RENAULT
11.2009 - 10.2010
  • Requirement analysis and coding for Enhancement tickets
  • Application analysis and Bug fixing
  • Preparing Technical Documents

Software engineer

NISSAN North America
07.2007 - 09.2009
  • Production support according to SLA
  • Preparing the (DDD) Detail design document for Enhancements
  • Writing the code as per the DDD
  • Preparing unit test cases and test reports

Software engineer

Walgreens
07.2006 - 06.2007
  • Company Overview: Walgreens is the largest drugstore chain in retail industry in the United States
  • Analyzing the change request and preparing the DD Document
  • Involved in coding as per designed document
  • Preparing UTC and UTR
  • Walgreens is the largest drugstore chain in retail industry in the United States

Software engineer

Pliant Corporation
03.2005 - 06.2006
  • Production support according to SLA
  • Preparing the (DDD) Detail design document for Enhancements
  • Writing the code as per the DDD
  • Preparing unit test cases and test reports

Education

Master of Science (M.Sc.) - Computer Science

Osmania University
Hyderabad
01.2003

Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) - Computer Science

Osmania University
Hyderabad
01.1999

Skills

  • AWS Cloud Infrastructure Automation
  • Docker & Container Orchestration
  • OpenShift Platform Management
  • Continuous Integration & Continuous Delivery (CI/CD)
  • Version Control & Branch Management
  • Cloud Migration & Cloud Architecture
  • Change Management & Coordination
  • Blue-Green Deployment Strategies
  • Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
  • ITIL Framework & Best Practices
  • Agile & Scrum Methodologies
  • Leadership & Operational Management
  • UDeploy
  • AWS Cloud
  • Docker & Kubernetes
  • Terraform
  • JSON
  • YAML
  • Jenkins
  • TeamCity
  • Starfleet
  • Red Hat OpenShift
  • Linux
  • GIT/GitHub
  • Bitbucket
  • JIRA
  • Confluence
  • Autosys
  • ServiceNow
  • CAS
  • ITRS
  • NDM
  • Technical architecture design

Certification

  • AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate Level
  • Agile Scrum Master from EXIN
  • ITIL V3 Foundation Certification from EXIN
  • Salesforce.com Certified Force.com Developer (Expired)

Projects

CITI– Bank NPS Support, Architect, 01/2021 to present, Banking, AWS Cloud, DevOps tools, As a member of the Cadillac Scrum Team, responsible for addressing EOVS (End-of-Vendor Support) and TM (Tech Mandate) items in Dev/SIT environments to ensure server compliance. NYL – Insurance -company, Architect, 05/2020 to 11/2020, Banking, AWS cloud, DevOps tools, Infra and Application migration as part of the CGI acquisition completion planned to migrate CGI infra and applications into NYL AWS Cloud. MUFG, Hitachi, Technical Lead, 08/2019 to 04/2020, Banking, AWS cloud, OpenShift, FinOS platform enables rapid Microservices, API development, deployment and hosting. CLS Applications Migration, DevOps Engineer, 12/2018 to 06/2019, Banking, GIT, Bitbucket, Jules, AIM, nexus, ARM, JPMC intends to enable Consumer Card’s Chase Loyalty Solutions (CLS) applications to migrate its legacy CI/CD pipeline to CCB’s standard CI/CD pipeline. Emirates NBD, Architect/Developer, 10/2017 to 05/2018, Banking, Bare Metal Servers, OpenShift, GitHub Setup, Designed and implemented the Red Hat OpenShift platform on private cloud for UAT and Production environment. ALM Media Cloud Migration, Offshore Technical Lead, 06/2017 to 09/2017, Printing, AWS Account Governance, EC2, Server Migration Service, DMS, Application Discovery Service, and VMware, Prepared migration strategy and analyzed applications for migrating them into public cloud-AWS. NTB - Digital Lifestyle, Architect, 11/2016 to 04/2017, Banking, AWS Cloud- EC2, Route53, Cognitec, Oracle RDS, Apache Reverse Proxy, Set up the web and mobile application on AWS from scratch. Nordea-PSP, Architect, 07/2016 to 10/2016, Banking, AWS Cloud, Prepared technical and operational feasibility document for hosting the application in cloud. Foodida-MVP, Architect/Developer, 06/2015 to 07/2016, Telecom, AWS Cloud, Provided highly available solution architecture for a crowd sourced application for Restaurants. Vodafone - Apollo Mobility, Developer, 04/2015 to 05/2015, Telecom, AWS Cloud, Set up a test environment coordinating with Wipro team in AWS cloud. Virtusa AWS Account Management, Administrator, 07/2013 to 03/2015, Banking, AWS Cloud, Launching servers in cloud and providing services to various Account Project teams. Chartis, APAC, RDF, Developer, 11/2012 to 06/2013, Insurance, UDB2, Application support and development for Reference Data Facility (RDF). Convergys, USA, ICOMS, Developer, 01/2011 to 02/2012, Telecom, Cool: 2e, RPG/400, ILERPG, CL/400, DB2/400, Application support and development including implementing new features. RENAULT, SIGMPR, System analyst, 11/2009 to 10/2010, Manufacturing, OS/400, COBOL/400, DB2/400, SDA, SEU, Requirement analysis and coding for Enhancement tickets. NISSAN North America, Infiniti Net, Software engineer, 07/2007 to 09/2009, Manufacture, OS/400, RPG/400, DB2/400, SDA, SEU, SQL/400, Production support and preparing design documents for enhancements. Walgreens, USA, SIGNS PLUS, Software engineer, 07/2006 to 06/2007, Retail, Cool: 2e, RPG/400, CL/400, DB2/400, Analyzing change requests and preparing design documents. Pliant Corporation, PLIANT, USA, Software engineer, 03/2005 to 06/2006, Manufacture, OS/400, RPG/400, DB2/400, SDA, SEU, SQL/400, Generating reports and coding as per the detail design document.

Personal Information

Title: Architect – AWS Cloud | DevOps

Timeline

Architect

Virtusa
01.2021 - Current

Devops Architect

NYL
05.2020 - 11.2020

Technical Lead

MUFG, Hitachi
08.2019 - 04.2020

DevOps Engineer

JPMC
12.2018 - 06.2019

Architect/Developer

Emirates NBD
10.2017 - 05.2018

Offshore Technical Lead

ALM
06.2017 - 09.2017

Architect

NTB
11.2016 - 04.2017

Architect

Nordea
07.2016 - 10.2016

Architect/Developer

Foodida
06.2015 - 07.2016

Developer

Vodafone
04.2015 - 05.2015

Administrator

Virtusa
07.2013 - 03.2015

Developer

Chartis
11.2012 - 06.2013

Developer

Convergys
01.2011 - 02.2012

System analyst

RENAULT
11.2009 - 10.2010

Software engineer

NISSAN North America
07.2007 - 09.2009

Software engineer

Walgreens
07.2006 - 06.2007

Software engineer

Pliant Corporation
03.2005 - 06.2006

Master of Science (M.Sc.) - Computer Science

Osmania University

Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) - Computer Science

Osmania University
Ramana