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Raviteja

Manassas,VA

Summary

Highly skilled and certified IT professional with 9 years of experience in IT Infrastructure, specializing in DevOps, Cloud Computing (Azure, AWS), and intensive troubleshooting. Adept at managing and delivering projects across virtualization, infrastructure upgrades, data migration, and more. Proven expertise in driving the deployment of customer workloads into Azure, increasing platform consumption, and offering strategic guidance for cloud adoption.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Sr. Azure DevOps Engineer

PepsiCo
10.2021 - Current
  • Deployed and managed Kubernetes clusters in production, ensuring containerized applications are highly available, scalable, and reliable
  • Implemented CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins and GitLab CI to automate the build, test, and deployment processes for Kubernetes-based applications
  • Orchestrated containerized workloads using Kubernetes controllers, deployments, and services to maintain the desired state and manage the application lifecycle
  • Utilized Helm charts for packaging, versioning, and deploying complex applications on Kubernetes clusters, enhancing deployment efficiency and consistency
  • Integrated Kubernetes with cloud platforms like AWS, GCP, and Azure, leveraging cloud-native services for storage, networking, and security
  • Implemented Kubernetes monitoring and alerting solutions using Prometheus and Grafana for proactive issue detection and resolution
  • Delivered comprehensive end-to-end implementations covering both PaaS and IaaS on Azure, based on requests from end users or application teams
  • Developed PowerShell scripts to export Azure inventory and other details from the Azure portal
  • Deployed complete Azure infrastructure, including both PaaS and IaaS, using Azure DevOps
  • Used Terraform and ARM templates to define Azure PaaS and IaaS infrastructure as code (IaC)
  • Created alarms and trigger points in CloudWatch based on thresholds, monitoring server performance, CPU utilization, and disk usage
  • Assisted in migrating customer workloads between storage solutions using AZ Copy and Storage Explorer
  • Implemented disaster recovery setups for customers in Azure Cloud using Recovery Service Vault
  • Created backups, tags, and launched virtual machines in the Azure environment
  • Gained expertise in load balancers, virtual networks, and firewalls in cloud environments
  • Maintained backups and disaster recovery setups for Azure VMs
  • Identified and implemented enhancements, feature upgrades, and version upgrades
  • Provided documentation, processes, and training for service desk and administrator-level team members
  • Demonstrated advanced troubleshooting skills, quickly resolving issues to ensure customer satisfaction, and preparing root cause analyses (RCA) with ITIL knowledge
  • Conducted performance tuning and optimization of Kubernetes clusters, addressing resource bottlenecks to improve application performance
  • Included deployment gates in release pipelines to add quality checks before promoting deployments to the next stage, using gates like manual approval, automated tests, or performance monitoring.

Azure DevOps Engineer

Johnson & Johnson
07.2017 - 06.2021
  • Managed and deployed Kubernetes clusters in production, ensuring containerized applications are highly available, scalable, and reliable
  • Automated the build, test, and deployment processes for Kubernetes-based applications by implementing CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins and GitLab CI
  • Used Kubernetes controllers, deployments, and services to orchestrate containerized workloads, maintaining the desired state and managing the application lifecycle
  • Improved deployment efficiency and consistency by utilizing Helm charts for packaging, versioning, and deploying complex applications on Kubernetes clusters
  • Integrated Kubernetes with AWS, GCP, and Azure, leveraging cloud-native services for storage, networking, and security
  • Implemented Kubernetes monitoring and alerting solutions using Prometheus and Grafana for proactive issue detection and resolution
  • Conducted performance tuning and optimization of Kubernetes clusters, identifying and addressing resource bottlenecks to enhance application performance
  • Collaborated with development and operations teams to define best practices and standards for Kubernetes usage, facilitating smooth adoption and operation
  • Secured Kubernetes clusters using RBAC, network policies, and encryption mechanisms to protect sensitive data and prevent unauthorized access
  • Monitored and troubleshooted Kubernetes clusters, implementing security best practices for Kubernetes environments
  • Created private networks and sub-networks, bringing instances under them based on requirements
  • Established VPC peering between multiple VPCs across various AWS accounts
  • Configured and maintained networking implementations and system securities using Security Groups, SSL Certificates, subnets, Internet Gateways, SSH keys, AWS Access/Secret Keys, IP tables, Network ACL, and protocols such as SSH, HTTP, HTTPS, and FTP
  • Reviewed workloads, system dependencies, and business and security requirements to optimize Azure DevOps, including Git Repository, CI/CD Pipelines, and Artifacts
  • Automated Build & Release definitions by writing YAML files and creating YAML templates to streamline the process
  • Integrated the pipeline with various tasks like IIS, MS Azure, and Copy files, automating the pipeline with C# code to generate YAML files for applications using the pipeline
  • Managed code repositories stored in GitHub, using Git for version control to maintain code integrity
  • Utilized Azure DevOps for Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment in lower environments
  • Defined rollback procedures and scripts as part of the release pipeline to revert to previous stable versions in case of deployment failures or critical issues, testing these rollback procedures in non-production environments to ensure their effectiveness.

VMware/Linux Administrator

Swiss Bank (UBS)
08.2015 - 06.2017
  • Managed and maintained ESX/ESXi hardware, ensuring the overall health and stability of the servers.
  • This included troubleshooting package or library conflicts by analyzing various OS, server, and application logs to identify and resolve issues.
  • Resolved incidents related to operating systems and middleware/hardware across all managed servers.
  • Took ownership of incident monitoring, reporting, and resolution
  • Implemented and hosted large, complex workloads (both Windows and non-Windows) on Azure IaaS, ensuring the appropriate VM size and storage configurations were selected.
  • Gained experience in utilizing Azure PaaS services, including websites, web/worker roles, SQL Azure databases, storage, service bus, Web Jobs, cloud services, and Remote Apps.
  • Installed, configured, and administered ESX & ESXi servers
  • Facilitated VM migration between hosts using V-motion technology.
  • Created and managed VMware clusters, enabling High Availability (HA) and Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS) features within the clusters.
  • Monitored VCenter, clusters, ESXi hosts, data centers, and virtual machines to ensure optimal performance.

Education

Master of Science - Computer Information Systems

New England College
Henniker, NH

Skills

  • Azure DevOps
  • GitHub & Bitbucket
  • Terraform CLI & Terraform Cloud
  • Windows Azure
  • Infrastructure Management
  • Configuration Management
  • Windows Azure Administration
  • YAML
  • Snowflake – MS Entra ID
  • Customer Presentation
  • Disaster Recovery
  • AWS
  • Terraform
  • Infrastructure as Code (IAC)
  • Azure Kubernetes Services (AKS)

Certification

  • AZ-303 Microsoft Azure Architect Technologies
  • AZ-304 Microsoft Azure Architect Design
  • AZ-400 Designing and Implementing Microsoft DevOps Solutions
  • AWS Cloud Practitioner

Timeline

Sr. Azure DevOps Engineer

PepsiCo
10.2021 - Current

Azure DevOps Engineer

Johnson & Johnson
07.2017 - 06.2021

VMware/Linux Administrator

Swiss Bank (UBS)
08.2015 - 06.2017

Master of Science - Computer Information Systems

New England College

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