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Srujan Chekuri

McKinney,TX

Summary

Results-oriented Principal DevOps Engineer with extensive experience in Azure cloud solutions and cloud infrastructure management. Known for effective communication and collaboration skills, contributing to successful project implementations and improved software quality.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience

Work History

Principal DevOps Engineer

Liquidity Services Inc
Dallas, Texas
04.2017 - Current
  • Designed and implemented Azure cloud solutions for enterprise applications.
  • Coordinate and deliver production-ready release packages to deployment teams through a coordinated and scheduled configuration control process.
  • Directly assist teams in their setup of solutions and projects to align and enable best practices in software management, branching, merging, and packaging.
  • Implemented continuous integration and delivery pipelines to streamline deployments.
  • Ensures that architecture and specifications are reviewed sufficiently before proceeding.
  • Managed cloud infrastructure using tools like Docker and Kubernetes for scalability.
  • Automated configuration management tasks with Ansible for consistent environments.
  • Collaborated with development teams to resolve issues in production environments.
  • Monitored system performance and implemented strategies for reliability improvements.
  • Developed scripts for automated testing to enhance software quality assurance efforts.
  • Conducted security assessments to safeguard applications and infrastructure from vulnerabilities.
  • Provided mentorship and guidance to junior engineers on best practices in DevOps methodologies.
  • Developed automated deployment processes and scripts to ensure a smooth transition from development to production.
  • Managed cloud infrastructure to ensure high availability and security.
  • Provided technical support and troubleshooting for cloud-related issues.

TFS Architect & DevOps

National Life Group
Dallas, Texas
02.2015 - 03.2017
  • Installed, configured, and administered GIT and TFS Online.
  • Created new access groups and administered security for builds, work items, reports, and source control.
  • Standardized branching strategy for parallel development and emergency bug fixes.
  • Perform software releases in a Microsoft Azure environment.
  • Configure build definitions and deployments to various environments using continuous integration tools like Jenkins, Octopus, and TFS Release Management.
  • Automation using a configuration management system like Chef.
  • Configured build and release automation for Azure, Sitecore, including AngularJS.
  • Maintained TFS operational databases and Analysis databases like TFSWarehouse.
  • Installed and used TFS sidekicks. Performed daily builds for different projects.
  • PowerShell scripting for the automation of the daily builds and deployment.
  • Performed and deployed Builds for various Environments like QA, Integration, UAT and Production Environments.
  • Active role in preparing documents like SCM New User guides and SCM verification and SCM Audit, SCM Build and Release activities.
  • Maintained Defect Fix Deployments and documented the deployed files in the appropriate Environment Migration log.
  • Used Jenkins and Release Management for Continuous Integration and Deployment.
  • Responsible for all the servers used by Configuration Management team and Primary Contact for the servers.
  • Updated the Service Requests with the deployment status once Deployment is complete.
  • Troubleshoot Build Configuration Issues and Reference Issues during and post deployments.
  • Installed and Configured Release Management Client and Server.

SCM Consultant/Release Engineer

NTT Data
Montpelier, Vermont
03.2012 - 02.2015
  • Performed the TFS production upgrade from TFS 2010 to TFS 2012, and configured the build server on the common server as of TFS 2012 for the .NET projects.
  • Created and maintained multiple Team Project Collections, with multiple Team projects.
  • Restructured all the existing applications based on the development environment by creating Team Collections for multiple teams in TFS 2012, to make the projects independent.
  • Involved in TFS 2010 installation, and configured the Build Server on the common server as of TFS 2010 for the .NET projects.
  • Developed automated build scripts for .NET project deployments.
  • Configured TFS 2010 for daily builds and off-hour builds using inbuilt continuous integration in TFS.
  • Enhanced existing automated Build/Deploy process.
  • Customized and created new TFS work items and new TFS work item queries.

TFS Administrator

Bave Technologies Inc
Austin, Texas
08.2011 - 02.2012
  • Maintained TFS Environment Upgrades.
  • Prepared SCM NEW User guides and SCM verification documents.
  • Coordinated the Development Team, QC and Application Support in Deploying the Code to the right System Environment.
  • Prepared Migration logs for every release and maintained the data accuracy.
  • Merged the branches after the Code Freeze.
  • Upgraded the System Test environment from the Current Code Level to the required Code Level.
  • Created the Deployment notes along with the Local SCM team and released the Deployment instructions to Application Support.

Education

Master of Science - Computer Science

North Dakota State University
Fargo, ND
08.2012

Skills

  • Azure cloud solutions
  • CI/CD pipelines
  • Configuration management
  • Cloud infrastructure management
  • Release management
  • DevOps methodologies
  • Team collaboration
  • Problem solving
  • Effective communication
  • PowerShell
  • Python
  • Azure SQL
  • Connectivity troubleshooting
  • Azure DevOps
  • GIT
  • Docker containers

Timeline

Principal DevOps Engineer

Liquidity Services Inc
04.2017 - Current

TFS Architect & DevOps

National Life Group
02.2015 - 03.2017

SCM Consultant/Release Engineer

NTT Data
03.2012 - 02.2015

TFS Administrator

Bave Technologies Inc
08.2011 - 02.2012

Master of Science - Computer Science

North Dakota State University