Thankachitra Krishnan
Pleasanton,CA
Summary
- Highly skilled Software Development Engineer with 5 years of experience designing and implementing scalable and secure cloud infrastructures. Proven track record in improving system performance by 25%, and reducing manual effort by 60% through automation.
- Certified in AWS, Kubernetes , Terraform and expertise in Docker, Ansible, Terraform, Kubernetes.
- Proficient in developing automation tools using Python, Bash & Groovy Scripting
- Successful track record in PagerDuty On-Call support, addressing build pipeline issues and presenting Root Cause Corrective Actions (RCCAs) to diverse audiences
- Proficient in Object-Oriented Programming (OOPs), Multithreading, DSA, Design Patterns, SDLC and Agile Development
- Proven track record of transforming specific business requirements into functional and improvements in new system designs
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Member of Technical Staff
Vmware
08.2020 - 10.2023
- Automated VM Template distribution into target providers AWS, Genesis, vSphere and OneCloud and reduced massive manpower spent on each month
- Worked on Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Terraform for provisioning resources on EKS cluster for Jenkins and applications deployment
- Pager duty on call rotation and presenting P0/P1 bugs in RCCAs with Cross functional Teams, meeting 90% to meet SLA
- Automated deployment of Merge Checks Groovy Scripts
- Developed in house tool to retrieve/remove stash repo admins for SRP compliance using Python
- Accomplished solving performance issues in nginx server
- Worked on Branching and Release Tasks, Code Reviews and Static code Analysis
- Worked flexible hours across night, weekend, and holiday shifts.
Professionally Active Career Break
Professionally Active Career Break
10.2015 - 07.2021
- Self-motivated, with strong sense of personal responsibility
- Earned AWS solution Architect and AWS developer Associate Certifications
- Achieved and proficient in Data structures and Design patterns
- Earned certification on Big Data and Hadoop
- 60% of time, worked on learning technologies and Passionate about committed to continual improvement.
Sr. Software Engineer
Seagate Technology
04.2012 - 09.2015
- Participated in architecture, design and implementation of Seagate Enterprise users Identity Management & Access Management. 80-90% of the time met the SLA for each application integration
- Developed Reconciliation and attestation workflows in OIM
- Partnered with Business and IT Governance team to collect and design solution requirements
- Worked on Oracle Database Export & Import and query tuning
Software Engineer
Seagate Technology
06.2010 - 07.2012
- Developed Social Login feature using REST APIs
- Created proofs of concept for IAM solutions Oracle & WSO2
- Proved successful working within tight deadlines and fast-paced environment
- Demonstrated creativity and resourcefulness through development of Product APIs
- Collaborated with Cross Functional Teams IT Governance, Business and eSecurity to define solution requirements
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality software products on schedule
- Streamlined Release management and implemented UrbanCode for Consumer Portal to reduce production Deployment time
Software Engineer
Seagate Technology
06.2008 - 05.2010
- Maintained existing software systems by identifying and correcting software defects in external Seagate Applications.
- Worked on fixing Security Vulnerabilities issues like SQL Injection, Cross Site Scripting, Regex Patterns
- Integrated 35+ Service Providers Applications into Seagate Portal using SAML SSO
- Gained extensive knowledge in Analytics tools like Adobe Site Catalyst Omniture Analytics and implemented
Education
Master of Science - Computer Science
Alagappa University
IndiaSkills
- Terraform
- Ansible
- Jenkins
- Python & Java & Nodejs
- AWS
- Kubernetes
- Docker
- Scripting(Bash,Groovy)
- Linux
- Cloud technologies
- DB(SQL/NoSQL DBs)
- IAM(RBAC,OAuth,SAML)
Certification
- Certified Terraform Associate, Hashicorp
- Certified Kubernetes CKAD- CNCF
- Certified AWS Solution Architect- AWS
- Certified AWS Developer Associate -AWS
Cooking, Hiking,Walking
Cooking Indian /Italian cuisine
I enjoy hiking with friends& families
Additional Information
Self-Learnt Projects:
Node.js script to manage AWS resource using AWS SDK for JavaScript
Managing Terraform State Management using DynamoDB and S3
EKS Cluster Deployment for 3Tier Applications using Ansible, Jenkins, Helm Chart,Terraform
Prometheus and Grafana configuration for Application Logs, Monitoring and Alerting
Github:thankachitra
Timeline
Member of Technical Staff
Vmware
08.2020 - 10.2023
Professionally Active Career Break
Professionally Active Career Break
10.2015 - 07.2021
Sr. Software Engineer
Seagate Technology
04.2012 - 09.2015
Software Engineer
Seagate Technology
06.2010 - 07.2012
Software Engineer
Seagate Technology
06.2008 - 05.2010
Master of Science - Computer Science
Alagappa University