Venkata Raghunadh Illinda
Technical Lead - SRE & DevOps Specialist
Nashville,TN
Summary
- Possessing over 15 years of expertise in application development, system maintenance, and operational support, brought extensive functional experience in investment banking applications, with a particular focus on the prime brokerage suite of services, including Securities Lending, Margin Financing, Trade Execution, Consolidated Reporting, and Risk Management.
- Proficient in ITIL concepts (Change, Release, Incident, and Problem Management) with a proven ability to manage and prioritize competing tasks efficiently and effectively.
- Highly automation-oriented with extensive hands-on experience in SQL, PLSQL, Shell Scripting, and Python programming, complemented by adherence to Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) practices.
- Architected and implemented alert and monitoring systems for critical production applications, with hands-on experience in Splunk APM, AppDynamics, Netcool Tivoli, and other enterprise monitoring tools.
- Utilized AIOps tools such as BigPanda and Amelia to enhance IT operations, streamline incident management, and improve overall system reliability.
- Expert in conducting Business Continuity Management (BCM) testing for critical applications, including developing realistic test scenarios, establishing clear objectives and scope, reducing recovery time and costs, and enhancing organizational resilience.
- Proficient in a wide range of DevOps tools and techniques, including Git CI/CD, ServiceNow, AppDynamics, Splunk Cloud, and Azure. Demonstrated strong problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills by working closely with development and operations teams to develop web applications that effectively address monitoring gaps.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
5
5
Certification
Work History
Associate Director
UBS Business Solutions, LLC
10.2018 - Current
Partnered with product development groups and prime brokerage business operations (front/back office) teams, ensuring business applications were efficient, reliable, and scalable to provide valuable client services.
Software Dev. Advisor
NTT DATA Formerly Dell Services
05.2014 - 09.2018
Managed Production Systems of the Stock Borrow Lending business, which included Communications with the trading staff and internal stakeholders regarding issues/resolution, Uplifted environment management tools to reduce risk and streamline the efficiency of the Support team, Worked with global counterparts to provide seamless global coverage, and Liaised with various product groups globally to coordinate and participate in software/new version releases.
Senior Application Developer
APAR Technology
09.2013 - 03.2014
Collaborated with change oversight team to identify and vet changes in aligned applications and Conducted comprehensive design reviews for new projects, providing detailed design documents to guide development. Implemented backend coding solutions by writing/enhancing Oracle PLSQL Objects as per project requirements
Senior Software Analyst
Dell Perot Systems & Cognizant Technology Solution
06.2009 - 09.2013
I managed the Production Support for Distribution and deployment Services, which were essential tools for version control (Subversion/Clearcase), Issue Tracking (Jira), UNIX deployment (in-house SRL), Test Case Management (QualityCenter), and functional and load testing (Loadrunner).
Software Engineer
CES India Pvt Ltd
09.2008 - 06.2009
I Managed the Data Warehouse Migration of Express instances of P&G Applications from legacy to the advanced environment, ensuring a seamless transition and minimal downtime, which included the Creation of necessary OLAP Cubes, tracker reports (standard tracker), and web OSA Reports; prepared CMFast files for job scheduling in ControlM, optimizing task management and efficiency. Prepared Migration list for transitioning from Development to QA, ensuring smooth progression through the development lifecycle.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Mathematics
Andhra University
Visakhapatnam, India04.2005
Skills
- Bash Shell Scripting
- Python Programming
- Django & Flask Frameworks
- HTML, XML, CSS
- Databases: Oracle SQL/PLSQL, MSSQL, Sybase SQL, PostgreSQL
- GitHub & GitLab CI/CD Pipelines
- APM Tools: AppDynamics & Splunk
- Azure Developer / Azure DevOps
- Basic Understanding of Java, C#
- Strategic leadership
- Coaching and Mentoring
- Analytical Thinking
- Problem-Solving and Exploring Skills
Certification
- Azure Fundamentals (Az-900)
- Azure Developer Solutions (Az-204)
- Azure DevOps Engineer (Az-400)
- PCEP (Python Scripting)
- Site Reliability Engineer (Hackerank)
- Splunk power user
- Bash Shell Scripting (Brain-Bench)
Personal Information
Title: Technical Lead - SRE & DevOps Specialist
Languages
English
Advanced (C1)
Telugu
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Hindi
Upper intermediate (B2)
Interests
Playing Chess
Playing Cricket
Timeline
Associate Director
UBS Business Solutions, LLC
10.2018 - Current
Software Dev. Advisor
NTT DATA Formerly Dell Services
05.2014 - 09.2018
Senior Application Developer
APAR Technology
09.2013 - 03.2014
Senior Software Analyst
Dell Perot Systems & Cognizant Technology Solution
06.2009 - 09.2013
Software Engineer
CES India Pvt Ltd
09.2008 - 06.2009
Bachelor of Science - Mathematics
Andhra University
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