About

Highly experienced Senior Monitoring Analyst (SRE) specializing in designing, implementing, and optimizing high-availability systems. Proficient in Grafana, Prometheus, Kubernetes, and New Relic, consistently ensuring system reliability and minimal downtime. Adept at optimizing SLIs/SLOs and automating operational processes to enhance overall efficiency and reduce Mean Time to Recovery (MTTR) by up to 59%.

SARFARAZ NAWAZ ALI

Senior Monitoring Analyst (SRE)
New Delhi, IN.

Work

PHREESIA
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Senior Monitoring Analyst – SRE

New Delhi, Delhi, India

Summary

Leads SRE monitoring and alerting initiatives at PHREESIA, optimizing system reliability and operational efficiency for high-availability production environments.

Highlights

Developed and managed real-time URL monitoring dashboards in Grafana, leveraging Prometheus to track uptime, response time, and failures, ensuring comprehensive system visibility.

Configured Prometheus Alertmanager with OpsGenie for proactive incident detection, significantly reducing Mean Time to Recovery (MTTR) by 59% through automated alerts.

Automated recurring manual tasks ("Toils") using New Relic, saving over 10 hours weekly and improving overall operational efficiency and response time.

Defined and refined Service Level Indicators (SLIs) and Service Level Objectives (SLOs) across various services, collaborating with DevOps, Development, and DCOps teams to align monitoring with business needs.

Led structured postmortems to document and implement action items preventing recurrence; created comprehensive SRE playbooks to standardize incident response and monitoring strategies.

Monitored two releases weekly, ensuring smooth deployments and early regression identification, while providing 24x7 production support in a high-availability environment with rotational shifts.

Better Mortgage Corporation
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Operations Analyst

New Delhi, Delhi, India

Summary

Managed end-to-end mortgage process flow and optimized loan operations through data analysis and cross-functional collaboration.

Highlights

Orchestrated the full process flow and communication for over 2,000 US housing mortgages, ensuring seamless operations.

Conducted data analysis using statistical software to identify bottlenecks and optimize loan processing efficiency, contributing to streamlined workflows.

Maintained an average Jira resolution time of 10 minutes, achieving 100% SLA compliance for over 7 consecutive months.

Led collaborative initiatives across Product Development, Underwriting, and Onshore teams to optimize workflows and enhance operational synergy.

Education

University School of Information, Communication, and Technology, GGSIPU
New Delhi, Delhi, India

M.Tech

Electronics and Communication Engineering

Jamia Hamdard
New Delhi, Delhi, India

B.Tech

Electronics and Communication Engineering

Publications

QAM SIGNALING IN FREE SPACE OPTICAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS

Published by

csjournals.com

Summary

Research on QAM signaling in free space optical communication systems.

GET-TIME-UP WAVEGUIDE ERBIUMDOPED AMPLIFIER FOR TRANSMISSION

Published by

csjournals.com

Summary

Research on a waveguide erbium-doped amplifier for transmission applications.

Languages

English
Hindi

Certificates

ITIL® 4 Foundation

Issued By

AXELOS Global Best Practice

Skills

Monitoring & Observability

Grafana, Prometheus, New Relic, OpsGenie.

Incident Management & Alerting

Prometheus Alertmanager, On-Call Pager Duty.

Automation & Scripting

Python, New Relic Workflows.

Infrastructure & Cloud

Kubernetes.

DevOps & Collaboration Tools

Jira, Confluence, Salesforce.

Database & Analytics

SQL, MS Excel, Google Sheets.

Interests

Hobbies

Collecting Fountain Pens, Playing Cricket, Exploring Different Teas and Coffees.

Wellness

Fitness Enthusiast.