AKS CI/CD Modernization
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Summary
Enabled blue/green deployment strategies using Helm and Azure DevOps, significantly enhancing release confidence and deployment reliability.
About
Highly accomplished Senior DevOps and Cloud Infrastructure Engineer with over 15 years of experience, currently at Microsoft, specializing in designing, automating, and managing scalable cloud solutions on Azure and AWS. Proven expert in CI/CD pipelines, Kubernetes, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and cloud cost optimization, consistently delivering enterprise DevOps transformations and high-availability systems that drive significant operational efficiencies and cost savings.
Work
Microsoft
|Senior DevOps Engineer
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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Summary
At Microsoft, led infrastructure automation and CI/CD pipeline development, significantly enhancing deployment efficiency, reducing costs, and improving system uptime for critical cloud solutions.
Highlights
Led infrastructure automation utilizing Azure Bicep, successfully reducing deployment times by 40%.
Engineered robust CI/CD pipelines with Azure DevOps, enabling zero-downtime deployments to AKS via Helm.
Achieved 25% cost savings through strategic resource optimization across diverse environments.
Migrated MySQL databases from on-premise to Azure PaaS, resulting in a 60% reduction in storage costs.
Standardized security practices and enhanced system uptime by 20% through comprehensive monitoring improvements.
Templatized a security product for AKS as Helm charts, facilitating regular updates and auto-deployment.
RiskIQ-Acquired by Microsoft
|Senior DevOps Engineer
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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Summary
Managed critical physical and Kubernetes infrastructure, optimized database performance, and spearheaded cloud migration efforts during RiskIQ's acquisition by Microsoft.
Highlights
Maintained over 200 physical servers and Kubernetes clusters, ensuring operational stability.
Optimized MySQL DB performance by 40% through virtual IP load segregation.
Provided critical technical assistance for due diligence processes during the Microsoft acquisition.
Led application migration from AWS to Azure, achieving a 20% reduction in cloud costs.
Enfusion Systems
|Senior Infrastructure Systems Engineer
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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Summary
Ensured high availability of physical servers, automated infrastructure deployments, and managed AWS-based environments, contributing to robust development and disaster recovery planning.
Highlights
Maintained 99.99% uptime for over 200 physical servers, ensuring continuous operations.
Automated infrastructure and service deployment using Puppet and Ansible, streamlining operational workflows.
Managed AWS-based environments for dev/UAT, leading disaster recovery and budget planning initiatives.
Itiviti India Private Limited
|Senior Systems Administrator
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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Summary
Administered large-scale Linux server environments, served as a Subject Matter Expert for virtualization, and automated AWS operations to enhance disaster recovery capabilities.
Highlights
Managed over 500 Linux servers (RHEL, Oracle Linux, Ubuntu), ensuring high performance and stability.
Acted as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for VMware and High Availability (HA) cluster configurations.
Automated AWS environments using AMIs and scripts, significantly improving disaster recovery with Veeam.
Cellca Mobile Ventures Private Limited
|Systems Head Asia
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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Summary
Designed and executed scalable, resilient infrastructure across multiple data centers, configured Linux systems, and managed physical infrastructure across Asia.
Highlights
Designed and executed scalable, resilient infrastructure solutions across multiple data centers.
Configured Linux systems and built AWS-based staging/test environments to support development cycles.
Managed physical infrastructure operations across India, UK, USA, and Singapore.
CitiusTech Solutions Pvt Ltd
|Systems Engineer
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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Summary
Automated deployments and established monitoring systems to enhance operational efficiency and visibility.
Highlights
Automated system deployments and implemented Nagios monitoring solutions.
Capgemini India Pvt Ltd
|Data Center Migration Lead
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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Summary
Led critical data center server migrations and developed robust disaster recovery and monitoring frameworks.
Highlights
Led data center server migrations and established comprehensive DR/monitoring solutions.
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd
|Systems Administrator
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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Summary
Secured Linux/MySQL servers and automated system tasks to ensure system integrity and efficiency.
Highlights
Secured Linux/MySQL servers and automated critical system tasks.
Education
Mumbai University
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.)
Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering
Grade: 69.7%
Maharashtra Technical Board
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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Diploma
Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering
Grade: 84%
Certificates
Microsoft Azure Fundamentals – AZ 900
Issued By
Microsoft
AWS Solution Architect – Associate
Issued By
Amazon Web Services
RedHat Certified Engineer (RHCE)
Issued By
Red Hat
Skills
Cloud Platforms
Azure, AWS.
Infrastructure as Code & Automation
Bicep, Terraform, Ansible, Puppet.
CI/CD Tools
Azure DevOps, Jenkins, GitLab, GitHub Actions.
Containers & Orchestration
Docker, Kubernetes, Helm.
Scripting
Bash, Python, Azure CLI, AWS CLI.
Operating Systems
RHEL, Ubuntu, CentOS, VMware.
Databases
MySQL, Azure Database for MySQL.
Projects
Cloud Migration
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Summary
Spearheaded the migration of legacy applications from AWS to Azure during a major acquisition, ensuring alignment with stringent Azure security and compliance standards.
Infrastructure as Code Standardization
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Summary
Introduced and standardized Bicep and Terraform practices across multiple teams, leading to increased auditability, consistency, and deployment speed.