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Somashekar N

SSE @Scita || 3X GCP || Computer Science || Devops || AWS || Linux ||Ex Byjus || Ex Wakefit

Bengaluru

4+ years of work experience

Scita Solutions
Jan 202610 mosPresent

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

- Managed Linux-based production infrastructure supporting Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), ensuring high availability, system reliability, and operational continuity. - Led a cross-functional team of 10 engineers responsible for infrastructure operations, production support, testing, and networking activities. - Investigated and resolved critical production incidents across applications, Linux servers, services, networking, and databases, minimizing downtime through rapid troubleshooting. - Performed Root Cause Analysis (RCA) for production incidents and implemented preventive actions to improve system stability and reduce recurring failures. - Automated operational workflows using Bash and Python scripts, reducing repetitive manual tasks and improving deployment and maintenance efficiency. - Monitored infrastructure health, application logs, server performance, storage utilization, and system alerts to proactively identify and resolve issues. - Collaborated with customers and engineering teams to deploy infrastructure updates, perform production maintenance, and ensure adherence to SLA and operational objectives.
Wakefit
Apr 20241 yr 11 mosFeb 2026

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

-Managed 100% of SentinelOne XDR endpoints and servers, performing daily threat analysis, root cause investigation, and false positive classification. Implemented USB/HID blocking policies for targeted users, strengthening endpoint security posture. -Deployed and administered JumpCloud, achieving 100% centralized identity and access management across Windows, macOS, and Linux devices while enforcing Zero Trust principles and MFA. -Automated 80% of repetitive IT tasks using Bash and Python, increasing operational efficiency by 40% and saving over 30 hours/month in manual effort. -Conducted patch management, system monitoring, and vulnerability mitigation across hybrid environments, maintaining 99.9% system uptime and ensuring compliance with organisational security standards. -Led a 7-member IT team, improving incident resolution time by 30% through log-based root cause analysis and automation of routine escalations.
DigitalDose
Oct 20234 mosJan 2024

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

BYJU'S
Apr 20231 yr 1 moApr 2024

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Provide escalated troubleshooting support and conduct routine maintenance to ensure system performance. • Collaborate on projects and document system configurations for knowledge sharing and compliance. • Manage spam across multiple platforms, update user lists, and handle server and database failures 65%. • I oversee server performance monitoring to track resource utilization and promptly address any operational issues within our company. • Conduct meetings to enhance productivity and streamline operations.
Newbieron Technologies
Oct 20226 mosMar 2023

India

Somashekar’s AI Stack

claude code
claude code
deepseek
deepseek
ChatGPT
ChatGPT
LM Studio
LM Studio

Education

Jss Academy of Technical Education

Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Computer Science

Jss Academy of Technical Education

High School Diploma, Computer Games and Programming Skills

BES College of Education, IV Block, Jayanagar, Bangalore-11

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SSE @Scita || 3X GCP || Computer Science || Devops || AWS || Linux ||Ex Byjus || Ex Wakefit

About

Systems Engineer → DevOps | Cloud | SRE | Platform Engineering 3+ years managing production Linux infrastructure, driving incident response, and automating away manual toil. Currently leading infrastructure operations for a mission-critical ITS platform — handling RCA, high availability, and cross-functional ops for a 10-engineer team. Hands-on with AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, Jenkins, and GitHub Actions. Built monitoring stacks with Prometheus, Grafana, and Loki. Automated infra workflows in Bash and Python, cutting manual effort by 80% and boosting operational efficiency by 40% while sustaining 99.9% uptime. Actively building SRE and platform engineering depth through hands-on projects (CI/CD pipelines, containerized deployments, IaC) — targeting SRE, Cloud Engineer, and DevOps Engineer roles where I can scale reliability practices. 🔹 AWS (EC2, VPC, IAM, S3, CloudWatch) | GCP 🔹 Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, Ansible 🔹 CI/CD: Jenkins, GitHub Actions 🔹 Monitoring: Prometheus, Grafana, Loki 🔹 Incident Management & Root Cause Analysis Certified: AWS Cloud Computing | GCP Associate Cloud Engineer | GCP Generative AI Leader Open to SRE / Cloud / DevOps / Platform Engineering roles.

Location

Bengaluru

AI stack

claude code

deepseek

ChatGPT

LM Studio

Work experience

Senior System Engineer at Scita Solutions, Jan 2026 - Present · 10 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, - Managed Linux-based production infrastructure supporting Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), ensuring high availability, system reliability, and operational continuity. - Led a cross-functional team of 10 engineers responsible for infrastructure operations, production support, testing, and networking activities. - Investigated and resolved critical production incidents across applications, Linux servers, services, networking, and databases, minimizing downtime through rapid troubleshooting. - Performed Root Cause Analysis (RCA) for production incidents and implemented preventive actions to improve system stability and reduce recurring failures. - Automated operational workflows using Bash and Python scripts, reducing repetitive manual tasks and improving deployment and maintenance efficiency. - Monitored infrastructure health, application logs, server performance, storage utilization, and system alerts to proactively identify and resolve issues. - Collaborated with customers and engineering teams to deploy infrastructure updates, perform production maintenance, and ensure adherence to SLA and operational objectives.

System Engineer L2 at Wakefit, Apr 2024 - Feb 2026 · 1 yr 11 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, -Managed 100% of SentinelOne XDR endpoints and servers, performing daily threat analysis, root cause investigation, and false positive classification. Implemented USB/HID blocking policies for targeted users, strengthening endpoint security posture. -Deployed and administered JumpCloud, achieving 100% centralized identity and access management across Windows, macOS, and Linux devices while enforcing Zero Trust principles and MFA. -Automated 80% of repetitive IT tasks using Bash and Python, increasing operational efficiency by 40% and saving over 30 hours/month in manual effort. -Conducted patch management, system monitoring, and vulnerability mitigation across hybrid environments, maintaining 99.9% system uptime and ensuring compliance with organisational security standards. -Led a 7-member IT team, improving incident resolution time by 30% through log-based root cause analysis and automation of routine escalations.

Frontend Developer at DigitalDose, Oct 2023 - Jan 2024 · 4 mos, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

System Administrator L2 at BYJU'S, Apr 2023 - Apr 2024 · 1 yr 1 mo, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Provide escalated troubleshooting support and conduct routine maintenance to ensure system performance. • Collaborate on projects and document system configurations for knowledge sharing and compliance. • Manage spam across multiple platforms, update user lists, and handle server and database failures 65%. • I oversee server performance monitoring to track resource utilization and promptly address any operational issues within our company. • Conduct meetings to enhance productivity and streamline operations.

Data Analyst at Newbieron Technologies, Oct 2022 - Mar 2023 · 6 mos, India

Education

Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Computer Science, Jss Academy of Technical Education

High School Diploma, Computer Games and Programming Skills, BES College of Education, IV Block, Jayanagar, Bangalore-11