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DevOps Specialist / Delivery Consultant at IBM

About

I am a Cloud-Native DevOps Specialist with over 5 years of hands-on experience in architecting and managing highly available and scalable platforms across AWS, OpenShift, and Kubernetes ecosystems. My expertise lies in driving resilient and enterprise-grade infrastructure solutions while simplifying deployment workflows and enhancing release velocity. I am passionate about leveraging CI/CD and GitOps methodologies to automate deployment pipelines, ensuring seamless application delivery and high availability. Throughout my career, I have developed a strong foundation in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform and Ansible, enabling secure and repeatable provisioning of cloud and hybrid infrastructures. I have a proven track record in production reliability and incident management, where I troubleshoot complex issues and implement preventive solutions to enhance system uptime. My technical skills are complemented by my ability to foster cross-functional collaboration, ensuring that teams work together effectively to achieve project goals. Key Achievements: - Recognized as “Star of the Month - Feb 2022” at Tata Consultancy Services for outstanding performance and contributions. - Received a Contribution Award for playing a key role in the successful go-live and production deployment of critical deliverables. - Honored with Customer & Partner Success Award for driving stakeholder satisfaction and strengthening client and partner relationships. - Attained Blue Points recognition for consistently meeting project milestones and ensuring timely, high-quality deliverable completion.

Location

Bengaluru

Work experience

DevOps Specialist / Delivery Consultant at IBM, Jun 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 1 mo, Bengaluru, In my current role at IBM, I drive the adoption of DevOps methodologies across various projects, simplifying deployment workflows and shortening sprint cycles to enhance overall release turnaround time. I create and maintain automated CI/CD frameworks using tools like GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab CI, and Argo CD, ensuring seamless build, test, and release automation. My responsibilities also include developing Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and Ansible, managing AWS resources, and optimizing Kubernetes and OpenShift clusters for smooth orchestration of containerized workloads. I handle complex production incidents, identify root causes, and implement sustainable corrective measures while coordinating OpenShift cluster upgrades across environments. Achievements: - Successfully established GitOps workflows using Argo CD, enabling controlled and automated deployment practices. - Designed and integrated Tekton-based CI/CD pipelines within OpenShift, automating application builds and deployments for consistent delivery. - Improved release velocity and reduced deployment cycles through the implementation of automated CI/CD frameworks.

Platform Administrator / DevOps Engineer at Tata Consultancy Services, May 2021 - May 2024 · 3 yrs 1 mo, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia / Indore, India, As a Platform Administrator and DevOps Engineer at Tata Consultancy Services, I managed and administered Red Hat OpenShift and IBM Cloud Pak for Integration environments, ensuring high platform availability and optimal performance. I designed and maintained robust CI/CD pipelines using Atlassian Bamboo, integrating Bitbucket, Nexus, and SonarQube for automated deployments and continuous code quality validation. My role involved streamlining the deployment of integration services and implementing centralized logging with the ELK stack, significantly reducing issue triage and resolution time. I also spearheaded disaster recovery strategies, enhancing system resilience and ensuring business continuity for critical integration platforms. Achievements: - Enhanced delivery speed and integration reliability by efficiently onboarding APIs on IBM API Connect (APIC). - Fostered seamless collaboration between development and operations teams, improving delivery efficiency and issue resolution turnaround. - Delivered high-quality DevOps support while working onsite for a major telecom client in Saudi Arabia, contributing to operational excellence.

Education

Master of Computer Applications - MCA, Manipal University Jaipur

Bachelor's degree, Computer Science, the new college kolhapur