SUMANTH VIKRAM

• Responsible for design, build, monitor, and enhance services and production environment
• Developed and implemented an Agile SDLC and refinement of the Software, years of experience as a Build and Release Engineer with DevOps Configuration Management (SCM) infrastructure
• Migration of the Source Code from Apache Subversion (SVN) to GITHUB, and the migration from GitHub to Bitbucket
• Used Jenkins for automating Builds and Automating Deployments
• Proficient with container systems like Docker and container orchestration like EC2 Container Service, Kubernetes, worked with Terraform
• Designed and implemented scalable, secure cloud architecture based on Amazon Web Services
• Understand the latest features like (Azure DevOps, OMS, NSG Rules, etc..,) introduced by Microsoft Azure and utilized it for existing business applications
• Implemented AWS solutions using E2C, S3, RDS, EBS, Elastic Load Balancer, Auto scaling groups, Optimized volumes and EC2 instances
• Managed Docker orchestration and Docker containerization using Kubernetes
• Management and design of integrated build pipelines using continuous integration and continuous development workflows such as Jira, Git, Jenkins, and Chef
• Creating, validating and reviewing solutions and effort estimate of converting existing workloads from classic to ARM based Azure Cloud Environment
• Worked on using Chef Attributes, Chef Templates, Chef recipes, Chef files for managing the configurations across various nodes using RUBY
• Automated the monitoring, Configuration Management, Log Aggregation of the Systems and Centralizing SIEM with AWS Cloud Formation, Chef, Nagios and Elasticsearch
• Working on various Docker components like Docker Engine, Hub, Machine, Compose and Docker Registry (Artifactory)
• Implemented DevOps best tools and practices such as centralized logging (ELK) server monitoring Nagios and Automation Ansible
• Used a micro service architecture, with Spring Boot -based services interacting through a combination of REST and MQ and leveraging AWS to build, test and deploy Identity microservices
• Virtualized the servers using the Docker for the test environments and dev-environments needs
• Integrated Maven with Subversion to manage and deploy project related tags
• Developed and maintained Perl/Shell scripts for build and release tasks
• Created analytical matrices reports, dash boards for release services based on JIRA tickets
• Involved in checking the quality of the code by using SonarQube
• Developed automation system using PowerShell scripts and JSON templates to remediate the Azure services
• Used configuration management tools Chef and CF Engine
• Used Jenkins pipelines to drive all micro services builds out to the Docker registry and then deployed to Kubernetes, Created Pods and managed using Kubernetes
• Major focus on Configuration, SCM, Build/Release Management, Infrastructure as a code (IAC) and as Azure DevOps operations Production and cross platforms

Responsibilities:

• Involved in development of test environment on Docker containers and configuring the Docker containers using Kubernetes
• Developed applications and methods with Python for ETL, writing and reviewing code for server-side Python applications
• Assist with configuration of Cloud Compute systems using OpenStack on Ubuntu, collaboration using Orchestration with Keystone, Kubernetes and other functions within Open Stack
• Developed microservice on boarding tools leveraging Python and Jenkins allowing for easy creation and maintenance of build jobs and Kubernetes deploy and services
• Managing the code migration from TFS and CVS to Subversion repository
• Building/Maintaining Docker container clusters managed by Kubernetes Linux, Bash, GIT, Docker, on AWS
• Utilized Kubernetes and Docker for the run time environment of the CI/CD system to build, test deploy
• Built and Deployed Java/J2EE to a web application server in an Agile continuous integration environment and automated the whole process
• Created Azure services using ARM templates (JSON) and ensured no changes in the present infrastructure while doing incremental deployment
• Acted as build and release engineer, deployed the services by VSTS (Azure DevOps) pipeline
• Applied technical knowledge to help promote safe work environment and enhance customer satisfaction.
• Build a CI/CD pipeline to automate the process using the Python and Bashscript.
• Led the transformation of infrastructure to an automated, scalable, and highly available environment using cloud platforms, Docker containers, and Kubernetes orchestration.
• Implemented CI/CD pipelines, reducing deployment time by 60% and ensuring smooth and consistent software releases.
• Collaborated with development and operations teams to optimize application performance, scalability, and reliability.
• Introduced infrastructure-as-code practices using Terraform, resulting in efficient provisioning and management of resources.
• Improved monitoring and alerting mechanisms, reducing system downtime by 40% and enabling proactive issue detection.
• Mentored junior team members, providing guidance on DevOps best practices and fostering a culture of continuous learning.

• Developed Python and shell scripts for automation of the build and release process
• Involved in editing the existing ANT/MAVEN files in case of errors or changes in the project requirements
• Installed, Configured and Managed Nexus Repository Manager and all the Repositories
• Worked on infrastructure with Docker containerization and maintained Docker Images and containers
• Created cookbooks and recipes in Chef for continuous deployment
• JIRA is used as ticket tracking, change management and Agile/SCRUM tool

Responsibilities:

• Design, deploy, and managed scalable and highly available cloud infrastructure on AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Created and maintained built wrapper scripts using PERL
• Changing the AWS infrastructure Elastic Beanstalk to Docker with Kubernetes
• Created monitors, alarms, and notifications for EC2 hosts using Cloud Watch
• Involved in setting up JIRA as a defect tracking system and configured various workflows, customizations, and plugins for the JIRA bug/issue tracker
• Implemented and maintain CI/CD pipelines using tools like Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, or Azure DevOps.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning, configuration, and deployment processes to achieve rapid and reliable application delivery.
• Planned and executed the migration from Bugzilla-based bug-tracking and Jenkins CI tool into the JIRA
• Experimented with Docker, by using Docker-compose
• Automate processes with PowerShell scripts
• Automated build process by defining build definitions and customizing XAML files
• Implemented build stage- to build the micro service and push the docker container image to the private docker registry
• Maintained and executed build scripts by coordinating with development and QA teams
• Configured and Maintained Apache web servers for Release Management Team's internal use
• Implemented containerization using Docker to enable efficient application deployment and scalability.
• Utilized container orchestration platforms like Kubernetes to manage and scale containerized applications.
• Installed, Configured and Maintained, APACHE, TOMCAT and JBOSS servers in Red Hat LINUX environment.

• Performed all necessary day-to-day GIT support for different projects
• Worked with AWS API to manage resources on AWS for many services such as EC2, S3, VPC, Cloud watch, ELB, Auto-scaling and SNS.
• Created Python script using AWS API Calls to manage all resources deployed on AWS
• Created and configured Jenkins server using Terraform and Ansible
• Developed a fully automated continuous integration system using Git, Gerrit, Jenkins, MySQL and custom tools developed in Python and Bash
• Installed application on AWS EC2 instances and configured the storage on S3 buckets
• Experience in monitoring infrastructure using Nagios
• Managed IAM policies, providing access to different AWS resources, design and refine the workflows used to grant access
• Launching Amazon EC2 Cloud Instances using Amazon Web Services (Linux/Ubuntu/RHEL) and configuring launched instances with respect to specific applications
• Created a Virtual Network on Windows Azure to connect all the servers
• Deployed Active Directory domain controllers to Microsoft Azure using Azure VPN gateway
• Handled escalated Support tickets till closure for MS Azure PaaS platform
• Configured AD connect to configure federation with on-premises ADFS and Azure AD
• Deployed and designed pipelines through Azure data factory and debugged the process for errors
• Created and wrote shell scripts (Bash), Perl, Python and PowerShell for automating tasks
• Implemented and maintained security best practices in cloud environments, including identity and access management (IAM), network security, and data encryption.
• Conducted regular security audits and vulnerability assessments to ensure compliance with industry standards and regulations.
• Implemented disaster recovery strategies and backup solutions to ensure business continuity.
• Monitored cloud resources and applications using tools like CloudWatch, Azure Monitor, or Stackdriver to ensure optimal performance, availability, and cost efficiency.
• Analyzed cloud usage and cost patterns, identify opportunities for optimization, and implement cost-saving measures.

• Created a Terraform deployment process that significantly improved build times, allowing for more excellent customization options, allowed customers to use state in their environments and enhanced multi-cloud deployments options for customers.
• Utilized Kubernetes for the runtime environment of the CI/CD system to build, test deploys.
• Used Ansible as a Configuration Management tool to automate repetitive tasks, quickly deploys critical applications, and used Ansible Tower to monitor automation activity and manage cloud infrastructure.
• Deployed microservices, including provisioning AWS environments using Ansible Playbooks.
• Experienced working with Branching, Merging, Tagging and maintaining the versions using SCM tools like GIT (GitHub).
• Utilized infrastructure-as-code practices with Terraform or CloudFormation to automate the provisioning and configuration of platform resources.
• Set up the Linux Corn jobs for automating various build related jobs and application data synchronization jobs.
• Provided incident management and troubleshooting support to resolve platform-related issues and minimize downtime.
• Conducted performance tuning and optimization activities to enhance platform reliability and scalability.
• Ensured compliance with security and regulatory standards, implementing appropriate measures for data protection and access control.
• Implemented robust monitoring and logging solutions with Prometheus, ELK Stack, and Grafana to ensure optimal platform performance and availability.
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to define and implement platform requirements, ensuring alignment with business objectives.