Vishwas Gandhi

Constructed a robust FinOps framework encompassing governance, cost ownership, and KPI metrics.

• Defined tagging standards for streamlined financial oversight.
  Performed monthly cost reviews across multiple AWS accounts to maintain budget compliance.
• Configuring and managing code on Terraform for various teams and applications.
• Implemented automated CI/CD pipeline with GitHub Actions to facilitate infrastructure deployment via Atlantis.
• Managing various helm charts for each microservice and distinct environment configuration for deployment.
• Established SLO and SLA parameters within Datadog, linking alerts to PagerDuty.
• Designing prompts and agents on GitHub Copilot to construct RCAs and support incident management.
• Assisted team in establishing incident and change management processes on Remedy.
• Engage in on-call triage for production incidents and compose root cause assessments for same.
• Presented team to CAB for production changes, ensuring alignment with organizational goals.
• Participated in annual audits for all products and runbooks, enhancing compliance measures.
• Assisted in framing SOD (Segregation of Duties) documents to establish clear operational guidelines.
• Participated in on-call rotations to provide 24/7 support for critical systems.

• Managed infrastructure on AWS utilizing Terraform and Helm charts.
  Employed Terraform variables across distinct workspaces for each environment.
• Orchestrated Kubernetes-native workloads (EKS) and managed
  30+ microservices across 4 environments.
• Integrated vault with GitLab CI/CD pipeline for enhanced security and deployment efficiency.
• Created custom pipelines for each microservice across four distinct environments.
• Streamlined deployment processes by implementing tailored CI/CD solutions in GitLab.
• Configured and maintained Apache Airflow on EKS for enhanced performance.
• Transitioned executor type from Celery to Kubernetes for improved task management.
• Upgraded Apache Airflow from 2.4.3 to 2.9.1 to optimize Kubernetes functionality.
• Maintaining Apache Airflow and troubleshooting day to day issues such as - DAG failure, DAG import failure etc.
• Managing multiple RDS both SQL and Postgres.
• Worked on AWS cost optimization and brought down monthly costs
  significantly.
• Creating Dashboards, Alerts and Infra Monitoring using terraform on Datadog for multiple teams.
  • Achieved S3 object replication via Lambda functions, optimizing data transfer processes. Enabled secure vendor collaboration by implementing assume role for S3 data sharing.
• Facilitated post-mortem and RCA culture to minimize repeat incidents through actionable insights.
• Also engaged in DR team and facilitated DR deployment using Terraform.

• Engineered and sustained AWS cloud infrastructure, optimizing costs while ensuring availability and scalability for over 250 car dealerships.
• Directed DevOps team throughout project lifecycles, ensuring seamless delivery and implementing automation strategies to enhance workflow.
• Directed integration of best practices in CI/CD infrastructure as code alongside configuration management. Championed initiatives for optimized CI/CD workflows, improving overall deployment effectiveness.
• Spearheaded implementation of GitLab as innovative VCS and CI/CD solution in self-hosted environment.
• Established zero downtime CI/CD pipeline utilizing GitLab CI/CD
• Deployed Terraform to establish AWS infrastructure from scratch for multiple projects.
• Created and managed EKS clusters to deploy python based microservices via GitLab CICD.
• Led the implementation of security measures, including SSL certificates, SOC2 compliance, and Single Sign-On.
• Established monitoring, alerting, and observability frameworks utilizing Datadog and AWS CloudWatch.

• Managed and optimized 32 AWS accounts across multiple teams, driving cloud cost reduction and operational efficiency through Cost Optimization best practices and resource optimization initiatives.
• Performed regular cloud cost analysis and utilization assessments to improve budget adherence and optimize AWS resource consumption.
• Formulated deployment strategies for cloud-based applications.
• Supported team with importing existing infrastructure into Terraform.
• Assessed system performance, recognized issues, and deployed solutions to streamline operations.
• Established, administered, and supervised cloud-based services including AWS EC2, S3, EBS, ELB, RDS utilizing Terraform and Ansible.
• Established DevOps best practices encompassing infrastructure as code and configuration management.
• Conducted root cause analysis on incidents occurring in production environment to avert future occurrences.
• Leveraged Kubernetes and containerization technologies for efficient deployment of applications across various clusters.

• Administered multi-faceted infrastructure across AWS platforms.
• Engineered and designed infrastructure to ensure high availability and scalability.
• Establish Terraform for efficient AWS resource configuration with custom scripts
• Implemented CICD pipeline and achieved zero downtime
  deployments.
• Connected CloudWatch to Loggly, improving log monitoring and detailed analysis.
• Utilized Mosso Cloud to adjust promotional amounts for a client.
• Assisted in achieving 24/7 monitoring using CloudWatch.
• Configured IAM roles and policies in alignment with team and group structures.

• Deployed and configured web servers, databases, application
  servers, and other related systems.
• Automated the process of deploying new software releases with
  continuous integration tools such as Jenkins.
• Configured logging and monitoring services such as ELK Stack
• Developed scripts for configuration management and system automation tasks.
• Utilized containerization technologies like Docker Swarm and Kubernetes to deploy applications across multiple clusters.

• Administered, monitored, and resolved backup issues across multiple servers utilizing Symantec NetBackup, IBM tape libraries, and HPDP.
• Conducted data backups and facilitated disaster recovery procedures.
• Ensured the successful execution of all scheduled backup jobs with minimal
  disruption to business operations.
• Configured tape libraries and robotic loaders for automated
  tape handling processes.
• Installed and configured new backup hardware components
  when required.
• Assisted in the development of policies and procedures related to
  backup operations and disaster recovery plans.
• Monitored storage utilization trends to ensure effective capacity
  planning was in place.
• Implementing disaster recovery plans and performing regular data
  backups to ensure data integrity and availability in case of
  emergencies.