Abhishek Thakur
Devops Enginer
Pune,MH
Summary
Tech-savvy Dev Operations Engineer with solid background in software engineering paired with in-depth knowledge of MySql and databases. Polished in deploying updates and fixes, building successful tools to reduce error occurrences and conducting root cause analysis. Demonstrates mastery of multiple programming languages and proactively keeps up with industry trends. Driven to wear many programming hats with expertise in creating everything from new applications to new operating systems.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
3
3
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Senior Project Manager
SMB Groups Pvt.Ltd.
Mumbai, MH
09.2019 - Current
- Managed AWS assets and integrated multiple AWS resources into solutions appropriate for company projects.
- Implemented deployment strategies using container orchestration tools such as docker.
- Created team strategy for SDLC automation, configuration management and release management Using Jira, Bitbucket, Jenkins, Ansible, AWS ECR docker.
- Supervised work of programmers, designers and technicians, assigned tasks and monitored performance against targets.
- Collaborated with developers and performance engineers to enhance supportability and identify performance bottlenecks.
- Wrote python and php scripts for daily maintenance, indexes and tables analyses.
- Translated technical concepts and information into terms parties could easily comprehend.
- Displayed sound understanding of standard networking protocols, virtual networks and load balancing.
- Defined cloud architecture for both hybrid and non-hybrid cloud solutions.
Technical Architect
Techathalon Software Solutions
Mumbai, Maharashtra
04.2018 - 08.2019
- Collaborated with clients to determine project specifications and scope.
- Developed network and system architecture according to business needs.
- Set up secure databases and networks.
- Provided current best practices and third-party solution alternatives when necessary for functional design documentation.
- Improved business productivity for clients by 50% by re-engineering and designing infrastructures.
- Wrote and maintained custom scripts to increase system efficiency and performance time.
- Researched and identified new technologies and tools helping to grow agile development environment.
- Wrote code and developed tools and integrations to meet cross-platform user needs.
- Monitored automated build and continuous software integration process to drive build/release failure resolution.
Senior Software Engineer
ZIMBRA TECHNOLOGY INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED
Pune, Maharashtra
08.2016 - 02.2018
- Monitored automated build and continuous software integration process to drive build/release failure resolution.
- Monitored the project progress and radiated the information to stakeholders. Identified and mitigated team risks and impediments (Blocking Issues, Critical Defects) on daily basis.
- Created various scripts for Performance measuring and reporting.
- Revised, modularized and updated old code bases to modern development standards, reducing operating costs and improving functionality.
- Onboarded new tools and technologies like ELK, Chef, Puppet during development to elevate project quality and shorten timeframes.
- Prototyped, designed and developed a Spring-based RESTAPI which consumed internal Zimbra email records which empowered various client’s legacy internal software.
- Worked closely with other business analysts, development teams and infrastructure specialists to deliver high availability solutions for mission-critical applications.
- Followed internal procedures for change management, incident management, and escalation.
- Facilitated build requirements log (product backlog) with cost estimates and priority.
- Conducted Scrum Daily standup, Product backlog, Sprint Planning, Sprint Review & Sprint Retrospective meetings.
- Determined the team capacity (velocity) from historical data. Created Work Break down structure (user stories) and corresponding activities (tasks).
Project Lead
INFOBEANS TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
Pune, Maharashtra
10.2015 - 07.2016
- Maintained tactical control of project budgets and timelines to keep teams on task and achieve schedule targets.
- Adjusted project plans to account for dynamic targets, staffing changes and operational specifications.
- Continuously learned Agile/Scrum techniques and shared findings with the team.
- Led bi-weekly Scrum planning meetings to develop team strategies and define project goals.
- Defined parameters for technical development tasks such as API and data acquisitions.
- Organized system infrastructure documentation and operating procedures, strengthening controls and enhancing overall performance.
- Actively worked with DevOps teams during continuous integration / continuous delivery (CI/CD) processes.
- Integrated automation into monitoring and security measures to reduce required employee attention.
- Was onsite for US based client for more than 4 months and successfully delivered the product.
- Was awarded as the best performer, and scored exceptionally in the yearly review by manager and client.
Senior Technical Lead
Mode Media (Formerly Glam Media)
Pune, Maharashtra
12.2009 - 09.2015
- Defined and Developed parameters for technical development tasks such as API and data acquisitions.
- Provided technical leadership to team members during system design.
- Led bi-weekly Scrum planning meetings to develop team strategies and define project goals.
- Continuously learned Agile/Scrum techniques and shared findings with the team.
- Evaluated and built an outstanding and dynamic team of 25+ engineers that helped boost the success of the organization.
- Mentored junior team members, providing educational expertise on technical concepts and software development.
- Translated business goals, feature concepts and customer need into prioritized product requirements and use cases.
- Investigated and addressed system issues to enhance usability and improve functionality.
- Evaluated and adopted new technologies to address changing industry needs.
- Led DevOps teams during continuous integration / continuous delivery (CI/CD) processes.
- Integrated automation into monitoring and security measures to reduce required employee attention.
- Held final responsibility for architecture, design and implementation of company-wide platforms and applications.
- Worked closely with other business analysts, development teams and infrastructure specialists to deliver high availability solutions for mission-critical applications.
- Reviewed code and worked with development teams to correct problems, run test scenarios and prepare for deployment.
- Presented progress reports to director for integration into high-level internal planning and budgeting concerns.
- Company sponsored for B1/B2 visa to US in 2010 for a major product launch which was a multi million campaign, which we were able to launch with great success.
Technical Lead
ApnaPaisa Pvt. Ltd
Mumbai, Maharashtra
04.2008 - 11.2009
- Defined parameters for technical development tasks such as API and data acquisitions.
- Organized system infrastructure documentation and operating procedures, strengthening controls and enhancing overall performance.
- Designed and monitored required support structure needed to confirm stable and scalable application rollouts.
- Held final responsibility for architecture, design and implementation of company-wide platforms and applications.
- Worked closely with other business analysts, development teams and infrastructure specialists to deliver high availability solutions for mission-critical applications.
- Created procedures for system monitoring, recovery, backup and optimization.
- Discussed project progress with customers, collected feedback on different stages and directly addressed concerns.
- Led software development initiative as subject matter expert and primary point-of-contact for project management staff.
- Supervised team of developers and business analysts engaged in project for creation of new pacing engine system.
- Trained and mentored junior developers and engineers, teaching skills in architecting, design patterns, code quality and working to improve overall team performance.
- Presented progress reports to director for integration into high-level internal planning and budgeting concerns.
Team Lead (On Contract Basis)
Apnaloan.com
Mumbai, Maharashtra
03.2007 - 04.2008
- Reviewed project specifications and designed technology solutions that met or exceeded performance expectations.
- Orchestrated efficient large-scale software deployments.
- Led a group of 10 engineers in the design, and development of PHP-based software solutions.
- Performed regression and system-level testing to verify software quality and function before it was released.
- Modified existing software to correct errors, upgrade interfaces and improve performance.
- Researched, designed and implemented scalable applications for information identification, extraction, analysis, retrieval, and indexing.
- Evaluated multiple software solutions during early software architecture plotting and system migration planning stage.
- Single-handedly coordinated with HR to hire and mentor the new engineers and grow the team from 5 members to 15 members in just 8 months.
- Proposed and moved from CVS to SVN for having better control on versioning.
- Architected and developed the static cache for optimization and scalability.
- Created many customizable widgets that were used to embed our different loan calculators and loan application form.
- Created a Credit Card comparison page that went so viral that banks like SBI, ICICI and Kotak Mahindra started back linking this page resulting in our Credit Card comparison page coming on the first position on the Google search page for the search terms like “Credit Card”, “Credit Card Comparison”,“Best Credit Card”.
- Fine-tuned the existing Buyers and Call Centre software and enabled theTele Callers to reach the goal of 100+ calls a day.
Software Consultant
Vision 3K Technologies (I) Pvt. Ltd.
Mumbai, Maharashtra
06.2006 - 03.2007
- Developed complex solutions to all business problems along with customer engagements by detailed analysis, negotiation and coordination with main decision makers.
- Consulted with clients to align future software development with customer priorities.
- Designed, tested, installed and monitored new systems.
- Aided in software implementation for clients in Tourism Industry, providing setup and initial training services.
- Operated within cross-functional environments, coordinating multi-disciplinary teams to avoid redundancy and reduce dependencies.
- Prepared system diagrams and flow charts to support problem analysis.
- Developed flowcharts and diagrams to describe and lay out logical operational steps.
- Wrote clean, clear and well-tested code for various projects.
- Created a custom mailbox for the project with minimal bugs.
- Configured Linux, Apache, PHP, and MySql setup for development environment (near to Live/Prod environment) in the office premises.
- Prototyped and designed custom CMS for a tourism using PHP, and MySql,which enabled the client to dynamically create/add new sites and change the layout/look and feel via. admin panel.
Software Consultant
National Informatics Centre - India
Pune, Maharashtra
06.2005 - 02.2006
- Revised, modularized and updated old code bases to modern development standards, reducing operating costs and improving functionality.
- Collaborated with project managers to select ambitious, but realistic coding milestones on pre-release software project development.
- Implemented company policies, technical procedures, and standards for preserving the integrity and security of data, reports, and access.
- Researched, designed and implemented scalable applications for information identification, extraction, analysis, retrieval, and indexing.
- Provided documentation on start-up, shut down and first level troubleshooting of processes to help-desk staff.
- Introduced the usage of Axaj in the software/project.
- Visited many clients and successfully installed the product and trained theend-users.
Education
Master of Science - Computer Science
Swami Ramanand Teerth Marathwada University
Nanded 07.2000 - 04.2003
Bachelor of Science - Electronics, Physics, Statistics
Science Collage
NandedSkills
DevOps
Linux System Administration
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Chef
Puppet
Jenkins
Ansible
Docker
Jira
Bitbucket
Python
Php
Javascript
JQuery
CI/CD
Software Architecture
Performance Management
Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
Linux Network Administration
Micro Services
Web Development
Requirements Analysis
Database Design
Timeline
Senior Project Manager
SMB Groups Pvt.Ltd.
09.2019 - Current
Technical Architect
Techathalon Software Solutions
04.2018 - 08.2019
Senior Software Engineer
ZIMBRA TECHNOLOGY INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED
08.2016 - 02.2018
Project Lead
INFOBEANS TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
10.2015 - 07.2016
Senior Technical Lead
Mode Media (Formerly Glam Media)
12.2009 - 09.2015
Technical Lead
ApnaPaisa Pvt. Ltd
04.2008 - 11.2009
Team Lead (On Contract Basis)
Apnaloan.com
03.2007 - 04.2008
Software Consultant
Vision 3K Technologies (I) Pvt. Ltd.
06.2006 - 03.2007
Software Consultant
National Informatics Centre - India
06.2005 - 02.2006
Master of Science - Computer Science
Swami Ramanand Teerth Marathwada University
07.2000 - 04.2003
Bachelor of Science - Electronics, Physics, Statistics
Science Collage