Akash Borkar

PROJECT : Telecom Domain

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Migration of kubernetes cluster for the Dev, Prod and DR environments.
• Installation and configuration of tools like keycloak for SSO, secret management using hashicorp vault and consul, prometheus and grafana, minio, redis using helm chart.
• Involved in CI/CD process and integrated GIT,SonarQube, Maven artifacts build with Jenkins and creating Docker image and using the Docker image to deploy over kubernetes clusters.
• Migration of kubernetes cluster for the Dev, Prod and DR environments
• Creating and maintaining namespaces, configmaps, secrets, service, ingress, rbac in kubernetes.
• Implemented and maintained the Branching and build/ release strategies utilizing GIT.
• Wrote manifestation files for kubernetes objects and helm charts.
• Building/Maintaining Docker container clusters managed by Kubernetes Linux, Bash, GIT, Docker.
• Utilized Kubernetes for the runtime environment of the CI/CD system to build, test deploy.
• Experience in working on AWS and its services like AWS IAM, VPC, EC2, EKS, EBS, S3, ELB, Auto Scaling, Route 53, Cloud Front, Cloud Watch.
• Experienced in creating complex IAM policies, Roles and user management for delegated access within AWS.
• Writing terraform script files to create infrastructure at AWS cloud platform.
• Using JIRA as a ticketing tool.

• Wrote Dockerfile for microservices and docker-compose Yaml file.
• Wrote manifestation files for kubernetes objects and helm charts.
• Deployment of application on EKS cluster using helm charts.
• Worked on various features of version control system.
• Automated the build and release cycles using jenkins pipeline.
• Install, update and maintain software packages on Linux system.
• Documentation of the procedure of configuration & troubleshooting steps.
• Used Bash script to automate the tasks.

• Worked towards the achievement of the strategic and operational objectives of the team in a 7x24x365 NOC environment.
• Performing LTE/5G NR carrier addition, bandwidth expansion, frequency retune, deletion of neighboring node relation as per daily defined activity assigned by leads.
• Reporting health check status of site as requested by market PMs. Monitoring KPI/High RSSI of escalated sites intimated by RF teams.

• Responsible for delivering projects against agreed scope, budget, schedule & customer expectations
• Doing this whilst supervising, directing & motivating teams of multi-discipline contractors & employee
• Manage & coordinate team includes design team, Field engineers, installation team, other project Managers & Management officials

• Conduct research and studies on site and diagnose machinery problem
• Resolve malfunctions or other crises when they arise and technical improvement
• Install new system and technology.
• Supervise radio frequency optimization related activities.
• Worked with Optical Fiber team to maintain the fiber optic connectivity.

• Installation and configuration of Cisco ASR 901,920-I & 920-O, 903 router
• Basic Configuration, Maintenance & Troubleshooting of Cisco Devices in MPLS Network
• Router flash installation and license update
• Monthly activities in Preventing Maintenance of Cisco Routers (AG1-903 Routers) by using blower to clean the filters and properly route the patch chords as per the standards
• Configuration and Troubleshooting of VLAN management
• Responsible for site outage clearance.