Akash Sathish Kumar

Product: SBI- Slice cards

• Supported a banking organization by managing Linux virtual machines, handling tasks from space clearance to transferring logs to S3 bucket.
• Manually deployed Java applications on Linux machines and monitored post-production release logs, ensuring timely and efficient troubleshooting.
• Utilized Nagios to monitor state of Linux machines, including uptime and storage, providing comprehensive system health assessments.
• Analysed logs to determine transaction completion times, addressed slowness issues, and identified specific services or components causing delays for prompt and effective issue resolution in banking environment.

Product: Prepaid - Multiple leading banks

• Collaborated with diverse set of tools, including Jenkins, Argo CD, OpenSearch, Elasticsearch, Prometheus, Grafana, VM agent, GitHub, GitHub Actions, Jira, and Confluence, to streamline and enhance various aspects of workflow.
• Engaged in initial discussions with clients to determine infrastructure setup requirements, particularly in AWS and GCP hosting scenarios.
• Prepared shared environment account for both production and UAT.
• Executed established Terraform modules from playbook to set up virtual machines and Kubernetes clusters, ensuring smooth and efficient configuration process. Additionally, adeptly addressed and troubleshooted basic issues within Terraform modules to maintain optimal functionality.
• Following setup of machines, orchestrated deployment of Java and Node.js applications in Kubernetes cluster.
• Orchestrated deployments of diverse applications and microservices including Strimzi-Kafka, Redis, Fluent bit, Airbyte and Grafana, utilizing Helm charts
• Developed custom Helm charts for Java and Nodejs services, enabling standardized and scalable application deployment in Kubernetes.
• Collaborated with Automation team to integrate Helm into CI/CD pipeline, automating deployment and release processes.
• Managed Helm releases for various projects, ensuring version control and rollback capabilities.
• Conducted regular Helm chart audits to optimize configurations, enhance security and improve resource utilization.
• Managed end-to-end infrastructure process, beginning with whitelisting and extending through complete setup, including robust monitoring implementation.
• Offered continuous support to internal team by addressing day-to-day infrastructure-related issues and troubleshooting problems within applications deployed in Kubernetes, ensuring seamless operations

• As an intern, my primary responsibility was to comprehend the functionalities of various security products
• Successfully set up and deployed Palo Alto firewall to enhance network security
• Contributed to the setup of Barracuda Web Application Firewall for Hyundai Glovis, ensuring robust web application protection
• Got the opportunity to present proof of concept of our services to diverse clients, showcasing value and capabilities of our offerings.