Amithkumar S
Bangalore
Summary
Innovative technology solutions leader with a proven track record in enhancing deployment efficiency and system security through expertise in Kubernetes, Docker, and Jenkins. Successfully pioneered end-to-end CI/CD pipelines that streamlined code integration processes while architecting robust security frameworks. Collaborative and skilled in leveraging team strengths to achieve technical excellence. Career goals include further advancing automation practices and security measures within dynamic tech environments.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Research & Development Engineer
Nokia
Bangalore
04.2020 - Current
- Spearheaded the deployment and lifecycle management of Talos Kubernetes clusters across bare metal and OpenStack environments, ensuring high availability and performance in diverse infrastructure setups.
- Engineered and optimized the installation of the Harbor registry using versatile deployment methodologies, including containerized solutions and Kubernetes-native pods, to support seamless image management.
- Designed and implemented robust application deployment strategies, leveraging Helm charts and automated workflows through ArgoCD, enhancing release efficiency and reliability.
- Architected and integrated Azure AD for centralized authentication and authorization, fortifying application security and access control mechanisms.
- Orchestrated the scaling and governance of Kubernetes clusters, implementing granular RBAC policies, and enforcing advanced security protocols to safeguard cluster operations.
- Administered and fine-tuned storage solutions, including Rook-Ceph, Cinder-CSI, and S3, ensuring scalable, resilient, and high-performance data storage for Kubernetes workloads.
- Configured and maintained enterprise-grade authorization platforms like Keycloak and FreeIPA, enabling secure and seamless access across critical applications.
- Pioneered the design and implementation of end-to-end CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, significantly improving code integration and deployment processes.
- Conducted comprehensive backup and disaster recovery operations for key systems, such as SonarQube, PostgreSQL, ETCD, and S3, safeguarding critical data assets, and ensuring operational continuity.
- Gained hands-on experience with AWS, provisioning and configuring EC2 instances, creating VPCs, and managing S3 buckets, laying the foundation for scalable cloud solutions.
DevOps Engineer
LTI
Bangalore
04.2019 - 04.2020
- Configured and maintained CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins and GitLab.
- Linux Server Installations (RHEL, Ubuntu, Talos)
- Managed Kubernetes clusters with Helm charts for deploying applications in cloud environments.
- Bringing up the Jenkins server and performing HA solutions.
- Set up monitoring tools, like Grafana, to track performance metrics.
- Deployed microservices on Kubernetes clusters in order to increase scalability and availability of services across multiple regions.
- Coordinated installation of software systems and collaborated with user experience team on design and implementation of new features.
Software Engineer
Tata Consultancy Services
Bangalore
08.2017 - 08.2019
- Good understanding of Infrastructure as Code (programmable infrastructure), and how one can achieve that by using tools like Ansible.
- Worked on the whole CI/CD setup and provided knowledge transfer at the client location in Sydney, Australia, for three months.
- Creation of webhooks in GitLab and integrating them with Jenkins.
- Bringing up Kubernetes clusters and upgrading them.
- Migration of Cassandra on bare metal to bring up as a pod, and maintaining backup and restore activity.
- I worked on FreeIPA and Keycloak for user authentication.
- Integrated third-party APIs and services to enhance software functionality and interoperability.
- Implemented systems automation using scripting languages like Python and Bash.
Software Engineer
HCL Technologies
Bangalore
02.2014 - 08.2017
- The project involves processing data received from various source systems, and developing complex reports that would be submitted to the Bank of England.
- Worked on the Ember (legacy system) decommission project, which involves receiving data from multiple source systems, enriching and massaging the data, and applying complex business logic to generate regulatory reports for submission to the Bank of England.
- Reviewed project specifications and designed technology solutions that met or exceeded performance expectations.
- Worked on a niche technology app called AxiomSL for regulatory reporting.
- Developing an automation tool called Control-M for scheduling, monitoring, and alerting of production workflows.
- Leveraged a version control system such as GitHub for maintaining different versions of the source code base.
- Deployed code changes to various environments using Jenkins pipelines.
Education
B.E - Information Science
KNS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
BANGALORE06-2014
Skills
- Kubernetes
- Docker
- Jenkins
- CI/CD
- Grafana
- Prometheus
- Postgresql
- ELK
- Registry / Artifactory
- AWS
- Talos
- Git, Github
- Helm
- ArgoCD
Certification
- CKA: Certified Kubernetes Administrator
Accomplishments
- Simplified Bare Metal Kubernetes Management: Utilized Sidero to automate provisioning and streamline lifecycle management of Kubernetes nodes, significantly reducing manual intervention and improving infrastructure consistency.
- Enhanced CI/CD Efficiency: Engineered comprehensive Jenkins pipelines integrated with SonarQube, enabling automated code quality checks and seamless application rollouts across multiple environments.
- Advanced Monitoring Framework: Built and configured a centralized monitoring solution using Prometheus and Grafana, providing actionable insights through custom dashboards and real-time alerts for critical services.
- Efficient Logging Infrastructure: Designed and deployed a robust logging stack with tools like Fluentd and Elasticsearch, ensuring reliable log aggregation, faster issue resolution, and enhanced traceability for distributed systems.
- Standardized Application Deployments: Developed reusable Helm charts to simplify application deployment processes, improving consistency and reducing configuration complexities.
Languages
Kannada
Native language
English
Advanced (C1)
C1
Hindi
Upper Intermediate (B2)
B2
Telugu
Upper Intermediate (B2)
B2
Interests
Cricket
Badminton
POC on New Tech on my Domain
Timeline
Research & Development Engineer
Nokia
04.2020 - Current
DevOps Engineer
LTI
04.2019 - 04.2020
Software Engineer
Tata Consultancy Services
08.2017 - 08.2019
Software Engineer
HCL Technologies
02.2014 - 08.2017
- CKA: Certified Kubernetes Administrator
B.E - Information Science
KNS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
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