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ANKIT RAJPUT
Information Technology
Ahmedabad
Summary
Talented Technical Lead with 14+ Years of experience adept at integrating resources into business operations and developing innovative technical solutions to diverse issues. Strong experience in the overall facets of Cloud Infrastructure Management, DevOps & Automation, and Service Delivery; certified as Microsoft DevOps Engineer & Microsoft Azure Administrator.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
3
3
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Certifications
Work History
Sr.DevOps Engineer
Sightsky Infotech
01.2024 - Current
- Optimized cloud resource usage by analyzing cost metrics and making recommendations for more efficient configurations.
- Standardized development environments using containerization technologies like Docker, resulting in consistent deployments across various platforms.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to drive continuous improvement in the software delivery process.
- Incorporated automated testing procedures into the development process to ensure code quality before deployments were executed.
- Improved release management processes by introducing version control systems such as Git for tracking changes throughout the software lifecycle.
- Mentored junior team members, fostering professional growth and improving overall team performance.
- Increased system reliability, minimizing downtime and service disruptions through proactive troubleshooting and root cause analysis.
- Evaluated emerging technologies in the DevOps space and recommended strategic adoption of solutions that aligned with organizational goals and requirements.
- Conducted regular performance assessments of application infrastructure, identifying bottlenecks and making necessary optimizations to enhance service quality.
- Reduced deployment times with the introduction of CI/CD pipelines for multiple projects.
- Facilitated knowledge sharing among team members by documenting processes, best practices, and lessons learned from past experiences.
- Implemented comprehensive security measures to safeguard sensitive data and protect against cyber threats.
- Maintained systems that monitored applications and infrastructure.
- Streamlined infrastructure management through automation using industry-leading tools such as Ansible, Kubernetes, and Terraform.
- Enhanced system stability by implementing robust monitoring and alerting solutions.
- Estimated work hours and tracked progress using Scrum methodology.
- Contributed ideas and suggestions in team meetings and delivered updates on deadlines, designs, and enhancements.
- Coordinated deployments of new software, feature updates and fixes.
Senior Associate
PWC(PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS )
11.2021 - 01.2024
- Proficient with Azure IaaS, SaaS and PaaS Services including VMs , Compute , Networking , Storage , Operating System , Load Balancers, AKS Logic App, API Gateway, Azure functions, Vnet, Data and Access and much more
- Experience with hardening of modern operating systems Windows/Linux, web and application servers, and databases
- Have familiarity of deploying Azure, AWS IaaS and PaaS services though DevOps tooling such as ARM template, Ansible
- Good Handson experience on Windows and Linux operating system administration and configurations
- Worked on Linux OS Centos, Debian and Ubuntu for OS and application level security and monitoring
- Good exposure on IBM cloud (Bluemix) for IaaS resources deployment, management
- Worked on IaC tool Ansible to deploy the infrastructure by creating playbooks
- Worked on Monitoring system E.G Azure Monitor, Grafana, Nagios, Zabbix, Whatsapp gold to monitoring infrastructure and Applications.
Technical Lead
PAIRSOFT
04.2019 - 12.2021
- Creating and managing AWS & Azure Resources using Terraform either by using Modules or Resources
- Cloud infrastructure provision and management, securing cloud environment by implementing best practices in security and network domain
- Implemented CI/CD pipeline using AWS, Azure stack, and open-source tools
- Azure Cloud solutions implementing, monitoring, and maintaining Including major services related to Compute, Storage, Network, and Security
- Hands-on experience leading all stages of software development efforts, including requirements definition, design, architecture, and support of data Network
- Managing & creating custom Docker Images for Jenkins agents, backup & Restoration Jobs, and for the Custom application
- Troubleshooting in build environment especially fixing development issues, setup GIT branch strategy, merging feature branches with master, and push changes to Gitlab based source code repository
- Strong knowledge of EC2, VPC, S3, IAM, Kinesis, SQS, SNS, SWF, and RDS
- Have conducted internal training on DevOps tools like Kubernetes, Docker, and AWS
- Monitoring of the applications through App insights, Azure Monitor
- Coordinating with team regarding development issues should be fixed in defined SLA
- Managing VMWare ESXI configurations and monitoring
- Managing Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 and Office 365 environment
- Managing Terminal servers and associated hosts
- Managing SCCM server 2016 with WSUS, Software and applications deployment
- Boosted information sharing by enhancing interfaces between computer systems
- Oversaw variety of projects, including budgets, milestones and team performance.
Release Coordinator- DevOps
Advantmed India LLP
07.2018 - 03.2019
- Managed entire software Development life cycle with making entire release process from Dev/QA/UAT to Production environment with more than 15 UK and US base customers
- Worked on automation of applications deployment through DevOps via CI/CD CI Tools like Jenkins
- Installed and configured Sonarqube for application code quality check and fix
- Analyze and resolves issue related to code commit and code build by making coordination with developers and doing with final release of Product
- New implementation on DevOps environment by discussion with Software Directors and Project Managers
- Giving new ideas and suggestion for SDLC improvement
- Works with IT compliance team and making Windows Servers Audits and Security checks
- Create Server and Networking Diagrams
- Worked AWS cloud environment and integration with DevOps.
Sr.Service Delivery Administrator
Universal Software
05.2015 - 06.2018
- Established technical Product support to US Based clients for Servers and Applications setup/monitoring on Windows/Linux Servers
- Managing Web Servers, Mails Servers, SQL Servers, Active Directory & GPOs, WSUS, SVN, Skype for business and other Flavors
- Worked on Linux Centos 6.5 and 7.0 installation and integration with database like Maria dbs and MySQL dbs
- Expertise on CYBEROAM 50ING and 15ING firewall
- Managing security policies, Web filtering, application filtering, VPN policy, user's policy
- Performing ISO Audit process as per standard rules of ISO that includes Hardware and Software Inventory Management and Microsoft licensing
- Worked on Azure and AWS Clouds and DevOps tools for E.g Jenkins/Chef/JMeter/Docker installation and configurations in Windows and Linux systems
- Investigated and corrected or escalated project problems
- Identified innovative and automated approaches to routine tasks, making suggestions that were widely received
- Closely collaborated with project members to identify and quickly address problems
- Adjusted project plans to account for dynamic targets, staffing changes and operational specifications
- Eliminated downtime and maximized revenue by providing top project quality control.
Technical Team Lead
DEVITPL
01.2012 - 03.2015
- Providing training to employees as well as to new trainees regarding current infrastructure of Organization and technical support and keep record of it through CMMI standardized documents
- Preparing daily workloads for staff & coordinating daily allocation of work
- Motivating team to achieve high standards and KPI targets
- Dealing with and resolving problems and issues which arise
- Arranging & chairing weekly team meetings, focusing on targets & achievements
- Ensuring all administrative and IT records are entered and updated correctly
- Managed Helpdesk, Live Chat Support with UK/US Base clients
- Performing Audits of Windows Servers which includes entire server health status
- Built application platform foundation to support migration from client-server product lines to enterprise architectures and services
- Monitored network performance and provided network performance statistical reports for both real-time and historical measurements
- Conducted training and mentored team members to promote productivity, accuracy and commitment to friendly service.
Technical Support Executive
Bytetechnosys Pvt LTD
11.2008 - 12.2011
- Provided L1, L2, L3 Web Hosting Support within defined SLA to client through Helpdesk as well as Live chat with 24x7 Support Environment
- Provide telephone and desktop support
- Managed Windows Server 2003, 2008, SBS Servers
- Performed Migrations of Various flavour of Servers like IIS, Database, HELM, Plesk, Web Site Panels Database Servers through Control Panel Migration Tools
- Controlled maintenance and management of VMware ESXI virtual server
- Managing Active Directory, DHCP/DNS servers and activities, Domain controllers
- Managed application patches, data backup, security changes and network configuration and replaced boards, changed servers and loaded and tested software applications.
Education
Bachelor of Commerce - Accounting And Computer Science
Gujarat University
03.2006 - 05.2009
Diploma - Computer Hardware And Networking
ACTUNIV Institute of Computer Hardware & Network
04.2007 -
Skills
Windows/Linux Operating System
Cloud and DevOps
Docker
Ansible
IT Operations
Infrastructure Automation
Monitoring and Logging
SaaS Operations
Certification
11/2009, ComptiaAA+
Interests
Timeline
Sr.DevOps Engineer
Sightsky Infotech
01.2024 - Current
Senior Associate
PWC(PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS )
11.2021 - 01.2024
Technical Lead
PAIRSOFT
04.2019 - 12.2021
Release Coordinator- DevOps
Advantmed India LLP
07.2018 - 03.2019
Sr.Service Delivery Administrator
Universal Software
05.2015 - 06.2018
Technical Team Lead
DEVITPL
01.2012 - 03.2015
Technical Support Executive
Bytetechnosys Pvt LTD
11.2008 - 12.2011
Diploma - Computer Hardware And Networking
ACTUNIV Institute of Computer Hardware & Network
04.2007 -
Bachelor of Commerce - Accounting And Computer Science
Gujarat University
03.2006 - 05.2009