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ANU  JACOB

ANU JACOB

Senior DevOps Engineer
Bangalore

Summary

DevOps Engineer with experience in designing, testing and implementing infrastructure and applications. Talented performer with over 10 years of experience using source control tools to identify and fix bugs in code. Consistent team player with exemplary multitasking skills. Critical thinking DevOps Engineer with extensive understanding of high availability architecture and concepts. . Complex problem-solver with analytical and driven mindset. Dedicated to achieving demanding development objectives according to tight schedules while producing impeccable code.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education

Work History

DevOps Engineer

SAP Labs India Pvt LTd
Bangalore
07.2018 - Current
  • Led setup of Jenkins as CI tool for continuous development and delivery, collaborating on CI/CD pipelines for cloud services.
  • Automated tasks using scripts, resolving infrastructure and deployment issues, and ensuring on-time, quality delivery.
  • Managed various build types and possessed extensive experience in building, deploying, and overseeing applications in Cloud Foundry environment, including SAAS tenant setup.
  • Took full ownership of developing and delivering CI/CD framework using Jenkins, Maven, and Nexus. Managed Git repositories, branches, and tags.
  • Collaborated closely with senior management to devise effective release plans, implement process changes, and provide status updates. Worked in coordination with development and QA teams to ensure high-quality, timely releases.
  • Oversaw promotion of pipelines to pre-production and production environments, conducting regular and on-call deployments. Additionally, set up and managed PAAS tenants for production deployment and integrated security scans into pipeline to ensure product quality.
  • Administered, configured, and developed various source code management tools such as Perforce and GIT/Gerrit. Managed over 100 servers within SAP environment, handling application-level components and automating processes.
  • Played pivotal role in delivering solutions to improve reliability and performance in constantly expanding infrastructure. Contributed to Disaster Recovery planning and documentation, monitored performance metrics, and facilitated future usage planning.
  • Collaborated with Perforce team to address issues and propose enhancements for performance improvement. Managed workspaces, depots, code conflicts, branching, and integration in large-scale Perforce environment, including use of Perl, Python, and Shell scripts for automation. Also, participated in setting up Gerrit Slave on Kubernetes cluster through SAP Gardener on OpenStack and utilized infrastructure monitoring tools like Splunk and Grafana.

Developer and Build Engineer

SAP Labs India Pvt Ltd
Bangalore
03.2015 - 05.2018
  • Established, configured, and oversaw management of build environments, addressing build-related issues, and automating and scheduling nightly builds.
  • Contributed to creation and modification of Make files, Ant build files, and POM files across various development projects. Collaborated with development, QA, and IT operations teams to ensure absence of resource conflicts. Developed shell scripts to enhance efficiency of build process. Utilized tools like Jenkins extensively for implementing build automation.
  • Set up and configured Jenkins to conduct Proof of Concepts (POCs) on new plugins and subsequently integrated them into production server to improve build setup and security. Managed cron job activities within Jenkins and took full ownership of tasks related to pull requests, voting, continuous integration, and on-demand builds through Jenkins.
  • Possessed comprehensive expertise in setting up CI/CD pipelines encompassing build, testing, and deployment phases. Demonstrated deep understanding of SSL configuration in Jenkins for enhanced security. Played pivotal role in establishing Jenkins disaster recovery unit by regularly restoring data from backups.

Build and Release Engineer

SAP Labs India Pvt Ltd
Bangalore
01.2013 - 02.2015
  • Developed automation framework using shell and Perl scripts to facilitate nightly builds. Established, configured, and oversaw management of build environments across Windows, Linux, Solaris, and Aix systems. Also, handled configuration and maintenance of build machines. Collaborated with both development and QA teams to ensure timely availability of builds for testing purposes.

    Monitored daily and weekly builds, promptly resolving any encountered issues. Focused extensively on troubleshooting build errors and environmental issues to optimize build process and reduce build times. Additionally, configured functional builds by importing source code and necessary third-party binaries. Kept build tools up to date in alignment with product strategies.

    Enhanced build system to accommodate new requirements and provided ongoing support and maintenance for functional teams. Assumed responsibility for scheduling nightly builds and developed scripts to automate manual and repetitive tasks. Worked on maintaining and improving existing scripts to enhance overall build process and efficiency.

    Collaborated with development teams across multiple locations, offering support for Source Code Management (SCM) activities. Worked closely with functional teams to manage their build and automation needs.

Education

M.E - Computer Science & Engineering

Anna University
06.2010 - 07.2012

B.Tech - Computer Science & Engineering

M G University
06.2006 - 06.2010

Skills

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Timeline

DevOps Engineer

SAP Labs India Pvt LTd
07.2018 - Current

Developer and Build Engineer

SAP Labs India Pvt Ltd
03.2015 - 05.2018

Build and Release Engineer

SAP Labs India Pvt Ltd
01.2013 - 02.2015

M.E - Computer Science & Engineering

Anna University
06.2010 - 07.2012

B.Tech - Computer Science & Engineering

M G University
06.2006 - 06.2010
ANU JACOBSenior DevOps Engineer