Apoorva YB
Bengaluru
Summary
Results-driven OpenShift DevOps Engineer with 11+ years of experience in the software industry and a strong background in banking technology. Seeking a challenging role that leverages my expertise in DevOps practices, container orchestration, and cloud-native architecture to drive innovation, improve application performance, security, and scalability.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior DevOps Engineer
HCL Technologies
12.2021 - Current
- OpenShift Architecture & Design: Architected, designed, and managed highly available and secure OpenShift Container Platform (OCP) environments. Recommended best practices for resource organization, node sizing, cluster topology
- Cluster Management & Operations: Led the installation, configuration, scaling, and maintenance (including BIOS updates and reinstallation) of OpenShift clusters. Leveraged oc CLI, Web Console, and automation tools like Ansible and Terraform for deployments and Day-2 operations.
- Security & Governance: Enforced comprehensive security controls using RBAC, network policies, Compliance Operator, Sealed Secrets, Kyverno, and Falco policies. Implemented certificate rotation processes.
- Application & Platform Deployment: Leveraged Argo CD for automated application provisioning, deployment, and multi-cluster management. Built a GoLang application to instrument certificate expiry metrics for Grafana. Maintained metrics visibility using Prometheus/Grafana to create useful dashboards and monitors and leveraged an EFK stack for logging.
- Migration & Optimization: Led a major namespace migration from OpenShift 3.11 to 4.10, minimizing downtime while maintaining data integrity. Investigated and resolved cluster-level and workload issues in pods, nodes, and routes, optimizing platform resource usage and performance. Reduced deployment times with the introduction of CI/CD pipelines for multiple projects. Developed custom scripts using Python or Bash languages to automate repetitive tasks or integrate disparate systems effectively streamlining workflows across departments.
- Collaboration & Knowledge Sharing: Provided technical support for application onboarding and troubleshooting. Mentored junior team members, conducted workshops on OpenShift usage and security, and documented standard operating procedures to improve team efficiency.
DevOps Engineer
Wipro Technologies
08.2018 - 12.2021
- Automated infrastructure provisioning and configuration management using Terraform and Ansible, integrating GitOps tools with OpenShift 4.x to enable declarative and continuous application deployment.
- Proactively managed cluster health and performance by leveraging Grafana and Kibana for dashboarding and log analysis, and by configuring liveness/readiness probes to ensure application stability.
- Collaborated with cross-functional development teams to troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues, assisting with Docker, YAML, and Persistent Volume/Claim configurations to streamline application deployment.
- Provided critical P1/P2 incident support, troubleshooting common issues like node readiness and pod creation failures, and performing log analysis for efficient root cause identification.
- Led and executed phased yum updates and OS patching for worker nodes in OpenShift 3.x environments, utilizing formal Change Requests to ensure minimal disruption to production and non-production systems.
- Streamlined developer workflows by managing user access, creating and configuring project roles, role bindings, and secrets for secure and controlled access.
Support Engineer
Wipro Technologies
11.2013 - 07.2018
- Resolved complex Level 2 and Level 3 support issues, troubleshooting production application and infrastructure failures to ensure seamless service delivery.
- Managed and maintained an Oracle database for user requests, ensuring data integrity and compliance with industry best practices.
- Enhanced customer satisfaction and increased client retention by providing timely issue resolution and building trust through effective communication.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to implement system-wide improvements, resulting in increased operational efficiency and user satisfaction.
Education
Bachelor of Engineering - Instrumentation Technology
RNS Institute of Technology
Bengaluru05-2013
Skills
- Cloud Platforms & Container Orchestration : Red Hat OpenShift, Kubernetes, Azure DevOps
- CI/CD & GitOps : GitOps, CI/CD, Jenkins, Git, Bitbucket
- Infrastructure as Code (IaC) & Configuration Management : Terraform, Ansible
- Monitoring & Logging : Prometheus, Grafana, Kibana, Splunk, Alertmanager, EFK Stack
- Scripting & Languages : Golang, Bash Scripting, YAML
- Security & Governance : RBAC, Kyverno, Falco, Sealed Secrets, cert-manager Compliance Operator
Certification
- Certified Kubernetes Administrator - 2021
- HashiCorp Certified Terraform Associate - 2021
- Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist - 2025
Timeline
Senior DevOps Engineer
HCL Technologies
12.2021 - Current
DevOps Engineer
Wipro Technologies
08.2018 - 12.2021
Support Engineer
Wipro Technologies
11.2013 - 07.2018
Bachelor of Engineering - Instrumentation Technology
RNS Institute of Technology
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