Binu Prathap
Trivandrum
Summary
Experienced IT professional with over 9 years in the industry, currently serving as a Lead Administrator at Wipro. Specialize in building cloud infrastructure using Terraform on AWS and Azure, and have extensive hands-on experience with Kubernetes and Docker. Background includes DevOps, server administration, networking, and security.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Lead Administrator
Wipro Technologies
12.2023 - Current
- Infrastructure Build & Management (Azure & AWS) with Terraform:
- Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Experienced in using Terraform to define and manage cloud infrastructure on both Azure and AWS.
- Resource Provisioning: Skilled in creating and managing resources such as Virtual Machines (VMs), Storage Accounts, Key Vaults, Virtual Networks (VNets), Subnets, and Network Security Groups (NSGs) on Azure, as well as EC2 instances, S3 buckets, RDS, VPCs, and Security Groups on AWS.
- High Availability & Scalability: Designed and implemented infrastructure in Azure using regional pairs and in AWS across multiple Availability Zones (AZs) to ensure high availability and scalability.
- Security & Compliance: Implemented security best practices by using remote backends, Key Vaults, and AWS Secrets Manager to secure sensitive information. Applied policies and access controls to ensure compliance with industry standards.
- State Management: Maintained and managed Terraform state files across teams, ensuring consistency and reliability. Used Terraform import, tainting, and state manipulation techniques to manage resources effectively.
- Automation: Automated provisioning, scaling, and management of cloud infrastructure using Terraform scripts and integrated them with tools like Jenkins for continuous delivery.
- Kubernetes & Docker:
- Cluster Management: Managed and secured Kubernetes clusters for microservice applications on Azure and AWS.
- Troubleshooting: Resolved cluster-level issues and ensured security best practices.
- Containerization: Converted multi-tier applications into containers using Docker.
- Image Management: Created Docker images and managed them in Azure Container Registry (ACR)
- Security Compliance: Ensured Kubernetes clusters and applications met industry security standards.
Senior Technical Support Engineer
VMware
11.2017 - 12.2023
- Horizon Cloud on Azure: Proficient in configuring, managing,and maintaining Horizon Cloud solutions on Azure cloud platform Cloud Administration: Extensive experience in Azure and AWS cloud platforms, including provisioning, monitoring, and scaling resources for optimal performance
- DevOps Practices: Strong understanding of DevOps methodologies, continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines, and version control systems like Git.
- Infrastructure as Code: Experienced in defining and managing infrastructure using IaC principles, ensuring consistency and repeatability in deployments.
- Scripting: Proficient in scripting languages such as Python and Bash, with the ability to write custom automation solutions.
Technical Consultant
Triad Square Infosec
02.2015 - 11.2017
- Managed Large Customer Base: I have experience supporting over 400 global customers, overseeing 4000 virtual machines (VMs), and managing 350 ESX hosts across seven data centers. This involved ensuring high availability, performance, and data integrity.
- Windows Systems Administration: Led Windows system administration efforts, including performance analysis, Group Policy Object (GPO) management, DNS, cluster setup, and Active Directory (AD) management.
- VMware Expertise: Proficiently managed VMware ESX/ESXi environments, handling tasks such as upgrades, provisioning, network configuration, and performance monitoring to maintain virtual infrastructure stability.
- Security Leadership: Spearheaded security initiatives, conducting vulnerability assessments, penetration tests, and developing in-house security tools to safeguard the IT environment and sensitive data.
- Linux Administration: Administered Red Hat Linux systems, ensuring optimal performance, patch management, storage configuration, and implementing high availability solutions to maintain reliability.
- Storage Support: Assisted in creating a 24/7 3PAR Service Support, contributing to the design and maintenance of a high-availability storage infrastructure.
- Custom Software Solutions: Analyze client business processes to propose and implement optimal software applications tailored to unique requirements, improving overall business efficiency.
Education
B-tech - Electronics And Communications Engineering
Caarmel Engineering College
Pathanamthitta, Kerala, India03-2015
Skills
- Cloud : Primary Azure Secondary AWS
- CICD : Jenkins
- Iac Tool: Terraform
- Containerization: Kubernetes, Docker
- SCM : Git
- OS : Linux , Windows
Certification
- Oct 2024 AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional
- Oct 2023 Microsoft Azure Administrator - AZ-104
- Dec 2022 AWS Certified Solutions - Architect
- Jun 2020 VMware Certified Professional - Desktop and Mobility
- Jun 2018 VMware Certified Professional - Data Center Virtualization 6.5
- Dec 2019 EC-Council Certified Security Analyst (ECSA)
- Jun 2015 Certified Ethical Hacker (C|EH)
Timeline
Lead Administrator
Wipro Technologies
12.2023 - Current
Senior Technical Support Engineer
VMware
11.2017 - 12.2023
Technical Consultant
Triad Square Infosec
02.2015 - 11.2017
B-tech - Electronics And Communications Engineering
Caarmel Engineering College
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