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Chandra Shekhar Behera

Bangalore

Summary

Highly skilled and results-driven Senior Software Engineer with over a decade of experience in designing, implementing, and optimizing cutting-edge solutions. Proficient in streamlining development, deployment, and operations processes, possess a deep understanding of DevOps/Agile principles and best practices. Excelling in system analysis, bottleneck identification, and performance optimization, all while reducing operational costs. Dedicated to staying abreast of industry trends and technologies to ensure that the practices implemented align with the evolving needs of the organization. Furthermore, with proven ability to lead and mentor junior team members underscores the commitment to fostering a culture of continuous improvement and excellence.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience

Work History

DevOps Lead

Sigmoid, an Astar Data LLP Company
10.2023 - Current
  • Cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP) data workload management, cost optimization planning, and implementation for big data solutions.
  • Implement and operate controls to secure cloud-based data systems using cloud policies and data governance tool integrations.
  • Automation of data processing cluster creation/cleanup on VMWare using Databricks and on cloud using managed big data services.
  • Built end-to-end DataOps pipelines using groovy DSL to retrieve code, process data, perform tests, and push artifacts to repositories.
  • Hands-on experience in containerizing data applications and deploying them on K8s Cluster for scalable data processing.
  • Integration of data quality and security tools to find vulnerabilities in data pipelines during CI process and implement fixes.
  • Regular maintenance of open-source data tools and cloud services (Upgrade, patching etc.)
  • Configured EKS/AKS as the orchestration platform for data microservices with auto scaling capabilities.

Senior Software Engineer

Uptycs
02.2023 - 09.2023
  • Designed and Implemented alerts framework for Kafka on Kubernetes including dashboards on Grafana.
  • Automated Golden AMI creation using EC2 Image Builder to enhance efficiency.
  • Evaluated feasibility and potential benefits of integrating build tools such as Bazel and Gradle.
  • Successfully deployed alert / monitoring system for Kafka deployments, ensuring system stability and performance.
  • Prepared systems for FIPS compliance, including reviewing and upgrading existing containerized applications for migration.
  • Implemented advanced vulnerability scanners, including Trivy and Grype, to bolster security measures and identify potential vulnerabilities within CI/CD process.

Staff Software Engineer

ColorTokens
09.2019 - 02.2023
  • Deployment and maintenance of data streams/pipelines, ensuring real-time availability of critical data throughout organization, leveraging Kafka, MongoDB (Cloud), Redis, ElasticSearch (ElasticCloud) and Kubernetes.
  • Designed and implemented effective database solutions and models to store and retrieve data on MongoDB (Managed).
  • Worked on Terraform templates for creating complete infrastructure of environment on AWS (EC2, S3, VPC, IAM, Launch Configurations, EKS, ECR, EFS etc.)
  • Hands on experience in writing Docker files to dockerize applications and deployed them on K8s Cluster.
  • Automation for multi-cloud Infrastructure for internal applications and data pipelines.
  • Written various build frameworks to automate Helm, Kubernetes and traditional environment deployments for Java, Angular and python applications.
  • Responsible for installing and configuring CI & CD build system tools like Jenkins, JFrog Artifactory, Nginx Proxy and Atlassian tools.
  • Automation of Kubernetes cluster creation/cleanup on VMWare using Rancher & Jenkins.
  • Built end to end CI/CD Pipelines in Jenkins using Groovy DSL to retrieve code, compile applications, perform tests and push build artifacts to JFrog Artifactory.
  • Developed and supported software Release Management and procedures.
  • Integration of security tools like Trivy to find vulnerabilities on docker images during CI process and patching vulnerabilities.

Senior Data Engineer

British Telecommunications PLC
07.2017 - 09.2019
  • Implementation of SVOC module which will enable 360-degree view of customer availing any services associated with BT.
  • Implementation of DQ Framework ART to identify issues at data level along with alert mechanism which uses business defined thresholds to maintain data quality for complete data set available in INTEGRATION LAYER.
  • Implementation of Error Handling Framework to identify BAU progress and runtime errors with alert mechanism enabling not only developers and supports team but also business users to understand BAU progress.
  • Implementation of INJECTION Framework to automate data fix which enabled existing BAU to resolve DQ uses with minimal manual intervention which also resulted in reduction of time gap between problem and fix along with minimal dependency on support teams.
  • Acquisition data from all source systems onto Hadoop Data Lake and after functional aggregation, segregation and transformation will be sent to Oracle DB for reporting.

Data Engineer

British Telecommunications PLC
04.2015 - 06.2017
  • Implementation of INTEGRATION LAYER of REDW Warehouse to combine data coming from heterogeneous source systems and act as building block for Business Analytics enabling business leads, stakeholders' ability to analyze business data in significant and simpler way enhancing them with effective decision making.
  • Implementation of Locking Mechanism to reduce errors at Surrogate Layer to minimize CONTROL-M errors in BAU.
  • Implementation of BLACKHOLE Framework to enhance accuracy of existing reports based on INTEGRATION LAYER by utilizing history of existing data available.
  • Monitoring security audit checks to be performed to test security aspects of data covering norms to follow GDPR guidelines.

Software Engineer

Wipro Technologies
10.2012 - 03.2015
  • Performing change requests (enhancements) for existing application.
  • Development and integration of database related modules living on separate system, on DMS.
  • Providing technical support and defect fixes during system integration testing and UAT.
  • Implementing and suggesting alternate approach to overcome possible performance issues, design complexity or table design limitations.
  • Attended various functional sessions to gain information on existing application functionality and conducted similar sessions to impart same to new team members.
  • Developing reusable DB components such as packages, procedures, composite types, etc.
  • Using PL/SQL, which were in turn used by UI, middleware and DB modules.

Education

BE - Electronics And Communications Engineering

Birla Institute Of Technology, MESRA
Ranchi, Jharkhand

High School & Intermediate -

HAL School
Lucknow, UP
03.2008

Skills

  • Python
  • Kubernetes
  • Docker
  • AWS/Azure/GCP
  • Terraform
  • Shell Scripting
  • GitOps
  • SQL/PL-SQL
  • ETL
  • Data Warehousing
  • Data Modelling
  • Jenkins
  • VMWare
  • Harness

Additional Information

Address: 105, Premkamal Residency, Koramangala 8th Block, Bengaluru-560095

Timeline

DevOps Lead

Sigmoid, an Astar Data LLP Company
10.2023 - Current

Senior Software Engineer

Uptycs
02.2023 - 09.2023

Staff Software Engineer

ColorTokens
09.2019 - 02.2023

Senior Data Engineer

British Telecommunications PLC
07.2017 - 09.2019

Data Engineer

British Telecommunications PLC
04.2015 - 06.2017

Software Engineer

Wipro Technologies
10.2012 - 03.2015

BE - Electronics And Communications Engineering

Birla Institute Of Technology, MESRA

High School & Intermediate -

HAL School
Chandra Shekhar Behera