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Dhilipan Chandran

IT Professional
Bengaluru,KA

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Job Search Status

Open to work

Desired Job Title

Associate consultantPlatform EngineerIT Operations ProfessionalIT ConsultantPlatform Architect

Work Type

Full TimePart Time

Location Preference

HybridRemoteOn-Site
Location: Bengaluru, KA, INBengaluru, KA
Open to relocation: Yes

Salary Range

100000/yr - 200000/yr

Important To Me

Career advancementWork-life balanceCompany Culture

Summary

Deployment Specialist & Infrastructure Architect with 12+ years of experience in enterprise infrastructure across private and hybrid cloud environments. Strong expertise in Red Hat OpenShift, including OpenShift Virtualization, along with hands-on experience in VMware vSphere and Kubernetes platforms. Specialized in VMware to OpenShift migration strategies, platform design, and implementation, enabling organizations to modernize workloads from traditional virtualization to container-native environments. Experienced in designing and deploying scalable, secure, and highly available platforms, with deep expertise in troubleshooting complex infrastructure and platform issues across compute, storage, and networking layers. Strong focus on customer experience, collaborating closely with stakeholders, vendors, and cross-functional teams to resolve critical issues and ensure successful project outcomes.

Professional consultant equipped to deliver impactful solutions and drive success. Strong analytical skills, strategic thinking, and adept at managing client relationships. Highly collaborative, adaptable, and focused on achieving optimal results. Proficient in project management, data analysis, and business process improvement.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience
3
3
Certifications
1
1
Language

Work History

Associate consultant

Tata Consultancy services
05.2022 - Current
  • Leading design, deployment, and management of enterprise infrastructure with a strong focus on Red Hat OpenShift platforms across hybrid environments
  • Driving platform modernization initiatives by enabling OpenShift adoption, Kubernetes transformation, and workload migration
  • Acting as Technical Lead for platform architecture, troubleshooting, and delivery across infrastructure and cloud layers
  • Collaborating with customers, vendors, and cross-functional teams to resolve complex platform and infrastructure issues
  • Managing L1/L2 teams, handling escalations, and ensuring SLA compliance
  • Planning and executing upgrades, patching, and capacity expansion across platform and infrastructure.
  • OpenShift & Cloud-Native Contributions
  • Designing, deploying, and operating OpenShift clusters in production environments
  • Leading VMware to OpenShift migration initiatives, including workload assessment, design, and execution
  • Working deeply with Kubernetes resources (pods, deployments, PVCs, services, routes, nodes)
  • Troubleshooting cluster-level issues across storage (CSI), networking, and scheduling
  • Managing persistent storage integration (Ceph, SAN, CSI drivers) and resolving volume-related issues
  • Supporting OpenShift Virtualization and hybrid workloads (VM + containers)
  • Driving platform stability, performance tuning, and reliability improvements
  • Implementing automation using Ansible and supporting CI/CD-based deployments

VMware administrator

Kyndryl | IBM India private limited, Bangalore
12.2019 - 04.2022
  • Installation, configuration, and administration of VMware vSphere environments (ESXi, vCenter, HA, DRS)
  • Performed P2V/V2V migrations, vMotion, storage vMotion, and VM lifecycle operations
  • Managed patching and upgrades using Update Manager and ESXCLI
  • Troubleshot complex issues including APD, host failures, performance bottlenecks, and storage/network issues
  • Maintained security-compliant infrastructure and performed capacity planning
  • Managed backup solutions (VEEAM) and resolved VM-level issues
  • Worked on server hardware (Dell, HP, Lenovo) including firmware upgrades and troubleshooting
  • Strong experience in Windows Server administration (DNS, DHCP, IIS, performance issues)
  • Collaborated with vendors for issue resolution and RCA documentation

IT operations analyst

Accenture India private limited, Bangalore
05.2015 - 12.2019
  • Managed infrastructure projects including server deployments, upgrades, and migrations across data centers
  • Built and managed VMware clusters with HA & DRS configurations
  • Implemented virtualization solutions including templates, cloning, and snapshots
  • Performed security hardening and monitoring of ESXi hosts and VMs
  • Delivered large-scale server refresh project involving 250+ servers
  • Administered Windows servers (AD, DNS, DHCP, File, Print)
  • Managed Dell blade infrastructure and handled hardware troubleshooting

IT associate

Pacer automation private limited, Bangalore
01.2013 - 05.2015

Education

Bachelor of Science - Computer science

Madras University
Chennai
01-2010

Skills

OpenShift Container Platform (OCP)

Kubernetes (K8s)

OpenShift Virtualization

VMware vSphere, vCenter, Aria

Hybrid Cloud & Private Cloud Architecture

Microsoft Azure (Fundamentals & Integration)

Planning and execution

Team collaboration

Problem-solving

Monitoring and logging

Project leadership

Technical analysis

Certification

Openshift Virtualization

Timeline

Associate consultant

Tata Consultancy services
05.2022 - Current

VMware administrator

Kyndryl | IBM India private limited, Bangalore
12.2019 - 04.2022

IT operations analyst

Accenture India private limited, Bangalore
05.2015 - 12.2019

IT associate

Pacer automation private limited, Bangalore
01.2013 - 05.2015

Bachelor of Science - Computer science

Madras University
Dhilipan ChandranIT Professional