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Gowtham Prudhvi

Gowtham Prudhvi

Hyderabad

Summary

Cloud Engineering Manager with 12 years of experience in cloud architecture and project management. Proven track record in delivering large-scale AWS cloud migration projects on time and within budget. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, complemented by expertise in operational strategy and team leadership. Recognized for building effective stakeholder relationships and driving high productivity in team environments.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Manager, Cloud Engineering

Ellucian
06.2023 - Current
  • Executed cloud strategies aligned with business goals and technology roadmaps, driving digital transformation initiatives towards Ellucian Saas Platforms.
  • Led a team of 18 cloud engineers, fostering a collaborative environment and mentoring team members for professional growth.
  • Designed and implemented scalable, secure cloud architectures, leveraging AWS services and Microservices using Kubernetes.
  • Established and maintained cloud security best practices and compliance with industry regulations, ensuring data protection.
  • Oversaw cloud migration and implementation projects, ensuring on-time and within-budget delivery.
  • Implemented monitoring tools and processes, optimizing cloud resources and managing costs effectively.
  • Managed and resolved cloud-related incidents, minimizing service disruptions and improving system reliability.
  • Promoted automation and CI/CD practices, enhancing operational efficiency and reducing deployment time by 70%.
  • Managed internal and external stakeholders by working with the R&D team, support team, and external vendors to expedite the resolution of customer issues and bugs.
  • Ran bridge calls for critical incidents with all required teams.
  • Develop and manage the budget for cloud initiatives, ensuring cost-effective use of resources.
  • Perform cost analysis and optimization to reduce unnecessary expenditure on cloud services saved about $3M per anum.

Application services Tech Lead

Ellucian
Bengaluru
04.2020 - Current
  • Played a lead role in effectively managing application team resources by assigning tickets to appropriate personnel, prioritizing the backlog, and accomplishing key tasks, resulting in increased team efficiency.
  • Developed strong credibility with the team, guided them in crucial situations, and established a work environment that stimulated growth.
  • Managed the team by assigning support and project tasks, ensuring they had the required direction, resources, and training to successfully complete assigned tasks.
  • Improved team visibility and collaboration through thorough participation in CAB meetings.
  • Mentored over 25 new recruits on the Banner/Ethos application, helping them learn faster and produce results.
  • Managed internal and external stakeholders by working with the R&D team, support team, and external vendors to expedite the resolution of customer issues and bugs.
  • Ran bridge calls for critical incidents with all required teams.
  • Saved 70% of manhours by implementing SSL automation for SSOManger, EIS, Luminis, Mobile, EMA, and UC4 applications.
  • Led the process of documenting event details, creating necessary monitors in Datadog based on severity, obtaining proper approvals, and distributing the final client-facing document in collaboration with the incident response team.
  • Led the RCA process to determine core issues, perform impact analysis, and resolve them through permanent fixes, reducing customer impact by preventing recurring issues with requisite approvals and management communication.
  • Created support documentation that empowered and enabled team members to extend their skills, leverage system features, and find resolutions quicker.
  • Spearheaded project implementation plans to enhance system reliability.
  • Handled end-to-end setup of monitors using Datadog to trigger SNOW alerts when faults were detected.
  • Proficient in troubleshooting, configuring, and installing Java Middleware and Banner applications.

Senior Cloud Apps Engineer

Ellucian
Sand
01.2017 - Current
  • Installed and configured Oracle WebLogic Server 11g, 12c, Oracle Web Tier 11g, and Oracle Forms & Reports Server 11g.
  • Experienced with Banner 8 and Banner 9 AdminPages, working on BEIS, INB, SSB, BEP, EIS, Touchnet, EProc, and EInvoice Ellucian products.
  • Configured, created, and tuned Oracle Forms & Reports.
  • Configured JVM Controller.
  • Set up JDBC Connection Pool and Multipool with Oracle, SQL Server, and other databases.
  • Deployed and troubleshooted JAR, WAR, and EAR files in both domain and clustered environments.
  • Upgraded WebLogic servers in development, testing, and production environments, including applying patches, BSU patch updates, service pack upgrades, and version upgrades.
  • Administered, monitored, and troubleshooted WebLogic using Admin Console and JMX.
  • Configured single and multiple clusters and deployed applications over clusters.
  • Tuned server performance through thread dump analysis and core dump analysis during uneven server crashes.
  • Created security roles, group policies, user authentication, auditing, and authorization.
  • Worked with web security tools, including LDAP server, SSL certificates, and client authentication.
  • Configured Node Manager for remote managed server start and stop, and SSL communication between the admin server and node manager.
  • Developed complex automation/administration scripts using shell scripting.
  • Tuned JVM heap size and managed JVM performance by adjusting WebLogic heap size and garbage collection parameters.
  • Configured digital certificates using Java keytool for secured applications.
  • Automated domain creation using WLST, ANT, and domain templates.
  • Configured WebLogic plug-ins for Apache Web Server and set up load balancing and failover solutions.
  • Monitored thread usage, connection pool usage, CPU usage, and memory usage, and prepared reports for performance tests, dry run tests, and load tests conducted on the application servers.

Software Engineer Analyst

Accenture
Bengaluru
06.2015 - Current
  • Started a new engagement at Accenture as an SOA and IBM DataStage Administrator.
  • Currently working as a DevOps Engineer at Accenture.
  • Experienced as a Technical Analyst on Sterling Order Management System 9, IIB, WebSphere Commerce Server 7, WebSphere Administration 7 & 8.5, IBM IHS Server Administration, Solr Search, and IBM WebSphere eXtreme Scale applications in FR Environment.
  • Proficient in checking orders and order status in OMS, as well as the Call Center application, and making necessary configuration changes to generate reports.
  • Well-versed in handling P1/P2 issues with strong SLA adherence and providing on-call support in FR Production Environment.
  • Skilled in troubleshooting production issues such as JVM issues, Solr reindexing issues, mount point issues, high CPU issues, and analyzing heap dumps and thread dumps for root cause analysis.
  • Experienced in monitoring WebSphere application health in production and lower environments using the Dynatrace monitoring tool.
  • Proficient in the installation and configuration of Jenkins build servers for deploying applications for OMS, IIB, and WebSphere Applications.
  • Experienced in deploying applications using Quick Build and configuring schedulers in Quick Build.
  • Proficient in setting up SVN and Mercurial repositories for the production environment and working with Tortoise-SVN and Tortoise-Hg repository tools.
  • Experienced in handling DB2 database monitoring, extracting data from the database, sending reports, checking CPU and RAM utilization, monitoring mount points, backup jobs, and changing order status at the DB2 level.
  • Acquired knowledge in Chef (configuration management tool), Jenkins (continuous integration tool), Amazon Web Services (creating instances, nodes, and writing JSON templates), and testing automation and performance testing tools like SonarQube.

Weblogic Administrator

Wipro InfoTech
Gurgoan
10.2014 - Current
  • Extensively worked on WebLogic Server versions 9.x, 10.x, 11g, and 12c.
  • Experienced in development, pre-production, and production environments.
  • Proficient in installing WebLogic Server and creating domains.
  • Extensive experience in deploying applications on middleware servers.
  • Installed and configured Apache Web Server.
  • Configured JDBC and JMS connection pools and LDAP connectivity.
  • Configured plugins in the web server.
  • Upgraded Apache Web Servers.
  • Responsible for sending production and staging log files to developers and other teams.
  • Worked on application troubleshooting and support environments.
  • Eight months of experience in client-server applications using Java and J2EE technologies.
  • Strong technical skills in Java and J2EE (Servlets, JSP, Struts).
  • Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills.
  • Ability to learn new technologies quickly.
  • Effective team member.

Java Developer and Weblogic Administrator

Trewport Technologies
05.2011 - Current
  • Administered BEA WebLogic Server 10.x in development, QA, pre production, and production environments on platforms including Red Hat Linux and Windows.
  • Managed and monitored JVM performance through WebLogic heap size adjustment, garbage collection, JDBC pool management, and analyzing thread dumps, pstack, and prstat to identify and resolve application issues.
  • Collaborated with Customer Care and Deployment teams to troubleshoot and resolve daily application problems in production support.
  • Assisted Web Administrators and LDAP Administrators in determining optimal SiteMinder parameter values and tuning the system to enhance SiteMinder performance across the WebTier, Application Tier, and Data Tier.
  • Integrated OAuth with internal applications using SailPoint.
  • Interacted and collaborated effectively with peers, subordinates, team members, and senior-level individuals.
  • Documented problems and workarounds in the product environment, and worked with other support teams and engineering stakeholders to resolve issues.
  • Monitored applications using Big Brother and SiteScope.
  • Responded to and resolved application issues within pre-defined Service Level Agreements (SLA).

Education

Bachelor of Technology - Electronics and Communication Engineering

Pragati Engineering College
Surampalem
01.2011

Skills

  • System administration and infrastructure
  • Cloud engineering and migration
  • Identity and access management
  • Network security
  • Platform
  • Operations and maintenance
  • Project management
  • Strategic leadership
  • Financial management
  • Collaboration

Languages

  • English
  • Hindi
  • Telugu

Accomplishments

  • Received the High Impact Award five consecutive times in recognition of outstanding team performance.

Certification

  • AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Architect (June 2018 - July 2020)
  • Oracle WebLogic Administration 11g (Credential ID OC1554253)
  • ITIL Foundation Level

Languages

Telugu
First Language
English
Proficient (C2)
C2
Hindi
Upper Intermediate (B2)
B2

Timeline

Manager, Cloud Engineering

Ellucian
06.2023 - Current

Application services Tech Lead

Ellucian
04.2020 - Current

Senior Cloud Apps Engineer

Ellucian
01.2017 - Current

Software Engineer Analyst

Accenture
06.2015 - Current

Weblogic Administrator

Wipro InfoTech
10.2014 - Current

Java Developer and Weblogic Administrator

Trewport Technologies
05.2011 - Current

Bachelor of Technology - Electronics and Communication Engineering

Pragati Engineering College

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