G V S RAM PRASAD
Hyderabad
Summary
- Technical Consultant and Kafka Administrator with over 15 years of experience in the IT industry.
- Certified as a Hadoop Administrator (HDPCA & MCHA) and a Red Hat Engineer (RHCE) specializing in system security and OS hardening.
- Expertise in Kafka, including cluster setup, configuration, and maintenance.
- Proficient in cloud technologies such as AWS and Microsoft Azure. Extensive background in cluster planning, deployment, upgrades, and security for Hadoop ecosystems (Cloudera, Hortonworks, HDInsight), Kafka, Solr, Zookeeper and other big data technologies.
- Skilled in designing data pipelines, application retirement, database archiving, and security solutions.
- Strong leadership abilities, performance analysis skills, and troubleshooting expertise.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Technical Lead / Consultant
SOLIX Technologies
09.2017 - Current
- Led multiple projects focusing on processing real time data using Kafka for real-time message processing and integration with SoliX CDP.
- Designed and deployed Kafka-based solutions for large-scale email archiving, enabling smooth offloading of less frequently accessed emails to cloud-based object storage.
- Managed large-scale projects for notable clients like Kaiser Permanente, Merck, Alberta Health Services, and others.
- Delivered custom solutions for legacy and active data applications, including designing Hadoop clusters for high-availability and multi-tenancy.
- Coordinated with cross-department teams like QA, Cloud-Ops, Engineering and Support to ensure seamless end-to-end software delivery process.
- Led team of developers to successfully deliver high-quality software projects on time and within budget constraints.
Hadoop Admin (L2)
HASHMAP TECH INDIA PVT LTD
05.2016 - 08.2017
- Provided level 2 support to various Hashmapinc customers in the managed services portfolio which includes security, cluster setup, tuning, HA recommendation, issue tracking.
- Managed 7-member on-offshore team
- Recommended customer on best practices to be implemented for Upgrade.
- Increased query performance via fine-tuning MapReduce jobs and optimizing Hive queries in a production environment.
- Ensured smooth functioning of Hadoop clusters, performing routine maintenance tasks such as upgrades, patches, and fixing bugs.
Hadoop Administrator
SMS COUNTRY
02.2015 - 03.2016
- Installed and managed a 7-node MapR Hadoop cluster
- Upgraded MapR 4.0.x to MapR 5.0.x
- Implemented Hadoop systems in cloud environments
- Managed and reviewed Hadoop log files.
System Engineer
ETS TECHNOLOGIES
02.2009 - 01.2015
- Installing & Configuration of RHEL & Ubuntu Servers
- Troubleshooting booting issues, file system inconsistencies and service related problems
- Administration of DHCP, SAMBA, SSH servers and Network printers.
CSE
HSBC – HDPI
12.2003 - 11.2008
- Worked in wide variety of BFSI portfolios in HSBC (Tech support)
- Provided customers / client with technology products and service
- Training of new tranches, operational staff on new updates and various functions of business.
Education
M.C.A -
Osmania University
B.Sc. (M.S.Cs) -
Bhavan’s Vivekananda Degree College, Osmania University
Inter -
Board of intermediate education, Hyderabad
School -
K.V. Bolarum
Skills
- Kafka Administration: Kafka cluster setup and management, real-time data streaming for archiving, Zookeeper integration, message queue management
- Email Archiving: Kafka-driven email archiving solutions using real-time streaming to offload and store emails in cloud object storage
- Hadoop: Vanilla Hadoop, Hadoop 2 & 3
- Hadoop Ecosystem: HDFS, YARN, Zookeeper, SOLR, Kafka, HBase, Hive, Nifi, Oozie, Flume
- Cloud: AWS, Microsoft Azure
- Containerization: Docker, Kubernetes
- Operating Systems: UNIX, RHEL, CentOS, Ubuntu, Windows
- Security: SSL/TLS, Kerberos, LDAP, Active Directory
- Database: Oracle 10g/11g, SQLServer, MySQL, PostgreSQL
Certification
- Certified Hadoop Administrator (HDPCA & MCHA)
- Certified Red Hat Engineer (RHCE)
- Solix CDP Certified Admin
Personal Information
- Passport Number: W4095104
- Father's Name: Late G. Seshagiri Rao
- Nationality: Indian
- Marital Status: Married
Languages
English
Hindi
Telugu
Timeline
Technical Lead / Consultant
SOLIX Technologies
09.2017 - Current
Hadoop Admin (L2)
HASHMAP TECH INDIA PVT LTD
05.2016 - 08.2017
Hadoop Administrator
SMS COUNTRY
02.2015 - 03.2016
System Engineer
ETS TECHNOLOGIES
02.2009 - 01.2015
CSE
HSBC – HDPI
12.2003 - 11.2008
Inter -
Board of intermediate education, Hyderabad
School -
K.V. Bolarum
M.C.A -
Osmania University
B.Sc. (M.S.Cs) -
Bhavan’s Vivekananda Degree College, Osmania University
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