Hari OM
Palwal
Summary
Experienced Cloud Consultant with a focus on OpenShift Administration, Azure Cloud, and Platform Reliability Engineering (PRE). Skilled in building and managing hybrid cloud environments and implementing monitoring and observability solutions. Proficient in Kubernetes, container orchestration, and automation through CI/CD. Proven track record of ensuring system reliability, scalability, and security for complex cloud architectures.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Account SME
IBM India Private Ltd
02.2019 - 04.2022
- Worked as Account SME in IBM India Pvt Ltd on Emirates Airlines Project
- Designing, installation, configuration, upgrading and administration of Linux 6,7 and 8 servers and support of Kubernetes and Open-shift Environment
- Kernel and ulimit configuration, Different types of storage addition/removal, patching, and OS and Storage migration in rhel5, 6 and 7 servers hosted on physical and virtual infra
- Troubleshooting day to day OS issues and in coordination with Database and Application teams
- Building and configuring, upgrading, resetting and deleting nodes in Kubernetes Infrastructure, Open-Shift Core software installation and configuration (creating clusters, nodes and pods) Docker container/image management Kubernetes experience Supporting Open-shift Infrastructure
- Working on OCP and Kubernetes to manage containerized applications using, nodes, ConfigMaps, secrets, services, route, node-selector, Persistent Volume and PV Claim, Services, Deployment and running application on Pods
- Creating and managing different types of code upgrade strategies like rolling update and roll-back in Kubernetes and OC
- Auto-scaling configuration of pods based on utilization
- Creating and managing user, group, custom roles, SCC and Oauth server configuration
- Creating new Projects in OC, Services for load balancing and adding them to Routes to be accessible from outside, troubleshooting pods through ssh and logs, modification of Buildconfigs, templates etc
- Possess expertise in Red Hat Linux configuration and administration, Server Patching, Hardening, Logical volume manager, GPFS
- Supported server provisioning activities like installation and deployment of Servers and Applications via Ansible and manual over the SDN infra
- Application root cause analyzing then optimization using newrelic
- Installation, Configuration and performing OS patching through Redhat-Satellite server
- Experienced in Managing User Accounts and Groups, Managing Files and Directories, Package/Patch Management and Configuration, Managing Services, Volume Management
- Working with vendor for Hardware support in Emirates datacenter (Including Emirates and dnata)
- Scanning the LUNS, creating partitions and files system and OS level storage migration
- New server builds and application migration during node failure, V2V and P2V migration
- VMware administration to support daily routine task in Linux Infrastructure
- VMware level 2 support, including, Server reboot, shutdown, device addition/deletion, Storage/Disk mapping un- mapping, VLAN mapping, new template creation and server provisioning etc
Senior Linux Admin
Wipro
11.2018 - 03.2019
- Company Overview: Nityo Infotech Pvt Ltd
Senior Linux Admin
Wipro
05.2018 - 10.2018
- Company Overview: Vyaminfo solutions
Linux Admin L2
IBM India
04.2015 - 05.2018
- Company Overview: Artech Infosystems
Linux Administrator
Symphony Tececa
11.2012 - 03.2015
- Company Overview: Adecco India
Linux Engineer
Acropetal Technologies Ltd
11.2012 - 03.2015
System Support Engineer
Mintergraph systems Pvt Ltd
04.2010 - 01.2012
Cloud and PRE Consultant
HCL Tech
04.2022
- Design, install, configure, upgrade, and maintain Openshift4 cluster on vCenter, Hyperscalers and Bare Metal
- Deploy containerized applications using CI/CD, S21 OpenShift ensuring high availability and scalability
- Manage Docker containers and images, including building and deploying applications
- Configure and maintain K8S clusters for container orchestration
- End to end deployment of Influx dB, telegraph, Prometheus, Grafana and Zabbix monitoring solutions
- Implement security measures, including RBAC and authentication
- End to end deployment and configuration of different types of Al enabled hardwares in Cloud Native Al Lab DC's
- Migration of Infra from on-prem to Open shift Virtualization using MTV and conveyor
- Perform application scaling and monitoring using OpenShift features
- Maintain detailed documentation of configurations, procedures and troubleshooting steps
- Create runbooks
- And standard operating procedures (SOPs) for various tasks
- Implemented cloud-based data storage solutions, collaborated with cross-functional teams to migrate data to Azure, ensuring data consistency and reducing transition
- Optimized Azure virtual machines and storage accounts configured Azure Virtual Machines and Storage, enhancing system performance and reliability
- Configured Azure Key Vault for secure management of encryption keys and secrets
- Managed Azure AD roles and permissions, enhancing security compliance, Designed and deployed secure virtual networks and IP configurations, ensuring data confidentiality
- Migrated on-premises applications to Azure, designed and deployed virtual networks and subnets to increase network performance
- Developed scripts for automated backups and monitoring, ensuring a 99.9% data availability
- Developed and enforced network security policies using Azure Firewall and NSGs, Implemented advanced threat detection and response workflows with Azure Sentinel
- Optimized cloud security configurations, reducing unauthorized access, Implemented Azure AD and MFA for secure authentication, enhancing identity protection
- Managed virtualization and storage solutions using Azure, enhancing storage efficiency
- Monitored network and system security protocols, reducing unauthorized access incidents
- Automated security monitoring and alerting using Azure Sentinel, cutting response times to security threat
- Conducted security audits and compliance checks, maintaining a 100% pass rate in regulatory assessments
- Provided technical support and troubleshooting for Azure-related issues, achieving an 80% resolution rate within the SLA
- Installation configuration and managing Azure Stack HCI Environment to Implement the POCs
- Configure and manage VMware infra, including vCenter, vSAN, VLAN, Port Group and ESXi hosts
- Manage Storage SAN, NAS, configure data stores, storage pool, and storage migration
- Monitor and optimize virtualized environments for performance and scalability
- Troubleshoot and resolve VMware-related issues
- Manage backups, snapshots and disaster recovery strategies for VM environment
- Develop and maintain automation scripts using Ansible and scripts to streamline system admin tasks
- Automate routine tasks, such as VM, OCP, K8S and installation and configuration using IPI, UPI and Assisted installation on Virtual and Physical infrastructure
- Automating Infra deployment on On-prem and Cloud Environment using Ansible and terraform
Education
BCA - Computer
Maharshi Dayanand University Rohtak
01.2011
Senior Secondary -
Board of School Education Haryana
01.2005
Matriculation -
Board of School Education Haryana
01.2003
Skills
- Operating Systems: UNIX, RedHat, Ubuntu, Centos, Windows
- Hardware: - Dell Power Edge, Lenovo Xclarity and HPNVIDIA, Dell Al Hardware's
- Containers, Clusters: Docker, Kubernetes and Openshift
- Visualization and Cloud: VMware, AWS, GCP and SDDC
- Tools: Service-Now, maxIT, Maximo, Ansible, Satellite, Cisco Panoptica
- Monitoring: Zabbix, telegraf, InfluxDB, Prometheus and Grafana, ELK
- SCM Tools: Git, SVN
- Virtualization Tools: Vcenter Server, ESXi Host, Azure Stack HCI
Certification
- Certified kubernetes security specialist-2024
- Certified NVIDIA AI Technologies-2024
- Azure 900, 104 and 305 Certification.
- Certified kubernetes Administrator-2023
- VMware certified Technical Associate-2023
- Redhat Certified in Openshift Administration (4.5)-2021.
- Red hat certified system administrator-2010.
- Red hat certified engineer-2010.
PERSONAL DETAILS
- Date of birth: 5th March, 1987
- Residential Address: Vill-Rehrana, Teh & Post-Palwal, Distt-Palwal (Faridabad), Haryana
Projects
OpenShift Innovation lab setup in Belgium for client Proximus., Build pipelines to automate the installation and configuration of OpenShift, via UPI, IPI and Agnostic installation on top of BareMetal, Vmware and Azure., End to End deployment monitoring solutions in HCL Cloud Native Lab DC's using Prometheus, Grafana, ELK and Zabbix., Delivering multiple POC's setup for different clients on VMware and different hyperscalers., Installation and configuration of Al hardware's within the labs like NVIDIA DGX and Azure Stack HCI.
Timeline
Cloud and PRE Consultant
HCL Tech
04.2022
Account SME
IBM India Private Ltd
02.2019 - 04.2022
Senior Linux Admin
Wipro
11.2018 - 03.2019
Senior Linux Admin
Wipro
05.2018 - 10.2018
Linux Admin L2
IBM India
04.2015 - 05.2018
Linux Administrator
Symphony Tececa
11.2012 - 03.2015
Linux Engineer
Acropetal Technologies Ltd
11.2012 - 03.2015
System Support Engineer
Mintergraph systems Pvt Ltd
04.2010 - 01.2012
BCA - Computer
Maharshi Dayanand University Rohtak
Senior Secondary -
Board of School Education Haryana
Matriculation -
Board of School Education Haryana
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