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Heena Malik

Heena Malik

Principal DevOps Engineer
Delhi

Summary

Principal DevOps Engineer with 9 years of experience specializing in cloud architecture, DevOps, and Kubernetes orchestration. Extensive expertise in migrating applications to GCP and Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE), setting up monitoring with Datadog and Prometheus, and leading OS migration projects from CentOS to Rocky Linux. Successfully implemented automation solutions using Python and Bash scripting, optimizing infrastructure and operational efficiency.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience
2
2
Certifications

Work History

Principal DevOps Engineer

UKG
10.2021 - Current
  • Actively participated in creating a Python-based automation framework for deploying GKE clusters using Terraform and developed the corresponding Jenkins job. Collaborated with Application and Kubernetes Architects to migrate multiple applications to Kubernetes, implementing monitoring and logging solutions using Datadog and GKE custom dashboards to ensure high availability. Spearheaded the migration of server infrastructure from CentOS to Rocky Linux, implemented scanning tasks using Terrascan and Trivy, and engineered an automated solution for migrating container images from GCP GCR to Artifact Registry. Facilitated the migration of CircleCI jobs to GitHub Actions workflows, implemented cost optimization tools, and led Kubernetes training sessions for development teams to ensure compliance with standards and best practices.

Lead DevOps Engineer

Dunnhumby
01.2021 - 10.2021
  • Automated the deployment of Core2 and Kubernetes environments on Google Cloud, incorporating Istio for service mesh management across multiple applications. Established a robust CI/CD pipeline using Octopus Deploy, integrated with GitLab for version control and issue tracking. Managed Airflow infrastructure for data processing workloads and employed Terraform to efficiently provision and manage GCP resources using reusable modules for accelerated infrastructure provisioning. Orchestrated container deployments, scaling, and management with Kubernetes, and implemented CI/CD pipelines for seamless application delivery on GCP with Octopus Deploy.

Senior DevOps Engineer

Nagarro
12.2018 - 01.2021
  • Leveraged Ansible and Ansible Tower for configuration management, automating repetitive tasks, and accelerating critical application deployments. Created and managed Ansible playbooks for Windows and Linux environments within the AWX platform, and utilized Ansible Tower and Kibana to provide centralized visibility and role-based access control for efficient team collaboration. Integrated Nexus Artifactory for package management and the ELK stack for comprehensive log analysis. Implemented end-to-end CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins to automate build, test, and deployment processes across servers and devices. Architected AWS infrastructure using EC2, VPC, RDS, and other core services, complemented by CloudFormation and CDK for infrastructure as code. Employed Kubernetes for container orchestration and scaling, integrating with Jenkins for CI/CD pipelines and utilizing Argo CD for GitOps-based deployments.

DevOps Engineer

TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES
08.2015 - 12.2018
  • Expertise in CI/CD pipeline development using Git and Jenkins, coupled with configuration management through Ansible. Proficient in containerization technologies, including Docker and OpenShift, for efficient application deployment and management. Demonstrated ability to manage and optimize Linux server environments, leveraging virtualization platforms like VMware vSphere. Successfully implemented cloud-based infrastructure solutions using AWS, incorporating continuous delivery pipelines for microservices.

Education

Bachelor’s in Technology - Computer Science

Punjab Technical University
06.2015

Master’s in Technology - Computer Science

Guru Nanak Dev University
06.2012

Skills

Python, BASH

Jenkins, Octopus, CircleCI

Gitlab, GitHub/ Github Actions

Argo CD, Azure DevOps

Datadog, Splunk

Ansible, Terraform

VMware, AWX

Docker, Kubernetes

Trivy, Terrascan

AWS, GCP

PostgreSQL

Certification

Certified Kubernetes Administrator

Timeline

Certified Kubernetes Administrator
12-2023
GCP Associate Cloud Engineer
08-2023

Principal DevOps Engineer

UKG
10.2021 - Current

Lead DevOps Engineer

Dunnhumby
01.2021 - 10.2021

Senior DevOps Engineer

Nagarro
12.2018 - 01.2021

DevOps Engineer

TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES
08.2015 - 12.2018

Bachelor’s in Technology - Computer Science

Punjab Technical University

Master’s in Technology - Computer Science

Guru Nanak Dev University
Heena MalikPrincipal DevOps Engineer