Huzefa Hamdard
Tokyo
Summary
Dedicated and seasoned professional with 12+ years of experience in the dynamic field of DevOps, adept at spearheading transformative initiatives and delivering cutting-edge solutions.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
8
8
Certifications
3
3
Languages
Work History
Senior Site Reliability Engineer
NielsenIQ/ GFK
01.2025 - Current
- Evaluated new technologies and tools to enhance overall system performance, stability, and security.
- Developed custom scripts/tools as needed to automate routine tasks, increasing overall team productivity and efficiency.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to develop, test, and deploy scalable software solutions.
- Improved incident management workflows by creating comprehensive documentation on troubleshooting procedures and common issues resolution steps.
DevOps Lead/ Expert
AXA General Insurance
09.2022 - Current
- Led the deployment of containerized applications using Oracle Kubernetes Engine (OKE), ensuring efficient resource utilization and streamlined application management.
- Set up and managed Kubernetes clusters on Oracle OKE, automating cluster operations and optimizing scalability and performance.
- Led the development of CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, overseeing the maintenance of Jenkins pipeline code (Jenkinsfile) for application builds and deployments.
- Championed the design of frameworks for tools and spearheaded Proof of Concepts (POCs) on new tools, providing team demonstrations to facilitate adoption and understanding.
- Took charge of automating environment setup using Golang Operator and ArgoCD, ensuring efficient deployment processes across the team.
- Guided the implementation of pipelines using Tekton and Argo Workflow for Machine Learning applications, showcasing leadership in the adoption of cutting-edge technologies.
- Demonstrated leadership in managing Production deployments and resolving critical incidents, ensuring minimal downtime and maintaining high availability.
- Played a pivotal role in leading the design and development of UI tools, utilizing the Python Django Framework, to enhance team productivity and effectiveness.
- Led the development of UI applications using ReactJS and FastAPI, contributing to the successful management of production releases and ensuring seamless user experiences.
- Directed the construction of Rest API using FastAPI to extract information from the OpenShift cluster, demonstrating leadership in driving innovation and efficiency in data extraction processes.
- Mentored and coached junior team members, fostering their professional growth and development within the DevOps domain.
- Spearheaded cross-functional collaboration initiatives, facilitating effective communication and alignment between development, operations, and quality assurance teams.
- Established best practices and guidelines for DevOps processes and methodologies, ensuring consistency and standardization across projects.
- Acted as a liaison between technical and non-technical stakeholders, translating business requirements into technical solutions and driving alignment towards common goals.
Technical Lead - DevOps
Hexaware Technologies
07.2019 - 08.2022
- Led the maintenance and optimization of Jenkins Pipeline code (Jenkinsfile), streamlining application builds and deployments for enhanced efficiency.
- Orchestrated the establishment of CI/CD pipelines leveraging Jenkins, ensuring seamless integration and deployment processes across projects.
- Architected robust frameworks for tools, providing a scalable and adaptable infrastructure to support project requirements.
- Spearheaded Proof of Concept (POC) initiatives on cutting-edge tools, showcasing their potential value to the team through insightful demonstrations.
- Directed the setup of environments for diverse projects, ensuring alignment with project specifications and operational requirements.
- Managed critical aspects of production deployments, adeptly addressing issues and ensuring minimal downtime to maximize system availability.
- Drove the automation of environments using Ansible Playbook Bundles (APB), GoLang Operator, and ArgoCD, enhancing agility and reliability in infrastructure management.
- Maintaining Jenkins Pipeline code (Jenkinsfile) for all the application builds and deployments.
Consultant - DevOps
Northern Trust
10.2016 - 06.2019
- Automate Infrastructure by using various automation tools like Vmware vRA/vRO, Ansible and Ansible Tower
- Working as Individual contributor for end to end delivery of projects
- Setup of CI/CD pipeline by using CI tools like Bit Bucket and Bamboo
- Designed framework for Devops team
- Setup pipeline for intake of new projects
Systems Engineer
Glam India Pvt Ltd
06.2015 - 09.2016
- Create VMs using LXC Virtualization and resource management
- Remote server configuration using Ansible
- Automate task using Ansible and shell script
- Network installations of CentOS servers using kickstart
- Incident management using JIRA ticketing system and Confluence wiki
- Worked on Ganglia to monitor server cluster performance and utilization history
Senior Systems Engineer
Germin8 Solutions Pvt Ltd
05.2012 - 06.2013
- Working on BIG data technologies (SOLR, Hadoop, Kafka, Zookeeper, MongoDB)
- Designing and setup of Production servers on Amazon Cloud
- Automate tasks using Ansible and Shell Script.
- Deployment of builds and patches related to our product.
- Testing new versions of servers and upgrading it on production.
- Setup of SOLR servers.
- Setup of Apache and Tomcat and troubleshoot issues in that.
- Creating Firewall rules.
- Handing firewall (Sonic wall)
- Backup of mysql database on Amazon S3.
- Creating security groups on Amazon Cloud for better security.
- Writing shell scripts for making maximum task automated.
Technical Support Engineer
Reliance Communications
08.2011 - 04.2012
- Handled end-to-end Bulk SMS project management, including message distribution via reliance Bulk handlers, DND processing, and overseeing BHS servers for seamless SMS relay.
Education
Bachelor in Engineering - Computer Science
SSVPS COE
05.2010
Skills
- Oracle OCI
- Oracle OKE
- AWS
- Azure
- ArgoCD
- Openshift
- Python
- Kubernetes
Certification
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure 2023 Certified Architect Associate (Credential ID: OC4596355)
Interests
Tech Events, Research new tools, AI/ML
Timeline
Senior Site Reliability Engineer
NielsenIQ/ GFK
01.2025 - Current
DevOps Lead/ Expert
AXA General Insurance
09.2022 - Current
Technical Lead - DevOps
Hexaware Technologies
07.2019 - 08.2022
Consultant - DevOps
Northern Trust
10.2016 - 06.2019
Systems Engineer
Glam India Pvt Ltd
06.2015 - 09.2016
Senior Systems Engineer
Germin8 Solutions Pvt Ltd
05.2012 - 06.2013
Technical Support Engineer
Reliance Communications
08.2011 - 04.2012
Bachelor in Engineering - Computer Science
SSVPS COE
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