Irfan Shaikh
Pune,MH
Summary
Critical thinking DevOps Engineer with extensive understanding of high availability architecture and concepts. Purpose-driven professional with capacity to be strong team player plus work effectively independently. Bilingual DevOps Engineer with background designing, testing and implementing infrastructure and applications. Talented performer with over 7 years of experience using source control tools to identify and fix bugs in code. Consistent team player with exemplary multitasking skills.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
DevOps Engineer
IBM India Pvt Ltd
10.2022 - Current
- Improved code deployment efficiency by automating processes with CI/CD pipelines.
- Reduced system downtime for critical applications by implementing robust monitoring and alerting tools.
- Designed and implemented containerization strategies using Docker and Kubernetes, improving resource utilization and management.
- Automated manual tasks through scripting languages such as Python or Shell, boosting team productivity levels.
- Optimized build processes using tools such as Jenkins for fast feedback loops in development cycles.
- Standardized configuration management practices using Ansible and Terraform for better visibility into infrastructure changes.
- Monitored automated build and continuous software integration process to drive build/release failure resolution.
DevOps Engineer
IBM India Pvt Ltd
03.2021 - 09.2022
- Design, lead, and implement highly scalable and complex DevSecOps solutions.
- Hands-on experience in developing container orchestration engines such as AWS ECS, Docker, Kubernetes, and OpenShift.
- Expertise in foundational development tools, creating complex pipelines using Git, GitHub, Jfrog, Jenkins, Ansible, Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes, and microservices deployment.
- Demonstrated expertise in automating solutions using AWS Step Functions, Lambda, Ansible, Python, Bash, and Terraform.
- Design and manage public and private cloud infrastructures using AWS services such as VPC, EC2, S3, CloudFront, Elastic File System, RDS, Direct Connect, Route53, CloudWatch, CloudTrail, and IAM.
DevOps Engineer
TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICE
07.2019 - 03.2021
- Hands-on experience with Git, GitLab, Maven, and Jenkins for seamless integration of code changes.
- Proficient in creating and managing CI/CD pipelines to automate software delivery processes.
- Knowledgeable in configuring and maintaining web and application servers, particularly Apache Tomcat.
- Proficient in creating Docker images and pushing them to container registries.
- Strong hands-on knowledge of Kubernetes for orchestrating containers.
- Experience in creating Kubernetes manifest files for efficient deployment.
- Extensive experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS) services, including EC2, S3 bucket, EBS, ELB, Auto-Scaling, AMI, IAM, managed through the AWS Console.
- Google Cloud Platform provisioning using Terraform Cloud
- Hands-on experience with Google Cloud Storage, BigQuery, Dataflow, Pub/Sub.
- Skilled in deploying various types of applications (EAR, WAR, JAR) on clustered environments.
AzureCloud - DevOps Engineer
TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICE
02.2017 - 05.2019
- Setting up Virtual networks for creation of Virtual machines
- Configuration of Site-to-Site VPN for communication of multiple V Nets
- Configure the appropriate VMs, storage and network in Azure to support the customer workloads moving to Azure
- Capturing an Image of a Virtual Machine for future needs
- Creating Backup Vaults for backing up data on Cloud using Recovery service vault
- Creating Backup Plans for backing up entire Virtual Machines on Cloud
- Creating and managing the VNET
- (Peering, Subnet Creation, NSG configuring)
- Configured inbound and outbound connections on the (NSG) Network security groups to allow/ restrict connectivity for the VM and setting up priorities in defining rules
- Experience on building and deploying Java web applications in Apache Tomcat Server
- Develop and manage complete CI/CD pipeline for azure cloud infrastructure
- Having Knowledge on Azure DevOps process.
System Administrator
TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICE
07.2012 - 01.2017
- Providing Second-Level Support for Windows Server Administration
- Creating & Managing Users and Groups, assigning permissions.
- Follow all Operation Process /documentation Procedures/Change Management/Incident.
- Monitors and responds to hardware and software alarms (SCOM) using appropriate problem determination tools.
- Created virtual machines for test environment using VMware. (VMware 5.5).
- System performance monitoring and troubleshooting (server hang / CPU memory high utilization issues)
- Install, Decommission, Upgrade and Maintain Microsoft OS Versions 2000, 2003, 2008, and 2012.
- Create or Modify tickets using BMC Remedy 8.1 ITSM.
System Administrator
Vodafone India Service Pvt Ltd
09.2010 - 06.2012
- Working within an extremely busy IT Service Desk, will be answering between 40-60 calls per day
- Ensuring all incidents and requests are registered and logged in accordance to the company SLA's
- Responsibilities will include basic troubleshooting, account resets, incident logging and escalation to the 2nd line team
- Familiar with MS Operating system (XP) and MS Application experience (in particular MS Outlook)
- Familiar with Helpdesk tools - ACD System (BMC remedy tool aruser7.1 and 7.5), Call Logging System, Remote Tools (SMS) or similar and Active Directory for unlock / resetting user accounts.
System Administrator
Manpower Consultant (IBM India Pvt Ltd)
07.2009 - 09.2010
- Monitor Application Bug and report to Development team
- Monitor 24/7 critical applications
- For High and critical issue assign ticket to support team
- Worked on BMC 7.1 Remedy Ticketing tool
- Call to support staff for any critical application defect.
System Administrator
Impact Systems & Consultants (Wipro InfoTech)
09.2007 - 06.2009
- First level (Basic) trouble shooting of the incident related to applications, application software and hardware
- Making of initial assessment and prioritization of the Incident
- Transferring the Incident Ticket to the Floor Engineer / SME's (depending upon the type of the Incident)
- Closing the Incident Ticket after confirming the same from user either on email or on phone
- Raising a Problem Ticket if follow up work is required
- If the incident turned out to be a change in requirements rather than an error, advised the End user to take approval for raising the change request.
Education
BACHELOR OF COMMERCE -
Pune University
Pune, IN01.2005
Skills
- Amazon Web Services
- Continuous Integration
- Configuration Management
- Scripting Languages
- Maintenance and Troubleshooting
- Security Best Practices
- Problem Solving
- Cloud Computing
- Monitoring and Logging
- Continuous Deployment
- Linux Operating System
- Containerization Technologies
Certification
- Microsoft Specialist: Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Solutions
- AWS Solution Architect
- Certified HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate
- Certified Associate Cloud Engineer: Google Cloud
- Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
Timeline
DevOps Engineer
IBM India Pvt Ltd
10.2022 - Current
DevOps Engineer
IBM India Pvt Ltd
03.2021 - 09.2022
DevOps Engineer
TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICE
07.2019 - 03.2021
AzureCloud - DevOps Engineer
TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICE
02.2017 - 05.2019
System Administrator
TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICE
07.2012 - 01.2017
System Administrator
Vodafone India Service Pvt Ltd
09.2010 - 06.2012
System Administrator
Manpower Consultant (IBM India Pvt Ltd)
07.2009 - 09.2010
System Administrator
Impact Systems & Consultants (Wipro InfoTech)
09.2007 - 06.2009
BACHELOR OF COMMERCE -
Pune University
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