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Jaise V J

Jaise V J

Ernakulam

Summary

Seasoned Senior DevOps Engineer recognized for productivity and efficiency in task completion. Possess specialized skills in continuous integration and deployment (CI/CD), infrastructure as code (IaC), and cloud services management. Excel at communication, problem-solving, and teamwork, leveraging these soft skills to foster collaboration across development and operations teams for seamless project execution.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Senior DevOps Engineer

Sinergia Media Labs (Simelabs)
Infopark, Kochi
06.2023 - Current
  • Architected and Maintained Cloud Applications: Designed and optimized applications using AWS services like EC2, S3, CloudFront, ALB, ASG, RDS, API Gateway, and Route 53 to ensure scalability, fault-tolerance, and high performance.
  • Implemented Containerization: Leveraged Docker and Kubernetes to streamline application deployment cycles, improve scalability, and consistency across environments.
  • Built CI/CD Pipelines: Created continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines with GitHub Actions and Azure Pipelines for a variety of applications, including Python (Django), React, Node, and Java, enabling smooth and reliable deployment processes.
  • Version Control and Quality Testing: Established version-controlled deployment processes, incorporating automated QA tests, performance tests, and automated rollback procedures for deployments that do not meet predefined success criteria on QA tests.
  • Infrastructure Automation: Developed scripts using Ansible to automate critical tasks, such as backup processes, and utilized Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform to provision and manage cloud resources.
  • Collaboration and Troubleshooting: Worked closely with development teams to ensure successful deployments and provide troubleshooting support for any issues during the deployment process.
  • Proactive Monitoring: Set up monitoring solutions with Prometheus and Grafana to detect potential issues early, ensuring system reliability and performance.
  • Client and Team Coordination: Participated in daily client stand-up meetings for project updates, coordinated with team members to align on project goals, and facilitated issue resolution.
  • Effort Estimation: Engaged with project managers and stakeholders to review software specifications, devise optimal development strategies, and create accurate effort estimates for new projects.
  • Infrastructure Architecture: Collaborated with developers to review application/infrastructure architecture designs, selecting services and methods that align with client requirements, scalability needs, and budget constraints.
  • Documentation and Training: Prepare user manuals and other documentation, facilitate training sessions for customers to ensure seamless roll-out and adoption of new software.
  • Key Projects:
    - Designed and managed infrastructure for a satellite communications (Satcom) project using an AWS ECS cluster.
    - Built and maintained Kubernetes infrastructure for a healthcare project, focusing on high availability and performance requirements.

DevOps Engineer

Metclouds Technologies Pvt Ltd
Kochi
01.2020 - 04.2023
  • AWS Cloud Infrastructure Management: Deployed an e-commerce website in a load-balanced AWS environment and implemented auto-scaling for enhanced performance.
  • Containerization and Automation: Dockerized applications and created CI/CD pipelines for automated deployment, streamlining the release process.
  • High Availability Infrastructure: Designed and built a load-balanced, high-availability infrastructure using multiple bare-metal servers to support a Ruby application.
  • Configuration Management: Created and maintained SaltStack scripts to establish and manage a highly available cluster, ensuring system reliability.
  • Ansible Automation: Developed an Ansible script to automate the installation of WordPress or Laravel applications on specified domains with configurable SSL settings, integrated with GitHub Actions for seamless deployment.
  • Data Backup and Recovery: Conducted data backups using AWS tools, Acronis, and R1Soft, and performed migrations and disaster recovery operations.
  • System Upgrades: Recommended and implemented hardware and software upgrades to maintain system security and performance.

Systems Engineer

Piserver Technologies Pvt Ltd
Kochi
04.2016 - 12.2019
  • Linux Server Management: Performed software installations and updates for Linux server operating systems and applications to maintain system integrity and performance.
  • Issue Resolution and Troubleshooting: Diagnosed and resolved technical issues related to servers, networks, storage systems, virtualization platforms, and other IT infrastructure components.
  • Cross-Platform Support: Troubleshot issues with email, web servers, and databases on multiple platforms, including RHEL, CentOS, CloudLinux, Ubuntu, and Windows, ensuring optimal functionality and security.
  • Client Support: Provided prompt remote technical support to clients via ticketing systems and chat platforms, ensuring timely and effective issue resolution.
  • Server and Account Migrations: Demonstrated expertise in performing server and account migrations, facilitating smooth transitions with minimal downtime.
  • Network Security and Abuse Management: Handled complaints related to network abuse, spam, copyright violations, and phishing, upholding a secure and compliant hosting environment.
  • Data Backup and Disaster Recovery: Implemented and managed Acronis and R1Soft backup solutions to ensure comprehensive data protection and recovery capabilities.
  • System Monitoring: Monitored system performance and health using tools like Nagios, CheckMK, and Cacti to proactively identify and address potential issues.
  • DNS, Web, and Mail Server Management: Installed, configured, managed, and troubleshot DNS servers (Bind, PowerDNS), web servers (Apache, Nginx, LiteSpeed), and mail servers (Exim, Postfix, Qmail).
  • CDN Management: Configured and managed CDNs, including Cloudflare, BunnyCDN, and StackPath, to optimize content delivery and site performance.
  • Server Optimization: Conducted server optimization and performance tuning to enhance system efficiency and responsiveness.

Education

Bachelor of Technology - Electronics And Communications Engineering

KMEA Engineering College
Edathala, Aluva
05-2011

Skills

  • Cloud: AWS
  • Containerization: Docker, Containerd
  • Orchestration: AWS ECS, Kubernetes
  • Source Control: Git
  • CI/CD: GitHub Actions, Azure Pipelines, ArgoCD
  • Configuration Management: Ansible
  • IaC: Terraform
  • Monitoring: Prometheus, Grafana, Nagios
  • Scripting: Bash
  • Linux Administration
  • Database: MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB
  • Virtualization: VMware, SolusVM, Virtualizor, Citrix
  • Xen Center
  • Storage: RAID, LVM, Fdisk, Parted, NFS
  • DNS Management
  • Web Servers: Apache, Nginx
  • Load Balancing: HAProxy, Nginx
  • Backup: R1Soft, Acronis
  • Customer Relations
  • Disaster Recovery
  • Performance Optimization
  • System Design

Languages

Malayalam
First Language
English
Proficient (C2)
C2

Certification

  • AWS Certified SysOps Administrator - Associate

Affiliations

  • Travelling
  • Playing Badminton

Timeline

Senior DevOps Engineer

Sinergia Media Labs (Simelabs)
06.2023 - Current

DevOps Engineer

Metclouds Technologies Pvt Ltd
01.2020 - 04.2023

Systems Engineer

Piserver Technologies Pvt Ltd
04.2016 - 12.2019

Bachelor of Technology - Electronics And Communications Engineering

KMEA Engineering College
Jaise V J