K.J. Kishore
Hyderabad
Summary
Results-driven Team Lead at TATA Consultancy Services with expertise in OpenShift deployment and AWS cloud services. Proven ability to enhance system performance through effective CI/CD workflows and security compliance measures. Strong problem-solving skills complemented by a commitment to achieving high availability and disaster recovery solutions.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
3
3
Certifications
Work History
Team lead
TATA consultancy services LTD
07.2021 - Current
- Designed and implemented end-to-end OpenShift setups both on-premises and in the cloud, ensuring a robust and scalable container orchestration platform from inception to completion.
- Deployments of nodes, pods, services as per the requirement.
- Constantly connected with application team in resolving their Build and Deploy issues of their application by checking the logs especially for container-based applications, which gets deployed in OpenShift cluster.
- Renewal of SSL certificates for various environments.
- Implemented robust database replication and redundancy setups, both within the same datacentre and across different datacentres, ensuring data consistency, high availability, and disaster recovery capabilities.
- Working with the infrastructure setup in OpenShift as micro services.
- Established comprehensive end-to-end monitoring solutions utilizing various tools such as Grafana, Splunk, and ELK (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kabana), ensuring real-time visibility and proactive management of system performance and logs.
- Implemented security measures to conduct vulnerability scanning of Docker images and layers within Docker files, ensuring containerized applications' integrity.
- Led monthly upgrade and patching activities for Linux servers, ensuring system resilience and security.
- Onboarded applications using end-to-end CI/CD workflows, from initiation to deployment.
- Utilized Addible automation for efficient configuration management and continuous delivery processes.
- Deployed infrastructure in AWS and Azure clouds using Terraform modules, ensuring scalability and consistency.
- Proficient in scripting with bash, PowerShell, and Python for automation purposes.
- Successfully leveraged AWS services to establish reliable backups for EC2 instances and RDS databases, ensuring data protection and seamless recovery.
- Developed complex YAML pipelines for orchestrating the build and release of multi-tier applications, emphasizing scalability and maintainability.
- Standardized and streamlined Azure DevOps pipeline configurations using YAML templates and parameterization techniques, improving efficiency and reducing maintenance effort.
- Deep understanding of AWS services, including AWS Elastic Beanstalk, AWS Lambda, Amazon RDS, and Amazon EKS.
- Managed GitLab runners for CI/CD workflows, optimizing version control processes.
- Executed migration activities, including transitioning source code from Bitbucket to GitLab and migrating from virtualization to containerization.
- Implemented AWS Coffin and AWS Security Hub to enforce compliance and security standards across EKS environments.
- Leveraged AWS Code Commit for source code management and version control, facilitating collaborative development workflows.
- Implemented Amazon EKS networking solutions, such as Ingress controllers and Application Load Balancers, for external access management.
- Led the implementation and optimization of API testing strategies using K6, resulting in improved system performance.
- Developed automated scripts for load testing APIs with K6, identifying and resolving performance bottlenecks.
- Integrated K6 into CI/CD pipelines, reducing time-to-market for new features and enhancements.
- Established best practices for API performance monitoring and proactive measures to enhance system stability.
- Conducted API security assessments using K6 for penetration testing and vulnerability detection.
- Utilized AWS Secrets Manager for secure storage and management of sensitive information in EKS, enhancing overall security.
- Implemented Amazon CloudWatch for monitoring containers and triggering alarms and events in all environments.
- Configured DNS setups and IAM roles, ensuring secure user access and authentication.
- Collaborated in the creation of release notes and obtained necessary approvals for production deployments.
- Provided production troubleshooting support and gathered customer feedback for continuous improvement.
- Implemented monitoring and logging solutions for Amazon EKS clusters using tools like Prometheus, Grafana, and AWS CloudWatch.
- Optimized application architecture for containerization and deployment on Amazon EKS, collaborating with development teams.
- Ensured security best practices for Amazon EKS environments, implementing network policies, RBAC, and securing container images.
Fusion Integration Developer & Administrator
HCL Technologies & TATA consultancy services
05.2015 - 06.2021
- Installed and configured Oracle WebLogic Server and domains for new environments, ensuring optimal setup for various application requirements.
- Engineered and maintained robust WebLogic clusters for load balancing and high availability, including horizontal and vertical scaling.
- Managed full application lifecycle deployments (WAR, JAR, EAR) across Development, QA, and Production environments via Admin Console and ANT scripts.
- Implemented and managed WebLogic Server deployments on Kubernetes using the WebLogic Kubernetes Operator, ensuring efficient orchestration and scalability of middleware applications.
- Configured critical application server resources, including JDBC connection pools, Data Sources (Oracle), and JMS Queues.
- Administered, monitored, and troubleshot WebLogic Server instances using the Admin Console, proactively resolving issues such as Out Of Memory (OOM) errors and server hanging.
- Analyzed thread dumps to diagnose and resolve complex performance and stability issues within application servers.
- Tuned WebLogic parameters and JVM performance (heap size, garbage collection) to optimize application responsiveness and resource utilization.
- Executed disaster recovery and failover activities to ensure business continuity.
- Conducted daily health checks of WebLogic resources, disseminating status reports to middleware teams.
SOA Developer & Administrator
HCL Technologies
10.2014 - 04.2015
- Designed, developed, and deployed complex Business Processes orchestrated in BPEL and Mediator using Oracle JDeveloper and SOA Suite 11g.
- Engineered and developed a robust BPEL process to validate and transform data between Oracle Configuration tables and databases using the Database Adapter.
- Designed and developed BPEL processes incorporating Human Workflow for business process automation.
- Analyzed requirements and designed integration modules, translating client needs into technical specifications and development plans.
- Implemented comprehensive error handling and developed adapters (Database, File, JMS) with built-in fault handling for resilient integrations.
- Developed BPEL processes for intricate integration workflows and managed polling of various file types via the File Adapter.
Fusion Developer & Administrator
HCL Technologies
05.2013 - 10.2014
- Managed the complete lifecycle of Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g environments, encompassing installation, configuration, and domain extension for Oracle WebLogic Server and Oracle SOA Suite components.
- Engineered and maintained robust WebLogic cluster environments, implementing both horizontal and vertical scaling for high availability, load balancing, session replication, and disaster recovery.
- Administered and optimized core middleware services, including the creation and configuration of JDBC data sources and JMS Servers/modules.
- Performed critical upgrades and patch set applications (e.g., SOA Suite 11g 11.1.1.2.0 to 11.1.1.3.0 Patch Set 2), ensuring system stability and leveraging new features.
- Utilized Repository Creation Utility (RCU) for efficient database schema management.
SOA Administrator
HCL Technologies
09.2012 - 05.2013
- Installed and configured Oracle SOA Suite 11g components within Oracle WebLogic Server domains, ensuring seamless integration and functionality.
- Monitored and managed SOA and OSB components comprehensively using Oracle Enterprise Manager (OEM) and Fusion Middleware Control Console, performing all essential administrative tasks.
- Managed and optimized BPEL component instances and faults, performing corrective actions such as fault recovery to maintain application integrity.
- Administered and maintained Oracle Service Bus (OSB) environments, demonstrating a deep understanding and effective utilization of RCU (Repository Creation Utility).
- Configured critical SOA composite application resources and managed JMS Servers and their modules for both SOA and OSB, ensuring robust messaging infrastructure.
Education
Master Of Computer Applications (MCA) -
Osmania University
Hyderabad, Telangana07.2012
Bachelors in computers science (BSC computers) -
Kakatiya University
Warangal, Telangana05.2006
Skills
- DevOps practices
- Security compliance measures
- System troubleshooting
- OpenShift deployment
- AWS cloud services
- Kubernetes orchestration
- CI/CD workflows
- Cloud infrastructure management
Accomplishments
- Received Live Wire Award from HCL Technologies in appreciation of Excellent Performance during the quarters of OCT, NOV, DEC-2016 & JAN, FEB, MAR -2017.
- Received WOW Award from client (Keysight) in Sep 2018 in appreciation of outstanding contribution.
- Received On the Spot Award from TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES on DEC 2018 in appreciation of outstanding contribution.
- Received STAR of the month Award from TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES on August 2020 in appreciation of outstanding contribution.
- Played Soccer for university level intercollege tournaments for three years during graduation, Received medals and certificates as first place winners.
- Participated in the NCC nation level camps like (Integration camp, Trekking camp) also holding the NCC certificate with Senior under offer Rank.
Disclaimer
I hereby declare that the information furnished above is true to the best of my knowledge.
Career Plan
Seeking a challenging role within a dynamic and professionally managed organization to leverage extensive technical skills, innovation, and determination in contributing to organizational growth and achieving shared goals.
Languages
English
Proficient (C2)
C2
Hindi
Advanced (C1)
C1
Telugu
Native
Native
Certification
AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional
Timeline
Team lead
TATA consultancy services LTD
07.2021 - Current
Fusion Integration Developer & Administrator
HCL Technologies & TATA consultancy services
05.2015 - 06.2021
SOA Developer & Administrator
HCL Technologies
10.2014 - 04.2015
Fusion Developer & Administrator
HCL Technologies
05.2013 - 10.2014
SOA Administrator
HCL Technologies
09.2012 - 05.2013
Master Of Computer Applications (MCA) -
Osmania University
Bachelors in computers science (BSC computers) -
Kakatiya University