M Naresh Kumar
Chennai
Summary
Senior DevOps Engineer with 10+ years of experience in cloud infrastructure, CI/CD automation, application deployment, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Linux administration, and production support. Experienced in designing and supporting enterprise DevOps solutions across GCP and AWS, with strong expertise in GitLab CI/CD, GitHub, Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes (GKE/EKS), Helm, Terraform, and HashiCorp Vault. Hands-on experience with cloud-native services including Google Artifact Registry and Amazon ECR, along with SonarQube, Dynatrace, Prometheus, and Grafana for code quality, monitoring, and observability. Skilled in containerized application deployments, release management, troubleshooting, automation, and supporting enterprise applications across cloud and on-premises Linux environments (CentOS and Ubuntu).
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Assistant Manager
Renault Nissan Technology and Business Centre India PVT LTD
01.2022 - Current
Release engineer and DevOps Lead
ZakApps Software Pvt.Ltd
03.2016 - 01.2022
Release engineer
SmythsToys(UK)
03.2016 - 01.2018
- Oversaw Kubernetes (EKS) platform operations and facilitated efficient application deployments.
- Coordinated production releases, incident management, and performance optimization to ensure system reliability.
- Automated infrastructure provisioning and configuration using Terraform.
- Utilized AWS, GitHub, Jenkins, Docker, EKS, Helm, Terraform, Vault, SonarQube, Prometheus, Grafana, Amazon ECR, and Linux for cloud infrastructure and application development.
- Built Docker images and managed repositories in Amazon ECR.
- Implemented secrets management using Vault and code quality checks using SonarQube.
- Configured monitoring, alerting, and dashboards using Prometheus and Grafana.
DevOps Lead
Moonbow (Ireland)
02.2018 - 05.2020
- Designed and maintained CI/CD pipelines with GitHub and Jenkins to streamline deployment processes.
- Automated infrastructure provisioning with Terraform and AWS services, enhancing deployment speed and consistency.
- Deployed and managed containerized applications on EKS using Docker and Helm.
- Utilized AWS, GitHub, Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, Terraform, Vault, SonarQube, Prometheus, Grafana, Amazon ECR, and Linux to manage cloud environment.
- Managed secrets with Vault and container images in Amazon ECR.
- Integrated SonarQube to ensure code quality and security compliance, supporting robust development practices.
- Implemented monitoring and alerting using Prometheus and Grafana.
- Developed Shell and Python scripts for automation and operational efficiency.
GCP DevOps Engineer
Renault Nissan Technology and Business Centre India
01.2022 - Current
- Implemented environment setup using GCP, GitLab CI/CD, Docker, Kubernetes (GKE), Helm, Terraform, Vault, SonarQube, Dynatrace, Artifact Registry, and Linux to support development and deployment.
- Developed and maintained CI/CD pipelines using GitLab CI/CD to streamline deployment processes.
- Orchestrated application deployments on GKE with Docker and Helm, ensuring reliable service delivery.
- Provisioned and maintained GCP infrastructure using Terraform.
- Managed container repositories using Artifact Registry.
- Implemented secrets management using Vault.
- Integrated SonarQube for code quality and security validation.
- Configured monitoring and performance management with Dynatrace to enhance system visibility and reliability.
- Supported production releases, Kubernetes operations, and cloud platform management.
Education
M.C.A -
MGR College
Chennai01-2015
B.sc -
VIJETHA DEGREE College, SVU
Chittoor01-2012
Skills
- Cloud platforms: GCP and AWS
- CI/CD tools: GitLab CI/CD and Jenkins
- Version control: Git, GitHub, and GitLab
- Containerization: Docker and Kubernetes
- Infrastructure as code: Terraform
- Build tools: Maven and Gradle
- Security tools: Vault and SonarQube
- Monitoring solutions: Dynatrace, Prometheus, and Grafana
- Artifact repositories: Artifact Registry and Amazon ECR
- Operating systems: Linux, CentOS, and Ubuntu
- Scripting languages: Python and shell scripting
- AI tools: Microsoft Copilot and GitHub Copilot
Personal Information
Title: GCP DevOps Engineer
DECLARATION:
I hereby declare that the above particulars are true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief and in the event of any information being found false or incorrect, my candidature will be liable to be canceled. [M.NARESH KUMAR]
Timeline
Assistant Manager
Renault Nissan Technology and Business Centre India PVT LTD
01.2022 - Current
GCP DevOps Engineer
Renault Nissan Technology and Business Centre India
01.2022 - Current
DevOps Lead
Moonbow (Ireland)
02.2018 - 05.2020
Release engineer and DevOps Lead
ZakApps Software Pvt.Ltd
03.2016 - 01.2022
Release engineer
SmythsToys(UK)
03.2016 - 01.2018
M.C.A -
MGR College
B.sc -
VIJETHA DEGREE College, SVU