Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Websitesprofiles
Projects
Certificationsandawards
Activities
References
Timeline
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Manisha Agrawal

Manisha Agrawal

Bangalore

Summary

  • Results-driven IT professional with 14+ years of experience in leading monitoring and observability initiatives. Proven track record in the IT industry.
  • Experienced in implementing Observability Solutions for large-scale infrastructure and business services.
  • Experienced in reducing operational noise and automating issue resolution, leading to improved system performance and decreased incident volume.
  • Experienced leader skilled in mentoring teams and fostering a culture of continuous improvement within organizations.
  • Published author with extensive technical expertise, contributing regularly to Observability and IT monitoring thought leadership.
  • Skilled communicator with a passion for knowledge sharing through blogging and documentation.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience

Work History

Solutions Architect for Monitoring & Observability

Allianz Technology
Bangalore
04.2023 - Current
  • Led migration of 12k servers from New Relic to Dynatrace without monitoring loss
  • Developed real-time dashboards for C-level reporting and standardized monitoring services
  • Established practices to enhance infrastructure stability

Splunk Architect

ANZ OT
Bangalore
03.2017 - 03.2023
  • Architected solutions for new business challenges, including cloud monitoring and legacy tool replacement
  • Member of the Enterprise Architect Group, representing Splunk
  • Designed solution for migrating on-premise Splunk cluster to Splunk Cloud

Technical Lead

Algosquare Inc
Bangalore
06.2016 - 03.2017

Splunk Developer

John Lewis via Cognizant
London
12.2014 - 06.2016

Big Data Developer

Cognizant & Infosys
Pune
11.2010 - 12.2014

Education

B.Tech - Information Technology

RTU
Rajasthan
06.2010

Skills

  • Dynatrace Implementation Skills
  • Splunk Enterprise
  • Splunk ITSI Expertise
  • Experience with New Relic
  • ServiceNow Proficiency
  • Linux
  • Windows
  • Experience with AWS Solutions
  • Team Leadership Skills
  • Critical Thinking for Problem Resolution
  • Clear Communication
  • Collaboration
  • Mentoring
  • Long-Term Planning

Websitesprofiles

  • Https://www.linkedin.com/in/manisha-agrawal-61a39836/
  • Https://medium.com/@agrawalmanisha26

Projects

Infrastructure Stability Taskforce : Spearheaded the initiative to reduce major outages and technical incidents by over 42%, implementing strong processes and service monitoring. Collaborated with cross-functional teams such as engineering, CPI, and change management to reduce change-induced incidents and improve overall infrastructure reliability. 

Observability Implementation : Played a pivotal role in designing an in-house observability tool leveraging Dynatrace, Splunk, ServiceNow, and Qliksense, allowing for proactive issue detection and resolution. Led the integration efforts that enhanced visibility across the entire infrastructure and application landscape. 

Splunk Re-architecture : Architected and led the migration of a 22 TB daily data ingestion Splunk platform from on-prem to a Splunk SaaS model. Key challenges included ensuring secure data transmission, optimizing costs, and aligning with business needs while maintaining operational continuity.

Certificationsandawards

  • Splunk Enterprise Certified Architect
  • AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
  • Winner in 'CX Technology Implementation of the Year' (14th Edition CX Strategy Summit, 2023)

Activities

  • Bird Watching
  • Reading
  • Swimming

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Solutions Architect for Monitoring & Observability

Allianz Technology
04.2023 - Current

Splunk Architect

ANZ OT
03.2017 - 03.2023

Technical Lead

Algosquare Inc
06.2016 - 03.2017

Splunk Developer

John Lewis via Cognizant
12.2014 - 06.2016

Big Data Developer

Cognizant & Infosys
11.2010 - 12.2014

B.Tech - Information Technology

RTU
Manisha Agrawal