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Mohd Salman

New Delhi

Summary

Cloud Infrastructure Engineer over a decade of expertise in automating and streamlining cloud environments using Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, Ansible, and Puppet. Adept at designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins, GitLab CI, and Azure DevOps, and experienced in leveraging Kubernetes and Docker to deploy scalable, high-availability applications. Skilled in system monitoring and logging with tools like Prometheus, Datadog, and Kibana, and applying Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) principles to optimize performance and reliability. Proficient in building event-driven solutions with Kafka and AWS MSK, with a strong emphasis on security, compliance, and effective collaboration across teams.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

DevOps Lead

BirlaSoft
01.2022 - Current
  • CI/CD Pipeline Design & Optimization: Led the design, implementation, and optimization of complex CI/CD pipelines using GitLab, and CircleCI to automate and streamline build, test, and deployment processes for high-availability applications
  • Implemented advanced strategies such as canary and blue/green deployments to ensure zero-downtime releases
  • Infrastructure Automation & IaC Leadership: Architected and managed infrastructure as code (IaC) using Terraform, CloudFormation, and Ansible to automate the provisioning and management of scalable and secure cloud environments
  • Enhanced infrastructure deployment processes to reduce manual intervention and increase reliability
  • Cloud Architecture & Multi-cloud Management: Designed and implemented highly scalable multicloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP), optimizing for performance and cost-efficiency
  • Led migration projects to cloud-native architectures, including serverless, managed Kubernetes (EKS, GKE, AKS), and microservices-based solutions
  • Containerization & Kubernetes Orchestration: Managed large-scale Docker containerized applications and Kubernetes clusters for automated scaling, high availability, and fault tolerance
  • Utilized Helm for Kubernetes deployment management and integrated service meshes (Istio) to manage microservices communication
  • Monitoring, Logging & Incident Management: Led the implementation of comprehensive monitoring and observability strategies using Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack, and Datadog, providing real-time metrics and logging to ensure system reliability
  • Established incident response and root cause analysis practices for critical production issues, reducing downtime
  • Security & Compliance Management: Drove the adoption of security best practices throughout the SDLC, including vulnerability scanning, IAM roles, secrets management, and encryption
  • Ensured compliance with industry standards (GDPR, SOC 2, HIPAA) and led risk assessments to mitigate security threats
  • Team Leadership & Cross-Functional Collaboration: Acted as a technical leader and mentor for junior DevOps engineers, guiding them on best practices and troubleshooting
  • Collaborated with development, QA, and IT teams to align DevOps initiatives with business objectives and improve system deployment cycles

DevOps Engineer

Ace Data
11.2020 - 01.2022
  • Infrastructure Automation: Automated cloud infrastructure provisioning and configuration using Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, Ansible, and Puppet, ensuring scalability and consistency across environments
  • CI/CD Pipelines: Designed and managed CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins, GitLab CI, and Azure DevOps, enabling seamless deployment and integration across applications
  • Containerization & Orchestration: Managed Kubernetes clusters and Docker containers for scalable, high-availability applications in cloud environments (AWS, GCP)
  • Monitoring & Performance: Implemented monitoring, logging, and alerting with Prometheus, Datadog, and Kibana, optimizing system performance and troubleshooting issues
  • Site Reliability Engineering (SRE): Applied SRE practices to ensure system reliability, incident response, and proactive performance optimization
  • Kafka & Event-Driven Systems: Configured Kafka and AWS MSK for scalable event-driven architectures and real-time data processing
  • Security & Compliance: Ensured infrastructure security and compliance by applying best practices in access control, encryption, and vulnerability scanning
  • Collaboration: Worked cross-functionally with teams to enhance operational workflows, improve system reliability, and drive automation initiatives

Cloud Engineer

Wipro Technologies
11.2017 - 11.2020
  • Participated in architectural discussions to build confidence and promote customer success when developing new and migrating existing applications, software and services on AWS platform.
  • Designed custom monitoring dashboards using Amazon CloudWatch for real-time insight into system health and performance metrics.
  • Implemented security best practices within the AWS environment, safeguarding sensitive data and ensuring compliance with industry regulations.
  • Developed comprehensive strategies for leveraging AWS Auto Scaling, ensuring optimal resource allocation and cost efficiency during periods of high demand.
  • Captured and shared best-practice knowledge among AWS community and presented sessions at industry conferences.
  • Trained junior engineers on best practices for working within an AWS environment, promoting skill development across the team.
  • Optimized cloud resource usage through continuous monitoring and cost analysis.
  • Provided 2nd and 3rd level technical support and troubleshooting to internal and external clients.

Technical Support Engineer (Backup)

Wipro Technologies
08.2014 - 11.2017
  • Streamlined backup processes with automation tools, improving overall system performance and reliability.
  • Adapted backup schedules and resource allocation based on evolving organizational priorities, ensuring critical data was always protected.
  • Troubleshooted Backup Failures
  • Troubleshooted Backup server/Maintenance issues and shared best practices with the customer.
  • Migrated legacy systems to modernized backup solutions for improved functionality and cost effectiveness.
  • Enhanced data recovery efficiency by implementing and managing backup systems for critical data storage.
  • Performed version upgrades and maintenance activities on Backup servers.
  • Configured Database, FS and Image Backups.
  • Configured EC2 and RDS backups.

Education

Bachelor of Science -

Jamia Millia Islamia
New Delhi
07.2013

Skills

  • DevOps Tools: Jenkins, GitLab CI
  • Configuration Management: Ansible
  • Containerization: Docker & Kubernetes
  • Cloud Platforms: AWS, AZure,
  • Infrastructure as Code (IAC): Terraform, CloudFormation
  • Version Control
  • Monitoring & Logging: Prometheus
  • Grafana
  • Logstash
  • Kibana)
  • CI/CD Pipelines: Automation
  • Backup and Disaster Recovery
  • Backup- Avamar, Networker, Druva and Commvault
  • Storage - Data Domain

Certification

  • AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate
  • Azure DevOps Fundamentals (Udemy)
  • Introduction to Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) (Coursera)
  • Terraform Certified Associate

Accomplishments

  • Automated cloud infrastructure with Terraform and Ansible, cutting deployment times by 40%.
  • Optimized CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins and GitLab CI, boosting deployment frequency and reducing errors.
  • Migrated legacy apps to Kubernetes, improving scalability and availability.
  • Implemented monitoring with Prometheus and Datadog, reducing downtime by 25%.
  • Built Kafka-based event-driven architecture, improving data pipeline performance.
  • Strengthened infrastructure security with best practices for access control and encryption.

Languages

English (Fluent)
Hindi (Fluent)

Timeline

DevOps Lead

BirlaSoft
01.2022 - Current

DevOps Engineer

Ace Data
11.2020 - 01.2022

Cloud Engineer

Wipro Technologies
11.2017 - 11.2020

Technical Support Engineer (Backup)

Wipro Technologies
08.2014 - 11.2017

Bachelor of Science -

Jamia Millia Islamia

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