Dynamic and adaptable individual with hands-on experience in IT. Possess talent for navigating challenges and finding innovative solutions. Strong problem-solving skills and proactive approach enable excellence in new tasks and results delivery. Known for creativity and results-oriented mindset. Committed to making meaningful contributions that advance organizational goals.
Hi, I’m
Nirakar Pradhan
Bangalore
Summary
Overview
9
years of professional experience
1
Certification
Work History
Avaya India Private limitedBangalore
Sr. Technical Support Engineer
01.2022 - Current
Job overview
- Plan, design, and automate infrastructure deployments on Microsoft Azure using Terraform, ensuring consistency and scalability across environments.
- Develop and maintain Ansible playbooks to automate configuration management, software deployment, and system patching on Azure resources.
- Automate CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, implementing efficient build, test, and release workflows for seamless application delivery.
- Integrate Terraform with Azure DevOps pipelines to enable automated provisioning and management of cloud infrastructure.
- Use Azure DevOps Repos, Artifacts, and Boards to manage version control, dependencies, and project tracking.
- Leverage Ansible roles and playbooks to standardize infrastructure configurations, and enforce compliance across development, staging, and production environments.
- Create reusable Terraform modules to streamline infrastructure deployments, manage state files securely, and ensure best practices for IaC.
- Implement robust monitoring and alerting within pipelines, ensuring proactive management of deployment issues and failures.
- Mentor team members in Azure DevOps, Terraform, and Ansible, promoting best practices for automation and cloud infrastructure management.
- Continuously optimize Azure DevOps workflows and Ansible configurations to enhance system performance and reduce operational overhead.
- Stay up-to-date with advancements in Azure DevOps services, Terraform capabilities, and Ansible modules to ensure the adoption of modern tools and techniques.
- Document and maintain playbooks, Terraform modules, and CI/CD pipeline configurations to support repeatable, efficient deployments.
Newt GlobalBangalore
Cloud Engineer
01.2018 - 12.2021
Job overview
- Directing and providing support for managing services platform to 1000 + customers on Cloud infrastructure
- Leveraging extensive knowledge on Linux environment along with UNIX/Linux administration
- Steering initiatives to automate the build and deploy activities with Shell Scripting
- Planning, designing, implementing, automating, and growing AWS cloud infrastructure
- Engaging in client engagement, critically towards well-defining purposes and achievement standards configuring NFS, SAMAB, APACHE as per client requirement
- Building, releasing, managing the and Configuring APT-Catcher-NG for local Linux repository
- Assisting in developing back-up, monitoring, logging and cost management for applications and database on virtualization platform developing strategy for AWS cloud migration and implementation of best practices
- Developing, configuring, and implementing Ansible Tool for deploying automation in cloud servers
- Working on Ansible playbooks for virtual and physical instance provisioning, configuring, patching and software deployment
- Working on windows and Linux Platform to configure and install AWS CLI
- Facilitating audit by drafting AWS report form AWS CLI
- Monitoring the log for installing & configuration ELK using File beat agent
China Contracting & Engineering CorporationOdisha
IT Engineer
12.2015 - 12.2018
Job overview
- Administered 200 servers on AWS cloud platform
- Worked on Linux server RHEL 5 & 6, Cent OS, windows Server 2003, 2008 R2 and 2012
- Supported and monitored the existing infrastructure, supervised preventative maintenance and backup as well as performed other regular support activities to ensure effectiveness
- Used SIEM & manual process for log files check-up and error reports
- Defined cloud strategy, migration plans, and supporting born on the cloud app development
- Configured network equipment & managed the patches for newly builds servers
- Installed server-based OS and configured RAID in IBM server
- Established Synology NAS Storage Device and merged it with Local Domain Controller to enable quota & permission for the users
- Steered bash scripting for task automation and job schedule, used CRON
- Monitored log, outage, stag on windows server and Redhat Linux servers
- Performed troubleshooting and maintenance of hardware and software components, including servers, routers, switches, firewalls, and other network devices.
Education
FM University
Distance MCA
01.2013
University Overview
Utkal University
B.Com
01.2007
University Overview
Skills
- AWS
- Azure
- Python
- Shell scripting
- Terraform
- Ansible
- Packer
Certification
- Microsoft Azure Solution Architect Expert
- RHCE
- PGDCA - Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Application
- MCTS - Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure Configuration (E362-6168)
- AWS Solution Architect Associates
Timeline
Sr. Technical Support Engineer
Avaya India Private limited
01.2022 - Current
Cloud Engineer
Newt Global
01.2018 - 12.2021
IT Engineer
China Contracting & Engineering Corporation
12.2015 - 12.2018
FM University
Distance MCA
Utkal University
B.Com
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