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NIYAS ABDUL KADER

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Summary

Seasoned Infrastructure Automation Developer with over 15 years of hands-on experience in architecting, developing, and maintaining robust automation solutions across diverse enterprise environments. Expertise in leveraging tools such as Ansible, Terraform, Python, and PowerShell to streamline infrastructure provisioning, configuration management, and deployment pipelines. Proven success in designing scalable Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) frameworks while driving operational efficiency through automation. Extensive background in Storage QA Automation, specializing in validating storage systems, developing automated test suites, and ensuring high reliability and performance across SAN/NAS environments, with a strong ability to integrate automation into CI/CD workflows and collaborate effectively with DevOps, QA, and platform engineering teams.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Principal Infra Developer

Cognizant
12.2021 - Current
  • Currently serving as a Principal Infra Developer at Cognizant, focusing on driving infrastructure automation and optimization. This role involves designing and implementing robust solutions that enhance operational efficiency and reduce manual overhead. Expertise in various automation tools and scripting languages has been pivotal in streamlining processes. Collaborating closely with cross-functional teams to identify needs and develop tailored infrastructure solutions is a key part of the role. Future aspirations include further advancing skills in cloud technologies and automation strategies.
  • Automated Windows Server Decommission Process: This involves uninstalling the CrowdStrike agent, muting Solar Winds alerts, unmanaging the SolarWinds server, releasing the IP address, deleting the server from SolarWinds, and removing the server from VMware vCenter. Utilized Ansible for configuration management, enhancing system consistency.
  • Automated Micetro Deployment: Implemented the deployment of Micetro on an AWS Windows instance and configured the Micetro database on an RDS instance using Ansible.
  • Automated Unix Patching: Implemented the automation of Unix patching on Linux systems using Ansible.
  • Automated Patching Server Communications: Developed an automated system for sending email communications regarding server patching and non-compliance details. This system fetches data from an MS SQL Server based on business days using Python.
  • Custom Filters for Ansible Output: Developed custom filters using Python to parse and process the output of Ansible commands, enhancing the automation and reporting capabilities.
  • Automated General Mailbox and Calendar Management: Developed an automated process using PowerShell to handle general mailbox creation, access provisioning, renaming, and deletion based on user requests submitted through Service Now. Additionally, implemented automation for calendar creation and access provisioning.
  • Skills Utilized: Python, AWS, PowerShell, Ansible, Vmware Vsphere

Senior Software Engineer

Barco Electronics
12.2018 - 11.2021
  • Automated Testing for ClickShare Functionalities: Developed Python-based automations to validate the performance and functionalities of ClickShare. ClickShare, developed by Barco, is a wireless presentation and conferencing system that allows users to share content from their devices to a central display in a meeting room without any cables. This system enhances collaboration by enabling seamless sharing of presentations, videos, and other content, making meetings more efficient and interactive.
  • Skills Utilized: Python.

Senior Software Engineer

Dell Technologies
11.2015 - 11.2018
  • Manage and maintain VMware vSphere environments to ensure optimal performance and availability.
  • Perform regular updates and patches to the VMware infrastructure to maintain security and stability.
  • Administered Windows and Linux Servers in a virtualized environment.
  • Develop and maintain PowerCLI scripts for automation and efficient management of VMware environments
  • Provisioning of DELL EMC PowerMax to the ESXi hosts and then mapping the virtual disks to the VMs.
  • Validation of File Systems and Logical Volume Managers: Conducted comprehensive validation processes for file systems and logical volume managers across multiple operating systems. This involved creating virtual machines (VMs), provisioning disks from Dell PowerMax storage, setting up logical volume managers (LVM), and creating file systems. Each step was meticulously validated to ensure optimal performance and reliability. Additionally, automated various use cases using Perl to streamline and enhance the validation process.
  • Validation of Oracle Automatic Storage Management: Conducted validation of Oracle Automatic Storage Management (ASM) on both Windows and Linux operating systems, utilizing disks provisioned from Dell PowerMax storage. Additionally, automated the use cases using Perl to streamline and enhance the validation process.
  • Validation of OpenStack Cinder Driver: Conducted validation of the OpenStack Cinder driver using DellEMC PowerMax as the backend storage solution. This involved ensuring compatibility, performance, and reliability of the storage integration within the OpenStack environment. Additionally, automated the use cases using Python to streamline and enhance the validation process.
  • Skills Utilized: Python, Perl, VMware vSphere, Linux, OpenStack, Dell EMC PowerMax

Senior Project Engineer

Wipro technologies
09.2009 - 07.2014
  • Validation of SMTAPE and NDMP Copy on NetApp ONTAP: Conducted validation processes for SMTape and NDMP copy functionalities on NetApp ONTAP. This involved ensuring efficient data transfer and backup operations using NDMP v4, including both full and incremental data transfers. Additionally, automated the validation processes using Perl to enhance efficiency and reliability.
  • Validation of Selective LUN Masking on ONTAP: Conducted validation processes for selective LUN masking on NetApp ONTAP. This involved ensuring that specific logical unit numbers (LUNs) were correctly masked to control access. Additionally, automated the validation processes using Perl to enhance efficiency and accuracy.
  • Validation and Automation of DPTF Framework: Conducted validation and automation processes for the Intel Dynamic Platform and Thermal Framework (DPTF). This involved ensuring the framework's effectiveness in managing power and thermal performance for Intel Ultrabook motherboards, and automating various use cases to enhance efficiency and reliability.
  • Validation of MeeGo Mobile Application for Nokia: Conducted validation and automation of Nokia Meego application using RSpec and Cucumber.
  • Skills Utilized: Python, Perl, NetApp ONTAP

Education

MS - Software Engineering

BITS PILANI
11.2013

Skills

  • Infrastructure Automation
  • Ansible
  • VMWare Vsphere
  • AWS
  • GCP
  • Python
  • Powershell
  • DELL EMC POWERMAX
  • Openstack
  • RedHat Enterprise Linux

Certification


  • AWS Cloud Practitioner
  • RHCE in Openstack
  • RHCE in RHEI7

Timeline

Principal Infra Developer

Cognizant
12.2021 - Current

Senior Software Engineer

Barco Electronics
12.2018 - 11.2021

Senior Software Engineer

Dell Technologies
11.2015 - 11.2018

Senior Project Engineer

Wipro technologies
09.2009 - 07.2014

MS - Software Engineering

BITS PILANI

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