PANDIKANNAN MJ
Chennai
Summary
Experienced DevOps professional with nearly 11 years of expertise in various technologies, including containerization, Terraform, Python scripting, Ansible, and information security. Proven ability to deliver results and mentor junior engineers.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Associate Consultant
TATA Consultancy Services
Chennai
05.2024 - Current
- Facilitated client meetings to gather requirements and define project scope.
- Analyzed business processes to identify areas for improvement and optimization.
- Developed documentation for system specifications and user requirements.
- Provided training sessions on new systems and tools for stakeholders.
DevOps Engineer - Software Engineer III
PayPal
Chennai
03.2020 - 04.2024
- Streamlined deployment, monitoring, and maintenance with scripts, reducing manual effort by 75% and boosting system reliability by 30%.
- Successfully established and enforced clear security protocols, resulting in no security breaches and a significant improvement in compliance with relevant regulations and standards.
- Streamlined Server Deployment with Terraform and Bash Scripting, enabling 2x faster server setup and 30% error reduction.
- Achieved 99% uptime through self-healing scripts with Bash, Chef, and proactive monitoring using Jenkins.
- Adopted containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) in CI/CD, streamlining deployments and cutting release cycles by 20%.
- Successfully migrated 25 critical applications to the cloud, automating CI/CD with GitLab for a 30% workload reduction.
- Implemented multi-factor authentication, zero-trust architecture, and continuous security monitoring with ELK Stack & Wazuh.
- Collaborated with Dev & Ops to prioritize vulnerabilities, automate patching in CI/CD, halving manual effort and reducing remediation time by 2 days.
- Executed key rotation and renewal plans, integrated keys with vendor applications, and ensured secure certificate installations.
- Managed legacy-to-Keymaker migration projects, ensuring a smooth transition and minimal disruption.
- Established and maintained automated build processes, reduced build times, and optimized the overall build pipeline for consistency and reliability.
- Ensured adherence to AWS best practices, optimized resource usage, controlled costs, and implemented cost monitoring and reporting mechanisms.
- Automated TLS migration processes to enhance efficiency and reduce manual workload, showcasing automation expertise.
- Strengthened the organization's security posture by designing and improving its security infrastructure.
- Conducted thorough security assessments, provided recommendations for secure coding practices, and actively participated in incident response efforts.
- Enforced and implemented secure coding standards, streamlining onboarding processes and facilitating secure communication through key pair generation.
- Led and mentored a team of 5 engineers, provided guidance, training, and performance feedback, and upskilled team members through knowledge transfer initiatives.
- Analyzed log data from endpoints and deployments to identify and resolve issues, ensuring smooth operations.
Associate Consultant
GlobalLogic India Pvt. Ltd
Chennai
06.2018 - 03.2020
Systems Engineer - Cloud
Pega Systems
Bangalore
04.2017 - 06.2018
Senior NOC Engineer
[24]7.ai
Bangalore
03.2016 - 03.2017
Senior Systems Engineer- IMS
Capgemini
Bangalore
03.2013 - 03.2016
Education
Bachelor of Engineering - EEE
Mepco Schlenk Engineering College
Sivakasi01.2012
Skills
- Automation scripting
- Scripting languages
- Python
- Bash
- Ansible
- AWS Cloud platform
- System monitoring
- Performance tuning
- Containerization
- Orchestration
- Docker
- Kubernetes
- Version control systems
- Git
- Configuration management
- Autoscaling solutions
- Infrastructure as code
- Security policies
- Cloud infrastructure design
- Collaboration
- Communication
- Shell scripting
- Jenkins
- Security
- Key account custodian
- DigiCert
- PKI Cert Management
- Terraform
- OS Administration
- Linux
Certification
- Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE)
- AWS Certified Solution Architect - Associate
- ITIL Certified (Internal)
Awards
- Spot Award for TLS upgrade automation
- Spot Award for sandbox root certificate renewal automation
- Spot Award for OCC - GoPay Migration
- Kaizen award for log analysis automation
Languages
Tamil
First Language
English
Upper Intermediate
B2
Timeline
Associate Consultant
TATA Consultancy Services
05.2024 - Current
DevOps Engineer - Software Engineer III
PayPal
03.2020 - 04.2024
Associate Consultant
GlobalLogic India Pvt. Ltd
06.2018 - 03.2020
Systems Engineer - Cloud
Pega Systems
04.2017 - 06.2018
Senior NOC Engineer
[24]7.ai
03.2016 - 03.2017
Senior Systems Engineer- IMS
Capgemini
03.2013 - 03.2016
Bachelor of Engineering - EEE
Mepco Schlenk Engineering College