Pavankumar Deshmukh
Bengaluru
Summary
Results-driven Automation Developer with 4 years of experience designing and implementing automation solutions using Ansible.
Expertise in the Ansible Automation Platform (AAP/Ansible Tower), focusing on secure deployments, credential management, and dynamic inventories. Delivered automation across hybrid environments, including ServiceNow, VMware, Windows, and Linux, while creating modular playbooks for efficient operations and cluster patching.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
DevOps Engineer
Cognizant Technology Solutions
Bengaluru
01.2023 - Current
- Automated CI/CD pipelines using Bamboo and Jenkins and reduced deployment time by 50%.
- Leveraged Bamboo/Jenkins pipelines to orchestrate CI/CD workflows, ensuring fast, secure, and dependable delivery of infrastructure and application changes.
- Worked extensively with Ansible and Terraform to automate provisioning, configuration, and lifecycle management of multi-platform infrastructure with consistent, repeatable patterns.
- Implemented automation in hybrid environments (ServiceNow, VMware, Windows, Linux), streamlining operations and reducing manual tasks.
- Proficiency in developing modular, idempotent playbooks and roles that incorporate strong error handling and the integration of scripts within Ansible.
- Extensive practical experience with the Ansible Automation Platform (AAP/Ansible Tower), encompassing secure deployments through RBAC, management of credentials, and the use of dynamic inventories.
- Specializing in infrastructure, possessing 4 years of experience in the design and implementation of automation solutions utilizing Ansible.
Education
Bachelor of Engineering -
PDA College of Engineering
KalburgiMaster of Technology -
PDA College of Engineering
KalburgiSkills
- Ansible Automation Platform
- Infrastructure as code
- CI/CD automation
- Release management
- Git version control
Domain Exposure
- Health care
- Retail and Consumer
Profile - Description
Created and refined Ansible playbooks along with reusable roles, emphasizing high idempotency, modular design, and robust error-handling. Implemented and provided support for the Ansible Automation Platform (AAP/Ansible Tower) functionalities, which encompass dynamic inventories, secure access controls, and scalable automation patterns. Directed the automation of user creation and onboarding processes across various infrastructure environments, while coordinating troubleshooting initiatives across multiple IT domains to guarantee uninterrupted access and operational continuity. Created and implemented reusable Ansible roles for a former client, facilitating standardized and scalable automation while encouraging consistent reuse throughout enterprise infrastructure environments.
Languages
English
Prior Experience
Automation Developer, Worked extensively with Ansible and Terraform to automate provisioning, configuration, and lifecycle management of multi-platform infrastructure with consistent, repeatable patterns. Leveraged Bamboo/Jenkins pipelines to orchestrate CI/CD workflows, ensuring fast, secure, and dependable delivery of infrastructure and application changes. Automated CI/CD pipelines using Bamboo and Jenkins and reduced deployment time by 50%. Facilitate the process of user creation and onboarding throughout Infra by utilizing automation and addressing issues across the various towers. Performed root cause analysis and incident resolution, ensuring quick recovery from outages.
Executive Summary - Summary
Automation Developer specializing in infrastructure, possessing 3 years of experience in the design and implementation of automation solutions utilizing Ansible. Extensive practical experience with the Ansible Automation Platform (AAP/Ansible Tower), encompassing secure deployments through RBAC, management of credentials, and the use of dynamic inventories. Demonstrated automation implementation in hybrid environments: ServiceNow, VMware, Windows, and Linux, facilitating streamlined operations and minimizing manual labor. Proficiency in developing modular, idempotent playbooks and roles that incorporate strong error handling and the integration of scripts within Ansible. Developed detailed playbooks from scratch to enable full automation for patching clusters like Pacemaker and Veritas.
Timeline
DevOps Engineer
Cognizant Technology Solutions
01.2023 - Current
Bachelor of Engineering -
PDA College of Engineering
Master of Technology -
PDA College of Engineering