Pranay Paunikar

Excelr is an edtech platform delivering a wide gamut of management and technical training. I am currently involved in the development of their new website aimed at handling high traffic and load. As a DevOps Engineer, I oversee the UAT and PERF environments over the GCP cloud.

• Work closely with the High-Level 3-tier Architecture on GCP, incorporating GKE for deploying and configuring various services and third-party tools to deploy the 3-tier application.
• Manage the 3-tier application stack comprising frontend React, backend Express/Node.js, and databases like GCP Cloud PostgreSQL and Redis, deployed across multiple environments including local machines (Windows), GCP UAT, and GCP PERF.
• Create snapshots and images of GCE instances, ensuring data integrity and efficient deployment.
• Utilize Docker and docker-compose for containerization and streamline deployment processes.
• Manage CloudSQL Postgres and Redis instances, including creation, data import/export, and maintenance.

Molecular Connections operates as a service-based entity following Agile methodologies, specializing in crafting data-driven decision-making strategies for clients' digital transformation journeys. As a DevOps Engineer, I played a crucial role in administering various DevOps tools such as GitLab, Jenkins, production servers, and Linux servers. Additionally, I contributed to projects like MC-Lexicon, MC-Research and Icube.

• Administering various DevOps tools (Git, Jenkins, Maven, Docker, Kubernetes) to facilitate efficient code deployment and project management following Agile methodologies.
• Overseeing GitLab and Jenkins, implementing user permissions and access control strategies for effective collaboration.
• Demonstrated proficiency in AWS services such as IAM, VPC, EKS, ECR, EC2, RDS, and Storage, enhancing the scalability and reliability of infrastructure.
• Configured Jenkins jobs using Free style and Declarative scripting, and set up pipelines for automated code deployment.
• Leveraging Docker for containerization and Kubernetes for cluster management, optimizing scalability and monitoring of containerized services for efficient operations.

• Learning and upskilling myself and gaining valuable hands-on experience in latest cloud computing technologies and tools such as AWS, Terraform, Jenkins, Ansible, Kubernetes, Docker, GIT, and Linux
• Configured, deployed highly available and scalable applications on AWS using EC2, RDS, S3, Elastic load balancer, Auto-scaling and monitored these applications with cloud watch and SNS services
• Streamlined deployment process by developing continuous integration tools like Jenkins
• Maintained Git repositories for DevOps environment: Version control and build automation integrating git into Jenkins.

• Provided technical support to P&G employees as an Administrator at HCL, resolving issues via root cause analysis and research
• Managed user accounts, including creation, access provisioning, and password resets
• Contributed to platform transitions by conducting system analysis, documentation, testing, implementation, and user support
• Ensured data accuracy through rigorous validation and quality assurance procedures
• Established clear connections between policies and business outcomes to enhance employee goal attainment and minimize confusion.

• Attended training courses to build understanding of processes, techniques, and industry
• Learned new materials, processes, and programs quickly
• Performed administrative functions, answering phones and filing paperwork in support of department
• Established lasting relationships with peers, leadership and customers using strong communication and interpersonal skills.