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PRASHANTH KUMAR POLA

Bangalore

Summary

Accomplished Senior Systems Engineer with a proven track record at CGI, specializing in AWS and Azure cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes deployment, and CI/CD implementation. Expert in optimizing cloud services for cost and efficiency, demonstrating strong problem-solving skills and a commitment to excellence in DevOps practices.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Senior Systems Engineer

CGI
Bengaluru
03.2024 - Current
  • Collaborated with platform teams to resolve build-related issues and provided support during deployment crunch times
  • Proficient in AWS and Azure cloud infrastructure management, covering services like ECS, EKS, EC2, S3, VPC, IAM, AWS SSM, AWS Workspaces, Route53, DNS, Lambda Functions, and Terraform
  • Hands-on experience with Azure services, including Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Azure Virtual Machines, Azure Storage, Azure Active Directory, and Azure DevOps
  • Extensive experience with Kubernetes for container orchestration across AWS EKS and Azure AKS
  • Worked with CI/CD tools like Jenkins, configuring SonarQube for code coverage in Java projects
  • Managed infrastructure monitoring using tools such as DataDog and SignalFX
  • Administered multiple AWS and Azure accounts, ensuring proper implementation of IAM and security best practices
  • Experienced in configuration management and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform
  • Utilized incident management tools, including PagerDuty, for efficient issue resolution

Cloud & Operations Engineer

Clarivate
Bangalore
04.2020 - 03.2024
  • Automate the build process using continuous integration tools, JENKINS.
  • Design, implement, and maintain containerization solutions using Kubernetes and Docker, overseeing deployment, scaling, and orchestration of containers for seamless application management
  • The role involves troubleshooting containerization issues, from networking to resource constraints, while optimizing container configurations for top-tier performance, security, and resource efficiency, all while ensuring compatibility with the latest container platforms and staying abreast of industry trends.
  • Enhancing AWS account security by implementing MFA authentication and role-based access
  • Establish the connectivity between accounts/VPCs via Private link in AWS
  • Hands-on experience with various AWS services such as EKS,ECS, EC2, S3, IAM, AWS Workspaces, Kibana
  • Configuration of Jenkins jobs for different branches, facilitating daily and weekly job executions
  • Managing the Elastisearch nodes and resizing the volumes as per the need with Autoscaling and Loadbalancers
  • Setting up and configuring Amazon AMIs using Terraform for efficient log shipping within the platform
  • Nuke/decommission the unused AWS accounts via scripts and remove from the Organizational account
  • Managing and maintaining Bastion servers across multiple platforms, executing necessary actions on DNS and Route53 to establish connectivity between AWS accounts
  • Utilizing Terraform to create templates and deploy resources like EC2 instances, S3 buckets, VPCs, IAM, Security Groups, and Bastion setups
  • Configuring the Personal Health Alerts from AWS to Incident management tool PagerDuty to notify the resources are being monitored
  • Using Terraform to validate the config setup of AWS PHD by SNS Topics and Eventbridge
  • Deploying the PoC pipelines into the Kubernetes cluster using the helm charts in Amazon EKS service

Education

Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) - Electronics and Communication Engineering

JNTUA
Anantapur

Skills

  • GIT
  • Jenkins
  • Scripting language
  • CI/CD implementation
  • Docker containerization
  • Monitoring and alerting
  • AWS management
  • Infrastructure management
  • AWS services
  • Kubernetes deployment
  • Cost optimization
  • DevOps principles

Certification

AWS SAA 02, 8J6HMT0B1EV11PCK

Languages

Telugu
First Language
English
Advanced (C1)
C1

Timeline

Senior Systems Engineer

CGI
03.2024 - Current

Cloud & Operations Engineer

Clarivate
04.2020 - 03.2024

Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) - Electronics and Communication Engineering

JNTUA

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