Rahul Sharma
Bangalore
Summary
An independent and self-motivated engineer with proven and tested IT skills. More than 8 years of experience in IT. Mainly focusing on Kubernetes Administration, AWS, Containerization, NFVI setup, Openstack, Migration, Datacenter management, RHEL, Virtualization, CICD, Github, Ansible.
Organized, dependable and successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Cloud Developer – Specialist
Hewlett Packard Enterprise, RnD
12.2022 - Current
- Worked on Container as a service solution for HPE GreenLake.
- Worked on Solutions with multiple technologies involved – Vmware, AWS, Morpheus, Git.
- Worked on Multirack setups, Multiple storage arrays for deployment of K8 Clusters.
- Worked on deploying K8 services using Argo wave sync
- Used metrics to monitor application and infrastructure performance.
- Worked on ansible playbooks for vCenter jobs, ERE (Cluster provider) and CMP (machine provider) configurations.
- Created and maintained continuous integration and deployment processes.
- Managed and monitored installed systems for highest level of availability.
- Wrote and maintained custom scripts to increase system efficiency and performance time.
Senior Solution Integrator
Ericsson Global Services Pvt. Ltd
05.2021 - 12.2022
- Worked on Deployments for CNCF certified products which includes Customized Kubernetes Solution.
- Worked on integration of various tools and softwares with Kubernetes for better operations – Grafana, Prometheus, rsyslog, PM servers etc.
- Worked with Multiple CNIs in single deployment where worker nodes were having more than 2,3 external interfaces – Calico, Multus
- Worked closely with application teams for designing and providing the Customized parameters in K8 cluster to meet the requirements.
- Part of troubleshooting team which includes issues related to deployment, networks, routes.
- Experience with K8 deployment on BareMetal, Openstack, RHOSP etc.
- Experience on HA K8 cluster and exposing various services for external access.
- Worked on openstack for creating flavor, deploying network, uploading images for Kubernetes deployment.
- Experience with deploying and managing large clusters having 100+ worker nodes on Openstack.
- Worked on creating customized Grafana dashboards for monitoring.
- Experience with setting up BGP/BFD peers for external reachability.
- Worked closely with Solution architects on IP and Infra design according to application requirements.
- Worked on creating a CI/CD pipeline for automated deployments and upgrades of clusters using spinnaker and Jenkins.
- Troubleshot incidents reported by end-users to schedule system changes and identify permanent solutions.
- Performed internal system acceptance to deliver well-tested enhancements and meet business requirements.
Technology Consultant
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
01.2015 - 05.2021
- Kubernetes implementation configuration and troubleshooting.
- Kubernetes POD and Volume management. - Integration of monitoring tools
- logging tools with Kubernetes. - Worked on Linux customization Project where we migrated Legacy Unix servers to RHEL7. OS Customization including Swap, Filesystem creation, adding users and groups, installing packages, Network Configurations, Configuring NFS.
- Worked on VMware Infra projects where we took care of end-to-end maintenance of 2000+ hosts spread across 8 vCenters. It includes ESXi deployment and upgrades, VMs deployment, Array building, Firmware upgrades.
- Working on Virtual Storage Appliances. - Hands-on experience in all phases of large / mid-range operations including requirement gathering / analysis, capacity planning, team management, evaluation, change / problem management and administration of various servers and storage systems.
- Worked closely with infrastructure staff and departmental decision makers to identify, recommend, develop and implement cost-effective technology solutions.
Education
B.E - Electronics and Communication
KNS Institute of Technology
Certified Kubernetes Administrator RedHat Certified System Administrator RedHat Certified Engineer Ericsson Cloud Associate -
Skills
- Kubernetes Administration and Deployment
- AWS
- Containerization Technologies
- Openstack
- Vmware
- Linux/RHEL/SUSE administration
- Ansible
- CI/CD pipeline
- Jenkins
- Version Control Systems
- Bash/Shell scripting
- Logging and Monitoring
Certification
Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
RedHat Certified Engineer (RHCE)
RedHat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA)
Ericsson Cloud Associate
Languages
English
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Hindi
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Timeline
Cloud Developer – Specialist
Hewlett Packard Enterprise, RnD
12.2022 - Current
Senior Solution Integrator
Ericsson Global Services Pvt. Ltd
05.2021 - 12.2022
Technology Consultant
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
01.2015 - 05.2021
B.E - Electronics and Communication
KNS Institute of Technology
Certified Kubernetes Administrator RedHat Certified System Administrator RedHat Certified Engineer Ericsson Cloud Associate -
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