Rajesh Nayak
Bengaluru
Summary
Accomplished Principal Member of Technical Staff at Oracle with deep expertise in CI/CD pipeline design, infrastructure automation, and container orchestration. Proven track record of leading cross-functional teams to optimize DevOps practices, enhance system reliability, and streamline deployment workflows. Experienced in driving end-to-end technical project management, including large-scale migrations, automation initiatives, and tooling transformations. Demonstrated leadership in managing teams, mentoring engineers, and aligning DevOps strategies with business goals to deliver scalable and resilient solutions.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
Work History
Principal Member of Technical Staff
Oracle
Bangalore
01.2024 - Current
- Led the strategic transition from Bitbucket (BB) to the DevOps-SCM platform, optimizing repository management and improving CI/CD integration.
- Led cross-functional teams in deploying technical projects, ensuring timely and within-budget delivery.
- Designed and implemented infrastructure auditing processes to ensure compliance, security, and performance optimization across environments.
- Automated Load Balancer provisioning and configuration streamline deployment processes and reduce manual intervention.
- Successfully led the end-to-end migration of all environments from Oracle Enterprise Linux 7 (OEL7) to Oracle Enterprise Linux 8 (OEL8); created and executed a comprehensive migration roadmap, ensuring zero downtime and a seamless transition.
- Spearheaded automation and simplification efforts in the 3rd Party Licensing System (PLS), including the development of proactive alert mechanisms to enhance system reliability.
Senior Technical Lead II
Ericsson
Bangalore
05.2021 - 01.2024
- Serving as a DevOps Design and Development Engineer in Cloud Container Distribution (CCD) and OMC, driving cloud-native infrastructure initiatives.
- Contributing to Cloud Native Software Flow (CNSF) development, enabling scalable, containerized deployments aligned with modern DevOps best practices.
- Leading the automation of OpenStack cluster provisioning and Kubernetes-based application deployments, enhancing environment consistency and deployment speed.
- Developing custom Packer templates and workflows for automated image creation, streamlining infrastructure provisioning, and reducing manual effort in environment setup.
Expert DevOps
HPE
Bangalore
03.2020 - 05.2021
- Operated within the SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework) model, leading DevOps design, planning, and execution initiatives, including CI/CD pipeline architecture, security integration, and deployment strategies.
- Played a key role in the design and development of the Continuous Delivery Pipeline (CDP) and its visualizer dashboard, enhancing release transparency and delivery efficiency across teams.
- Demonstrated deep expertise in containerization, including building and managing Helm charts (standard and umbrella), Docker images, and orchestrating automated promotion workflows for container artifacts across environments.
- Proficient in leveraging Artifactory REST APIs for advanced artifact management, integration, and automation.
Principal Member of Technical Staff
Oracle
Bangalore
10.2015 - 03.2020
- Worked as a DevOps/Build Automation Engineer for Business Intelligence (BI) and Big Data Discovery (BDD) projects, supporting development and deployment workflows.
- Designed and implemented CI/CD pipelines using Hudson and Jenkins on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure to streamline build and deployment processes.
- Developed automation scripts using Python, Perl, and Shell to support environment provisioning, build processes, and operational tasks.
- Authored Groovy-based shared libraries to build and manage SDK components, promoting reusability and consistency across projects.
- Contributed to the migration of Business Analytics components from physical infrastructure to containerized environments, improving scalability and deployment speed.
- Implemented monitoring dashboards using Grafana to enhance visibility into deployment health and system metrics.
Associate Principal Engineer
EMC
Bangalore
12.2010 - 10.2015
- Worked on networking products, including Smarts, NCM, and ITPR, contributing to development, integration, and deployment processes.
- Utilized Consolidated Installers and Common Security Tools (CST) for secure and efficient product installations.
- Managed and maintained installers for SAM/NCM and ISMP products, ensuring consistent and reliable deployment across environments.
- Gained hands-on experience with installer technologies such as ISMP and InstallShield, supporting both legacy and modern installation frameworks.
Senior Systems/Software Engineer
Hewlett – Packard
Bangalore
12.2006 - 12.2010
- Supported the end-to-end build and release process for HP Data Protector, assisting in packaging and deployment activities.
- Automated parts of the patching process improve efficiency and reduce manual effort.
- Contributed to creating and updating installers for the Data Protector product.
- Assisted in the migration of version control systems from ClearCase to SVN, including preserving the full commit history.
Software Engineer
Siemens Systems Ltd
Bangalore
08.2004 - 12.2006
- Gained hands-on experience working on Soarian and Soarian Med-Suite using InstallShield for installation packaging.
- Built self-upgrade packages and patches across various environments to support product updates and maintenance.
- Worked with SoarianFactory, a multi-site build tool, to streamline and manage distributed build processes.
- Automated build processes using C/C++ and ClearCase APIs improve consistency and reduce manual intervention.
Education
Master of Computer Applications - Computer And Information Systems
JNNCE
Shivamogga03-2004
Skills
- CI/CD pipeline design
- Infrastructure automation
- Cloud-native architecture
- Container orchestration
- DevOps methodologies
- Technical project management
- CI/CD and Automation Tools: Jenkins, Docker, OpenStack, Kubernetes, Packer, Build Forge, CruiseControl, Anthill, Swarm
- Security Tools: OWASP ZAP, Burp Suite, Black Duck/FNCI, Coverity, Fortify
- Source control and tracking tools: Git, Subversion (SVN), ClearCase, ADE, Maven, Ant, Make, Jira, Rally, Grafana
- Packaging Tools: InstallShield, InstallAnywhere, InstallShield MultiPlatform (ISMP), MSI
Affiliations
- Fitness enthusiast, Reading
Timeline
Principal Member of Technical Staff
Oracle
01.2024 - Current
Senior Technical Lead II
Ericsson
05.2021 - 01.2024
Expert DevOps
HPE
03.2020 - 05.2021
Principal Member of Technical Staff
Oracle
10.2015 - 03.2020
Associate Principal Engineer
EMC
12.2010 - 10.2015
Senior Systems/Software Engineer
Hewlett – Packard
12.2006 - 12.2010
Software Engineer
Siemens Systems Ltd
08.2004 - 12.2006
Master of Computer Applications - Computer And Information Systems
JNNCE
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