RAJ KISHORE SINGH
Noida
Summary
Results-driven DevOps Engineer with over 11 years in IT and 5 years specializing in Azure Cloud, Azure DevOps, Terraform, Docker, and Kubernetes. Expertise in designing automated cloud infrastructure, developing CI/CD pipelines, and deploying containerized applications. Proficient in Azure networking and security, leveraging tools like Grafana and Prometheus to ensure scalable and secure cloud solutions.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
DevOps Engineer
Ericsson
Noida
10.2022 - Current
- Successfully designed and deployed scalable cloud infrastructure on Microsoft Azure, provisioning secure and highly available environments using Infrastructure as Code (Terraform).
- Provisioned Azure resources such as VNets, Subnets, NSGs, Route Tables, Azure Virtual Machines, and Key Vault with secure configurations and access controls, enhancing overall security posture.
- Developed reusable Terraform modules and automated infrastructure provisioning through Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines, ensuring consistent deployments across development, QA, and production environments.
- Containerized applications using Docker and deployed workloads on Kubernetes (AKS), enabling efficient orchestration, scaling, self-healing, and faster application rollouts across environments.
- Implemented monitoring and observability solutions with Prometheus and Grafana, creating dashboards and alerts to monitor infrastructure and application health.
DevOps Engineer
VIL
Pune
10.2020 - 09.2022
- Managed Azure cloud infrastructure and application environments to ensure optimal performance.
- Configured CI/CD pipelines for automated build, release, and application deployments.
- Utilized Azure DevOps for efficient CI/CD pipeline creation, configuration, and deployment activities.
- Monitored build and release pipelines, troubleshooting deployment failures swiftly.
- Managed source code with Git, applying branching, merging, and pull request practices effectively.
- Collaborated with development and infrastructure teams to resolve environment-related issues.
- Configured deployment environments and application variables across development, UAT, and production stages.
- Provided production deployment support, including rollback activities and post-deployment validation.
Cloud Engineer
Nokia (Payroll-Evolve Technologies)
Ahmedabad
08.2018 - 09.2020
- Streamlined communication across infrastructure environments to improve coordination of network components and security protocols.
- Facilitated incident resolution and optimized system performance to ensure reliable infrastructure operations.
- Executed basic root cause analysis and provided updates during production incidents.
- Maintained monitoring dashboards and alert configurations to enhance visibility and reduce alert noise.
- Participated in shift handovers, communicating critical incidents, ongoing issues, and pending actions.
Network Engineer
Nokia (Payroll – Altran Technologies India Pvt. Ltd.)
Noida
04.2016 - 07.2018
- Monitored Azure infrastructure and applications using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and Application Insights.
- Analyzed alerts for CPU, memory, disk availability, performance, and application failures.
- Conducted initial troubleshooting and log analysis to identify infrastructure and application issues.
- Oversaw health monitoring of VMs, VMSS, AKS, app services, networks, and applications in production environments.
- Tracked Azure service health and activity logs for platform-level events and incidents.
Engineer
TTSL (Payroll: Vision India Services)
Noida
04.2015 - 03.2016
- Monitored network elements, alarms, and performance parameters using network management systems to ensure service availability and stability.
- Monitored network performance and availability, ensuring timely identification of service-impacting events.
- Analyzed network faults, performed alarm validation, and coordinated with respective teams for timely incident resolution.
- Supported day-to-day NOC operations, including incident tracking, escalation management, and service restoration activities.
- Performed network health checks and initial troubleshooting to support IP and transmission network operations.
Education
B.Tech - Electronics & Communication Engineering
Uttar Pradesh Technical University (UPTU)
01-2013
Skills
Cloud: Microsoft Azure
Infrastructure as Code: Terraform
DevSecOps & Security: Azure Key Vault, SonarQube, Retirejs, Black Duck, tfsec, Checkov, TFLint, Azure Policy
CI/CD Automation: Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Argo CD
Containers & Orchestration: Docker, Kubernetes (AKS), Helm
Version Control: Git, GitHub, Azure Repos
Monitoring & Observability: Grafana, Prometheus
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 1990-07-06
- Marital Status: Married
DECLARATION:
I hereby declare that information is true to best of my knowledge and if you will give me a chance to work under your kind control, I will try to satisfy you with my hard work, ability and behavior.
Timeline
DevOps Engineer
Ericsson
10.2022 - Current
DevOps Engineer
VIL
10.2020 - 09.2022
Cloud Engineer
Nokia (Payroll-Evolve Technologies)
08.2018 - 09.2020
Network Engineer
Nokia (Payroll – Altran Technologies India Pvt. Ltd.)
04.2016 - 07.2018
Engineer
TTSL (Payroll: Vision India Services)
04.2015 - 03.2016
B.Tech - Electronics & Communication Engineering
Uttar Pradesh Technical University (UPTU)