A seasoned Network and Infrastructure Automation Engineer with over 12 years of experience in the IT industry, specializing in DevOps administration and automation. A proven track record at esteemed organizations like Morgan Stanley and Barclays Technology Center, driving process improvements, designing automation strategies, and implementing innovative solutions. Proficient in a wide array of technologies including Python, Docker, Kubernetes, and Ansible. Adept at leading teams, analyzing and streamlining operations, and aligning technical strategies with organizational goals. Demonstrates an innate ability to explore and integrate new technologies, ensuring optimized and efficient operations across diverse IT environments.
Grade: Senior Manager
Responsible for analyzing and improving existing processes, identifying gaps, and designing proof-of-concepts (PoCs). Upon approval, lead team to develop and deploy automation solutions in production, streamlining network operations and increasing efficiency.
Grade: Asst. Vice President
Explore new technologies and its feasibility in implementing in Barclays environment, Analyzing the pros and cons in an existing or new solution and provide a fix, automate process for the Middleware operations team, Design and implement the architecture for Middleware container infrastructure
Grade: BA4
Automate processes in Infrastructure and Network space based on customers requirement, proactively identify gaps in the existing processes and provide fix, interact with customers to improve the existing process to reduce the no. of support tickets and response time for the incident.
Grade: BA3
Assess, approve/reject changes, expand Barclays' Change Management process to new business units. Report Change success rate, resolve failure causes, reduce incidents from changes to near-zero. Analyze incidents, identify root causes, coordinate with teams to prevent recurrence.
Grade: BA2
Configure new servers and manage network and firewall devices in Barclays Networks. Upgrade firewall versions and address escalated support issues from Level 1 Network Operations team. Identify and remediate unused and overly permissive firewall rules to ensure compliance with MAS Audit.
Python
Docker
Kubernetes
Openshift
Ansible
VMware VRA/VRO
Networks
Excel Automation
Leadership
Team Management