Overview
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Ravi Sajjan

Ravi Sajjan

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience

Work History

Kubernetes Technical service support Lead

Wipro Technologies
Bangalore
05.2023 - Current
  • Environment: VMWare, Rancher, RKE, K3s, Longhorn, Trident, traefik
  • Services: keycloak, CouchDB, MinIO, RabbitMQ, monitoring, Redis-Cluster
  • I have led the design, deployment, and management of Kubernetes clusters, ensuring high availability and optimal performance
  • My role in supporting customer edge datacentres involved resolving critical incidents and maintaining smooth operations of workloads on Kubernetes [RKE K3s] clusters
  • Along with Portworx team to proposed Portworx as storage Solution to Conti

Kubernetes SME

Wipro
Bangalore
05.2022 - 04.2023
  • Developed and deployed Kubernetes manifests and pipelines for ELM applications
  • Conducted a POC for converting CT service Kubernetes manifests to Helm charts
  • Created and successfully deployed Helmfile for Azure Blob CSI driver
  • Developed Kubernetes manifests to mount Azure Blob Storage into microservice container pods for log sharing with Splunk
  • Designed Kubernetes manifests and Azure DevOps (ADO) pipeline to deploy Glowroot-Central container on AKS, using Azure Cosmos DB as the backend
  • Assisted other teams with Kubernetes manifest development and deployment issues
  • Collaborated with the CI (app container development) team to gather requirements and develop Kubernetes manifests for AKS
  • Supported test teams in resolving deployment issues
  • Work on Resolving Jira defects
  • Work with all stakeholders, ( Architects, Directors, test team, Dev team, other deployment teams)

Server and storage Experience

Wipro
Bangalore
05.2019 - 04.2022
  • Cisco UCS Testing, InterSight
  • Prepared and executed comprehensive test plans based on functional specifications
  • Efficiently managed hardware resources to ensure optimal utilization
  • Led and managed a team, ensuring smooth operations and effective collaboration
  • Troubleshot, triaged, reported, and followed up on issues, ensuring timely resolution
  • Conducted extensive testing across all generations of UCS Fabric Interconnects (2GFI, 3GFI, 4GFI, HDFI) and UCS servers (blades, racks, storage M3/M4/M5/M6 servers)
  • Qualified both cloud and on-premises versions of the Intersight app used for managing various Cisco and third-party devices

Technical Solutions Consultant

Wipro
Bangalore
02.2019 - 05.2019
  • Containerize and Orchestrate Wipro internal tools
  • Deploying vanilla K8s on VM from scratch
  • Develop Docker file to containerize Wipro proprietary internal tools
  • Architect Design, develop K8s manifests for Wipro internal tools

Technical Lead

Wipro
Bangalore
05.2017 - 02.2019
  • I specialize in storage array qualification and interoperability, with expertise in certifying ESXi for FC/FCoE and iSCSI protocol for HPE-Hitachi SAN Array Firmware
  • I manage hardware resources, develop automation scripts, lead and collaborated teams, and ensure VMware certification and HPE SPOCK updates for XP Arrays

Technical Lead

Wipro
Bangalore
01.2015 - 04.2017
  • Technical Expert in File Access Auditing and HPE StoreAll Testing
  • Validated Filesystem auditing for SMB and NFS that leveraged RabbitMQ, Google Protobuf, and Windows Perf Tool
  • Collaborated with ISVs to push audit logs to Azure
  • I defined test strategies, developed and managed test plans, validated service installation guides, and provided feedback to development teams
  • Additionally, I set up and maintained test environments, reviewed product documentation, and collaborated with stakeholders to manage risks and escalations

Lead System Test Engineer and onsite Co-ordinator

Wipro
08.2010 - 11.2014
  • Defined test strategies, created test plans and cases, managed test execution, and validated service installation guides for user experience and feature integration
  • Set up and maintained end-to-end test environments, reviewed product documentation and release notes, and collaborated with stakeholders to manage risks and escalations
  • Deployed and configured Microsoft Active Directory and Open LDAP servers, ensuring quality for CIFS features like AD, LDAP, ID Mapping, and more
  • Validated various file system features including snapshots, data migration, antivirus scans, continuous remote replication, backup and restore
  • Acted as an onsite coordinator, facilitating cross-team collaboration and providing feedback to development teams

Timeline

Kubernetes Technical service support Lead

Wipro Technologies
05.2023 - Current

Kubernetes SME

Wipro
05.2022 - 04.2023

Server and storage Experience

Wipro
05.2019 - 04.2022

Technical Solutions Consultant

Wipro
02.2019 - 05.2019

Technical Lead

Wipro
05.2017 - 02.2019

Technical Lead

Wipro
01.2015 - 04.2017

Lead System Test Engineer and onsite Co-ordinator

Wipro
08.2010 - 11.2014
Ravi Sajjan