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Ravikiran Challa

Ravikiran Challa

Hyderabad

Summary

Experienced DevOps professional with strong background in implementing and managing CI/CD pipelines, cloud infrastructure, and automation tools. Adept at fostering team collaboration and achieving results, flexing with changing needs, and ensuring reliability. Skilled in containerization, orchestration, and configuration management, with focus on continuous improvement and operational excellence.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience
3
3
Certification
5
5
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Senior DevOps Engineer

Q-Talent
09.2024 - 05.2025
  • Optimized cloud resource usage by analyzing cost metrics and making recommendations for more efficient configurations.
  • Maintained systems that monitored applications and infrastructure.
  • Increased system reliability, minimizing downtime and service disruptions through proactive troubleshooting and root cause analysis.
  • Improved release management processes by introducing version control systems such as Git for tracking changes throughout the software lifecycle.
  • Mentored junior team members, fostering professional growth and improving overall team performance.
  • Corrected, modified and upgraded software to improve performance.
  • Reduced deployment times with the introduction of CI/CD pipelines for multiple projects.
  • Streamlined infrastructure management through automation using industry-leading tools such as Ansible, Kubernetes, and Terraform.
  • Contributed to architectural decisions, ensuring scalable and maintainable designs for future expansions of application services.

Senior DevOps Engineer

Janah Al Madina IT Services
02.2024 - 08.2024
  • Conducted regular performance assessments of application infrastructure, identifying bottlenecks and making necessary optimizations to enhance service quality.
  • Provided engineering support from code delivery until retirement of application.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to drive continuous improvement in the software delivery process.
  • Maintained metrics visibility using Datadog and Prometheus/Grafana to create useful dashboards and monitors.
  • Developed custom scripts using Python or Bash languages to automate repetitive tasks or integrate disparate systems effectively streamlining workflows across departments.
  • Integrated security into cloud architecture solutions to prevent bugging.
  • Mentored DevOps engineer interns on proper engineering methods.
  • Tested and deployed scalable and highly available software products.
  • Successfully migrated legacy applications onto modern cloud-based platforms while maintaining high levels of performance and availability during transitions.
  • Authored code fixes and enhancements for inclusion in future code releases and patches.

DevOps Specialist

Applied Information Sciences
06.2022 - 01.2024
  • Experienced in various SDLC project phases: Requirement/System gathering, Requirement/System Analysis, Functional, Specification, Business Logic, Design, Layered Architecture, Test plans, Coding, Code review, Testing, Performance tuning, Documentation, Implementation, and Maintenance.
  • Played a key role in automating the deployments on Azure using GitHub, Terraform, and Jenkins.
  • Experience in the installation of Operating Systems, Packages, and Patches, maintaining user accounts, Performance tuning, and troubleshooting at various levels.
  • Working knowledge of build automation and CI/CD pipelines.
  • Installed and configured GIT and communicated with the repositories in GitHub & GitOps.
  • Worked in all areas of Jenkins setting up CI for new branches, build automation, plugin management and securing Jenkins, and setting up master/slave configurations.
  • Worked on automation of Configuration using Ansible.
  • Used Ansible as a Configuration management tool, to automate repetitive tasks, quickly deploys critical applications, and proactively manage change.
  • Used Ansible Playbooks to set up Continuous Delivery Pipeline.
  • Deployed microservices, including provisioning Azure environments using Ansible Playbooks.
  • Used Kubernetes & Docker containers to quickly deploy Linux-based applications.
  • Performed code reviews, evaluate implementations, and provide feedback for tool improvements.
  • Coordinate all build and release activities, ensure release processes is well documented, and source control repositories including branching and tagging.
  • Facilitated knowledge sharing among team members by documenting processes, best practices, and lessons learned from past experiences.
  • Communicated and explained business requirements to team members to understand and implement functional demands.
  • Optimized cloud infrastructure cost by analyzing resource usage and implementing effective scaling strategies.
  • Streamlined the deployment process by automating tasks, reducing time and resource consumption.

Senior Systems Operations Engineer

Wells Fargo India Solutions
01.2014 - 06.2022
  • Wrote Shell scripting for task automation and to schedule tasks.
  • Experience in developing and maintaining build, and deployment scripts for test, staging, and production environments using Shell scripts.
  • Configured & Implemented, OS Patching automation using HPOO.
  • Deployed the EAR and WAR archives using GUI and scripted mode.
  • SRE knowledge with migrating TIBCO to cloud environment (PCF).
  • Worked on BCP simulation activities.
  • Worked on various Azure services like VNet, NAT & ASG, NSG, Firewall, Security Center, VM Scale set, Load Balancer, Storage, Backup, and Site Recovery.
  • Preparing Game Plans & conducting walk-through reviews of Game Plans for off-release and Enterprise release.
  • Participated in enterprise release activities, by deploying applications to Prod environment.
  • Working knowledge of build automation and CI/CD pipelines.
  • Worked together with development teams to improve overall development productivity.
  • Handled Production issue EACO calls and fixed the issues.
  • Monitored and tracked deployments.
  • On The Spot Award 2022
  • Team of the Quarter Wells Fargo 2019
  • Innovation Award Wells Fargo 2018
  • Champion Award Wells Fargo 2017

Education

B.Tech -

Bharath University
08.2004 - 11.2008

Graduate Diploma in International Business -

Auckland Institute Of Studies
Auckland, NewZealand
01.2010 - 12.2010

Skills

  • Infrastructure Orchestration
  • Configuration management
  • Build automation
  • Azure administration
  • Contenarization
  • Observation
  • Decision making
  • Communication
  • Multi-tasking
  • Monitoring and logging
  • Customer relationship management
  • Cross-functional teamwork

Certification

  • Configuring and Operating Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop, AZ-140
  • Azure Administrator Associate, AZ-104
  • DevOps Engineer Expert, AZ-400

Work Availability

monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Work Preference

Work Type

Full Time

Work Location

On-SiteRemoteHybrid

Important To Me

Career advancementWork-life balanceHealthcare benefitsWork from home optionCompany CultureFlexible work hoursPersonal development programsPaid sick leaveTeam Building / Company RetreatsPaid time off

Languages

English
Advanced (C1)
Telugu
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Hindi
Intermediate (B1)
Tamil
Upper intermediate (B2)

Accomplishments

  • Resolved product issue on Wrong Docker Image Deployed.
  • Supervised team of 9 staff members.
  • Worked & fixed Production Issue_Disk Full Due to Logs.
  • Worked on Production Deployment Failure.

Awards

  • 2022 On The Spot Award | Applied Information Sciences
  • 2019 Team of the Quarter | Wells Fargo
  • 2018 Innovation Award | Wells Fargo
  • 2017 Champion Award | Wells Fargo

Timeline

Senior DevOps Engineer

Q-Talent
09.2024 - 05.2025

Senior DevOps Engineer

Janah Al Madina IT Services
02.2024 - 08.2024

DevOps Specialist

Applied Information Sciences
06.2022 - 01.2024

Senior Systems Operations Engineer

Wells Fargo India Solutions
01.2014 - 06.2022

Graduate Diploma in International Business -

Auckland Institute Of Studies
01.2010 - 12.2010

B.Tech -

Bharath University
08.2004 - 11.2008

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