Sandeep Kumar
Gurgoan
Summary
Dynamic DevOps Lead at Natwest Groups with a proven track record in optimizing cloud infrastructure and enhancing security protocols. Expert in Terraform and Kubernetes, I excel in problem-solving and teamwork, driving significant cost savings while ensuring high availability and performance across deployments. Committed to delivering excellence in every project.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
DevOps Lead
Natwest Goups
Gurgoan
12.2021 - Current
- Led the establishment and deployment of MongoDB clusters, ensuring high availability and peak performance.
- Provisioned Atlas clusters using Terraform to promote infrastructure-as-code practices and secure private-link connectivity.
- Implemented comprehensive security protocols for Atlas clusters, restricting data access to authorized personnel.
- Enhanced data security by refining user and database access controls within Atlas, minimizing human error.
- Orchestrated a seamless data migration from on-premises servers to Atlas clusters, supporting teams throughout the transition.
- Developed high-level designs (HLD) for product deployment, documenting key architectural decisions.
- Authored in-depth documentation for application changes to aid in knowledge transfer, and streamline troubleshooting.
- Identified and executed cost-saving measures in infrastructure, optimizing the budget without compromising performance.
- Strengthened deployed infrastructures with advanced security measures to protect against cyber threats.
- Integrated GitLab runner with AWS services, enhancing deployment processes, and reducing agent queuing times.
- Customized integration of third-party tools with AWS cloud services to meet specific project needs.
- Designed and implemented CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and GitLab CI, improving software delivery efficiency.
- Automated infrastructure provisioning and management with Terraform, Ansible, and CloudFormation, boosting operational efficiency.
- Monitored system performance proactively using tools like Traces, CloudWatch, Grafana, and Prometheus.
- Managed Kubernetes container orchestration, including Helm chart development, and cluster maintenance tasks.
- Enforced security best practices and compliance standards across DevOps workflows to ensure system integrity.
- Contributed to the creation and implementation of Terraform modules, enhancing infrastructure automation efforts.
- Collaborated closely with team members to achieve project objectives and meet deadlines.
- Prioritized and organized tasks to efficiently accomplish service goals.
DevOps Engineer
Neotmi
Gurgoan
03.2020 - 11.2021
- Monitored cloud-based and on-premises servers using Zabbix in a client-server model to ensure system health and performance.
- Implemented Ansible for configuration management, automating updates to configuration files and user key rotations on a monthly basis.
- Deployed the Fantasy Game (fanmojo) on AWS ECS, configuring scalability and high availability with ALB and Auto Scaling to meet user demand.
- Managed application deployments using CloudFormation templates, maintaining version control and change tracking to ensure consistency across environments.
- Set up AWS WAF and Shield to enhance security posture and protect against external threats and potential attacks.
- Conducted comprehensive disaster recovery planning and testing, ensuring effective backup strategies were in place for business continuity.
- Detected and resolved system issues through continuous monitoring strategies, enhancing system reliability and uptime.
- Configured Elastic Load Balancers (ELBs) and Application Load Balancers (ALBs) for efficient traffic distribution and improved load handling.
- Evaluated and integrated new AWS features and tools into existing environments to optimize cloud resources and services.
- Troubleshot complex networking, compute instances, and storage issues, as well as other AWS service-related challenges, to maintain operational excellence.
AWS Cloud Engineer II
RackSpace
Gurgoan
11.2019 - 03.2020
- Designed and implemented scalable AWS infrastructure to support a variety of applications and services, ensuring high availability and performance.
- Monitored AWS resources using CloudWatch, configured alarms, and proactively responded to incidents to maintain system integrity.
- Managed user access and security by administering Identity Access Management (IAM) with roles and policies to safeguard information.
- Implemented and maintained CI/CD pipelines utilizing AWS CodePipeline and Jenkins to streamline development and deployment processes.
- Conducted comprehensive disaster recovery planning and testing, ensuring effective backup strategies were in place for business continuity.
- Detected and resolved system issues through continuous monitoring strategies, enhancing system reliability and uptime.
- Configured Elastic Load Balancers (ELBs) and Application Load Balancers (ALBs) for efficient traffic distribution and improved load handling.
- Utilized Prometheus and Grafana for comprehensive system monitoring, ensuring optimal performance and uptime.
- Conducted system troubleshooting and incident management to minimize downtime and maintain SLAs.
AWS Administrator
U2opia Mobile Pvt Ltd
Gurgoan
06.2017 - 11.2019
- Monitored cloud-based and on-premises servers using Zabbix in a client-server model to ensure system health and performance.
- Implemented Ansible for configuration management, automating updates to configuration files and user key rotations on a monthly basis.
- Deployed the Fantasy Game (fanmojo) on AWS ECS, configuring scalability and high availability with ALB and Auto Scaling to meet user demand.
- Managed application deployments using CloudFormation templates, maintaining version control and change tracking to ensure consistency across environments.
- Set up AWS WAF and Shield to enhance security posture and protect against external threats and potential attacks.
- Conducted comprehensive disaster recovery planning and testing, ensuring effective backup strategies were in place for business continuity.
- Detected and resolved system issues through continuous monitoring strategies, enhancing system reliability and uptime.
- Configured Elastic Load Balancers (ELBs) and Application Load Balancers (ALBs) for efficient traffic distribution and improved load handling.
- Evaluated and integrated new AWS features and tools into existing environments to optimize cloud resources and services.
- Troubleshot complex networking, compute instances, and storage issues, as well as other AWS service-related challenges to maintain operational excellence.
Product Support Engineer
Drishti Soft Solution Pvt Ltd
Gurgoan
11.2014 - 05.2017
- Managed AWS EC2 and RDS instances, ensuring optimal security through the implementation of Security Groups and Iptables.
- Monitored system performance and security using AWS CloudWatch, maintaining high operational standards.
- Developed and deployed log management solutions with Sumo-Logic and AWS CloudTrail to minimize errors and enhance system reliability.
- Crafted custom scripts to automate log analysis, effectively eliminating error logs across all services.
- Oversaw storage resource management, introducing cost-saving strategies that optimized cloud infrastructure expenditure.
- Provided technical support to customers via phone, email, or remote access tools.
- Diagnosed and resolved product issues through troubleshooting and technical analysis.
- Participated in product development meetings to provide customer feedback and supportability insights.
Education
B.Tech - IT
Hindu College of Engineering
01-2013
Skills
- TIME MANAGEMENT
- ADAPTABILITY AND FLEXIBILITY
- LINUX
- KUBERNETES
- APACHE KAFKA
- JENKINS/GITLAB/GITHUB/CODE BUILD
- LANGUAGE
- TEAMWORK
- PROBLEM-SOLVING ABILITIES
- DOCKER/CONTAINER
- AWS
- TERRAFORM/CLOUDFORMATION/ANSIBLE
- MONGODB ATLAS
- CLOUDWATCHXRAY, PROMETHEUS, GRAFANA
Certification
- Terraform Associate
- AWS Solution Architect - Associate
Languages
Hindi Proficient (C2), English Proficient (C2)
Timeline
DevOps Lead
Natwest Goups
12.2021 - Current
DevOps Engineer
Neotmi
03.2020 - 11.2021
AWS Cloud Engineer II
RackSpace
11.2019 - 03.2020
AWS Administrator
U2opia Mobile Pvt Ltd
06.2017 - 11.2019
Product Support Engineer
Drishti Soft Solution Pvt Ltd
11.2014 - 05.2017
B.Tech - IT
Hindu College of Engineering
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