Sanjay Kumar

PROFILE SUMMARY

Experienced DevOps professional with 13 years of expertise in leading projects and architecting cloud solutions. Skilled in CI/CD tools (Git, Jenkins, Terraform, Ansible, Docker, Helm, ArgoCD) and proficient in managing Kubernetes environments (EKS, GCP, OpenShift, Rancher). Demonstrated expertise in cloud solutions (AWS, GCP) with advanced tools like Karpenter for autoscaling and database management (RDS, Aurora, DynamoDB, BigQuery).

Specialized in DevSecOps practices with tools like SonarQube, Snyk, Trivy, and Veracode. Adept at handling IaC (Terraform, Ansible), container orchestration (Kubernetes, Docker), and cloud migrations (Velostrata, VMware to AWS). Proven track record in enhancing operational efficiency, automating CI/CD pipelines, and implementing robust monitoring solutions (Prometheus, Grafana, EFK).

Extensive experience in cloud security, Agile methodologies, and cross-functional team leadership, with a focus on delivering innovative, scalable, and secure solutions..

• Experience (about 8 years) with "Infrastructure as Code" (IaC) using Terraform with AWS and GCP (dealing with all the concepts of Terraform to automate infrastructure), Terratest (written test cases in Golang), Terraform-Compliance, and configuration management tools such as Ansible.
• Strong experience (about 8 years) with containers and container orchestration tools (GKE, EKS, OpenShift,Rancher,Kubernetes, etc).
• Seasoned professional with over 8 years of experience integrating DevSecOps practices seamlessly into CI/CD pipelines, utilizing SAST, DAST, IAST, RASP, and SCA methodologies, and tools such as SonarQube, Snyk, Trivy, OWASP, Zap, and Veracode IAST.
• Strong experience (about more than 8 years) in AWS, ECR, and EKS, including design processes for container image hardening, backup and restore processes for EKS, POV for centralized log management, and IAM policy management using autoscaling in EKS (HA, VA, CA along with Karpenter).
• Strong experience (about 8 years) as Kubernetes Administrator with K8 architecture, Installing/configuring K8s on-perm/cloud, deploying containers, even with HELM etc.
• Expertise (about 8 years) in Kubernetes Securities & implementing automated and scalable solutions to address vulnerabilities using Vulnerability and Misconfiguration Scanning with Aqua Trivy, using ISTIO,RBAC,Karpenter etc
• Strong experience (about 8 years) in Istio service mesh in order to manage different microservices.
• Skilled experience (about 8 years) in Containerization, in Docker and Docker-Networking, container management, image management, Port/Volume mapping.
• Strong Experience (about 8 years) in writing and using Docker images using Dockerfile with a high level.
• Experience (about 6 years) in Docker Compose to manage different microservices.
• Strong experience (about 7 years) in creating pipeline as code (scripted/Declarative pipeline)/Jenkinsfile i.e.DSL Groovy for the multiple Jenkins job configuration to integrate the complex stages for CI/CD.
• Experience (about 7 years) in handling automated deployment using CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, Argo CD, and Argo CD Image Updater, with proficiency in using GitOps tools for CD in Kubernetes.
• Proven track record in configuring Disaster Recovery solutions, ensuring uninterrupted operations and rapid system restoration in the event of failures or disasters.
• Experience (about 7 years) in AWS Cloud security with Identity and Access Management (IAM), CloudTrail, Security Hub, WAF (Web Application Firewall), Shield, GuardDuty, Secrets Manager, SSM, Secret Manager, Key Management Service (KMS), HashiCorp Vault, Network Security: Security Groups, Network ACLs, VPN.
• Experience (about 7 years) in AWS using RDS, ECS,SSM,Secret-Manager,EKS,ELB, S3,CloudFront,RDS,Dynamo DB, Networking with VPC(VPC Peering,VPC - Transit Gateway and Transit Gateway Attachments Site to Site VPN in AWS - Virtual Private Gateway etc.), S3, Route53, Lambda, AWS EC2 Auto scaling, ECR etc.
• Experience (about 7 years) in AWS using S3 Object Properties - S3 Object Metadata - S3 Object Key ,S3 Versioning, Prefix in Static Website S3 - Redirect S3 Prefix in S3,S3 Accelerated Transfer, Using SRR/CRR in Region Replication for high availability, Configuring Logging in S3 Bucket, Storage Classes - Standard - Infrequent - Glacier & other storage type designed to exceed 99.999999999% (11 nines) data durability, Simplified Data Lifecycle Management with AWS S3,Cost Efficiency and Performance with AWS Intelligent Tiering for S3,CORS and to enable IT in S3,Used Presigned URL in S3,Securing AWS S3 Data: At Rest, Server-Side, and Client-Side Encryption
• Experience (about 7 years) in HashiCorp Vault for Secrets Management, Encryption and Data Protection, Dynamic Secrets, Access Management, Auditing and Logging
• Experience (about 7 years) in Maven providing a uniform build system with Java application.
• Extensive experience (about 10 years) with version control systems like GIT such as Bitbucket/GitHub/Gitlab and their use in release management, branching, merging, and integration strategies with Webhooks.
• Experience (about 7 years) with Alerting & Monitoring with Prometheus, Grafana & EFK.
• Experience (about 5 years) in JFrog Artifactory,Nexus to support all available software package types, enabling automated continuous integration and delivery & Sonarqube to systematically deliver and meet high code quality standards.
• Experience (3 Years) in Cloud migration, involving client interaction, functional analysis of business requirements and development of solution strategy by using 6-R & their implementation to achieve cloud migration (from on-prem to Cloud) including Lift & shift as well including with 2nd phase refractor. Also, migration for Compute Engine "VELOSTRATA".
• Experience (about 5 years) in GCP using App engine,GCE, GKE, Google Cloud function, Cloud Run, Pub/Sub,,Cloud Sql,Cloud Spanner,CDN,Bigquery,Bigtable, GCS, VPC Network, Artifact Repository, Cloud SQL, Cloud Spanner, Cloud Storage (GCS), Bigtable, BigQuery etc.
• Experience (about 9 years) in operating Linux/Unix environments and scripting languages like Shell.
• Experience (about 10 years) in working with Agile software development methodologies along with Scrum/Kanban with proven ability to work on cross-functional Agile teams using JIRA, Confluence& ServiceNow.
• Leading productive cross-functional (about 4 years experienced) teams using interactive and motivational leadership that spurs people to willingly give excellent result

Developed expertise in process optimization and continuous improvement in fast-paced operational environment. Specialized in identifying inefficiencies and implementing effective solutions. Seeking to transition into new field where these skills can drive significant improvements and innovation.