Santosh Garole
DevOps Lead
Pune
Summary
Pursuing full-time role that presents professional challenges and leverages interpersonal skills, effective time management, and problem-solving expertise. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals. I have a total of 9 years of experience in the IT industry and 6 years of experience in DevOps. I am an innovative DevOps Specialist with a strong knowledge of automating processes and streamlining development pipelines. I am skilled in various DevOps tools, including Ansible, Helm, Terraform, ArgoCD, Jenkins, Spinnaker, GitLab, GitHub, Kubernetes (K8s), Docker, Git, AWS, GCP, and Oracle cloud providers, which enable me to enhance software delivery and operational efficiency. Adept at collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive continuous improvement and foster a culture of reliability and performance. Ready to bring transformative solutions and deliver tangible results for forward-thinking organizations. I also have experience implementing SRE practices.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
3
3
Certifications
4
4
Languages
Work History
DevOps Lead
Globant India Pvt Ltd
08.2021 - Current
- Built cloud-native infrastructure provisioning for EC2, pipelines, and .NET applications.
- Written Terraform code and modules for provisioning resources such as EC2, ASG, EKS, S3, Redis, Aurora MySQL, IAM roles, SQS, SNS, Glue, and Airflow.
- Set up infrastructure pipelines using Terraform, Jenkins, GitLab CI, and Spinnaker in production environments.
- Written Bash scripts for patching and automating repetitive tasks.
- Created and maintained GitLab processes for the data platform team.
- Managed and supported Kubernetes clusters (EKS), improving system scalability and reliability.
- Deployed and managed Airflow on EKS using Terraform.
- Managed data pipelines using AWS Glue, DMS, Airflow, and Lambda for data engineering teams.
- Developed Lambda functions for monitoring tasks, like identifying duplicate Auto Scaling Groups (ASGs) and IAM user expirations.
- Migrated Memcached to Redis for identity applications, and upgraded TLS endpoints from 1.0 to 1.2.
- Deployed Docker-based microservices using ECS Fargate for the PingFederate application.
- Supported .NET applications in production, including deployment, and performance tuning via load testing.
- Worked on database upgrades and application-level performance improvements in production.
- Built monitoring dashboards in Grafana, and configured alerting in Prometheus and Datadog.
- Performed AWS cost analysis and implemented budget monitoring.
- Led daily scrum calls during sprints, and supported weekly service reviews and presentations.
- Trained junior DevOps engineers in best practices and tool usage, enhancing team capability and efficiency.
- Troubleshot production issues, including investigating SLO/SLI spikes and performance degradation.
- Documented technical procedures, system configurations, and operational workflows for knowledge sharing and continuity.
- Utilized technologies such as Terraform, Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, Spinnaker, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, Linux, Windows Server 2019, and Git.
- Reduced application latency by optimizing server configurations for better resource utilization and faster response times.
- Integrated cutting-edge monitoring tools into the existing technology stack for real-time insights into application performance.
- Enhanced project management skills by defining and presenting system solutions and timelines for business needs or technical problems.
- Implemented containerization solutions with Docker, enabling consistent development environments across multiple projects.
- Automated routine tasks using scripting languages like Python or Bash, freeing up time for more strategic initiatives.
- Standardized build processes and tooling, promoting consistency in code quality and facilitating easier collaboration among developers.
- Collaborated with upper management to drive strategy and implement new processes.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to develop an efficient continuous integration and delivery pipeline, ensuring rapid software updates.
Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
ZS Associates Pvt Ltd
02.2019 - 08.2021
- Managed cloud servers and VMs.
- Managed AWS instances, S3, Oracle Cloud instances, and Docker. Worked on migration and re-hosting from on-premises to the AWS cloud.
- Cloud-native infrastructure provisioning, EC2 pipelines.
- ECS Fargate ALM Lite framework (Docker-based microservices).
- Drift Detection and Remediation Framework.
- Ansible role for joining EC2 to a domain.
- MicroStrategy installation using Ansible.
- Automated patching of Linux systems using Systems Manager.
- Implemented Amazon Inspector to detect vulnerabilities.
- EC2 Golden Image Pipelines.
- EKS-hosted products, like Sisense and MicroStrategy.
- Mentored junior engineers, fostering a culture of continuous learning and professional growth within the team.
- Championed a DevOps culture within the organization, leading to increased collaboration between development and operations teams.
- Integrated Splunk with multiple Linux servers.
- Utilized technologies such as AWS, Terraform, Ansible, Linux, Bitbucket, Kubernetes, Docker, and Bash scripting.
- Developed and maintained comprehensive documentation, facilitating knowledge sharing and smooth onboarding for new team members.
- Worked with teams of talented software engineers to define, build, and maintain cloud infrastructure.
Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
Sunera Technologies Pvt Ltd
09.2016 - 02.2019
- Managed cloud servers and Virtual Machines.
- Managed 4 AWS accounts and 6 Oracle Cloud accounts.
- Worked in migration and re-hosting from on-premises to Oracle Cloud.
- Managed domains, DNS, and SSL under vendors GoDaddy and Network Solutions, and used hardware such as DELL PowerEdge and HP. Configured Bugzilla, SVN, Twiki, ownCloud, ticketing system, Openfire, and OpenVAS.
- Optimized cloud resource usage, achieving cost savings of 25% through effective management and monitoring strategies.
- Migrated legacy systems to cloud platforms, reducing operational costs by 15%, and enhancing scalability.
- Monitored cloud environments in real time, promptly addressing issues to maintain optimal performance levels.
- Implemented VoIP servers and upgraded their version.
- Implemented Nagios for monitoring the Linux and Windows servers.
- Migrated servers from VMware to KVM to save costs.
- Oversaw the monitoring and maintenance of cloud environments, proactively addressing issues to maintain high availability and performance.
- Utilized technologies such as Oracle Enterprise Linux, ESXi, VMware, KVM, VoIP cloud, Hyper-V, Ansible, Terraform, AWS, and SVN.
- Maintained high levels of service availability by proactively addressing potential bottlenecks in network connectivity or storage capacity constraints.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to design scalable and resilient cloud architectures for various projects.
- Managed vendor relationships to negotiate contracts, ensure SLA compliance, and effectively resolve issues in a timely manner.
- Diagnosed network problems involving combination of hardware, software, power and communications issues.
- Installed, supported and maintained company hardware and software infrastructure according to best practices.
- Implemented WAN and LAN designs in multi-datacenter configurations.
- Analyzed, troubleshot and enhanced network performance to drive efficiency.
- Planned implementation of network enhancements and upgrades.
- Acquired and maintained advanced knowledge of networking protocols.
- Mentored junior engineers, fostering a culture of continuous learning and professional growth within the team.
- Championed a DevOps culture within the organization leading to increased collaboration between development and operations teams.
Education
Bachelor of Engineering - E & TC Engineering
Babasaheb Naik College of Engineering
Pusad, India06.2014
Skills
Operating systems (Linux, Windows, and macOS)
Source control versioning (GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, and SVN)
Configuration Management (Ansible, Chef)
SAST & DAST (Snyk, Trivy, SonarQube, OWASP)
Infrastructure automation (Terraform)
Cloud architecture (AWS, GCP, Oracle)
CI/CD implementation (Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, Spinnaker, ArgoCD)
Container orchestration (Kubernetes, Docker)
Scripting (Shell, PowerShell)
Technical Expertise
Analytical & Problem Solving
Project & Time Management
Friendly, positive attitude
Teamwork and collaboration
Customer service
Supervision and leadership
Computer skills
Certification
OCI - Oracle Cloud Certified IAAS Specialist
AWARD
6 Times Pat On the Back - Globant
Timeline
DevOps Lead
Globant India Pvt Ltd
08.2021 - Current
Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
ZS Associates Pvt Ltd
02.2019 - 08.2021
Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
Sunera Technologies Pvt Ltd
09.2016 - 02.2019
Bachelor of Engineering - E & TC Engineering
Babasaheb Naik College of Engineering