Selvam C
Principal Devops Consultant
Fellbach
Summary
A dynamic 35-year-young professional with a German work visa 14 years of experience in IT Infrastructure Support and Software development with expertise in containerized environments (Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift), DevOps practices and system administration. Skilled in automation, CI/CD, Terraform, Cloud Platform, SAN Storage and data center support. Proven experience in supporting global clients and working with ITIL processes and Agile methodology.
Proven experience in supporting global clients in Healthcare, Banking, Automobiles, Retail, Oil and Refineries domain.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work History
Devops Principal Consultant
GE Healthcare
Bengaluru
08.2023 - 01.2025
- Working Under the payroll of Joulestowatts Business Solutions.
- Delivered expert advice to clients on various business challenges.
- Analysed market trends, resulting in informed strategic decision-making.
- Strengthened relationships with stakeholders through effective communication techniques.
- Currently working as a Principal Consultant at GE Healthcare, developing a new product for the healthcare industry.
- Evaluated and deployed tools for edge-native environments, including Kubernetes, Docker, CNI, and encryption.
- Collaborated with vendor to integrate and package a curated stack for modality applications.
- Ensured product compliance with healthcare industry guidelines and supported stakeholders with deployment issues.
- Skilled in Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, GitLab and edge-native environments.
Devops Lead II SRE
Kyndryl India
Bangalore
04.2019 - 05.2023
- Joined in IBM India Bangalore on April 2019 as Infrastructure Architect and moved to Kyndryl India as part of the spin off happened on Sep 2021 as SRE in Devops Practice and driving vendor’s best practices, recommendations to all the Multi cloud managed services customers
- Alarming the customer on their older technology hardware and holding discussions/meetings to convert them to Devops practices
- Driving industry recommendations and making team aware of the newly identified vulnerabilities, working along with them till the closure
- Lead the transition of new customers globally from Monolithic architecture to Containerized architecture and Microservices architecture
- Creating plan and implementing critical changes in the customer infrastructure environment
- IBM Certified recruiter
- Extensive experience in setting up CI/CD using pipelines such Jenkins, Gitops
- Facilitated seamless software releases through Jenkins CI and CD pipeline.
- Deployed Amazon Web Services solutions for scalable cloud computing environment.
- Integrated version control systems like Git into development workflow, enhancing code management practices.
- Streamlined deployment process by introducing Docker containerisation.
- Researched emerging technologies and DevOps tools to capitalise on industry advancements and optimise daily workflow.
- Reviewed code, verifying adherence to quality standards and client-established requirements.
- Implemented security measures to reduce risks throughout development and deployment processes.
- Designed impressive solutions to overcome existing system challenges.
- Prepared proposals outlining requirements, potential solutions and required resources, timelines and costs to achieve objectives.
- Wrote functional specifications for systems developers and completed regular updates to incorporate changes.
- Performed security testing using results to identify and fix vulnerable areas.
- Monitored system performance using recognised and agreed criteria.
- Improved system scalability with the implementation of Kubernetes orchestration.
- Conducted regular system audits, maintaining compliance with industry standards.
- Optimised infrastructure cost by implementing Terraform IAC tooling in AWS environments.
- Collaborated with software developers to streamline DevOps processes.
- Leveraged industry-leading tools to develop and implement robust CI/CD pipelines.
- Enhanced project agility by adopting Agile and Scrum methodologies.
Analyst
Royal Bank of Scotland
Bangalore
04.2016 - 01.2019
- Experience with AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud Platform, Design, implement and maintained highly available systems and infrastructure, Identified and mitigated reliability risks including capacity planning, monitoring and alerting
- Automated deployments and maintenance of systems and infrastructure, collaborated with development teams to ensure that applications and services are designed with scalability, reliability and performance in mind
- Driven continuous improvement across the entire infrastructure stack
- Achieved more effective forecasting with advanced statistical techniques.
- Automated tasks to increase efficiency and reduce department workload.
- Influenced cost-saving measures with meticulous financial analysis.
- Contributed to team projects by providing key analytic insights.
- Monitored KPIs and tracked continuous progress to evaluate efficacy of business solutions.
Senior Operations Professional
IBM India
Bangalore
12.2014 - 03.2016
- Maintained compliance with industry regulations throughout all operations procedures.
- Streamlined operations by reviewing and implementing efficient processes.
- Directed inventory management processes to minimise stock discrepancies.
- Established strategic partnerships that bolstered company's position in the market.
- Achieved operational efficiency with innovative problem-solving techniques.
- Evaluated productivity metrics, identified areas for improvement.
- Coordinated cross-departmental meetings, optimised communication and collaboration.
- Represented organisations at seminars, conferences and business events.
- Translated senior management directives into actionable front-line policies and implemented changes with staff.
- Managed subordinates to maximise individual performance and contribution.
- Complied with legal regulations governing packaging production for varied industries.
Senior Specialist
IBM India
Bangalore
09.2012 - 11.2014
- Boosted project efficiency for successful completion within deadlines.
- Undertaken activities like RCA preparations & Risk analysis
- Implemented process improvements for streamlined workflow and enhanced productivity levels.
- Conducted in-depth research and analysis, identifying trends, solving complex problems and developing innovative solutions.
- Innovated new strategies, leading to improved business outcomes.
Engineer – EUS
Microland
Bangalore
06.2011 - 03.2012
- Optimised data retrieval processes with advanced analytical tools.
- Identified potential data issues through meticulous monitoring procedures.
- Maintained adherence to GDPR regulations throughout all operations.
- Enhanced data storage capabilities by implementing efficient cloud-based solutions.
- Managed large scale, critical data migrations for seamless business operations.
- Collaborated on numerous IT projects, provided valuable storage expertise.
- Enforced security and integrity controls to prevent breaches, loss and damage.
L1 Support Engineer
Wipro Infotech
Chennai
07.2010 - 06.2011
- Resolved complex technical issues by troubleshooting and diagnosing hardware and software faults.
- Monitored system performance regularly, ensuring seamless operations.
- Documented all call information, providing valuable data for future reference.
- Followed strict compliance guidelines, maintaining high standards of security.
- Identified potential risks with thorough system evaluation and testing.
- Managed inventory of IT supplies, maintaining adequate stocks at all times.
- Conducted server back-up and recovery operations in line with protocols.
- Called clients to follow up functionality of systems.
- Used ticket systems to answer queries and resolve desktop issues.
- Installed malware to protect software from virus.
Education
Bachelor of Technology - Information Technology
P.T.R College of Engineering & Technology
Chennai, India 06.2006 - 04.2010
Skills
Openshift Container Platformundefined
Certification
ITIL V3 Certified
Languages
English
Fluent
German
Elementary
Accomplishments
Recognized as the Best Performer, Best Mentor consecutively from 2013 to 2023 for my significant contributions to Client success, Cost Saving solutions, Mentoring the team members.
Awards
- Best Performer, 2013, For contribution to storage industry across Bangalore Delivery Center.
- Best Performer, 2014, For contribution to Storage Competency by IBM.
- Best Performer, 2015, In Storage Competency by DANONE.
- Recognized for demonstrating the practice 'Put the Client First', 05/01/15
- Recognized in Manager's choice award for the practice 'Show Personal Interest', 06/02/15
Personal Information
Contact
Herderstraße 6, Fellabach, Germany 70794
Education
Madurai, India
Languages
1,6
Name & contact
Timeline
Devops Principal Consultant
GE Healthcare
08.2023 - 01.2025
Devops Lead II SRE
Kyndryl India
04.2019 - 05.2023
Analyst
Royal Bank of Scotland
04.2016 - 01.2019
Senior Operations Professional
IBM India
12.2014 - 03.2016
Senior Specialist
IBM India
09.2012 - 11.2014
Engineer – EUS
Microland
06.2011 - 03.2012
L1 Support Engineer
Wipro Infotech
07.2010 - 06.2011
Bachelor of Technology - Information Technology
P.T.R College of Engineering & Technology
06.2006 - 04.2010
ITIL V3 Certified
Similar Profiles
Khoa NguyenKhoa Nguyen
Customs Operational Leader at GE Power, GE Healthcare, GE RenewableCustoms Operational Leader at GE Power, GE Healthcare, GE Renewable
Prithviraj VNPrithviraj VN
Testing Associate at GE HealthCareTesting Associate at GE HealthCare
Allison OrnellaAllison Ornella
CVUS Clinical Applications Specialist at GE HealthcareCVUS Clinical Applications Specialist at GE Healthcare