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SHANMUGAVEL THANGAVEL

SHANMUGAVEL THANGAVEL

CHENNAI

Summary

Experienced Senior DevOps Tech Lead with 16+ years of IT expertise, specializing in designing, implementing, and managing cloud deployment automation. Proficient in various infrastructure such as AWS, GitHub, Jenkins, Docker, Terraform, Kubernetes, microservices, Datadog.

Versatile professional with expertise spanning telecom, healthcare, automotive, gaming, and IT sectors. Conducting in-depth interviews for AWS/DevOps Candidates evaluating technical proficiency, contributing to the formation of a skilled team.

Overview

19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Technical Lead

HCL Technologies Ltd.
Chennai
07.2022 - Current
  • Led the migration and modernization of legacy systems to AWS, optimizing infrastructure and applications for cloud-native scalability and performance.
  • Managed 4-5 products in both front-end and back-end development, deploying in monolithic and micro services architectures on Kubernetes (K8s). Led continuous integration and delivery (CI/CD) pipelines for efficient deployments and scalability.
  • Led AWS cost optimization by using tools like Cost Explorer, Trusted Advisor, and Compute Optimizer to improve resource efficiency. Implemented Auto Scaling and Reserved Instances, achieving significant reductions in cloud infrastructure costs.
  • Designed and implemented a PowerShell script to extract data from SQL Server databases and generate daily reports, reducing manual effort by 80%.
  • Consistently met sprint deadlines by efficiently organizing and prioritizing tasks, collaborating closely with team members, and adapting to changing project requirements.
  • Actively participated in daily stand-up meetings, providing updates on task status, discussing challenges, and coordinating with the team.

Associate Project Manager

Precision Tech Serve Private Limited.
Chennai
12.2019 - 07.2022
  • Release Management – Manage the team supporting all production releases, including enterprise releases, weekly releases, and special projects.
  • Proficiently manage and configure essential AWS services.
  • Expertise in crafting intricate IAM policies, roles, and user management for AWS access.
  • Actively oversee, enhance, and monitor AWS cloud infrastructure, including EC2 instances, backups, patches, and scaling.
  • Skilled in containerizing applications.
  • Containerizing applications with Docker, responsible for managing the Docker private registry, and having good knowledge of maintaining containers using Docker Swarm.
  • Responsible for auditing and reporting all the tickets, incidents, emails, and Slack messages on a daily basis.

Senior Engineer

Ericsson India Global Services Pvt Ltd.
Bangalore
02.2019 - 10.2019
  • Managed Linux/Windows/Ubuntu servers on Amazon EC2, overseeing SNS and Amazon CloudWatch monitoring
  • Creating/Managing AMI/Snapshots/Volumes, Upgrade/downgrade AWS resources (CPU, Memory, EBS)
  • Handled AWS resource management, VPC configuration, database administration on Amazon RDS, and data backup with EBS attachment
  • Implemented continuous delivery pipeline involving Jenkins, Ansible to complete the automation from commit to deployment
  • Worked on creating Kubernetes cluster and Pod Creation and managing Containers from end to end

Senior Engineer

TeamLease Services Ltd (Client:-ZTE Telecom Pvt. Ltd.)
Chennai
09.2015 - 02.2019
  • Manage MPBN routers for voice and signaling in a mobile operator's 2G and 3G data network, handling design, maintenance, integration, and troubleshooting.
  • Oversee network upgrades, audits, and collaborate with vendors to enhance network performance, and respond to emergencies.

IT Specialist

Courtyard by Marriott Chennai
Chennai
12.2014 - 09.2015
  • Migrated servers from G5 to G8 on Windows 2008 R2 and collaborated with the GNOC team for successful migration
  • Upgraded Opera Server from V4.0.00 to V5.0.00, transitioned to G8 2008-R2, and managed server upgrades, database implementation, backup software transitions

IT Executive

Hilton Chennai
Chennai
11.2011 - 10.2014
  • Managing & augmenting IT Infrastructure as per Company Standards
  • Configured Cisco and HP equipment for LAN, WAN, and VLAN setups
  • To implement Data backup and Maintained Linux mail server
  • Collaborated with various department heads to identify and deliver technology solutions to meet their specific needs

Support Engineer–IT

Docomo InterTouch Pte Ltd
Chennai
06.2007 - 11.2011
  • Installed and troubleshooted network devices, configured monitoring tools, and managed bandwidth
  • Performed OS installations, software setups, and efficiently resolved support tickets and escalations

Customer Support Executive

Tommaso Technologies
Chennai
06.2006 - 06.2007
  • Providing High-Speed Internet Connectivity to Guests and resolving connectivity-related issues
  • Collecting customer feedback on Setup activity and Connectivity to drive improvement to optimize Maintaining daily backups and online backups

Education

Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.,) -

Bharathiyar University
Coimbatore, India

Master of Business Administration (MBA.,) - System Management

Madurai Kamaraj University
Madurai, India

Skills

  • AWS, Azure
  • Git, Bitbucket
  • Jenkins, Azure Pipelines
  • Terraform, CloudFormation
  • Docker, K8s
  • SonarQube
  • Prometheus, Grafana
  • CloudWatch, Datadog
  • PowerShell, Ansible
  • Python, Groovy
  • ServiceNow, Jira
  • Solution architecture
  • Infrastructure management
  • Microservices architecture
  • Product optimization
  • Security best practices
  • Team leadership
  • Team performance management

Certification

  • AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate, WGXDLR5K92V4Q8G1
  • Terraform Associate certified
  • RHCE (Red Hat Certified Engineer), 805010838449318
  • CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate), CSCO11063806

Languages

Tamil
First Language
English
Proficient (C2)
C2

Timeline

Technical Lead

HCL Technologies Ltd.
07.2022 - Current

Associate Project Manager

Precision Tech Serve Private Limited.
12.2019 - 07.2022

Senior Engineer

Ericsson India Global Services Pvt Ltd.
02.2019 - 10.2019

Senior Engineer

TeamLease Services Ltd (Client:-ZTE Telecom Pvt. Ltd.)
09.2015 - 02.2019

IT Specialist

Courtyard by Marriott Chennai
12.2014 - 09.2015

IT Executive

Hilton Chennai
11.2011 - 10.2014

Support Engineer–IT

Docomo InterTouch Pte Ltd
06.2007 - 11.2011

Customer Support Executive

Tommaso Technologies
06.2006 - 06.2007

Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.,) -

Bharathiyar University

Master of Business Administration (MBA.,) - System Management

Madurai Kamaraj University

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