Subramanya Avadhani

NedBank South Africa is currently IBM client. For past 3 years, (Banks IT and IBM Team) have collectively developed API Marketplace for core banking functionalities using Open Banking Architecture. API's are developed as microservices (50+) and are currently deployed on self hosted kubernetes clusters on Client datacenter. There are CI/CD pipelines which use both Custom hosted tool-chain and Azure DevOps services

While platform is subject to load test since last 2 months, there is immediate need to improve support ecosystem (24 X 7). Support eco-system involves API marketplace platform, 3rd party partners and backend core banking functions.

• Defined enterprise processes and best practices and tailored enterprise processes for services & APIs.
• Define workflows for Incident triaging using priority and severity levels
• Automated incident creation based on system generated alerts and helping in consolidation of input streams
• Increased customer satisfaction by resolving Service Level Agreements and Incident Triaging issues.
• Drove operational improvements which resulted in savings and improved profit margins.

Itau Unibanco largest public sector bank based in Brazil, has been IBM Client for 2 years. Leading Architecture guild (DevOps) for setting benchmarks and bringing in best practices for cloud based ledger system.

• Developed strategy to address 10 application squads running at different development velocity and DevOps maturity.
• Converted CI/CD stages into pipeline code objects (Modular Library of Pipelines) providing flexibility for multiple squads to adapt common framework.
• Squad teams with varying technical skills can choose to use default flows or customize to fit specific needs
• Reduced specific pipeline engineering skills and competency /complexity requirements for each squad

Fortum, is Finnish state owned energy company operating mainly from nordic countries. IBM Solution architects team was engaged last year for building hybrid DevSecOps services platform along with Fortum IT team. Platform built is currently in use by multiple applications and microservices spawned across many business units.

led DevSecOps team from India to design, develop and make container DevSecOps platform operational.

• Designed and built multi-tenant, multi-user CI/CD platform for Docker Container based applications
• Automated installation, configuration and integration of custom CI/CD tool-chain (Github, JIRA,Jenkins, Sonar, Trufflehog, Terraform)
• Built Service Templates (Terraform) to use native cloud (AWS and Azure)services like DynamoDB, RDS,Redis, Code Pipelines, for Dev Team usage
• Enabling creation of End2End highly automated, dynamic cloud platform and pipelines from code using Modular Pipeline Libraries and Terraform
• Segmented Cloud Environment resource provisioning and management using Terraform modules for AWS and Azure cloud platforms

Barclays Bank is one of premium clients for IBM United Kingdom for over 5 years. There was need to build highly flexible cloud agnostic DevOps services platform, leveraging existing Datacenter platform and ability to scale on public cloud platform like AWS.

Central DevOps services team is primarily responsible Design and build services, to be consumed by Application teams. Newly built platform address flexibility and high maintenance of existing platform.

Lead service development team to accomplish dynamic Ephemeral pipeline design, which is highly flexible to adopt to multiple usage patterns. Pipeline can be composed by using existing profiles and build objects in user-friendly interface

• Worked effectively with cross-functional design teams to create architecture solutions that elevated client side experience and significantly improved overall functionality and performance.
• Planned Agile best practices and encouraged team cohesion, overcoming impediments and hurdles to productivity.
• Led scrum team to develop platform initiative as Subject Matter Expert and primary point-of-contact for project management staff.

Solution Architect (IBM Garage Method for Cloud Processes, Methodology and Tooling)

IBM Method consists of 4 functional domains for Application transformation for cloud, namely Advise, Move, Build, Manage. Each domain addresses specific needs for transformation.

• Conducted Process,Method & Tooling Profiling for multiple clients
• Led technical demonstrations and storyboarding to multiple clients
• As Solution Architect, steered the workshop for method adoption (IBM Garage Method for Cloud), across multiple clients. Some of the major client wins were (Statefarm Insurance, Walmart Mexico)

Project Liberty is at core of shared DevOps platform. Platform is a multi-tenant, multi-user shared tool chain platform

• Developed and implemented high-quality work environment as measured through employee satisfaction ratings.
• Chaired weekly meetings with executive leadership to identify opportunities for improvement, establish milestones and tailor products to individual markets.
• Recruited, hired and trained initial personnel, working to establish key internal functions and outline scope of positions for new organization.
• Tracked trends and suggested enhancements to both challenge and refine company's product offerings.

Munich RE is Re-insurance company based in Germany. One of leading Re-insurance companies globally has elite and complex clientele to its list.

IBMs engagement with Munich RE is more than 5 years old. Key stakeholders needed inputs on approach for containerized applications and Kubernetes

• Led DevOps team of 5 people for rolling complex CI/CD workflows around key business functions like SpOA(Core Underwriting platform )
• Interfaced with cross-functional team of business analysts, developers and technical support professionals to determine comprehensive list of requirement specifications for new workflows.
• Designed CI/CD operations for SpoA, demonstrated first ever container flow
• Rapidly prototype new CI/CD capabilities to confirm integration feasibility into Kubernetes Cluster.

New to Organization, started with building multiple open-source prototypes for DevOps frameworks

• Led consulting team to carryout initial discussion to understand key client pain points
• Created Affinity assessment worksheets to capture, analyze and generate affinity reports in an interview style
• Formulated strategies for gathering, defining and prioritizing client technical and design requirements.
• Created new and innovative approaches to problems and discussed strategies with Architectural thought leaders.
• Carried out multiple DevOps Affinity assessment exercise in consulting mode and provided roadmaps for filling gaps in implementations

Relevance Lab Private Limited

DevOps Competency and Consulting

Project Description: At this Role, led discussions with clients to understand their current processes for path to DevOps Adoption and Maturity. Solve their key pain points and business challenges by bringing in DevOps driven Engineering practices.

• Co-ordinate with the key stakeholders at Client end for phase-end and signoff
• Created a Reference-Architecture for Jenkins based Continuous Integration and Delivery Pipeline for
  creating / Deploying the Liferay application changes on Docker containers
• This project was successfully done and delivered good results on performance and speed
• Automated dependency management using Maven Build cycles
• Drastically cut down the time to deploy from 90 Minutes to 15 Minutes
• Seamlessly integrated with CI pipeline along with Selenium based tests run from Docker
• Build a Docker based Micro service ready architecture for Cisco-Liferay application along with PostgreSQL
• Managing a Chef based infrastructure automation project
• Developing and Delivering an Infrastructure automation project using Chef
• Project is targeted at streamlining Multi environment IIS Sites and content deployments using Chef
• Conducted DevOps Assessment and Adoption roadmap for eVariant at Farmington-CT
• Gathering requirements ,DevOps assessment and reporting by conducting a workshop onsite

Visma Retai at Symphony Teleca

Project Description: This position would be single point of contact for any Configuration Management related work across multiple GOC’s at Symphony Teleca. It is not just a consolidation effort but a value add to client, considering expertise existing in CM space, faster and effective solution proposal

Contributions:

• Own complete lifecycle of CM and Build & Release Management
• Have discussion with client for understanding high level requirements and current challenges they face
• Come up with solution proposal along with plan for POC
• Get timelines for project along with Scope, Schedule and Cost
• Prepare POC plan, share with client and obtain approvals [Kickoff]
• Begin with approach /process document along with Infrastructure setup
• Execute POC and gather reports
• Demonstrate deliverables and gather any post Demo changes needed [refinements]
• Incorporate changes/refinements along with a follow-up demo, for a POC signoff
• Worked with a Client Visma Retail AB at Tonsberg Norway
• Had a challenging assignment for reducing Build and rollout time from 60 Minutes to under 15 minutes
• Traveled to Norway on 2 occasions for Spring executions
• The challenges were around using all Windows based infrastructure and setting up a CI System using Jenkins for Primary Master and 13 slaves

Visma Retail is one of Top software vendors for Grocery Retail in entire Nordic region. Some of vendors include norgesgruppen and Coopration

Hewlett Packard India Software Operations

Work Flow Manager Process Automation

Project Description: Work Flow Manager [WFM] fits into HP’s supply Chain Management system. WFM consists of multiple modules starting from HP IT asset sales till regular maintenance. WFM covers entire lifecycle for all IT asset past its sales till lifespan of product. It also covers Customer support interface which is integrated for a global customer base.

• Self-Train/ Ramp up/Build and mentor team of 5 people in short span of time to scale up to regular maintenance and enhancement of Build and Configuration Management scripts/utilities.
• Contribute/Support Development/QA teams for regular Version releases.
• Successful Deployment of J2EE applications onto BEA-Web Logic and signoff post sanity tests.

G.L. Communications India Pvt Ltd

T1/E1/OFC Device Test Integration Team

Project Description: Involved in understanding functionality of G.L. Protocol Analyzer. Authored test cases for different software version releases for different scenarios.

Represented and run stall at SuperComm exhibition in India (New Delhi)

• Conducted multiple technical demo and presentations at Client sites [Lucent, Greaves and BSNL]
• Created multiple test scenarios for Protocol testing

Mandra Broadband was branch of Mantra Communications(USA). Mainly into the business of ISP network infrastructure management, had a product names Intelligent Resource Exchange, which enabled Class of Service and Quality of Service based service level serrations possible at the infrastructure level

As Integration Test Engineer

• Tested, identified and troubleshot problems in field with simulated ISP infrastructure
• Analyzed test results and prepared system-level evaluation reports to verify and validate system performance.
• Composed and edited work instructions for quality and test procedures.