SUMIT GAUR
Rohini
Summary
DevOps Lead with 9 years of expertise in automating cloud infrastructure and optimizing CI/CD pipelines. Demonstrated proficiency in AWS, Kubernetes (EKS), and tools such as Terraform, Ansible and Jenkins. Skilled in Python and Shell scripting, with a strong focus on system monitoring using Datadog, Grafana, and Splunk. Committed to enhancing deployment efficiency and system reliability for improved operational performance.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
DevOps Lead
Gartner India Research & Advisory Services Pvt. Ltd.
01.2022 - Current
- Led cloud automation initiatives, improving deployment efficiency.
- Managed AWS/Azure infrastructure, enforcing compliance, and security.
- Engineered Terraform solutions ensuring smooth and automated infrastructure setup.
- Streamlined CI/CD workflows through Jenkins automation.
- Monitored system performance with CloudWatch, Grafana, Prometheus, and Splunk.
- Created SSM documents alongside AWS Step Functions, optimizing the automation workflow.
- Handled Kubernetes (EKS) cluster management, facilitating scalable application deployments.
DevOps Lead
Nagarro
Gurugram
04.2019 - 01.2022
- Directed a team of five DevOps engineers, managing all technical facets of project delivery.
- Delivered conceptual and technical designs, making crucial architectural decisions that shaped the foundation of project solutions.
- Designed and managed Kubernetes clusters and containerized applications.
- Developed CI/CD solutions to streamline release processes.
- Administered Ansible configurations, maintaining uniformity across systems.
- Enhanced cost-efficiency and performance through collaboration with AWS.
- Performed comprehensive monitoring of applications and infrastructure utilizing Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch.
- Enhanced infrastructure efficiency using Terraform, leading to smoother cloud deployments.
DevOps Engineer
Globallogic
Gurugram
06.2017 - 04.2019
- Developed DevOps strategies and enforced infrastructure security protocols.
- Streamlined cloud infrastructure deployment through integration of OpenStack, AWS, and IaC tools.
- Implemented and maintained CI/CD pipeline management using Jenkins, optimizing deployment processes.
- Crafted efficient scripts for automation with Python and Shell scripting.
- Deployed Ansible to enhance provisioning processes.
Linux Administrator
Mahindra Comviva
Gurugram
05.2016 - 05.2017
- Administered user permissions, software updates, and logical volume management.
- Configured tools such as Nagios for tracking system performance.
- Streamlined administrative processes via shell scripting.
- Resolved high-priority production problems requiring L2/L3 expertise.
Education
Master of Computer Applications -
Arni University
Himachal Pradesh01.2016
Bachelor of Computer Applications -
Manav Bharti University
Himachal Pradesh01.2013
Skills
- Jenkins
- Shell & Python scripting
- Packer
- Cloud automation
- AWS management
- CI/CD pipelines
- Terraform automation
- Kubernetes orchestration
- Ansible configuration
- Infrastructure security
- System monitoring
- Team leadership
- Datadog
- Grafana
- Splunk
- CloudWatch
- Apache Kafka
- Bitbucket
Certification
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional
- Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
- HashiCorp Certified Terraform Associate
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate
- ITIL4 Foundation Certificate
Languages
Hindi
First Language
English
Advanced (C1)
C1
Accomplishments
• Excellence Award for leading the automation of AMI creation and patching (QCOW2 and AMI), reducing deployment efforts from 2-3 days to 1 hour, significantly improving cloud efficiency and compliance.
• Client Recognition for spearheading DevOps process optimizations, implementing technical automation, CI/CD improvements, and infrastructure documentation enhancements, leading to increased operational efficiency and deployment speed.
• Multiple Excellence Awards in a 28-member DevOps team for rapid resolution of critical runtime issues, demonstrating strong incident management, collaboration, and agile delivery of EPICs and user stories.
• Senior Leadership Appreciation for optimizing AWS cloud infrastructure, leading to a 50% reduction in cloud costs through efficient resource allocation, auto-scaling, and infrastructure as code (IaC) best practices.
• Recognized for automating AWS SSO Admin and custom IAM roles, improving role-based access control (RBAC) and identity management. Also implemented CyberArk integration to automate SCA policy creation, strengthening cloud security and compliance.
Timeline
DevOps Lead
Gartner India Research & Advisory Services Pvt. Ltd.
01.2022 - Current
DevOps Lead
Nagarro
04.2019 - 01.2022
DevOps Engineer
Globallogic
06.2017 - 04.2019
Linux Administrator
Mahindra Comviva
05.2016 - 05.2017
Master of Computer Applications -
Arni University
Bachelor of Computer Applications -
Manav Bharti University