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SYED ERSHAD

Tirupathi

Summary

Around 7+Years of experience as Cloud Engineer & System Associates in Information Technology with UNIX and Middleware Engineering, Design, Build and Operational support for Infrastructure Management. 3+years of experience as a SCM, Environment Management and Build/Release Engineering for automating, building, release, Networks, Load balancers, infrastructure builds, Go-live and configuring changes from one environment to another environment. Developing automation scripts and small and comprehensive tool to reduce day to day repetitive work using Unix Shell/Python. Good analysis, communication, administration, team co-ordination and interpersonal skills. Strong experience in scripting/programing language (Perl, Python, Bash shell, Java, SQL/PLSQL). As a SME fixing all the Linux Server & Network related issues. Coordinate/assist developers with establishing and applying appropriate branching, labeling/naming conventions using GIT source control. Imported and managed multiple corporate applications into Nexus repository management repo. Implemented the setup for Master slave architecture to improve the Performance of Jenkins. Extensive experience of working with the release and deployment of large-scale Java/J2EE Web applications. Expertise in Querying RDBMS such as Oracle, MY SQL and SQL, SFDC, API’s and Interfaces, DBMS Server by using SQL for data integrity. Strong production Engineering experience and insights in consulting, architecting/designing, and implementing Virtual environment for Build and Release team. Extensive experience using, MAVEN and ANT as build tools for the building of deployable artifacts (jar, war & ear) from source code. Experience with chef, puppet, Apache Cassandra. Good knowledge on Docker, Ansible. Good knowledge on Salt stack automation development. Familiarity with issue tracking and revision control systems (TFS, GIT, Subversion). Strong knowledge on source controller concepts like Branches, Merges and Tags. Created continuous integration system using Ant, Jenkins, Ruby Puppet, Red hat, centos, full automation, Continuous Integration, faster and flawless deployments. Experience in saline a power shell-based deployment framework. Migration CD tool BladeLogic to Ruby Chef. Has practical applied knowledge in certain key technical areas such as virtualized environments, high availability, and storage management. Experience working on performance tuning, troubleshooting production issues involving multi-tier architecture solution. Experience with Deployment frameworks such as Ansible. Responsible for the achievement of SLA objectives and ensuring that compliance with contract terms and conditions is achieved. Drive/manage service quality and improvement of service delivery processes. Responsible for the achievement of Customer Satisfaction objectives for services delivered by the team. Responsible for ensuring that team delivers projects that are technically sound and comply with defined standards and procedures. Knowledge of ITIL or similar Change Management Processes. Gives technical support and consultancy to other teams as required. Efficient Cloud Engineer with years of experience assembling cloud infrastructure. Utilizes strong managerial skills by negotiating with vendors and coordinating tasks with other IT team members. Implements best practices to create cloud functions, applications and databases.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience

Work History

Cloud Engineer

APPSTIX TECHNOLOGY PVT LTD
BANGALORE
07.2021 - 03.2024
  • Working as a DevOps Engineer for one of the most complex systems
  • Used Subversion, CVS, Maven, Jenkins, CHEF& JIRA as tools for day-to-day build & release cycles
  • Responsible for Deployment and maintenance of different QA & UAT environments
  • Release Engineer for a team that involved different development teams and multiple simultaneous software releases
  • Automation lead – able to provide automation solutions, scripts, tools in the area of server administration, capacity provisioning & incident management
  • Suggested changes to development practice to increase efficiency by restructuring the branching structure to include merging mechanism
  • Coordinating the resources by working closely with Project Manager’s for the release and carried Deployments and builds on various environments using continuous integration tool
  • Participated in code reviews and ensured compliance with standards
  • Developed and implemented the software release management for the release of web applications
  • Wrote ANT and MAVEN Scripts to automate the build process
  • Used Shell/Python scripts to automate the deployment process
  • Jenkins is used as a continuous integration tool for automation of daily process
  • Coordinate/assist developers with establishing and applying appropriate branching, labeling/naming Designing and implementing for fully automated server build management, monitoring and deployment By Using DevOps Technologies like Chef, Puppet
  • Co-coordinated Instance Refreshes and Environment Re-base lining
  • Created virtual images similar to production environment using Docker
  • Good experience in creating LAMP stack
  • Designed and implemented scalable, secure cloud architecture based on Amazon Web Services
  • Responsible for design and maintenance of the Subversion/GIT, views, and the access control strategies
  • Planning, scheduling and documenting releases at code Freeze Periods
  • Sole person to be responsible for Release/Change control Process
  • Converted and automated builds using Maven and Ant
  • Scheduled automated nightly builds using Jenkins
  • Support developers to resolve issue
  • Helped development team for better build process.
  • Developed and implemented cloud-based solutions for clients using Amazon Web Services.
  • Configured, monitored, and maintained cloud infrastructure such as virtual machines, networks, and storage.
  • Performed system administration tasks to maintain high availability of cloud services.
  • Created automated scripts to deploy applications in the cloud environment.
  • Implemented security measures to protect data stored in the cloud.
  • Assisted with troubleshooting and resolving issues related to cloud systems.
  • Monitored performance metrics of cloud environments to ensure optimal utilization of resources.
  • Analyzed existing architectures and developed strategies for migrating workloads from on-premises systems to the cloud.
  • Provided technical guidance and support to teams in designing and deploying new applications in the cloud environment.
  • Collaborated with stakeholders across multiple departments to develop a comprehensive strategy for leveraging cloud services.
  • Designed cost-effective solutions that leverage public clouds while meeting customer requirements.
  • Optimized application performance by monitoring serverless computing platforms like AWS Lambda or Azure Functions.
  • Deployed container orchestration tools such as Kubernetes or Docker Swarm on different public clouds.
  • Evaluated customer requirements and designed architecture diagrams for complex projects involving multi-cloud deployments.
  • Researched new technologies related to the development of distributed applications on the Cloud platform.

System Associate

ASCEND TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS PVT LTD
HYDERABAD
05.2019 - 06.2021
  • Provided technical support to end users in troubleshooting hardware and software related issues.
  • Configured, monitored and maintained computer systems and networks.
  • Installed operating systems, applications, patches, security updates and anti-virus programs.
  • Identified network performance problems using diagnostic tools and implemented solutions.
  • Assisted in the development of system documentation including flowcharts, diagrams, procedures and user manuals.
  • Performed regular backups of critical data files on a variety of media types.
  • Monitored system performance for capacity planning and server optimization purposes.
  • Researched new technologies to improve system efficiency or address customer requirements.
  • Collaborated with other departments in developing new processes for managing IT resources more efficiently.
  • Developed scripts to automate routine tasks such as user account creation and deletion, disk space monitoring.
  • Reviewed log files to identify potential issues with system components or applications.
  • Implemented security measures such as firewalls and encryption technologies to protect data from unauthorized access.
  • Tested new software releases prior to deployment ensuring compatibility with existing infrastructure.
  • Responded promptly to service requests from internal customers providing timely resolution of technical issues.
  • Managed user accounts using Active Directory; configured permissions according to user roles.
  • Maintained records related to system configuration changes; documented incidents reported by users along with their resolution steps.

SYESTEM ASSOCIATE

WABAFFINITY TECHNOLOGY PVT LTD.
Bangalore
07.2013 - 03.2015
  • Provided configuration management expertise to all software development projects
  • Participates in the development of training courseware Conducts research and identifies key training elements to meet learning objectives Participates within a team in designing training focused on meeting technical learning objectives for the military training environment Maintains system performance by performing system monitoring and analysis Assist in leading the effort to provide secure, stable, and scalable solutions on various Linux distributions Support and automate tasks using scripts, Ansible, Puppet, Chef, Jenkins, and other methodologies Monitor and manage infrastructure using Nagios, Solar Winds, Pager Duty and Statuspage.io Design, implementation, Configuration, and Administration of mission critical Backup Solutions (primarily Veritas) Install, manage, configure, and maintain Enterprise Class Data Centre Hardware, with a focus on but not limited to Dell Servers

Education

Master of Science - MASTER OF SCIENCE IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

NORTHWESTERN POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY
FREEMONT
06-2016

Bachelor of Science - ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING

SRI VIDYANIKETHAN ENGINEERING COLLEGE
RANGAMPET,TIRUPATHI
06-2013

Skills

  • SCM Tools: Subversion, Clear Case, GIT, TCM
  • Build/CI Tools: ANT, Maven, Jenkins, Chef, Puppet, Docker, Ansible, Salt stack
  • Programming Languages: C, C, PYTHON, RUBY
  • Scripting Languages: Unix Shell Scripting, Python, Perl scripting, Power shell
  • Operating Systems: Windows, UNIX, LINUX (Solaris and RHEL), Mac OS
  • Database: MySQL, Oracle
  • Web/Application Servers: Weblogic, WebSphere, Apache Tomcat
  • Bug Tracking Tools: JIRA, Bugzilla and IBM Clear Quest, Quality center
  • Web Technologies: HTML5, CSS, XML
  • Disaster Recovery
  • API Development
  • Continuous deployment
  • Cloud Computing
  • Continuous integration
  • Disaster Recovery Planning
  • Scripting Languages

Personal Information

Title: CLOUD ENGINEER & SYSTEM ASSOCIATES

Timeline

Cloud Engineer

APPSTIX TECHNOLOGY PVT LTD
07.2021 - 03.2024

System Associate

ASCEND TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS PVT LTD
05.2019 - 06.2021

SYESTEM ASSOCIATE

WABAFFINITY TECHNOLOGY PVT LTD.
07.2013 - 03.2015

Master of Science - MASTER OF SCIENCE IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

NORTHWESTERN POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY

Bachelor of Science - ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING

SRI VIDYANIKETHAN ENGINEERING COLLEGE
SYED ERSHAD