+ Years of professional experience
UDAYAKUMAR RAVI
Technical Lead
Madurai,TN
Summary
Results-driven Technical Lead with hands-on expertise in DevOps & Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) and over 6+ years of experience in automating large-scale on-premise infrastructure, optimizing application reliability, and driving DevOps transformation. Proven ability to reduce deployment time by up to 80% through automation and enhance system uptime with maximum security recommendations.
Overview
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Skills
- Cloud Platforms: Google Cloud Platform (GCP), OpenStack
- Automation Tools: Terraform, Puppet, Helm, Jenkins
- Containerization & Orchestration: Kubernetes (K8s), Docker
- Monitoring & Observability: Nagios, Grafana
- Programming Languages: Python, Shell Scripting
- CI/CD Tools: Jenkins, GitLab, Terraform pipelines
- Operating Systems: RHEL, Ubuntu
- Other Tools: Spirent, MaaS, Kafka, Zookeeper, Clickhouse, Jira & Confluence
- Methodologies: Agile Scrum, SAFe 6 Practitioner
Work History
Technical Lead
Velocix Solutions India LLP
Chennai
01.2024 - Current
- Designed and implemented automated pipelines using Terraform and Puppet, reducing infrastructure deployment time by 95% as well as cost
- Architected infrastructure using Terraform, Puppet, and OpenStack, improving deployment reliability
- Enhanced CI/CD pipelines with advanced security scanning tools to optimize deployments and reduce workforce by 90%
- Strong hands-on experience validating, deploying, and monitoring large-scale Kubernetes clusters by using Helm and Docker.
- System integration and validation of products on GCP which includes deployment and troubleshooting
- Handling field issues reported by customers and Site Reliability Engineers within the SLA and providing RCA and fixes
- Designing an automation solution to intelligently power off unused infrastructure, optimizing resource utilization and reducing costs.
- Coordinated with cross-department teams like QA, DevOps, and Support to ensure seamless end-to-end software delivery process.
- Evaluated and recommended new tools and technologies that resulted in increased development efficiency and up-to-date technical skillsets within the team.
- Implemented continuous deployment strategies for faster release cycles and improved application reliability.
Senior Engineer
Velocix Solutions India LLP
Chennai
01.2020 - 12.2023
- Architected the migration of RKE-based analytics solutions integrated with CDN products
- Conducted R&D for platform upgrades, including OS, drivers, and third-party tools
- Designed and executed performance and functional regression tests, ensuring high-quality releases
- Built customized images to support hardware-software integration on HPE ProLiant servers
- Reduced on-prem infrastructure setup time from weeks to hours using MaaS and automated provisioning scripts.
- Improved project efficiency by streamlining engineering processes and implementing innovative solutions.
Graduate Engineer Trainee
Velocix Solutions - Formerly Nokia
Chennai
07.2018 - 12.2019
- Developed deployment support for new hardware requirements using Python-based tools
- Validated and integrated Velocix CDN products, resolving 95% of identified defects before deployment
- Conducted performance tests with load generators like Spirent and Avalanche Commander.
- Participated in regular progress meetings with project stakeholders, keeping them informed about status updates.
Accomplishments
Certifications
- Certified SAFe 6 Practitioner – Agile Scrum
Key Awards
- Diamond Award: For automating security testing and automating on-prem deployment
- Multiple Gold Awards: Recognized for outstanding contributions to product development and testing
Project Highlights
On-prem Infrastructure Deployment Automation:
- Designed and implemented automated deployment pipelines for Velocix CDN - This has significantly reduced the time taken to deploy infra from 2 to 3 weeks to a single day (1SP)
- Reduced manual effort and improved deployment reliability across multiple environments
Automation of Security Testing
- Revised the Security automation to adopt the ongoing and future upgrades in the products and made the pipeline 100% automated
- Reviving this pipeline and making it 100% automated has provided the Velocix-wide products to run the security tests daily for upcoming and already released Velocix products.
Education
B Tech - IT
Thiagarajar College Of Engineering
Madurai 07.2015 - 05.2018
DCSE - Computer Science
Tamil Nadu Polytechnic College
Madurai 07.2012 - 05.2015
Timeline
Technical Lead
Velocix Solutions India LLP
01.2024 - Current
Senior Engineer
Velocix Solutions India LLP
01.2020 - 12.2023
Graduate Engineer Trainee
Velocix Solutions - Formerly Nokia
07.2018 - 12.2019
B Tech - IT
Thiagarajar College Of Engineering
07.2015 - 05.2018
DCSE - Computer Science
Tamil Nadu Polytechnic College
07.2012 - 05.2015
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