Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Disclaimer
Accomplishments
Timeline
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VASUDEV CHAVAN

VASUDEV CHAVAN

Cloud Engineer
Bengalore

Summary

Results-driven Cloud Engineer with over a decade of experience in container orchestration (Kubernetes, Docker, OpenShift, VMware Tanzu), cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Oracle, Azure), CI/CD automation, and enterprise BI tools (Cognos, Tableau, TM1). Skilled in building secure, scalable, multi-architecture cloud-native solutions and driving cross-platform application migrations. Contributed to complex projects like IBM Cloud Pak on LinuxONE, Watson integrations, and enterprise analytics modernization.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience

Work History

Cloud Developer

IBM ISDL
09.2022 - Current
  • Containerized IBM Cloud Pak for Data (DataStage & Watson Pipelines) on LinuxONE
  • Built and maintained secure multi-architecture Docker images across s390x and x86_64.
  • Enabled Python 3.10 runtime for AI/ML frameworks in Cloud Pak for Data – Watson ML.
  • Migrated components from RHEL 8 to RHEL 9, resolving dependency issues, RPM rebuilds, and open-source package updates.
  • Resolved CVEs by upgrading Python/Conda packages; validated backup/restore for s390x platforms.
  • Integrated z/OS AI Utilities (zAIU) with the Watson stack for mainframe-AI interaction.
  • Managed CI/CD pipelines and release processes including DCUT, GMC, GA, and hotfixes.

Senior DevOps Engineer

Birlasoft
03.2022 - 09.2022
  • Deployed workloads to Oracle Kubernetes Engine with Nginx Ingress (TLS) and GitHub Actions-based secret automation.
  • Successfully setting up Kubernetes in VMware Tanzu and integrated with Harbor.
  • Migrated workloads from Oracle Kubernetes Engine to VMware Tanzu.
  • Migrated containerized services to Harbor registry with AD-integrated RBAC; built scalable Spring Cloud Gateway and distributed MinIO clusters.
  • Led migration from Oracle Kubernetes to Azure AKS, configuring Azure Container Registry and Jenkins-based CI/CD pipelines.

Senior System Advisor

NTT Data
11.2017 - 03.2022
  • Managed Cloudera ecosystem (Kafka, Spark, Kudu, Data Science Workbench); orchestrated 300+ Spark jobs on Kubernetes for real-time ingestion from DB2.
  • Provisioned and maintained EKS clusters with Argo CD, ECR, and EBS for ingestion workloads.
  • Migrated Cognos 11.1 to AWS EC2 with CI/CD workflows and Terraform.
  • Administered multi-node Tableau clusters with scripted upgrades and user management automation.

Cognos Lead

IBM India Pvt Ltd
05.2016 - 05.2017
  • Led Cognos upgrade from 10.2.2 to 11.0.6 with security enhancements and audit reporting.
  • Managed a 4-member BI team delivering high-performing and secured BI solutions.

Senior System Engineer

Pramati Technologies
05.2015 - 05.2016
  • Migrated Cognos environments to Microsoft BI stack; designed TM1 cubes and automation scripts.
  • Delivered intuitive dashboards with user-friendly interfaces.

Technical Lead

Infinite Computer Solutions
07.2013 - 02.2015
  • Delivered enterprise Cognos solutions (GACDW, Brand Health) on AIX with WebSphere.
  • Improved dashboard performance and optimized FM models.

Senior Software Engineer

Primus Global
10.2011 - 02.2013
  • Developed and deployed Cognos dashboards focused on sentiment analysis and sales reporting for Office Depot.
  • Led report design, testing, and stakeholder delivery.

Software Engineer

Mphasis
08.2008 - 10.2011
  • Designed, developed, and maintained Cognos BI systems across retail, finance, and telecom verticals.
  • Focused on report optimization and system reliability.

Education

Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) - Electronics And Communications Engineering

Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU)
Belgaum, Karnataka
01.2008

Skills

Containerization & Kubernetes: Cluster provisioning (On-Prem, GKE, Tanzu, OpenShift, EKS, GKE & AKS), Writing RBAC rules, Network Policy, Designing Security, Enabling Storage Backup & Restore, Operators & logging

Docker: Containerized monolithic apps; enabled multi-architecture support (x86_64, s390x) using cross-compilation Docker bake & buildx

Cloud & IaC: AWS (IAM, EC2, EKS, RDS), GCP (GKE, CSR), Oracle PaaS, Azure AKS, Terraform, Ansible, Helm, GitHub Actions, Shell scripting

CI/CD & DevOps: Jenkins, Travis CI, GitHub Actions, multi-stage Docker builds, secrets automation, TLS management

Programming: Golang and Python for automation, scripting, and cloud-native development

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Disclaimer

I hereby declare that the above information is true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief. Place: Bangalore Signature: (Vasudev D. Chavan)

Accomplishments

  • Successfully Containerized IBM Cloud Pak NextGen Datastage to IBM LinuxOne Platform, this has helped customer to use Data pipeline capabilities on IBM LinuxOne.
  • Enabled Python 3.10 Runtimes within Watson Machine Learning so that customer can be use AI/ML package to exploit zAIU chip.
  • Enabled Backup & Restore for IBM Cloud Pak for data on IBM LinuxOne Platform.
  • Containerized Tolling solution on Oracle Cloud and hosted required microservices.
  • Migrated Workloads from Oracle Cloud to Vmware Tanzu with environment step-up from scratch.

Timeline

Cloud Developer

IBM ISDL
09.2022 - Current

Senior DevOps Engineer

Birlasoft
03.2022 - 09.2022

Senior System Advisor

NTT Data
11.2017 - 03.2022

Cognos Lead

IBM India Pvt Ltd
05.2016 - 05.2017

Senior System Engineer

Pramati Technologies
05.2015 - 05.2016

Technical Lead

Infinite Computer Solutions
07.2013 - 02.2015

Senior Software Engineer

Primus Global
10.2011 - 02.2013

Software Engineer

Mphasis
08.2008 - 10.2011

Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) - Electronics And Communications Engineering

Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU)

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