Vetrikumaran Ananthapandian
Coimbatore
Summary
A seasoned leader with extensive experience in driving innovation and efficiency across cloud and software platforms. Proven expertise in collaborating with cross-functional teams, implementing robust security measures, and leading product development. Skilled in transforming legacy applications, fostering talent, and achieving strategic business targets, consistently delivering high-impact results
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Enterprise Architect | Senior Manager
Bosch Global Software Technologies
09.2014 - Current
- Partnered with cross-functional teams to identify market trends and develop cutting-edge platforms, significantly enhancing product efficiency and delivery
- Led the creation of notable platforms such as Mobility Cloud Platform, AIShield, PMT Labs, ADAS Multi-tenant Collaborations, and Catena-X (Automotive Alliance)
- Spearheaded the addition of new products to the cloud portfolio, including Cloud Security Chaos Engineering Services, Cloud-Based Disaster Recovery as a Service, Cloud Cost Management Services, and the Application Modernization Factory (ModApps)
- Identified and mentored potential architect talents, fostering their professional growth and ensuring a pipeline of skilled architects
- As a Senior Manager, identified and motivated late bloomers, supporting their career aspirations and driving overall team success
- Collaborated with Business Heads and Leaders to define, drive, and exceed ABR and QBR targets, ensuring departmental success
- Established business and performance targets for Product Owners, SREs, Cloud Engineers, and Developers, driving high-performance standards
- Coordinated with the Enterprise Security Center of Excellence to set robust security guidelines and standards for cloud platforms, enhancing security compliance.
Principal consultant/ Senior Architect
Bosch Global Software Technologies
06.2021 - 12.2023
- Designed, developed, and delivered scalable cloud-native software using microservices architecture, driving technological advancement
- Engaged closely with customers to understand their needs, translating requirements into actionable user stories and technical specifications
- Selected optimal tech stacks, cloud platforms, and build & release management systems, ensuring successful software delivery
- Collaborated with diverse teams (Spring Developers, RDBMS Admins, SREs, Product Owners, Scrum Masters, Testing, and Security Teams) to achieve product success
- Designed a cloud-native solution for remote IoT device management for shop floor robots, including microservices like AAA Service, Remoting Service, Log Aggregator Service, and Edge Service using MicroK8s.
Lead Cloud DevSecOps consultant / Architect
Bosch Global Software Technologies
01.2018 - 05.2021
- Defined and implemented comprehensive security measures for each phase of the software lifecycle, from design to release, ensuring robust protection
- Developed innovative release strategies for robotic packages for terrestrial industrial robots, optimizing deployment processes.
Cloud Migration & Modernization Consultant / Specialist
Bosch Global Software Technologies
09.2014 - 12.2017
- Planned and re-designed several legacy applications into modern microservices, enhancing system efficiency and performance
- Identified and maintained essential common services for decomposing large monolith services into microservices, accelerating Bosch's digitalization journey
- Designed and automated the Ansible Automation Platform, migrating legacy Ansible Playbooks to the new execution environment, streamlining operations.
Technical Specialist
IBM India Pvt Ltd.
08.2012 - 08.2014
- Management & Maintenance of 500+ ESX Servers in IBM Datacenter (Remote Administration) - includes, Patching, Configuration, Administration, Troubleshooting, and Automation
- Support migration of Infrastructure & application servers across Datacenter
- Management of AD Environment -- 5 Domains with 250 DCs
- Successfully Transitioned DAMCO AD, VMWare support
- Involved in RCA, Hyper care & DR support for several IBM Clients
- Automation of VMWare Environment using PowerCLI
- Automated Server AD Monitoring Tasks using VBScript & PowerShell Scripts.
Sr. System Engineer
WIPRO Technologies.
02.2010 - 08.2012
- Creation, Migration of Dynamic Websites from IIS 6.0 to IIS 7.0
- Remediation of newly built Web servers against standards
- Coordinating with various teams for successfully migrating Web servers
- Developer support for Norclear, MIS applications using .Net Framework(Asp.net MVC)
- Site minder web agent integration with web servers and maintenance of configurations
- Management & Maintenance of 250+ ESX Servers in Datacenter (Remote Administration) - includes, Patching, Configuration, Administration, Troubleshooting, and Automation.
System Engineer
IBM India Pvt Ltd.
03.2009 - 02.2010
- System Engineer to support Windows & VMWare Environment
- Server Installation & Decommission (Remote Installation)
- DFSR: Auditing and Disk Quota
- IBM Hardware and Windows OS troubleshooting
- User Administration Tasks
- Active Directory - DC promo, clean up and Backup Maintenance, replication
- Anti-Virus management
- Maintaining and managing Physical and Logical drives (RAID control and migration)
- Patch Management and update to all the servers -- (VBScripts).
Assistant System Engineer
TATA Consultancy Services.
11.2007 - 03.2009
- Server Installation & Decommission (Remote Installation)
- DFSR: Auditing and Disk Quota
- HP Hardware and Windows OS troubleshooting
- User Administration Tasks
- Automation of production support tasks - Disk space monitoring, updating Configuration Items inventory using VBScripts.
Education
Bachelor of Engineering - Electronics And Communication Engineering
Anna University
Madurai05-2008
Skills
- Cloud & Virtualization: Azure, AWS, Google Cloud, VMWare esxi, nsx-T, Scaleio, OpenStack
- DevOps & CI/CD: Azure DevOps, Tekton, Spinnaker, Harness CD, gitlab, github actions
- Programming & Scripting: Python, PowerShell, Bash, Go, Java(Spring Boot)
- Security & Compliance: SonarQube, Checkmarx, Coverity, FOSSID, Entra ID, Keycloak, Active Directory, LDAP, SAML, AWS Cognito, BurpSuite, Threat Modeling(MSTM, VirusTotal, Axonius)
- Architecture & Design: TOGAF, Zachman, Microservices, Data Mesh, Data Lake, API, IoT, Distributed Architecture
- Database Technologies: MySQL, PostgreSQL, cockroachDB, InfluxDB
- Observability & Monitoring: OpenTelemetry, Elasticsearch, Datadog, Tetragon, Prometheus, Cloud Watch
- Data Migration & Management: PlateSpin, Device42, Carbonite Move
- Diagramming & Documentation: Archi, Enterprise Architect, Microsoft Visio
- Security Frameworks: Cyber Security Alliance(CSA), Center for Internet Security(CIS), Essential Eight, NIST
- Containerization & Orchestration: Docker, Podman, K8s, Microk8s, Mesos, Service mesh (Istio), Openshift
- Web servers: Internet Information Services, Tomcat, Websphere
Notable Works
- Https://www.bosch-mobility.com/en/mobility-topics/cloud-services/
- Https://www.boschaishield.com/
- Https://www.bosch-softwaretechnologies.com/en/products-and-solutions/products-and-solutions/phantom/phantom-connectedmachines/
Academic Summary
B.E (Electronics & Communication Engineering), Anna University, Madurai
Technologies Worked
Azure, AWS, Google Cloud, VMWare esxi, nsx-T, Scale.io, OpenStack, Azure DevOps, Tekton, Spinnaker, Harness CD, gitlab, github actions, Python, PowerShell, Bash, Go, Java(Spring Boot), SonarQube, Checkmarx, Coverity, FOSSID, Entra ID, Keycloak, Active Directory, LDAP, SAML, AWS Cognito, BurpSuite, Threat Modeling(MSTM, VirusTotal, Axonius), TOGAF, Zachman, Microservices, Data Mesh, Data Lake, API, IoT, Distributed Architecture, MySQL, PostgreSQL, cockroachDB, InfluxDB, OpenTelemetry, Elasticsearch, Datadog, Tetragon, Prometheus, Cloud Watch, PlateSpin, Device42, Carbonite Move, Archi, Enterprise Architect, Microsoft Visio, Cyber Security Alliance(CSA), Center for Internet Security(CIS), Essential Eight, NIST, Docker, Podman, K8s, Microk8s, Mesos, Service mesh (Istio), Openshift, Internet Information Services, Tomcat, Websphere
Timeline
Principal consultant/ Senior Architect
Bosch Global Software Technologies
06.2021 - 12.2023
Lead Cloud DevSecOps consultant / Architect
Bosch Global Software Technologies
01.2018 - 05.2021
Enterprise Architect | Senior Manager
Bosch Global Software Technologies
09.2014 - Current
Cloud Migration & Modernization Consultant / Specialist
Bosch Global Software Technologies
09.2014 - 12.2017
Technical Specialist
IBM India Pvt Ltd.
08.2012 - 08.2014
Sr. System Engineer
WIPRO Technologies.
02.2010 - 08.2012
System Engineer
IBM India Pvt Ltd.
03.2009 - 02.2010
Assistant System Engineer
TATA Consultancy Services.
11.2007 - 03.2009
Bachelor of Engineering - Electronics And Communication Engineering
Anna University