Technical Skills:
• Qualified leader & well acquired knowledge of the best architected framework, Agile Methodology, SDLC Process, DevOps, Automation, Development, and multi-cloud design principles.
• Proven experience in using ITIL framework and implementing best practices of IT operations (Dev, Test and Production environments)
• Microsoft Certified – Azure Solutions Architect Expert (link)
• DevOPS Certified Professional. Experienced/Good understanding of DevOPS and CI/CD suite of tools (GitHub, Maven, Jenkins, Docker Containerization, Kubernetes Services (AKS), Ansible, Terraform, Puppet, CFEngine etc.).
• SPUNK Certified Power User (built various monitoring, support & management dashboards)
• Programming skills in Shell Scripting (BASH), Python, Perl, PowerShell, Java, J2EE, JavaScripting, VBA, HTML, Progress4GL, etc.; ability to decode and understanding of C#, .NET, Groovy, Scripted Pipelines and PHP programming languages
• High proficiency in Database query languages like SQL, PL/SQL, MySQL, Sybase DB2, Postgres etc.
• Using Agile Process tools such as Scrum, Kanban, JIRA, Confluence, Camunda BPM day-to-day.
• Hands-on experience in Third party applications like WebSphere MQ Series, CORBA, Tibco RV, Business Objects, Deal Hub digital dealing solution, ClearCase source code management system, Solaris clustering, Citrix etc.
Roles and Responsibilities:
Providing day to day IT Technical support to Retail, Mobile, Web, Telecom and BFSI solution applications, handling stakeholder, business, and operational issues. Managing crisis/serious Incidents using command & control technique to ensure production stability and playing a role of SME and SPOC.
• Key responsibilities include but are not limited to, understanding needs of business stakeholders, deriving project KPI’s, drawing-up project schedules, supporting infrastructure migration, platform upgrades, adoption of new set of tools/technologies, management reporting, coordinating IT & Infra teams to identify best possible solutions, managing technical releases, and in addition assigning/delegating responsibilities to team members (both offshore & onshore) and mentoring them during the project.
• Setup Azure & AWS Virtual Appliances (VMs) to meet security requirements as software-based appliance functions (firewall, WAN optimization and intrusion detections).
• Supported agile team in creating test scripts and user acceptance scenarios from business / functional requirements.
• Supporting DevOPS process through automated pipelines and drive the migration of bank legacy applications to cloud adoption through Micro-Service deployments, Refactoring, lift and shift approach.
• Administering and deploying CI/CD tools such as GIT, Maven, UBSDeploy (alike Jenkins) and support in automating software deployment in On-Prem and Cloud based scenarios. ARM templates, Ansible, Terraform & partly CloudFormation.
• Deploying solutions through coded pipelines utilizing containerization (Docker), Kubernetes, services. Configuring K8’s for production application cluster nodes.
• Querying production Databases for ad-hoc reporting and extracting huge volume of data for calculating PNL, client positions, Intra-day, EOD, and product valuation reporting etc.
• Driving Automation and efficiency improvement with help of latest tools (SPLUNK, APPDYNAMIC, MoogSoft etc.) and streamline the IT processes (using ITIL, DevOps, Agile) and adopt them in the working environment to increase the efficiency and effectiveness.
• Identification of risks, which affects program and project deliverables with follow through on mitigation, resolution, and path to green.