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Vinay Kumar Perumalla

Dubai,DU

Summary

Experienced DevOps Engineer and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) specialist with a decade of IT expertise. Adept leader with a strong grasp of high availability architecture and concepts. Proficient in AWS, Azure, Oracle Cloud, and DevOps technologies, with a proven track record in Architecture and SRE methodologies. Skilled in DevOps tools and container-based applications management. Expert in end-to-end project planning and migrations. Committed to optimizing performance, ensuring scalability, and maintaining system reliability. Ready to tackle new challenges in project planning and development capacity.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience
6
6
Certification

Work History

Sr. Technical DevOps Engineer – Site Reliability

Emirates Airlines
Dubai
11.2019 - Current


- Developed pipelines in Azure Data Factory to efficiently export data collected from aircraft to Azure Data Lake.
- Implemented Azure DevOps CI Pipelines to support Azure Data Factory Pipelines, ensuring seamless integration and deployment.
- Deployed and configured comprehensive monitoring and alerting systems for latency, traffic, errors, saturation, and utilization, ensuring optimal performance and reliability.
- Maintained monitoring dashboards and synthetic monitoring using AppDynamics and Splunk, enhancing visibility into system health.
- Spearheaded the implementation of synthetic monitoring across various applications, including pillars of emirates.com, ensuring robust performance and reliability.
- Identified, measured, monitored, and controlled risks associated with business activities to ensure operational resilience.
- Provided support to development teams by troubleshooting and conducting root-cause analysis for issues across development, pre-production, and production environments.
- Automated CI/CD processes using Jenkins, and introduced JTE Jenkins for enhanced CI capabilities, streamlining development workflows.
- Managed and supported OpenShift environments, including migration from version 3.6 to 4.7 for multiple applications under emirates.com.
- Piloted the adoption of CD with Spinnaker to optimize CD processes, significantly reducing operational overheads.
- Automated the Change management process, reducing time-to-go-live and enhancing operational efficiency.
- Implemented vault for secure handling of secrets, enhancing overall system security.
- Set up, maintained, and supported Linux and MacOS machines on MacStadium for continuous integration of iOS and Android mobile applications.
- Collaborated with Portfolio, AATs, Platform teams, and Enterprise initiatives to identify, plan, and prioritize technical debt remediation efforts.
- Resolved high-risk items reported by cybersecurity teams through evaluations and upgrades, minimizing risk levels.
- Conducted training sessions on newly introduced or modified tools to ensure effective utilization across teams.
- Analyzed existing applications for performance bottlenecks and implemented scalable solutions.
- Conducted regular security audits to identify and mitigate potential threats.
- Implemented backup and resiliency strategies across environments to ensure data integrity and availability.
- Developed procedures for automating code builds and deployments, improving efficiency and reducing manual errors.
- Delivered software solutions aligned with product roadmap and release plan milestones.

Software Engineer – Cloud

Sysgain Information Technologies Private Limited

- Spearheaded on-premises to cloud migrations, demonstrating proficiency in AWS and Azure environments.
- Orchestrated Enterprise Agreement (EA) to Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) migrations on Azure, ensuring seamless transitions for clients.
- Conducted comprehensive migration assessments and planning using tools like Cloudamize, leveraging expertise to streamline migration processes.
- Provided extensive training sessions on Cloudamize Migration Assessment tool for prominent clients including Mindtree, TCS, HCL, and Accenture, solidifying expertise and enabling smooth tool adoption.
- Acted as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for Cloudamize, a cloud migration analysis tool, offering deep insights and guidance to clients and internal teams alike.
- Served as a dedicated resource on vendor contract to Microsoft for the Azure service, Windows Virtual Desktop (WVD), involving Desktop as a Service (DAAS) at both pre-sales and implementation levels.
- Managed end-to-end deployment and maintenance of infrastructure for Qloudable, a training labs platform for Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), integrating services such as AWS AppStream, Azure Kubernetes Service, and OCI VMs.
- Utilized Infrastructure as Code tools like CloudFormation, ARM, and Terraform to automate infrastructure provisioning and management.
- Oversaw maintenance and configuration changes across Linux environments using configuration management tools like Ansible and Chef, ensuring consistency and efficiency.
- Implemented containerization and orchestration using Docker and Kubernetes on both Linux machines and Platform as a Service (PaaS) offerings such as Azure Kubernetes Service and Oracle Kubernetes Engine.
- Integrated infrastructure monitoring tools like Datadog and Nagios with JIRA for streamlined issue tracking and resolution.
- Automated deployments using Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) tools like Jenkins and Azure DevOps, enhancing deployment speed and reliability.
- Developed over 200 training labs and contributed to technical content writing for AWS, Azure, and OCI Labs, showcasing expertise in cloud technologies and fostering learning opportunities.

Cloud Systems Engineer

Ctouch Products Private Limited

- Held accountability for overseeing all technology operations and teams, including Development, Infrastructure, and Quality Assurance, ensuring alignment with organizational objectives.
- Managed end-to-end deployment and maintenance of infrastructure for an in-house E-Commerce product, FingoShop, ensuring operational efficiency and reliability.
- Led distinct phases of infrastructure migration, including Hosting to Data Center (DC) migrations and DC to Cloud migrations (AWS), mitigating risks and ensuring seamless transitions.
- Implemented a Hybrid environment for cost optimization and high availability, maximizing resource utilization and enhancing system resilience.
- Automated deployments using Cloud Formation Templates, streamlining deployment processes and improving efficiency.
- Conducted maintenance and implemented configuration changes across Linux environments using Ansible, ensuring consistency and reliability.
- Utilized monitoring tools like New Relic and Zabbix to identify and address bottlenecks in databases and code, optimizing system performance.
- Implemented search optimization services using SPHINX and AWS Elasticsearch, enhancing search functionality and performance.
- Introduced innovative technology stacks and cache systems, including web and in-memory cache systems, improving system performance and user experience.
- Implemented standard code deployment processes and established Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines using Jenkins, enhancing development workflows and deployment reliability.

Cloud Engineer

Okler Healthcare Private Limited

- Orchestrated the end-to-end deployment and maintenance of infrastructure for Okler, an in-house Health Care E-Commerce product, ensuring seamless operations and reliability.
- Led the implementation of infrastructure in phased approaches and orchestrated the migration from Data Center (DC) to Cloud (AWS), ensuring minimal disruption and optimal performance.
- Designed and set up a hybrid environment for Okler to achieve cost optimization and high availability, strategically balancing resources between on-premises and cloud infrastructure.
- Implemented automated processes for maintenance tasks and configuration changes across Linux environments using Ansible, ensuring efficient management and reducing manual intervention.
- Spearheaded the implementation of modern technology stacks and cache systems, including advanced web and in-memory cache systems, optimizing performance and user experience for Okler's platform.
- Implemented SOLR for search optimization within Okler's platform, enhancing search functionality and delivering more accurate and efficient search results to users.
- Continuously sought opportunities to enhance infrastructure and processes, driving improvements in scalability, reliability, and performance for Okler's E-Commerce platform.

Education

Bachelor of Engineering Technology -

Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University
India

Skills

  • Cloud Computing: AWS, Azure, OCI
  • CI/CD: Jenkins, Azure DevOps, AWS CI/CD, Spinnaker
  • Kubernetes, Openshift, AWS EKS, Azure AKS
  • Configuration Management: Ansible
  • IaC: CloudFormation, ARM, Terraform
  • MacStadium, MacDevOps, Android CI/CD
  • Incident management
  • Monitoring and alerting: Splunk, AppDynamics, Datadog, NewRelic, Zabbix
  • Cloud Migration
  • SME, Cloudamize
  • Architecture and Design
  • Reliability engineering
  • Serverless Architecture
  • Azure IoT
  • Azure ML services, Data preprocessing and feature engineering
  • Automation, Scripting
  • GitOps
  • Linux and Windows Administration
  • Virtualization Technologies: VMWare
  • Task Prioritization
  • Performance Management
  • Web Server Administration
  • Database Administration
  • In-Memory cacheing
  • Content Delivery Network

Phone

+971 509978914, +91 9581989889

Certification

  • Certified SAFe® 6 Product Owner/Product Manager

Scaled Agile, Inc. Credential ID 21820414-3884

  • Azure solutions Architect Expert

Microsoft, Credential ID I236-7749

  • Amazon Web Services Solutions Architect

Amazon Web Services (AWS), Credential ID 2JNJRMD1E1V1QK5C

  • MCPS: Microsoft Certified Professional

Microsoft

  • Azure Administrator Associate

Microsoft, Credential ID I221-7240

  • Microsoft Technology Associate

Microsoft

Timeline

Sr. Technical DevOps Engineer – Site Reliability

Emirates Airlines
11.2019 - Current

Software Engineer – Cloud

Sysgain Information Technologies Private Limited

Cloud Systems Engineer

Ctouch Products Private Limited

Cloud Engineer

Okler Healthcare Private Limited

Bachelor of Engineering Technology -

Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University
Vinay Kumar Perumalla