As a prospective candidate for a senior leadership role in the field of IT, I bring forth a comprehensive skill set that encompasses areas such as leadership, Cybersecurity, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Internet of Things (IoT),DevOps and Cloud security. My proficiencies extend to advanced infrastructure tasks, intricate networking dynamics, and the nuances of cloud computing. I possess significant expertise in architecting complex infrastructures, applying patches effectively, and seamlessly integrating OpenShift while maintaining a steadfast commitment to bolstering container security. I excel in the customization and optimization of diverse user information systems. My adeptness extends to overseeing the orchestration of the DevOps Pipeline, managing the complete lifecycle from installation and testing to operational oversight, version control, audits, troubleshooting, and the continual maintenance of systems. Rooted in a background of supporting user system operations and implementing cloud solutions, my skills have been honed, aligning both functional and technical proficiencies. This positions me ideally to offer insightful leadership and guidance to the members of my technical team. My enthusiasm for collaborative teamwork, coupled with my readiness to confront and conquer formidable challenges, underscores my robust work ethic and sense of accountability.

Sr. Techical Engineer - Shift Security - Global Support   

RedHat India Pvt Limited  www.redhat.com

March 2021 - Feb 2025

• Mentoring New hires, helping them with training/knowledge sharing sessions.
• Collaborating with Technical account manager, CISO, Solution Architect and Consulting.
• Working on Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) that are affecting Openshift, RHEL, RHCOS
• Resolve issues for enterprise customers by providing high-level technical support and sustaining engineering services.
• Analyze upstream development against current customer reported defects and develop patches to resolve issues
• Use tools like cURL, Git, Docker, Kubernetes, strace, and Wireshark to investigate and troubleshoot technical issues
• Document customer interactions including investigation, troubleshooting, and resolution of issues
• Work closely with Red Hat's development engineers and assist production support engineers and technical account managers
• Partner with Red Hat's strategic cloud partners like Microsoft to jointly solve multi-vendor customer issues
• Assist in the development of comprehensive and reusable self-service solutions for future incidents
• Collaborating with security teams to define security standards
• Ensure suitable tooling and functionality are available to meet security requirements environment.
• Responsible to secure Public Cloud deployments leveraging tools like Application firewalls, security scanners, Vulnerability assessment tools and Security Management and assessment
• Deploy and maintain security products like SIEM to achieve Risk Management and Incident response
• Management and assessment • Deploy and maintain security products like SIEM to achieve Risk Management and Incident response • Patch management of the Cloud Application • Design, implement and execute security standards
Skills: Artificial Intelligence (AI), IT Security Policies, OpenShift, Security, DevOps, IT Audit, Kubernetes, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Shell Scripting, Ansible, Linux, Python, Jenkins

Guest Lecturer, Part Time   

National Institute of Technology - Tiruchirappalli, India:  www.nitt.edu

July 2021 - June 2022

Network and Data Communication syllabus followed topics

• Data Communications, including data transmission, multiplexing, and data encoding techniques.
• Introduction to computer networks, network topologies, and reference models such as the ISO/OSI Model and TCP/IP Model.
• Physical Layer, including transmission media, analog and digital signals, and the IEEE 802.3 Ethernet standard.
• Network Layer, including packet switching and circuit switching, IP addressing methods, subnetting and supernetting, and routing protocols and algorithms.
• Transport Layer and Application Layer, covering transport services such as UDP and TCP, congestion control, quality of services (QOS), and application layer protocols such as DNS, electronic mail, HTTP, and the World Wide Web (WWW).

Infra Development Specialist   

Cognizant Technology Solutions - CTS, Bengaluru, India:  www.cognizant.com

May 2020 - Feb 2021

• AWS, Azure DevOps and Application Maintance
• Collaborating with developers, architects, and other team members to understand infrastructure requirements and recommend appropriate solutions.
• Designing, developing, and testing automation scripts and tools using languages such as Python, Shell, and PowerShell to automate infrastructure deployments and configuration management. Tools such as Ansible, Chef, Puppet, and Terraform may also be used for infrastructure automation.
• Analyzing and troubleshooting infrastructure issues using tools such as Splunk, Nagios, and ELK stack to ensure system availability and performance.
• Designing and implementing security controls to protect infrastructure and applications using tools such as firewalls, intrusion detection/prevention systems (IDS/IPS), and vulnerability scanners.
• Conducting performance tuning and capacity planning for infrastructure components using tools such as JMeter, LoadRunner, and Capacity Planner.
• Managing infrastructure deployments and upgrades using tools such as Jenkins, Git, and Bitbucket, including testing
• Creating and maintaining technical documentation and procedures using tools such as Confluence and SharePoint.
• Participating in project planning and providing technical guidance to project teams using tools such as Jira and Trello.
• Staying up-to-date with the latest infrastructure technologies and trends through self-study, industry conferences, and participation in user groups.
• Kubernetes, Network, H/W, Microservices Engine, Podman, Docker, Prometheus Grafana

Subject Matter Expert   

International Business Machines Corporation - IBM, Bengaluru, India:  www.ibm.in

February 2020 - May 2020

• Linux, Networking Expert
• Tecnical Advisor for Linux, Debian, Soalris, AIX, SUSE Linux .
• Excellent troubleshooting skills both with hardware and software in Production Environment.
• Techical support engineer for Amazon - EC2, Virtual private network(VPN), Amazon S3, Amazon SNS, Amazon EBS, Amazon S3 CloudFront
• Maintain the security posture and Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG)
• Create and maintain custom scripts.
• Experience managing and securing Apache Web Servers.

Patch Manager - IT  

Ujjivan Small Finance Bank Limited, Bengaluru, India:  www.ujjivansfb.in

April 2018 - February 2020

• Building infrastructure and testing security level policy, including deployment of various applications and troubleshooting in cloud infrastructure.
• Expert in patching and version control across various domains such as LINUX, AIX, SOLARIS, WINTEL, Middleware patching, Database, Network, Firewall, Support Applications.
• Deployment of approved patches in all production servers on a monthly basis, as per OEM releases and end-points, and security patch management and version control.
• Working with engineering teams to understand infrastructure requirements, providing insight and directions to build and scale on microservice orchestration engines.
• Establishing and ensuring infrastructure standards, such as security, reliability, availability, and scalability procedures, are designed and maintained.
• Leading and designing infrastructure solutions across teams, implementing infrastructure practices as part of CI/CD, and introducing new features to operations of delivering microservice solutions.
• Monitoring applications and services within the environments, taking actions to resolve issues, implementing strategies to prevent future occurrences, and actively participating in agile processes like Scrum, Kanban, etc.