Platform Engineer . Kubernetes, Azure , AWS , Devops way of working.

IT Professional with 15 years of experience (Platform Engineering | Cloud DevOps Engineer |Azure Certified |AWS Certified Solution Architect – Professional | RHCSA |RHCE| OpenShift Certified | Docker Certified| CDC Data Warehousing Kubernetes Certified CKA CKS| CKAD)
DevSecOps & Cloud Engineering Expertise:
•CI/CD & Azure DevOps: Designed and implemented CI/CD pipelines as a platform using Azure services (Kubernetes, Key Vault, Databases, ARM Templates).
•Kubernetes & OpenShift: Extensive experience with Red Hat OpenShift (3.11, 4.6, 4.8) Rancher Kubernetes cluster and Kubernetes for cluster installation, migration, troubleshooting, and stakeholder management.
•GitOps & Automation: Hands-on experience with GitOps tooling (Argo CD) in Kubernetes environments for Helm-based application deployments.
•Database & Data Engineering: Experience administering and optimizing SQL-based databases on Azure VMs, leveraging PowerShell for automation, Azure data factory , CDC pipeline on Kubernetes, postgres DB, kafka, kafkaconnect.
•Data Warehousing & Streaming Pipelines: Built change data capture pipelines using PostgreSQL, Debezium, Kafka, and Kafka Connect on Kubernetes, configuration management and provisioning using Terraform.
•Monitoring & Observability: Skilled in Grafana, Kibana, and Prometheus for monitoring Kubernetes clusters, pods , and VMs.
•Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Developed platform services using Terraform and GitLab pipelines, provisioning K3s clusters and multi-tenant services (Kafka Connect, PostgreSQL, Airflow, AKHQ, Jeager, OpenTelemetry).
•Azure DevOps & CI/CD: Expertise in Azure DevOps pipelines (YAML-based Pipeline as Code), Terraform, build/release workflows, and artifact management.
•Cloud Platforms: Knowledgeable in AWS, Azure, and GCP.
•Security & Compliance: Provisioned hardened RHEL servers with OpenSCAP for vulnerability assessments and created OpenShift Compliance Operator CRDs for runtime container scanning.
•Software Deployment & Configuration: Experience with J2EE and COTS applications, Python based app, CI/CD tools (Git, Jenkins, JIRA, Confluence, Ansible, Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes, XL Release, CA Release Automation).
•Cloud Migration & IaC: Led cloud migration efforts using Terraform and CloudFormation.
•Linux Administration: RHEL Certified (RHCE) with expertise in LVM, networking, and partitioning.
•Agile & DevOps Practices: Familiar with Agile methodologies and Spotify model implementation, enhancing continuous delivery and onboarding processes.
IT SKILL SET:
•Continuous Delivery Tools: Kubernetes, Redhat OpenShift, Ansible, Ansible Tower, terraform, Azure DevOps, GitHub Action , GitOps, Nolio/CA Release Automation, Jenkins, GITOPS -ArgoCD.
•Data Pipline: Change data Capture , kafka-connect, airflow, data engineering.
•Version Control: Gitlab, bit bucket, ClearCase.
•Cloud: AWS, AZURE, GCP, Private Cloud.
•Application Server: Websphere Application Server (Administration), Tomcat.
•Monitoring Tool: ELK Stack(elastic search), Prometheus, Grafana, Check-MK.
•Artifact Repository: Artifactory, Nexus, azure artifact.
•Testing Tools: HP QC, HPSC.
•Tracking Tools: Jira, Confluence, ClearQuest, Service Now, Azure Boards.
•Methodology: Agile (Scrum), Spotify.
•Platform: Linux Redhat 6,7,8, Windows etc.
•Containers: Docker, Podman, CRIO.
•Container Orchestration: Kubernetes, CaaS, AZURE AKS, AWS EKS, OpenShift.
•Domain: Banking and Financial Services, Assurance, Energy.
•Language: Python, YAML, PowerShell (basic)
•Secret management tool: Hashi Corp Vault, cyber ark
Professional Memberships / Certifications -
Professional Society / Certification Member Since / Date Certified
Azure Certified Solution Architect Expert (AZ-305)
Feb 2025
GCP Google Cloud certified Professional
March 2024
Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) – Renewed
June 2023
Scaled Agile Framework - SAFE
November 2022
RedHat Specialist in OpenShift Administrator DO280 4.6