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RENJITH RAVINDRANATHAN

DevOps/Platform Engineer
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Summary

Experienced DevOps/Platform Engineer with 13+ years' of experience in software development/operations for Financial Services, Digital and Telco industry. Professional, creative & innovative with emerging technologies - Cloud, Automation & AI

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
6
6
Certifications

Work History

DX/Platform Engineer

BRENNTAG B.V
10.2023 - Current

• Design, implement, and continuously maintain robust CI/CD pipelines and templates using GitLab CI, while ensuring seamless infrastructure management essential for runner execution.
• Enabling internal development teams by providing self-service capabilities using AWS Service Catalog, facilitating swift and efficient access to required resources.
• Bolstering software security by seamlessly integrating Snyk into the software lifecycle, thereby fortifying defenses against potential vulnerabilities.
• Orchestrating the provisioning and meticulous upkeep of JFrog Artifactory as a centralized artifact repository, curating binary artifacts, Docker images, Helm Charts, and other indispensable build components.
• Crafting and maintaining comprehensive documentation, guides, and tutorials to enable developers with best practices, usage guidelines, and troubleshooting strategies across CI/CD, security scanning, infrastructure provisioning, and artifact management domains.
• Establishing monitoring and alerting systems to track the performance and integrity of CI/CD pipelines, security scanning processes, infrastructure resources, and artifact repositories, ensuring swift detection and resolution of any discrepancies.
• Overseeing the administration and maintenance of the Atlassian Stack, comprising Jira and Confluence, at the organizational level to streamline project management and foster seamless collaboration.

DevOps Engineer - Robotics & Automation

HEINEKEN B.V
3 2023 - 08.2023
  • Developed and optimized CI/CD pipelines for UiPath Platform/Power Automate using Azure Pipelines to improve deployment speed and quality
  • Automated the creation of OS images and provisioning of runtime nodes on Azure by utilizing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform, Packer, and Ansible, resulting in significant time and cost savings
  • Extended Splunk Cloud for improved observability, enabling efficient detection and resolution of system issues on Robot Runtimes
  • Managed UiPath Platform and Infrastructure to ensure smooth and reliable system operation
  • Administered and maintained Azure DevOps Organization platform and associated infrastructure, ensuring optimal performance and availability
  • Streamlined platform efficiency through automation, scripting, and API integration, reducing manual effort and increasing productivity
  • Provided timely support and resolution of incidents via ServiceNow related to Platform/Infrastructure, ensuring maximum uptime and minimizing disruption to business operations.

Senior DevOps Engineer

MENDIX TECHNOLOGY B.V
07.2021 - 02.2023
  • Support and maintain AWS private cloud infrastructure - EKS, EC2 in IaC way using Terraform and Ansible
  • Design and implement CI/CD pipelines for Mendix Studio and Mendix Studio Pro using Jenkins and GitLab Pipelines
  • Support Mendix Studio Pro monthly releases and issues arising during the publication
  • Support and maintain DevOps tool stack - GitLab, Nexus, Artifactory, Sonarqube, Helm Charts, Prometheus and Grafana
  • Build custom EC2 AMI's via Packer/Ansible, for running Proprietary workloads on Kubernetes(EKS)
  • Engage with Developers(Customers) to solve bottleneck issues and thereby improving Developer Experience and Efficiency
  • Monitor workloads and resolve infra issues arising during nightly builds.

Senior DevOps Engineer

KPMG SERVICES PTE LTD
05.2019 - 07.2021
  • Design and implement CI/CD pipelines from scratch for KPMG internal applications using Azure DevOps
  • Configure and integrate security rules using Fortify, Sonar, OWASP DC & ZAP into Azure Pipelines
  • Inject testing frameworks (Unit/Functional) and code coverage to the CI/CD Pipelines
  • Migrate on-premises applications to Azure IaaS/PaaS-ASE, SQL MI, Blob Storage & AKS
  • Automate cloud Infra provisioning using IaC tools such as ARM templates and Terraform
  • Monitor app performance using Azure App Insights
  • Administer Azure Devops Organization and related DevOps tools stack

System Analyst

AIAVIVA ASIA PTE LTD
10.2018 - 05.2019
  • Create fully automated build and deployment infrastructure and processes for multiple projects
  • Standardized CI/CD pipelines and implementing them for different departments in the APAC region using Jenkins, Docker, Maven, Python and Shell, cutting down manual work by 90%
  • Develop/maintain Docker images to support development and testing environment
  • Orchestrate Docker containers for build infrastructure using Docker compose/swarm
  • Management and administration of Nexus and GitLab repository
  • Integrated Ansible scripts to CI/CD pipeline increasing the efficiency and slashing downtime by 50%

Release Analyst

UST GLOBAL
08.2013 - 09.2018
  • Design, develop, test, support and deploy in-housebuild desktop and custom web applications for the regional Client Reporting workstream
  • Improve system efficiency by automating and building applications/utilities using .NET, PowerShell, Node.js& Python
  • Implement CI/CD pipelines using Octopus Deploy, test environment maintenance, reporting and data synchronization for the client's landscape
  • Configure new Blueprism RPA processes and objects using core workflow principles that are efficient, well structured, maintainable and easy to understand
  • Collaborate with internal innovation team for implementing MVPs' with emerging technologies

Software Engineer

VERIZON
04.2011 - 07.2013
  • Analyzing and design software solutions for the US counterpart
  • Developing software applications using .NET technologies
  • Developing the library, framework for automation testing
  • Executing automation testing & review test reports

Education

Bachelors of Technology -

UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT
10.2006 - 05.2010

Skills

Azure - ASE, SQL MI, Logic Apps, App Insights, AKS, ARM, Cognitive Services, Azure IoT

AWS - CLI, EC2, S3, RDS, EKS, AWS IoT, Service Catalog

CI/CD - Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab

Platform & IaC - Docker, Kubernetes, Ansible, Vagrant, Packer, Terraform

Reporting - SSRS, SSIS

Programming - C#, Python, NodeJS, Go, PowerShell, Bash, Groovy

Monitoring - Prometheus & Grafana, Splunk, Solarwinds

RPA/LowCode - UiPath, Mendix, Power Automate

Certification

MS Certified DevOps Engineer Expert

Timeline

DX/Platform Engineer

BRENNTAG B.V
10.2023 - Current

Senior DevOps Engineer

MENDIX TECHNOLOGY B.V
07.2021 - 02.2023

Senior DevOps Engineer

KPMG SERVICES PTE LTD
05.2019 - 07.2021

System Analyst

AIAVIVA ASIA PTE LTD
10.2018 - 05.2019

Release Analyst

UST GLOBAL
08.2013 - 09.2018

Software Engineer

VERIZON
04.2011 - 07.2013

Bachelors of Technology -

UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT
10.2006 - 05.2010

DevOps Engineer - Robotics & Automation

HEINEKEN B.V
3 2023 - 08.2023
RENJITH RAVINDRANATHANDevOps/Platform Engineer