Seeniya Syriac
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Professional Summary
A highly skilled DevOps professional with 5.5 years of IT experience in areas like Build & Release, Automation, Server Administration, Deployment of multiple applications to cloud using Devops CI/CD pipeline tools.
Expertise in DevOps, Release Engineering, Configuration Management, Cloud Infrastructure, Automation which includes Azure, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Kubernetes, Docker, Jenkins, Puppet, Git, GitHub, GitOps, Tomcat, Nexus, SonarQube, Mysql, Nagios, Splunk and Linux .
Proficient in Azure Cloud platform and its services like Azure Devops, Pipeline, Repos, ARM template, Storage Account, az cli, etc.
Experience with AWS Cloud platform and its services EC2, S3, VPC, Cloudwatch, Autoscaling, Cloudtrail
Worked on various Continuous Integration(CI) and Continuous Delivery(CD) tools.
Experience in creating Jenkins Pipelines using Plugins like Maven, MailExtension, Slack, SonarQube.
Good knowledge in scripting using bash and Python to for automation.
Used Kubernetes to orchestrate the deployment, scaling and management of Docker Containers.
Experience managing and automating infrastructure in AWS using Infrastructure as Code using Terraform.
Expertise with Docker images using a Docker file, worked on container snapshots, removing Images and managing Docker volumes
Experience working with Databases like Cassandra, Oracle and messaging systems like Kafka
Solid hands-on experience RedHat Linux, Kernel installations and updgrades and Kernel parameter tuning
Experience in working with configuration management using Puppet.
Hands on experience in source code management, branch creation & repositories management using Git, GitHub, Gitops
Experience in Load balancing, DNS, SSL, and firewalls
Install, configure, modify and deploy applications on Apache web server.
Used OpenVZ to manage Linux VMs
Experience in using ticketing tools like JIRA, RT Ticketing System
Expertise in trouble shooting issues with build, deployment and in production support
Good analytical, problem solving, communication skills and have the ability to work independently with little or no supervision
Monitor, build and deploy software releases and provide support for production deployments
Technical Skills
Cloud Platform
Azure( Azure Devops, Storage Account, az cli, ARM Template), AWS (EC2, S3, VPC, Cloudwatch, RDS, ELB,Route 53, IAM, EKS, Autoscaling, Cloudtrail)
Containerization
Kubernetes, Docker
CI Tool
Jenkins
CD Tool
Ansible, Puppet
Operating System
Unix, Linux (Redhat,CentOS)
Scripting
Python, Bash, Groovy
Version Control Systems
Git, GitHub,GitOps
Networking
TCP/IP, HTTP, DNS, SMTP, FTP, SSH
Database
Cassandra, Mysql, Oracle.
Webservers
Apache HTTP server, Tomcat
Repository
Nexus
Ticketing Tools
Jira, RT Ticketing System
Certifications
Microsoft Certified Azure Administrator Associate
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
HashiCorp Certified Terraform Associate
Docker Certified Associate
Certified Jenkins Engineer
Professional Experience
Clients: AT&T - Mexico, USA, Direct TV Jan 2022 –Mar 2023
DevOps Engineer
Resposiblities
Worked as a member of the K2View Devops Team responsible for managing custom Fabric software and associated systems (Cassandra DB & Kafka) in customer environment for multiple clients including AT&T US (Azure), AT&T Mexico(AWS) and Direct TV(Azure).
Proficient in managing AWS services such as IAM, EC2, VPC, Storage Gateway, S3, RDS, and EBS.
Experience in Azure Devops services such as Azure Pipelines and Repos to manage cloud infrastructure
Proficient in using Terraform to define and provision infrastructure resources, ensuring a consistent and reproducible infrastructure setup across different environments.
Automated container deployments and updates through CI/CD pipelines, integrating Kubernetes with Jenkins to streamline DevOps workflows.
Managing resources using Azure Pipeline like creating blob storage, private end points, adding extension layers for adding loganalytics, etc
Updated GI image and recreated VMs using Azure Pipeline
Usage of Azure portal for activities like manage azure resources, change disk sku size, etc
Created Bash scripts for automating new infrastructure pre and post validation checks like network speed (iperf3), Read/Write throughput (fio), Cassandra stress test, VM memory and cpu cores
Proficient in using Ansible for automating repetitive tasks, configuration management, and application deployment, ensuring efficient and consistent IT operations.
Expertise in managing and maintaining configuration files across multiple servers and environments using Ansible, ensuring consistency and reducing configuration drift.
Proficient in managing Terraform state files, employing best practices to store states securely, collaborate with team members, and enable efficient state locking mechanisms to prevent conflicts.
Upgraded Kubernetes worker nodes to ensure smooth transitions and maintain compatibility with system requirements and application needs.
Developed and deployed DaemonSets for running system-level applications across all nodes, optimizing resource utilization and consistency.
Troubleshot complex network issues within the Kubernetes cluster, addressing connectivity, DNS, and load balancing problems to ensure reliable communication between services.
Implemented custom Helm charts for efficient deployment and management of applications across multiple environments.
Designed and configured Kubernetes Ingress controllers, enhancing traffic routing and external access to services.
Utilized Kubernetes monitoring tools like Prometheus and Grafana to track cluster health, set up alerts, and optimize performance.
Configured RBAC policies to enforce secure access control within Kubernetes, ensuring compliance with organizational security protocols.
Integrated Azure DevOps with Infrastructure as Code tools like Terraform, enabling automated provisioning and management of infrastructure, ensuring consistency and scalability.
Proficient in using Azure Repos for version control, managing source code repositories, branching strategies, and facilitating collaborative code development within the team.
Utilized Azure DevOps to implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) practices for provisioning and managing infrastructure resources.
Implemented ARM templates for Azure Resource Manager, automating infrastructure deployment and scaling.
Configured and managed FTP/SFTP services for secure file transfer and data exchange between on-premises systems and AWS resources.
Managed security groups and network ACLs to control inbound and outbound traffic, enforcing security policies and access controls.
Proficient in managing AWS services such as IAM, EC2, VPC, Storage Gateway, S3, RDS, and EBS.
Implemented and maintained virtual private clouds (VPCs) to securely isolate resources and establish network connectivity.
Managed Elastic Block Store (EBS) volumes for durable and scalable storage solutions, ensuring high availability and data integrity.
Setup Jenkins pipepline to automate steps to be performed before and after disk encryption in different types of servers - Fabric, Cassandra and Kafka
Upgraded Kubernetes worker nodes to ensure smooth transitions and maintain compatibility with system requirements and application needs.
Developed and deployed DaemonSets for running system-level applications across all nodes, optimizing resource utilization and consistency.
Troubleshot complex network issues within the Kubernetes cluster, addressing connectivity, DNS, and load balancing problems to ensure reliable communication between services.
Implemented custom Helm charts for efficient deployment and management of applications across multiple environments.
Designed and configured Kubernetes Ingress controllers, enhancing traffic routing and external access to services.
Utilized Kubernetes monitoring tools like Prometheus and Grafana to track cluster health, set up alerts, and optimize performance.
Configured RBAC policies to enforce secure access control within Kubernetes, ensuring compliance with organizational security protocols.
Automated container deployments and updates through CI/CD pipelines, integrating Kubernetes with Jenkins to streamline DevOps workflows.
Experience in cloud provisioning code development and tools like Terraform
Worked with Jenkins plugins like Nexus, Email Extention, SonarQube
Created Python script to identify mismatches for NSG rules between terraform tfvars files and azure resources using hcl2 and az.cli module
Create Python scripts for automating manual tasks like GoldenGate log parsing and report generation
Installation and setup of application monitoring tools Loki and Promethues
Installation and maintanance of Cassandra, Kafka, Zookeeper and Fabric cluster
Change in Cassandra DB to use AAF authentication mechanism
Setup Dashboards in Grafana
VM management activities like Logical Volume Extension, creating swap space
Enabled SentinelOne antivirus on multiple Prod servers
Worked with multiple internal and external teams including Infrastructure, DBAs, Network Engg, and Security teams to accomplish assigned tasks
Experience in Git and GitHub
Worked with Engineering teams to provision and maintain physical and virtual infrastructure
Experience with Agile methodology and participated in agile ceremonies
Worked with Engineering teams to provision and maintain physical and virtual infrastructure.
Developed and maintained CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins
Deployment and management of Java based applications on AWS
Experience in AWS cloud services such as EC2, S3, Elastic IPs, EBS, Security Groups, Route53, VPC, Route Tables, Elastic Load Balancers, Auto scaling, Cloud Front, Internet Gateway, NAT Gateway, Subnets, EFS, Cloud Watch, SNS, IAM
Developed Ansible playbooks to define configuration management tasks, ensuring standardized configurations and eliminating manual errors in server setups.
Experience creating Jenkins pipepline and usage of plugins like Maven, Email Extention, SonarQube and JFrog
Building Kubernetes Objects like Pods, services, Configmaps, secrets, auto scaling.
Provisioned Nodegroup for EKS cluster in AWS.
Created Docker images and customized base images from existing environment configurations
Monitoring performance metrics of applications during load testing using AWS Cloud watch
Experience in building the code using tools like Maven
Worked in code merging and code quality checks using tools like Git, SonarQube and Nexus.
Created bash scripts to automate manual tasks
Collaborate with with multiple teams like Infrastructure, DBAs, Network Engg, and Security teams to accomplish assigned tasks
Experience in Organization, UserManagment, branching, merging,conflict resolution using Git,GitHub and GitOps.
Monitoring of Microservices using tools like Cloud Monitoring, Splunk, and Nagios
Experience with Agile methodology and participated in agile ceremonies
Company: Diya Systems, India Aug 2013 - Jun 2015
System Engineer
Resposiblities
Experience using Puppet in automating data center operations
Manage Linux based systems including installation, configuration, networking on Linux platform Operating System
Performed Nagios installation and configuration on several production servers
Participated in meetings and worked closely with the Development, Quality Assurance and Management teams for production changes
Used Jenkins for Continuous Integration and deployment
Maintainance and updating bash scripts for automating manual tasks
Experience in Organization, UserManagment, branching, merging,conflict resolution using Git and GitHub
Security implementation by using ACLs & special file permissions
Managing (adding and removing) disk partitions
Performed Security Audit and Hardening using IPtables, CSF
Disk Management with Disk Quotas, LVM and ACL implementations
Performed software installation, compilation, upgrades/patches
Quick learner and capable of multitasking and a good team player
Company: Syntrio Technologies Pvt Ltd. Aug 2011 - Aug 2013
System Administrator
Project Name: Insider Hosting
Resposiblities
Installation and Management of Virtualization servers using OpenVZ
Worked with creating Virtual Machines and third-party software installation
Installation, configuration, networking on Linux platform Operating System
Good experience in cPanel for server wide account transfers
Handling DNS related Issues
Kernel Compilation and parameter tuning
Experience with System Service, Network Monitoring tools like Nagios
Experience in dealing with grub issues and re-installation
Performed software installation, compilation, upgrades/patches
Experience with partitions such as, Physical, Logical, Swap etc
Knowledge in reparing a database, restoration backup, providing remote access to database server etc
Mass account migration from old node to new node
Managing Disk File Systems, Server Performance, Users Creation and Access Permissions
Check presence of spamming and taking necessary steps to prevent them
Configured and maintained backup servers using tools like R1soft, rync and scp
Attended technical queries from server administrators and customers through ticketing system
Troubleshooting and fixing server wide errors and issues
Experience with linux OS installations
Protocols extensively utilized at an expert level: SSH, SCP, IPTABLES, FTP, DNS, SMTP,HTTP, HTTPS, SSL, LDAP
Worked on server issues through KVM and IPMI
EDUCATION
Anna University of Technology, TN, India
Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics and Communication