Platform Engineer - Kubernetes, OpenShift, Linux Expert
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Mumbai, Maharashtra, India *00074
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www.linkedin.com/in/dinesh-tolani-5bab5286
Dinesh Tolani
Experienced DevOps & Platform Engineer with 7+ years of overall IT experience, including 4+ years of hands-on DevOps and cloud-native engineering. Strong background in Linux systems administration, Kubernetes,GlusterFS, Ceph, and infrastructure monitoring. Proven ability to optimize performance, ensure high availability, and build well-documented, reproducible infrastructure workflows. SKILLS
Cloud & Orchestration: Linux, Kubernetes, OpenShift, Docker, AWS Infrastructure & Storage: Ceph, GlusterFS
Monitoring & Visualization: Prometheus, Grafana, Signoz, Nagios Scripting & Tools: Bash, YAML
EXPERIENCE
PELATRO LIMITED, BENGALURU— Senior System & Platform Engineer Dec 2021 - Jan 2026
● Maintained 200+ bare metal Linux servers ensuring high availability, uptime and scalability.
● Tuned and scaled Linux systems for optimal performance, capacity planning, and efficiency
● Optimized Kubernetes cluster performance, resource utilization, and cost-effectiveness..
● Performed Kubernetes cluster health checks, upgrades, resource monitoring, cost optimization, and alerting.
● Managed and optimized GlusterFS clusters across distributed server environments, ensuring high availability and seamless data persistence for critical applications
● Integrated Ceph storage with Kubernetes/OpenShift clusters
● Created monitoring dashboards for real-time observability..
● Integrated and analyzed application performance metrics and logs using tools like Signoz, Prometheus, Grafana.
● Performed root cause analysis (RCA) on defects and outages to prevent recurrences.
● Authored technical documentation, runbooks, and troubleshooting guides.
● Collaborated with cross-functional teams to define, standardize, and optimize operational processes.
● Helped teams establish effective KPIs and metrics aligned with business goals and SLAs.
DIGITAL TRACK SOLUTIONS PVT LTD, Mumbai — System Engineer / Cloud & Virtualization Specialist
Dec 2019 - Aug 2021
● Deployed and managed VMware vSphere environments for virtualized infrastructure .
● Actively participated in data center to data center (DC-to-DC) migrations, ensuring minimal downtime and service continuity.
● Designed and optimized Nutanix and Cisco Hyper-Converged Infrastructure (HCI) solutions for scalability, performance, and reliability.
● Installed and administered Linux operating systems, applied security patches, managed file systems, and monitored performance on virtual machines (VMs) and physical servers.
● Led infrastructure modernization and enhancement initiatives across datacenters and branch offices.
● Developed and maintained system documentation, including installation procedures, standard operating procedures (SOPs), and operational guidelines. ZIPHERTECH SOLUTIONS, Mumbai— Linux System Administrator Aug 2018 - Dec 2019
● Implemented monitoring tools for real-time system performance analysis and infrastructure observability.
● Provided hands-on operational support for Linux-based systems and production applications.
● Improved system performance, stability, and reliability through configuration tuning, preventive maintenance, and continuous optimization. EDUCATION
Vivekanand Education Society, Mumbai— Degree
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry Completed 2 Years of Coursework Relevant CERTIFICATES
CKA, VCP-DVC, RHCA
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