Arul Ramasamy
Swindon,Wiltshire
Summary
Results-driven professional with expertise in strategic thinking and agile methodologies. Proven track record as Team Lead and Product Owner, excelling in team building, training, and stakeholder management. Technical proficiency in Amazon Web Services enhances ability to drive organizational success and foster innovation in dynamic environments.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work history
Team lead Site Reliability Engineering
RWE Supply & Trading GmbH
Swindon, United Kingdom
02.2024 - Current
- Established Site Reliability Engineering Team in RWEST, coordinating cross-functional collaborations for successful outcomes.
- Delivered Observability Project, standardising solutions and achieving cost savings of 300K euros.
- Executed JetPatch replacement Project, eliminating dependency on Wipro and implementing AWS cloud-native solutions, saving 440K euros annually.
- Drove process improvements through detailed analysis of existing procedures.
- Mentored junior staff, fostering development of high-performing team members.
- Led a team of 28 in achieving KPI targets and completing projects successfully.
- Supported team in overcoming challenges by identifying knowledge and skills gaps.
Team Lead ( Platform Engineering, AWS, Database)
RWE Supply & Trading GmbH
Swindon, United Kingdom
11.2021 - 01.2024
- Supported delivery of LiC project across multiple applications and databases.
- Managed AWS Platform Team migration into RWEST, achieving successful project completion.
- Eliminated database operations dependency on Wipro/IT Infra Teams, establishing Database support in RWEST.
- Established Platform Engineering team from inception as part of DevOps Transformation initiative.
- Acted as product owner for platform engineering team, delivering terraform module products over 50 sprints.
- Monitored team performance metrics to identify areas for enhancement.
- Facilitated stakeholder dialogue through effective sprint reviews to manage expectations.
- Oversaw daily operations, ensuring compliance with company standards.
Function/Team Lead Service Engineering
RWE Supply & Trading GmbH
Swindon, United Kingdom
04.2020 - 10.2021
- Promoted to Team Lead for Service Engineering Team, overseeing cross-functional collaboration across RWEST.
- Established strong working relationships with multiple teams, including RWEST ADMS and IT Infra.
- Acquired deep knowledge of environment setup, automation, and cloud migration processes.
- Participated in numerous data centre migration projects, transitioning from Datacentre to Cloud.
- Contributed to ARAM Project by splitting RWEST infrastructure from Innogy.
- Collaborated effectively with Team Leaders and ITL's within RWEST.
- Delivered successful automation projects for teams located in both UK and DE.
Build & release manager
RWE Supply & Trading GmbH
Swindon, United Kingdom
09.2009 - 03.2020
- Coordinated development teams to resolve issues during early software lifecycle stages.
- Managed collaboration across cross-functional teams for successful software releases.
- Automated build processes and troubleshot production issues to support multiple initiatives.
- Implemented PLEXOS, RPA UI Path, and IMOS solutions for freight operations.
- Migrated version control systems to a central Subversion solution, then to Bitbucket and Azure DevOps.
- Enhanced Tufin firewall rule processes to improve security management.
- Provided AWS account support to optimise cloud resources for various teams.
- Automated applications like Kafka using CHEF, establishing build and deploy pipelines with TeamCity and CruiseControl.
Build & release manager
Oracle Corporation
Bangalore
04.2008 - 07.2009
- Resolved complex technical issues, minimising disruption to service delivery.
- Developed detailed release plans, ensuring timely completion of all deliverables.
- Collaborated with QA teams to conduct thorough pre-release testing.
- Coordinated with development teams to address issues during early software lifecycle stages.
- Streamlined build and release processes by implementing automation tools.
Build & Release Engineer
Verizon Data Services
Chennai
06.2005 - 03.2008
- Implemented version control strategies that streamlined workflows across projects.
- Administered ClearCase version control system, creating VOBs and managing accounts, branching, merging, and checkouts.
- Trained users on ClearCase to enhance utilisation and efficiency.
- Managed daily builds and releases to QA, ensuring timely delivery of quality software.
- Debugged build failures in collaboration with developers and QA to resolve issues swiftly.
- Automated build and release processes using Cruise Control, establishing a reliable build system for check-ins.
- Developed NANT scripts from scratch for numerous .NET projects to facilitate automated builds.
- Integrated ClearCase source control with the build system for cohesive version management.
Education
Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science - Computer Science
Anna University
Chennai /2001 - /2005
Skills
- Strategic thinking capabilities
- Knowledge of agile methodologies
- SCRUM Master
- Product owner
- Team Building, Training and Development
- Stakeholder relationship building
- Technical proficiency
- Amazon Web Services
Languages
English
Fluent
Tamil
Native
Certification
Essential Leadership Training
Professional Scrum Master I
Professional Scrum Product Owner I
AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate
AWS Certified Developer – Associate
AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional
Basic Chef Fluency
Affiliations
Cricket
Running
Family
Timeline
Team lead Site Reliability Engineering
RWE Supply & Trading GmbH
02.2024 - Current
Team Lead ( Platform Engineering, AWS, Database)
RWE Supply & Trading GmbH
11.2021 - 01.2024
Function/Team Lead Service Engineering
RWE Supply & Trading GmbH
04.2020 - 10.2021
Build & release manager
RWE Supply & Trading GmbH
09.2009 - 03.2020
Build & release manager
Oracle Corporation
04.2008 - 07.2009
Build & Release Engineer
Verizon Data Services
06.2005 - 03.2008
Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science - Computer Science
Anna University
/2001 - /2005
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