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Rajesh Rangaraj

Rajesh Rangaraj

Summary

Over 19 years in IT and 9 years specializing in DevOps/Platform Engineer. Expertise in AWS and Azure cloud platforms, with a strong focus on designing and maintaining infrastructure for rapid software delivery. Proficient in building scalable CI/CD pipelines and automating infrastructure using Terraform and Ansible. Proven ability to design, implement, and manage scalable microservices deployments using Kubernetes and Docker.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work history

Platform engineer

Trading Platform
06.2023 - Current

Streamlined repetitive tasks via Infrastructure as Code using Ansible and Terraform.

Managed diverse cloud resources across AWS, Azure, and GCP environments.

Designed and provisioned multiple Azure resources utilizing ARM templates and Terraform.

Facilitated efficient scaling through Kubernetes for Docker container management.

Cut manual provisioning time by 80% through strategic use of automation tools.

Collaborated effectively using Azure DevOps for project planning and code deployment.

Configured Prometheus and Grafana dashboards for detailed infrastructure monitoring.

DevOps engineer

Accenture
04.2019 - 03.2023

Designed and implemented automated Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery setups.
Provisioned servers and resources in Azure with ARM templates and Terraform.
Developed Virtual Networks, Subnets, VM Scale Sets, Load Balancers, NAT rules, and firewall configurations.
Utilized Jenkins pipelines for streamlined microservices builds to Docker registry and deployment on AKS.
Diagnosed service degradation using Azure Monitoring tools like Log Analytics and Network Watcher.
Created Ansible playbooks for application deployment and VMware security patching automation.
Reduced deployment time from three days to thirty minutes through Shell scripting.
Trained new team members while managing a team of 12.

Team lead

Photon Infotech
04.2008 - 03.2019

Managed project infrastructure from pre-production to production environments.

Developed automated deployment and QA framework to ensure reliable releases.

Established branching and merging strategies for all release types.

Implemented processes for project documentation to facilitate knowledge sharing.

Configured monitoring and alerting systems for production and pre-production servers.

Created Terraform modules for automation of AWS resource provisioning.

Utilised GitLab Premium for CI/CD deployments across multiple environments.

Executed unit, integration, regression, and shakeout testing to guarantee quality.

Education

Master of Science -

SASTRA University
2003 - 2005

Bachelor of Science -

Bharathidasan University
2000 - 2003

Skills

    Cloud expertise

    AWS: EKS, EC2, IAM, S3, VPC, CloudWatch, Lambda, Route 53

    Azure: AKS, Azure DevOps, App Services, Azure Monitor, Key Vault

    Cloud security: IAM roles/policies, NSGs, secrets management

    Version control: GitHub, GitLab Premium

    Code analysis and testing: SonarQube, JUnit

    Artifact management: JFrog Artifactory, Docker registry

    Infrastructure as code: Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation

    CI/CD tools: Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI

    Kubernetes management: AKS, EKS, Helm

    Scripting languages: Bash, PowerShell, Python

    Monitoring tools: Azure Monitor, Application Insights

    Messaging systems: Kafka, XML MQ

    NoSQL databases: MongoDB, Cassandra

    Web services: RESTful APIs, SoapUI

    Log monitoring tools: Dynatrace, Splunk

    Bug tracking systems: JIRA

Certification

❖ Amazon Web Services (AWS) certified Solution Architect

❖ RedHat - 8 certified system administrator

❖ Jenkins certified engineer

Timeline

Platform engineer

Trading Platform
06.2023 - Current

DevOps engineer

Accenture
04.2019 - 03.2023

Team lead

Photon Infotech
04.2008 - 03.2019

Master of Science -

SASTRA University
2003 - 2005

Bachelor of Science -

Bharathidasan University
2000 - 2003
Rajesh Rangaraj