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RAKESH PASAPALA

Senior Devops Engineer

Summary

A skilled Azure Cloud Engineer with extensive experience in designing cloud solutions, optimizing CI/CD pipelines for efficient deployment, and implementing robust monitoring strategies to maintain system reliability. Proficient in working with cross-functional teams to analyze and enhance CI/CD pipelines. Expertise in resolving critical technical issues and optimizing cloud-based workflows.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education

Work History

DevOps Engineer

Valtech
09.2022 - Current
  • Developed and managed CI/CD pipelines using ADO/ GitHub Actions, facilitating seamless deployment to higher stages which improved deployment consistency
  • Migrated pipelines from Azure DevOps (ADO) to GitLab, ensuring a smooth transition and enhancing pipeline efficiency
  • Infrastructure provisioning using terraform.
  • Set up Azure Monitor and Log Analytics, proactively monitoring and analyzing logs to troubleshoot issues across services.
  • Designed and provisioned data-driven environments with Azure Synapse, Azure Data Factory (ADF), Azure Storage, and Databricks
  • Set up IAM policies to enforce secure access controls based on roles

Deployment Engineer

IPSL
09.2018 - 08.2022
  • Designed, developed, and managed ADO CI/CD pipelines, automating processes to reduce manual efforts and accelerate deployment times
  • Provisioned IaaS and PaaS services using Terraform, improving infrastructure consistency and reducing provisioning time
  • Monitored Azure IaaS and PaaS using Azure Monitoring
  • Migrated legacy on-premise .NET applications to the cloud
  • Established and implemented Docker and AKS, improving containerization and orchestration, and reducing environment setup times
  • Acted as SME for three applications, managing test environments in pre-prod and prod, and resolving environment-related issues

Lead Consultant

ITC Infotech
06.2015 - 08.2018
  • Developed, bug-fixed, and enhanced features while estimating time accurately, leading to more efficient project completion
  • Automated deployment processes using PowerShell, transitioning from manual methods to automated workflows, reducing deployment time and minimizing errors
  • Identified and managed project dependencies and risks early, improving project risk mitigation strategies and reducing potential project delays
  • Reviewed and analyzed requirements (BRD) to design optimal solutions, ensuring alignment with stakeholder needs

Systems Developer

G4S
12.2013 - 05.2015
  • Implemented PowerShell scripts to automate the build and deployment processes thereby reducing manual interventions by 50% and improving response time for out-of-hours issues
  • Developed and maintained .NET applications with a focus on automating coding standards checks, bug tracking, and feature enhancements
  • Participating in requirement gathering/analysis and designing

Software Developer

Coforge
01.2011 - 11.2013
  • Worked on Development, Maintenance and support for the .NET application
  • Providing functional training of the website to the end user, nearly 500 were trained
  • Developed PowerShell scripts to automate the build process for .NET applications using MSBuild thereby reducing deployment time by 70%
  • Used PowerShell to automate the configuration of IIS for hosting ASP.NET applications

Education

Master of Computer Applications -

MCA
01.2008 - 01.2011

Bachelor in Mathematics -

B.Sc
01.2005 - 01.2008

Skills

CI/CD Azure DevOps/ Github Actions

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Timeline

DevOps Engineer

Valtech
09.2022 - Current

Deployment Engineer

IPSL
09.2018 - 08.2022

Lead Consultant

ITC Infotech
06.2015 - 08.2018

Systems Developer

G4S
12.2013 - 05.2015

Software Developer

Coforge
01.2011 - 11.2013

Master of Computer Applications -

MCA
01.2008 - 01.2011

Bachelor in Mathematics -

B.Sc
01.2005 - 01.2008
RAKESH PASAPALASenior Devops Engineer