Jitendra Kumar
DevOps Engineer
Tokyo
Summary
To associate with an organization that progresses dynamically and provides me an opportunity to update my knowledge and enhance my skill and be part of a team that excels in work towards the growth of the organization and gives me personal and professional satisfaction. Industrious Dev Operations Engineer offering 9-year background setting up CI and CD pipelines and scripting deployment activities. Well-rounded and conscientious professional committed to proactively managing change and quickly deploying critical applications. Expertise in configuration management and Agile, Scrum and Waterfall methodologies. To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
23
23
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Certifications
Work History
Assistant Vice President
BARCLAYS SECURITIES JAPAN LIMITED
01.2022 - Current
- Modernize the production estate by introducing or expanding use of Kubernetes, Prometheus, ITRS, and Kafka (or similar technologies) to automate production estate management and monitoring, Elasticsearch.
- Utilized containerization technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes to build modular and portable applications, streamlining deployment processes across different environments.
- Championed containerization initiatives using Docker/Kubernetes platforms that increased application scalability while reducing overheads associated with traditional deployment techniques.
- Enabled seamless deployment and scaling of applications by containerizing them using Containerd, Docker and integrating Kubernetes for orchestration.
- Optimized code deployment pipelines by leveraging Docker containers and Kubernetes orchestration, streamlining release management.
- Build, maintain, and continuously improve CI/CD pipeline to automate testing and release of critical services for our product.
- Review the platform of the digital application and setup the right build, deploy and release pipeline
- Migration of old stack of application to Kubernetes as microservices and monolith.
- Work with development teams as a stakeholder or contributor to integrate software stack with new tools.
- Develop specialist knowledge in relevant systems, sharing that knowledge, as required, with global teams
- Liaise with Business users and IT counterparts on potential process improvements and KPIs
- Liaise with development teams on future applications and improvements
- Proactively improve the quality of systems and service and increase business value
- Undertake projects as required, including, but not restricted to, the following areas: - capacity and performance management, monitoring initiatives, infrastructure upgrades, web-based tools, reporting and documentation
- Experience with Container management tools such as Kubernetes
- Experience with k8s monitoring and alerting tools (such as Grafana, Prometheus)
- Contributed to the creation of a DevOps culture within the organization, leading to increased agility and cross-functional collaboration.
- Designed and implemented containerization strategies using Docker and Kubernetes, improving resource utilization and management.
- Monitored automated build and continuous software integration process to drive build/release failure resolution.
- Automated manual tasks through scripting languages such as Python or Shell, boosting team productivity levels.
- Worked with cross-functional design teams to create software solutions that improved overall functionality and performance.
- Worked with software development and testing team members to design and develop robust solutions to meet client requirements for functionality, scalability, and performance.
- Reduced system downtime for critical applications by implementing robust monitoring and alerting tools.
- Investigated new and emerging software applications to select and implement administrative information systems also create proofs of concept for innovative new solutions.
- Streamlined deployment processes for faster application delivery using containerization technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
- Championed adoption of DevOps processes within the organization; fostering collaboration between development and operations teams for streamlined workflows.
- Assisted in debugging production issues as needed while working closely with QA and DevOps teams to implement necessary fixes.
- Enhanced overall organizational efficiency by implementing DevOps practices, bridging gaps between development and operations teams for streamlined collaboration.
- Spearheaded the adoption of DevOps practices within the organization, streamlining workflows and improving overall efficiency in software delivery cycles.
- Championed a culture of continuous improvement by promoting agile methodologies, DevOps practices, and ongoing professional development opportunities for staff members.
- Contributed to the organization''s overall success by staying current on industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices in DevOps methodologies, continuously incorporating this knowledge into ongoing projects and team trainings.
- Identified opportunities for process improvement within the DevOps workflow to increase efficiency while maintaining quality standards.
- Evaluated emerging technologies in the DevOps space and recommended strategic adoption of solutions that aligned with organizational goals and requirements.
- Championed the adoption of DevOps principles within the organization, driving increased collaboration between development and operations teams.
- Championed a DevOps culture within the organization leading to increased collaboration between development and operations teams.
- Championed DevOps principles to streamline deployment processes and improve collaboration between development and operations teams.
- Championed DevOps methodologies to accelerate software delivery cycles and improve collaboration between development and operations teams.
DevOps Engineer
CAPGEMINI JAPAN
11.2021 - 12.2021
- Review the platform of the digital application and setup the right build, deploy and release pipeline
- Work on migration on premise application to azure cloud platform
- Provisioning Azure services with ARM template.
DevOps Engineer
INVAST SECURITIES CO. LTD.
07.2019 - 10.2021
- DevOps automation and monitoring over the full development lifecycle (construction, integration, testing, releasing, deployment and infrastructure management).
- Build, maintain, and continuously improve CI/CD pipeline to automate testing and release of critical services for our product. Improved code deployment efficiency by automating processes with CI/CD pipelines.
- Selection, verification, and introduction of new infrastructure environments and tools to be introduced into services.
- Guarantee security and availability, enhance operations quality, standardization (tools, processes) and automation.
- Champion DevOps best practices and work with the team to safety introduce innovative approaches to our operations and services.
- Continuously improve alerting and monitoring to detect and quickly react to actionable issues impacting the service, Cloud monitoring, logging, analytics and process monitoring.
- Responsible for ensuring the continuous improvements of existing cloud solution with AWS.
- Responsible for ensuring that container and cluster technologies quality and security standards are compliant with global requirements.
- Responsible for ensuring transparent communication of development blockers, bugs and other impediments
- Responsible for advising on cloud architecture and design choices, advising member firms on cluster and container technologies.
- Data driven cloud solution development within the agile / scrum methodology.
- Evaluated new AWS services as they were released, making recommendations for adoption where appropriate to maintain a cutting-edge technology stack.
- Established strong relationships with key stakeholders to ensure that cloud initiatives were aligned with broader organizational goals and priorities.
- Trained junior engineers on best practices for working within an AWS environment, promoting skill development across the team.
- Developed comprehensive strategies for leveraging AWS Auto Scaling, ensuring optimal resource allocation and cost efficiency during periods of high demand.
- Participated in architectural discussions to build confidence and promote customer success when developing new and migrating existing applications, software and services on AWS platform.
- Provided technical support to both internal colleagues and external clients regarding their use of AWS services, fostering positive relationships built on trust and expertise.
- Optimized system performance by identifying and resolving bottlenecks in the architecture design.
- Evaluated and recommended improvements to existing cloud infrastructures, resulting in enhanced performance and reduced operational costs for clients.
DevOps Engineer
HCL JAPAN LTD
11.2017 - 06.2021
- Design, build, test, deploy, support and improve software systems relied upon by many business departments
- Analyzing build failure and giving solution to the issue
- Configuring build using Jenkins as a CI
- Maintain automation tools for deployment and other operations
- Set up and maintain monitoring tools for server errors and app stability
- Deploying, automating, maintaining and managing production systems, to ensure the availability, performance, scalability and security of productions systems
- Upgrading and installing applications and supporting issues related to application to various stockholders.
Software Developer
HCL Technologies
08.2015 - 11.2017
- Revised, modularized and updated old code bases to modern development standards, reducing operating costs, and improving functionality.
- Analyze, design and implement a feature with which to validate and correct the discrepancies of data during product upgrade.
- Product feature bug fixing.
- Worked on various customer issues to identify and fix the defects.
- Proactively helped in the build and release management of WMS products.
- Automated load build process by developing a script to configure stream, trigger the load-build and deliver the packages on Solaris platform.
- Worked on Chinese GUI feature development for WMS (Wireless Management System).
- Worked actively on LDAP, PAM, Radius protocols, OS hardening.
- Worked on a security platform to authenticate and authorize users and network elements.
- Improved software efficiency by troubleshooting and resolving coding issues.
- Saved time and resources by identifying and fixing bugs before product deployment.
- Updated old code bases to modern development standards, improving functionality.
- Discussed issues with team members to provide resolution and apply best practices.
- Contributed to a positive team environment through effective communication, problem-solving, and collaboration skills.
- Optimized application performance by conducting regular code reviews and refactoring when necessary.
Education
BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING - Information Science And Engineering
Visvesvaraya Technological University
Bangalore, India 04.2001 - 04.2015
INTERMEDIATE SCIENCE - Science
Thakur Prasad Singh College
Patna, India 04.2001 - 04.2010
SECONDARY SCHOOL -
Modern High School, Dariyapur
Patna, India 04.2001 -
Skills
Kafka
Helm
Docker
Bash
Linux
CI/CD
DevOps
Kubernetes
Ansible
Test Automation
Terraform
Python
Amazon Web Services
Linux Operating System
Scripting Languages
System Administration
Infrastructure Automation
Containerization Technologies
Configuration Management: Anisble
Monitoring and Logging
Security best practices
Microservices Architecture
DevOps principles
Infrastructure as Code
AWS Expertise
Load Balancing
Microservices Deployment
Problem-solving abilities
Kubernetes Certification: CKS,CKA,CKAD
Activities
- Photographer at Huawei Club India and member of event organizing team in college.
- Worked as designer for college magazine "Mahiti" which was initiative in 2014.
- College representative for Hawaii club hosted by Hawaii India.
- Officially worked as event manager intern in Bangalore for Hawaii India.
- Top performer for HCL training before deployment into the project.
Degree
Bachelor of Engineering [Information Science & Engineering]
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 02/10/94
- Nationality: Indian
- Marital Status: Married
- Visa Status: Valid till 11/20/27
Languages
Hindi
Native language
English
Advanced
C1
Hindi
Proficient
C2
Japanese (learning)
Beginner
A1
Additional Information
To associate with an organization that progresses dynamically and provides me an opportunity to update my knowledge and enhance my skill and be part of a team that excels in work towards the growth of the organization and gives me personal and professional satisfaction.
Certification
CKA: Certified Kubernetes Administrator: LF-wfri4o1dte
Interests
Music
Hobbies
Cycling, Listening to music, Trekking
Timeline
CKAD: Certified Kubernetes Application Developer: LF-c3maktwvvk
01-2023
CKS: Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist: LF-l17z3taf1e
10-2022
Assistant Vice President
BARCLAYS SECURITIES JAPAN LIMITED
01.2022 - Current
DevOps Engineer
CAPGEMINI JAPAN
11.2021 - 12.2021
CKA: Certified Kubernetes Administrator: LF-wfri4o1dte
03-2021
DevOps Engineer
INVAST SECURITIES CO. LTD.
07.2019 - 10.2021
DevOps Engineer
HCL JAPAN LTD
11.2017 - 06.2021
Software Developer
HCL Technologies
08.2015 - 11.2017
BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING - Information Science And Engineering
Visvesvaraya Technological University
04.2001 - 04.2015
INTERMEDIATE SCIENCE - Science
Thakur Prasad Singh College
04.2001 - 04.2010
SECONDARY SCHOOL -
Modern High School, Dariyapur
04.2001 -