Hi, I’m
Jithin P Joseph
Berlin
Summary
Handling an entire gamut of tasks related the Cloud Engineering and Site Reliability Engineering and driving Cloud Technology initiatives. Proficient in managing Cloud Infrastructure teams and ensuring optimal performance. Proven track record of leading successful technology teams and driving innovation across industries as a part of alignment of the technologies for delivering impactful solutions. Professional having a working experience of 10+ years. Seeking for relevant job opportunities across the globe as Cloud DevOps and Site Reliability Engineer with an aim of contributing towards company's growth as well as ensure professional development.
Overview
12
years of professional experience
5
Certification
Work History
Allex Projects GmbH
Senior CloudDevOps/SRE Engineer
09.2024 - Current
Job overview
- Established strong working relationships with clients through exceptional communication skills, fostering trust and collaboration.
- Wrote, reviewed and edited technical document in accordance with template requirements.
- Managing the Entire IT Infrastructure of Allex Projects which is mainly in Google Cloud and OpenAI components in Azure
- Playing Vital role in Solution designing for Allex Application deployments and building, Maintaining Deployment pipelines
- Managing the Monitoring infrastructure with ELK, Prometheus, Thanos and Grafana
- API Gateway solutions implementations and traffic Control
- Kubernetes and Containerization of applications
- Cloud and Kubernetes environment security
- Managing OpenAi deployments in Azure
PayPal
Cloud Devops Engineer
12.2021 - 08.2024
Job overview
- Managing the cloud infrastructure of PayPal in AWS and Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) environment. Conducting testing and
- evaluation of all the products in relation to the cloud services. Using Python and GLang to automated repeated tasks and improve the efficiency by reducing the manual errors.
- Acting as a part of cloud special form. Utilizing all DevOps tools such as Jenkins and Terraforms for maintenance of the cloud infrastructure. Reduced 40% of regular works as part of the automation (python scripting in AWS and GoLang in GCP).
- Providing platforms for other developers so that they can deploy their applications. Providing assistance towards building infrastructure and maintaining our infrastructure by using Terraform. Managing cost and budgets for improving the efficiency of cloud infrastructure.
- Analyzing the requirements and designing, deploying and maintaining the cluster. Providing well-versed Kubernetes environment for the containerizing the applications.
- Spearheading Proof of Concepts (POCs) for new cloud services, meticulously evaluating their feasibility and facilitating successful adoption within small user groups before general availability. Evaluating all the Kubernetes environments as well using open-source tools such as open cost and native cloud services for improving the cost efficiency.
- Successfully leading incident response and post-incident analysis related activities in order to determine and mitigate root causes and implement preventive measures.
- Working towards leveraging Google BigQuery and Bigtable for data analytics and large-scale data processing, optimizing query performance and data retrieval. Automated multiple tasks related to the security checks, encryption and used cloud native services along with third-party tools to ensure the cloud as well as container environments are hygiene and risk free.
- Diligently managing the facets related to the end-to-end Terraform deployment, state files, and migrations to ensure consistent and automated infrastructure setup for adopting Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
- Closely collaborating within Agile frameworks using Jira and Confluence, practice Scrum methodologies for effective task execution and continuous improvement.
- Utilized GCP and AWS recommendations along with third party tools to reduce the cloud spending and saved in $millions in previous year.
AstraZeneca
AWS Cloud Engineer
12.2015 - 12.2021
Job overview
- Automated daily backups of critical data using AWS S3, reducing the risk of data loss in case of system failures.
- Participated in architectural discussions to build confidence and promote customer success when developing new and migrating existing applications, software and services on AWS platform.
- Designed custom monitoring dashboards using Amazon CloudWatch for real-time insight into system health and performance metrics.
- Implemented security best practices within the AWS environment, safeguarding sensitive data and ensuring compliance with industry regulations.
- Designed and implemented infrastructure-as-code(IaC) using tools inclusive of Terraform and CloudFormation to provision and manage cloud resources in AWS accounts.
- Successfully managed a team of 20 people comprising of cloud architects, cloud engineers and interns.
- Implemented monitoring and logging solutions for multi-terabyte projects using CloudWatch, CloudTrail, Prometheus/Grafana and ELK stack to ensure system health, performance monitoring, and log analysis.
- Developed and maintained CI/CD pipelines using tools like Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, or AWS CodePipeline to automate software delivery and deployment processes.
- Actively participated in Agile methodologies, utilizing tools like Jira and Confluence, to ensure efficient project management, sprint planning, and collaboration across GCP and AWS projects.
- Worked in close collaboration with Development team to optimize application code and reduce dependencies.
- Contributed towards the establishment of REST API microservices via Docker and facilitated their deployment using Google Container Registry (GCR) and JFrog Artifactory.
- Jr. Cloud Engineer (12/2015-07/2018): Functioned towards tracking the health and performance of the applications deployed. Analyzed requirements, applied a result-oriented thinking approach, and delivered impactful results.
- Promptly responded to incidents promptly after determining the root cause and worked in the direction of preventing similar incidents in the future. Identified the bottlenecks and resolved them effectively as a part of demonstrating excellent performance engineering.
Wipro Technologies
System Engineer
08.2013 - 11.2015
Job overview
- Resolved issues and escalated problems with knowledgeable support and quality service.
- Resolved complex technical issues through effective problem-solving techniques and root cause analysis.
- Managed multiple projects simultaneously, meeting tight deadlines while maintaining high-quality deliverables.
- Reduced downtime for critical systems through proactive monitoring and maintenance tasks.
- Rendered necessary support towards resolving Operational issues with Backup and Storage while ensuring that the data is secure and available all the time with proper RPO and RTO
- Designed and implemented backup infrastructure with proper capacity planning, Backup time and restore considerations.
- Administered and monitored storage arrays, ensuring high availability and performance for critical applications.
- Monitored the solutions implemented and collected logs to detect issues, troubleshoot problems, and optimize system performance.
- Worked towards configuring backup systems and software, thus ensuring Compatibility with different types of data.
- Successfully met the organization's capacity,performance, and redundancy requirements at all the times.
- Monitored and examined storage usage and plan for capacity scaling based on growth projections and organizational needs.
- Accurately updated and maintained comprehensive documentation for systems, processes, and incident responses.
Education
MG UniversityCochin, Kerala
Bachelor of Technology
01.2013
Skills
- Cloud DevOps Engineering
- Monitoring & Logging
- Scalability & Performance
- Incident Response and Recovery
- Performance Optimization
- Incident Response
- Leadership
- Team Management
- Teamwork
- Problem-solving
- IaC
- CI/CD Tools
- Git
- Jenkins
- Argocd
- Argoworkflow
- Helm
- Cloud
- AWS
- GCP
- Azure
- Infrastructure management
- Terraform
- Containerization
- Docker
- Kubernetes
- GKE
- EKS
- DevOps
- FlexCD
- GitHub Actions
- BitBucket
- K8s OPA
- Scripting
- Python
- GoLang
- Bash
- Monitoring & logging
- Splunk
- Signalfx
- Grafana
- Prometheus
- Databases
- MySql
- Aurora
- FireStore
- BigTable
- PostgreSql
- Webservers & Load balancers
- Nginx
- HAProxy
- GCP LB
- AWS LB
Certification
- AWS SAA Certification
- AWS SAP Certification
- Google Cloud Certified Associate Engineer
- Certified Kubernetes Administrator
- Azure DevOps Expert
- CommVault Certified Professional
- Commvault Advanced Infrastructure Design Certification
- Python Certification by Michigan University & Coursera
Professional Attributes
Extensive experience in streamlining and maintaining infrastructure provisioning and management., Specialty in architecting migrations, automating infrastructure with Terraform, and ensuring high availability setups., Expert in utilizing containerization technologies for packaging applications and their dependencies., Change agent in IT sector known for implementing Cloud Engineering Transformation., Collaboration with cross-functional teams to enhance operational efficiency and drive business value., Mentorship and training for Cloud Engineering and Site Reliability Engineering professionals., Staying abreast of emerging trends and evaluating their impact on operations., Excellent verbal and written communication skills., Leadership and interpersonal skills., Maintaining high professional and ethical standards., Ensuring compliance with internal controls and risk management policies., Team building and management skills.
Accomplishments
- Designed, deployed, and managed GCP and AWS infrastructure achieving 99% uptime.
- Established individual Jenkins masters for developer teams in GKE.
- Received Spot Awards for Performance (Twice) at PayPal.
- Optimized cloud infrastructure security and cost management strategies.
- Designed and executed monitoring solutions for Kubernetes and cloud infrastructure.
- Led evaluation and implementation of a new deduplication solution, reducing storage costs by 30%.
- Best Performer Awards at AstraZeneca.
Technical Stack
Git, Jenkins, Argocd, Argoworkflow, Helm, AWS, GCP, Azure, Terraform, Jenkins, Ansible, Docker, Kubernetes, GKE, EKS, Argoworkflow, FlexCD, Git, Helm, Jenkins, GitHubActions, BitBucket, ArgoCD, K8s OPA, Python, GoLang, Bash, Splunk, Signalfx, Grafana, Prometheus, MySql, Aurora, FireStore, BigTable, PostgreSql, Nginx, HAProxy, GCP LB, AWS LB
Personal Information
- Passport Number: W7573152
- Nationality: Indian
- Marital Status: Married
Languages
English
Advanced (C1)
German
Beginner (A1)
Timeline
Senior CloudDevOps/SRE Engineer
Allex Projects GmbH
09.2024 - Current
Cloud Devops Engineer
PayPal
12.2021 - 08.2024
AWS Cloud Engineer
AstraZeneca
12.2015 - 12.2021
System Engineer
Wipro Technologies
08.2013 - 11.2015
MG University
Bachelor of Technology
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