Uday Goud

Kdm.uday@gmail.com
(720)772-8217

SUMMARY:
Over 8+ Years of IT experience, including six years in Cloud IaaS with Azure, AWS, DevOps Engineering with deep
Knowledge and hands-on experience in Build/Release Management, Change/Incident Management, Cloud Management,
Infrastructure Automation, Continuous Integration, Delivery, and Deployment. Five years of experience in Linux
(CENTOS, REDHAT, UBUNTU)/ Windows Servers.

 Hands on experience in AWS provisioning and good knowledge of AWS services like EC2, S3, Glacier, ELB, RDS,
Redshift, IAM, Route 53, VPC, Auto scaling, Cloud Front, Cloud Watch, Cloud Trail, Cloud Formation, Security
Groups. Load Balancers.
 Ability to work collaboratively with development and operations teams to design and deploy scalable, highly
available, and fault-tolerant AWS infrastructure.
 Experience in architecture and support best practices in Pivotal Cloud Foundry, Amazon AWS.
 Expertise in Microsoft Azure Cloud Services (PaaS & IaaS), Application Insights, Document DB, Internet of Things
(IoT), Azure Monitoring, Key Vault, Visual Studio Online (VSO) and SQL Azure.
 Exposure in writing Groovy and Ruby scripts for automation of build and infrastructure automation.
 Ability to create automation with Chef, Puppet, Ansible or a shell and Node Js, Angular JS.
 Implementing various resources in Azure using Azure Portal, PowerShell on Azure Resource Manager
deployment models. Experience deploying Infrastructure as Code (IoC) applications using ARM Templates (JSON).
 Experienced in writing Gradle, Maven and ANT scripts to perform continuous build and integration of Java and .Net
applications using Jenkins.
 Knowledge of cloud identity and access management (IAM) and authentication mechanisms such as OAuth,
OpenID Connect, and SAML.
 Responsible for Kubernetes networking/service discovery, including the use of load balancers/Ingress controllers.
 Led the implementation and adoption of GitLab CI/CD pipelines for multiple clients, resulting in faster time-to-market
and improved software quality.
 Configured, Installed, and tuned application performance management (APM) tools for all critical applications.
 Extensively worked with various Business Units, External and internal audit regarding privacy and compliance.
 Experience in System Administration, Installs, Upgrades, Patches, Migration, Troubleshooting, Security,
Backup, Disaster Recovery, Application Performance Monitoring (APM), Fine-tuning on UNIX/RHEL.
 Utilized Kubernetes, OpenShift and Docker for the runtime environment of the CI/CD system to build, test deploy.
 Developed microservice on boarding tools leveraging Python and Cloudbees Jenkins, Teamcity allowing for easy
creation and maintenance of build jobs and Kubernetes deploy and services.
 Strong knowledge of IAM best practices, including the principle of least privilege, access control, and audit logging.
 Strong background in configuring and deploying GitLab instances on AWS infrastructure.
 Managed Kubernetes charts using Helm, and Created reproducible builds of the Kubernetes applications, managed
Kubernetes deployment and service files and managed releases of Helm packages.
 Ensure data integrity and data security on AWS technology by implementing AWS best practices.
 Worked with Chef Enterprise Hosted as well as On-Premises, Installed Workstation, Bootstrapped Nodes, Wrote
Recipes and Cookbooks and uploaded them to Chef-server, Managed On-site OS/Applications/Services/Packages
using Chef as well as AWS for EC2/S3/Route53 & ELB with Chef Cookbooks.
 Experienced in database technology such SQL, MySQL including NoSQL databases like MongoDB, PGAdmin
 Installed, Configured, Managed Monitoring Tools such as Splunk, Nagios, Prometheus, Grafana, Dynatrace, App
Dynamics, Datadog for Resource Monitoring/Network Monitoring/Log Trace Monitoring.
 Strong appetite for learning new technologies with positive attitude.
 Proven ability to troubleshoot complex Kubernetes issues in a fast-paced environment.

EDUCATION:
 Masters in computers and information Systems Technology from Wilmington University 2016.
 Bachelors in electronic and communication Engineering from JNTUH 2014.

Certification:
 AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate
 Certified Kubernetes Administrator
TECHNICAL SKILLS:
Operating Systems Linux, Windows Server
Configuration Management Ansible, Chef, Puppet
Databases MySQL, MongoDB, Liquibase, Datical, Cassandra, PostgreSQL, PGAdmin
Web/App Server Apache, IIS, HIS, Tomcat, TFS Server, WebSphere Application Server,
JBoss. Zookeeper, kafka
Monitoring Tools Splunk, Nagios, Grafana, Prometheus, New Relic, AppDynamics, Dynatrace,
PagerDuty, and Cloud Watch
Bug Tracking Tools JIRA, ServiceNow, SonarQube, Crucible, IBM ClearQuests, Bugzilla
Version Control Tools GIT Lab, GitHub, SVN, TFS
Web Technologies/Programing JDBC, JSP, XML, HTML, .Net, NodeJS, AngularJS, Java/J2EE, C, C++,
Languages Ruby, Perl scripting, Groovy, Python, Shell/Bash scripting.
Cloud Services AWS services like EC2, S3, ELB, Auto scaling Servers, Glacier, Storage
Lifecycle rules, Elastic Beanstalk, CloudFront, RDS, VPC, Direct Connect,
Route 53, Cloud watch, Cloud trail, IAM, SQS, SNS and Azure DevOps, PCF
Build and Integration Tools Ant, Maven, Spinnaker, Cloudbees Jenkins, TeamCity, Harness, Gradle,
Artifactory, XebiaLabs/Digital.ai (xl-release, xl-Deploy), Hudson, Nexus,
Bitbucket pipeline, okta, GitLab, GitHub Actions, UDeploy
Containerization Docker, Kubernetes, Docker swarm, OpenShift
Infrastructure as Code (IAS): Cloud Formation, Boto3, Terraform.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Best Buy, Remote June 2021 – till date

Platform Engineer

Responsibilities:
● Responsible for deploying, monitoring, and maintaining the workflow using Jenkins, Harness, TeamCity, GitHub,
BitBucket, Azure DevOps, and Redhat OpenShift.
● Coordinate with Scrum teams, App teams, and higher management to plan for the deployment and implement the
change process.
● Responsible for AWS IAM API and CLI for automating IAM tasks and managing IAM resources.
● Administered and Engineered Jenkins/Azure DevOps pipelines/GitHub Actions for managing weekly Build,
Test, and Deploy chain as a CI/CD process.
● Expertise in automating Kubernetes cluster deployment, management, and maintenance using tools such as
Terraform and Helm.
● Implemented deployment templates, environment variables, and secrets management using Harness for
efficient and secure deployment.
● Leveraged TeamCity build configurations, build agents, and agent pools to create scalable and efficient CI/CD
pipelines.
● Experience in using Harness continuous verification features, such as automated testing, rollbacks, and canary
releases, to ensure the quality of software releases.
● Expertise in infrastructure as code (IaC) using tools such as AWS CloudFormation, AWS CDK, and Terraform.
● Configured and managed continuous integration (CI) and continuous delivery (CD) pipelines using TeamCity to
automate software build, test, and deployment processes.
● Conducted incident management and root cause analysis to resolve critical production issues quickly and
effectively, reducing downtime and improving system performance.
● Automate provisioning and repetitive tasks using Terraform, Python, Docker, and OpenShift containerization.
● Strong Linux command knowledge and proficiency in MS build process and Windows PowerShell/Bash script.
● Conducted security audits and assessments to identify vulnerabilities and gaps in IAM controls and implemented
remediation plans to address these issues.
● Proficiency in defining and managing deployment workflows and pipelines using Harness.
● Experience with GitLab's Auto DevOps feature for automating application deployment and scaling.
● Configured, Installed, and tuned application performance management (APM) tools for all critical applications.
● Creating scripts in DSL Groovy, which integrate with Jenkins for Automation to create Jenkins jobs.
● Experience migrating & deploying applications of containers and managing applications with container management
platforms (OpenShift, Kubernetes, Docker Swarm).
● Experience with database technologies such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, and DynamoDB.
● Implement AWS security and compliance best practices, including IAM roles/policies, security groups, and VPCs.
● Migrated Bitbucket repos to GitHub using the Minecart tool with automation.
● Managed IBM OpenShift services, including autoscaling the pods, managing secrets, Deployment configs, and
Replication controllers.
● Experience with serverless computing technologies like AWS Lambda and Serverless Application Model (SAM).

Environment and Tools: Azure DevOps, Kubernetes, AWS, Jenkins, TeamCity, Harness, GitHub Actions, OpenShift,
CyberArk, Artifactory, Windows/Linux Environment, Confluence, Bitbucket, Jira, Python, Shell/Bash script

AIG (American International Group), Charlotte, North Carolina Aug 2018 – May 2021
DevSecOps / Platform Engineer/Consultant

Responsibilities:
● Responsible for high scalability and high availability for Cloud and on-premises infrastructure.
● Install, configure, and support the production Pivotal Cloud Foundry platform.
● Develop YAML scripts to automate provisioning of WebLogic Servers, patches, file copy, software installations and
server configuration on multiple servers by using Ansible.
● Implement Continuous Integration and deployment using CI/CD tools like Ansible with YAML and WLST with
Python Scripts to automate the whole process.
● Designed and implemented automated process of build and deployment for various .Net and Java applications.
● Setting up Jenkins Master and multiple slaves for all Business Units as a CI and CD tool.
● Built APAC and Japan infrastructure on Amazon Web Services where we will perform routine network/application
start-up and shutdown procedures, maintain change records, document them in a confluence.
● Configure SSL/HTTPS configurations for allowing data to be accessible from outside across all the applications/web
browsers and use of TCP/IP, routing/subnetting, DHCP are critical when configuring network parameters.
● Established infrastructure and service monitoring using New Relic, Splunk, Dynatrace and App Dynamics.
● Written groovy scripts to use multi branch pipeline projects in Jenkins to configure it as per client’s requirements.
● Developed and Integrated Swagger tool using API’s and Python scripting to all the DevOps tools.
● Develop custom & integrated monitoring methods into deployment process to develop self-healing solutions.
● Configure SonarQube for code coverage and analysis, which is critical in maintaining the code quality.
● Upgrade and maintain (N or N-1) all DevOps tools quarterly: GitHub, GitLab, Cloudbees Jenkins, SonarQube, XL-
Release, XL-Deploy, Docker, OpenShift, Liquibase, Datical for Database, PCF, Vault, Kubernetes.
● Implemented Web-Services to integrate between different applications components using Restful web services.
● Hands-on experience in cloud provisioning tools such as Terraform and CloudFormation.
● Experience in configuration management and release engineering in multiple projects/branches environments.
● Integrated all DevOps Tools using single sign on process through OKTA and SAML Authentication.
● Participated in incident response and disaster recovery activities, and helped to ensure that IAM controls were
effective in mitigating security incidents and data breaches.
● Used Bash and Python, including Boto3 to supplement automation provided by Ansible and Terraform for tasks
such as encrypting EBS volumes backing AMIs and scheduling Lambda functions for routine AWS tasks.
● Proficient in scripting languages such as Python or Bash for automating tasks and configuring cloud resources.
● Collected the new technologies and tools and introduced them to the company in which way it helped the company
build up an agile development environment. It improved the product quantity and the work efficiency.
● Demonstrated multiple training sessions on All DevOps Tools in the organization on how to use them effectively.

Environment and Tools: AWS, PCF, IAAS, PAAS, Kubernetes, Terraform, Jenkins, GitHub, XebiaLabs-Release/Deploy
(Digital.ai) OKTA, SAML, Artifactory, OpenShift, Docker, MySQL, Postgres, Groovy, Oracle, SonarQube, Artifactory,
AppDynamics, Dynatrace, Splunk, Prometheus, Apache Kafka

United Airlines, Chicago, IL Jan 2017 – Aug 2018

Cloud DevOps/ Platform Engineer

Responsibilities:
 Designed and implemented Chef, including the internal best practices, cookbooks, automated cookbook CI and
CD system.
 Created private cloud using Kubernetes that supports DEV, TEST, and PROD environments.
 Implemented a production ready, load balanced, highly available, fault tolerant, auto scaling Kubernetes AWS
infrastructure and microservice container orchestration.
 Used Python Boto3/ Cloud formation to use AWS as an Infrastructure as a Code(IAAS)
 Created and implemented ARM Templates for deployment of the resources, deployed the resources into Azure
using the PowerShell and Continuous Integration by VSTS.
 Experience in assigning the azure services on locations specific to integrate with web-apps and key-vaults.
 Implemented rapid-provisioning and life-cycle management for Ubuntu Linux using Amazon EC2, Chef, and custom
Ruby/Bash script.
 Integrated TeamCity with version control systems such as Git and artifact repositories such as Nexus and
Artifactory to manage software dependencies.
 Built and Deployed Java/J2EE to Tomcat Application servers in an agile continuous integration process and
automated the whole process.
 Provided training and support to end-users on IAM policies and procedures, and helped to troubleshoot and resolve
issues related to access and permissions.
 Worked on Serverless services, created and configured HTTP Triggers in the Azure Functions with application
insights for monitoring and performing load testing on the applications using the Visual Studio Team
Services (VSTS) also called as Azure DevOps Services.
 Implemented GitLab security features, such as code scanning and vulnerability management, to ensure clients
code is secure and compliant with industry standards.
 Responsible for Installing, setup and Configuring Apache Kafka and Apache Zookeeper.
 Worked on implementing backup methodologies by Power Shell Scripts for Azure Services like Azure SQL
Database, Key Vault, Storage blobs, App Services etc.
 Created Azure services using ARM templates (JSON) and ensured no changes in the present infrastructure while
doing incremental deployment.
 Leveraged Docker Engine to run Multiple Tomcat Instances as Containerized App Servers.
 Wrote Ansible Playbooks with Python SSH as the Wrapper to Manage Configurations of Open stack Nodes and
Test Playbooks on AWS instances using Python.
 Administered and Engineered Jenkins for managing weekly Build, Test and Deploy chain as a CI/CD process,
GIT with Dev/Test/Prod Branching Model for weekly releases.
 Promote involvement of application development teams to make recommended changes that improve application
performance.

Environment & Tools: GitHub, Maven, Docker, Kubernetes, Jenkins, Teamcity, Chef, AWS, Azure, Confluence, Shell
Scripts, Ansible, Python, Maven, Groovy, Zookeeper, SonarQube, Splunk, Kafka

TSC (Tractor Supply Company), Brentwood, TN Feb 2016 – Dec 2016

DevOps/ Platform Engineer

Responsibilities:
 Installed/Configured/Managed Puppet Master/Agent. Wrote custom Modules and Manifests, downloaded pre-
written modules from puppet-forge. Upgradation or Migration of Puppet Community and Enterprise.
 Deploy and monitor scalable infrastructure on AWS & configuration management using puppet.
 Experience in Virtualization technologies like VMWare, Vagrant and worked with containerizing applications like
Docker, Kubernetes.
 Integrated Jenkins with ServiceNow through API and created schema to store the build Information.
 Experience with container-based deployments using Docker, working with Docker images, Docker Hub and
Docker-registries and Kubernetes.
 Experienced in Database Installation, Provisioning, Creation, Configuration, Administration, Upgrades and managing
of On-Premises and Cloud - AWS RDS, EC2 and other AWS resource. Oracle, PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQL
Server, RedShift, Snowflake.
 Converted .Net application to Microsoft Azure Cloud Service Project as part of cloud deployment.
 Applied the Clustering Topology that meets High Availability and Failover for performance and functionality.
 Possess good knowledge in creating and launching EC2 instances using AMI’s of Linux, Ubuntu, RHEL, and
Windows and wrote shell scripts to bootstrap instance.
 Created EBS volumes for storing application files for use with EC2 instances whenever they are mounted to them.
 Developed Cloud Formation scripts to build on demand EC2 instance formation.
 Installed and configured monitoring tools Nagios for monitoring the network bandwidth and the hard drives status.
 Developed automation, Python using Puppet to deploy and manage Java applications across Linux servers.
 Developed automation system using PowerShell scripts and JSON templates to remediate the Azure services.
 Managing Amazon Web Services (AWS) infrastructure with automation and configuration management tools such as
Ansible, Puppet, or custom-built .designing cloud-hosted solutions, specific AWS product suite experience.
 Provide the support of building the server, patching, user administration tasks, deployment, software
installation, Application performance tuning and troubleshooting and KVM.

Environment & tools: GitHub, Jenkins, Maven, Kubernetes, AWS, Azure, EC2, Confluence, Jira, New Relic and Sumo
Logic, Red hat, CentOS, Tomcat/Apache Web Server and SSL, DNS, LDAP, NFS, NIS, NIS+, Splunk, Nagios.

Ace Software Solutions, Hyderabad, India Jan 2014 – Aug 2015

Linux/Unix Administrator
Responsibilities: 
● Provided 24x7 on-call supports in debugging and fixing issues related to Linux, Solaris, HP-UX
Installation/Maintenance of Hardware/Software in Production, Development & Test Environment as an integral part
of the Unix/Linux (RHEL/SUSE/SOLARIS/HP-UX/AIX) Support team.
● Installed, Create Virtual machine (KVM, VMware) and configured red hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), Centos
● Installation of Web logic, upgraded to service pack updates, installed BEA patches, configuring, and creating new
domain & services starting & stopping.
● Planning and implementing Backup and Restore procedures using Ufsdump, Ufsrestore, Tar and Cpio.
● Installed and configured the Red Hat Linux 5.1 on HP-Dl585 servers using Kick Start.
● Configured the NIS, NIS+ and DNS on Red Hat Linux 5.1 and update NIS maps and Organize the RHN Satellite
Servers in combination with RHN Proxy Server
● Networking communication skills and protocols such as TCP/IP, Telnet, FTP, NDM, SSH, rlogin.
● Deploying Veritas Clusters and Oracle test databases to implement disaster recovery strategies, ensuring
uninterrupted availability of the global systems.
● Define Mapping Servlets, Filters, and Session Configuration on JBOSS.
● Production support of Apache and JBoss including installation, configuration, management and troubleshooting.
● Extensive experience in Security Patching, also coordinating with storage teams and networking teams.

Environment and tools: Sun Solaris 7/8/9, Red Hat Linux 4.0, 5.0, Jumpstart, LDAP, Sun Java Directory server 5.2,
Sun Fire X4100, X4200, X4440 and X4500, Oracle 7.x/8. x.