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Lead AWS DevOps/ SRE & Release Manager | 20+ years | H1B | Looking for new roles - Lead AWS DevOps/ SRE & Release Manager

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SUMMARY AWS DevOps / SRE & Release Manager with 20+ years of IT experience supporting large-scale enterprise and regulated environments Strong experience in AWS, Azure, CI/CD pipelines, and Release Management for customer-facing applications Hands-on in Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Terraform, Docker, and Kubernetes for build, deployment, and automation Proven ability to streamline release processes, reduce deployment time, and improve delivery efficiency Experience coordinating Salesforce releases, sandbox refreshes, and multi-environment deployments Skilled in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform for cloud resource provisioning Familiar with DevSecOps practices, monitoring, logging, and alerting using tools like Splunk, Grafana, and CloudWatch Strong expertise in Linux/Unix system administration, process management, networking fundamentals, and performance troubleshooting in high-availability environments. Extensive hands-on experience using Python and Bash scripting to automate operational workflows, monitoring, incident response, and infrastructure validation. Strong background in change management, ITIL processes, and production release coordination. Adept at collaborating with cross-functional engineering teams to troubleshoot Linux-based production issues and implement long-term reliability improvements. Effective collaborator with developers, QA, operations, and business teams Comfortable working in Agile/Scrum environments with global and cross-functional teams Experience managing end-to-end release cycles across Dev, QA, UAT, and Production environments Hands-on with build, deployment, rollback, and post-release validation activities Proven ability to improve system reliability and reduce manual effort through Python-based tooling and Linux automation. Worked on banking and financial services applications with strong focus on stability and compliance Experience supporting microservices-based applications and containerized workloads Good exposure to Kubernetes deployments using Helm charts Familiar with branching strategies, version control, and release tagging Experience handling production incidents, hotfixes, and emergency releases Knowledge of monitoring, alerting, and on-call support processes Supported zero-downtime and weekend-free deployments through automation Experience integrating security scans and quality checks into CI/CD pipelines Worked closely with product owners and business stakeholders during release planning Experience maintaining deployment documentation and runbooks Exposure to cloud cost optimization and resource monitoring Ability to manage multiple releases in parallel across different applications Experience working with onshore and offshore teams Strong communication skills for status reporting and release readiness reviews SKILLS Agile Methodology Jenkins Leading Teams/Team Building Release Management Infrastructure as Code SDLC Grafana Web Deployment Strategic Leadership Terraform Cross-functional team leadership Risk Management GitOps/AIOps Container Orchestration Azure DevOps Change Management JIRA Python/BASH/Groovy Scripting AWS, Azure Release Strategy/Planning Continuous Integration & Deployment (CI/CD) Docker Kubernetes Stakeholder Management CERTIFICATIONS Academy Accreditation - Generative AI Fundamentals - May 2024 Certified Terraform Associate April 2024 AWS Cloud Practitioner - February 2024 Google Cloud Certified Digital Leader - November 2023 ITIL v3 - November 2011 Certified Scrum Master - January 2010 Professional Experience JP Morgan & Chase Co. (formerly First Republic Bank), San Francisco, CA January 2019 Present Architect/ Lead SRE, AWS DevOps & Release Manager Orchestrated release strategies for PWM applications streamlining deployments across Data, UI/API, Informatica ETL, Python, OpenShift, Content Management and Salesforce to accelerate time-to-market. Directed a team of engineers to develop a comprehensive deployment runbook, slashing deployment times from 12 hrs. to 3 hrs. and optimizing DB/ETL deployments to 15 mins, eliminating weekend deployments. Built infrastructure for non-prod environments using Terraform and Blackduck for security testing. Reduced 70% of bugs reaching release line through GitHub Actions and containerized build and testing. Increased non-production deployment frequency to multiple daily releases by implementing an all-test stage, boosting delivery agility. Built Python-based tools to collect, parse, and analyze logs and metrics during production incidents, accelerating root-cause analysis and recovery. Developed Python automation scripts to validate application and infrastructure readiness before production releases in regulated banking environments. Led the migration of containerized workloads to Kubernetes EKS (AWS), maintaining operational continuity and compliance within regulated financial domains. Monitored real-time dashboard Splunk/Dynatrace logs to identify and resolve errors, enhancing transparency and relieve healthy visibility. Created docker-compose.yaml file templates to deploy images in docker containers managed by Docker Swarm Used Python scripting to support SRE dashboards and reporting, aggregating reliability and performance data for leadership visibility. Deployed containerized applications using Helm charts to ensure consistent and repeatable Kubernetes releases. Managed Salesforce environment coordination, including sandbox refresh scheduling and post-refresh validation activities. Integrated Python scripts into CI/CD pipelines to enforce pre-release reliability checks and reduce human error in financial systems. Enforced security controls, secrets management, and audit-ready settings using YAML-defined policies Leveraged Python to automate repetitive operational tasks, reducing manual effort and improving operational consistency across environments. Supported Salesforce release management activities across multiple environments including Development, QA, UAT, and Production. Orchestrated Kubernetes deployments and rollbacks for micro services. Leveraged internal LLM tools for DevOps and Reporting activities. Monitored and alerted users using AIOps tools such as Splunk, Prometheus/Grafana through PagerDuty and ServiceNow. Automated Docker image creation and deployment through CI/CD pipelines to support continuous delivery of storage solutions. Coordinated Salesforce deployments involving configuration changes, metadata updates, and minor enhancements in collaboration with development and QA teams. Tuned Docker resource limits (CPU/memory) to support low-latency, high-throughput financial transaction systems. Worked with Salesforce developers and business teams to validate deployment readiness and ensure smooth production releases. Created reusable Helm charts with parameterized values to simplify configuration management across multiple environments. Established SLA and SLO for all products and monitored SLIs closely to provide continuous feedback to teams using Azure monitoring. Integrated Helm installation and upgrade steps into CI/CD pipelines for automated Kubernetes deployments. Designed and deployed highly available AWS infrastructure using Terraform, automating the provisioning of EC2, VPC, RDS, and S3 resources across multiple environments. Implemented serverless components with AWS Lambda and API Gateway to handle lightweight automation tasks and event-driven workloads efficiently. Integrated Docker image build, scan, and deploy stages into JPMC s CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins/GitHub Enterprise). Deployed and managed EC2 instances across multiple availability zones with automated scaling policies and AMI-based provisioning for consistent environment replication. Configured S3 buckets with encryption (SSE-KMS), versioning, and lifecycle policies to optimize storage costs and maintain data integrity. Implemented resource limits, environment variables, config maps, and secrets through Helm chart templates. Used Docker multi-stage builds to optimize image size for secure payment-processing applications. Automated infrastructure provisioning for Kubernetes clusters using Terraform and Jenkins, standardizing multi-region deployments across AWS platforms. Supported regulated environments with governance rules codified in YAML. Created and managed Lambda functions for event-driven automation such as log processing, security remediation, and resource cleanup reducing manual operations. Configured VPCs, subnets, route tables, and security groups to establish secure network segmentation and enable controlled communication between services. Optimized S3 bucket configurations with versioning, lifecycle rules, and cross-region replication for backup and cost management. Improved system reliability and visibility with monitoring defined via YAML. Monitored cloud workloads via CloudWatch, CloudTrail, and SNS, setting up custom alerts to improve operational visibility and uptime. Automated Docker image creation and deployment through CI/CD pipelines to support continuous delivery of storage solutions. Managed production release Change Requests for features and bug fixes, coordinating ITIL-compliant Go-Live activities and ensuring risk-aware onboarding for Wealth Manager teams. Acted as a key liaison between Business Units, Product Managers, Operations and Technology teams aligning PWM client needs with delivery while reporting release and incident metrics to executives. Executed zero-downtime application migrations to JPMC platforms, ensuring seamless transitions. Built infrastructure from scratch on Azure platform using Terraform and setting up Jenkins pipelines. Accelerated decommissioning timelines by 40% through daily coordination with Development, Vendor, IAM and Operations team, resolving blockers efficiently. NetApp Inc., Sunnyvale, CA April 2015 - January 2019 SRE/DevOps Solution Architect & Release Manager Strategized, implemented DevOps, Release, Change Management for ACE organization, aligning processes with business goals to boost delivery speed, visibility, and deployment quality across environments. Created test infrastructure on Azure platform using Terraform and ARM. Reduced release cycles from quarterly two-day deployments to weekly one-hour rollouts by streamlining workflows, improving automation, and eliminating time-consuming manual steps across the release process. Enabled one-touch deployment through automated pipelines from DEV to Production on Azure. Designed and implemented automated pre-commit sanity and integration testing using bisect tool and reduced dev to test cycle within hours compared to days. Improved developer efficiency by standardizing Docker development environments across distributed NetApp teams. Implemented networking (VPCs, subnets, route tables, security groups) driven by YAML-based templates. Performed advanced Linux troubleshooting (CPU, memory, disk I/O, networking, process analysis) to resolve high-severity production incidents. Containerized storage management and cloud data-services applications using Docker for rapid provisioning. Architected scalable AWS infrastructure using Terraform with reusable modules to standardize provisioning of EC2, VPC, S3, and RDS resources across multiple business units. Deployed multi-tier applications by integrating EC2 compute, RDS backend, and S3 object storage, ensuring high availability and data durability. Built Kubernetes Infrastructure as Code (IaC) templates using Terraform modules to automate cluster creation, networking, and namespace configurations. Managed environment-specific settings using Helm values.yaml files for Dev, QA, UAT, and Production deployments. Implemented VPC peering and Transit Gateway to securely interconnect multiple AWS accounts and environments, reducing latency and simplifying routing. Automated Linux operational tasks using Bash and Python, improving repeatability and reducing manual intervention in regulated environments. Automated Lambda-based event triggers for cost optimization and system monitoring tasks, improving operational efficiency. Designed Docker Compose setups for multi-service test beds, including API services, metadata engines, and backend databases. Designed multi-environment VPC networking with Transit Gateways and peering to enable secure communication between on-prem and cloud workloads. Integrated AWS Config, CloudFormation Drift Detection, and Terraform plan validation to maintain compliance, detect infrastructure drifts, and enforce governance policies. Designed Kubernetes cost optimization frameworks by analyzing cluster utilization, right-sizing workloads, and automating node scaling policies. Reduced deployment time through CI/CD automation using YAML pipelines. Implemented logging and debugging within Docker containers to troubleshoot IO, API, and storage-layer issues. Defined and implemented branching and merging strategies for ACE organization. Planned/executed source code and build script migration from P4 to Bitbucket, ensuring a smooth transition, improved version control capabilities, and enhanced collaboration among distributed development teams. Wells Fargo, San Francisco, CA February 2014 - April 2015 DevOps Lead Acted as the point of contact for all release-related queries and escalations, ensuring timely communication and issue resolution across stakeholders during planning, execution, and post-release support. Mentored geographically distributed build and deployment teams, standardizing practices and enhancing collaboration to ensure consistent, high-quality delivery across multiple regions and time zones. Planned and led successful migration of the Continuous Integration environment from AntHillPro to Jenkins, resulting in improved pipeline flexibility, maintainability, and integration with modern DevOps tools. Integrated static code analysis tools including Coverity, SONAR, and Fortify into Jenkins pipelines, enhancing code quality, security visibility, and compliance with enterprise development standards. Automated end-to-end AWS infrastructure setup using Terraform modules for EC2 compute, RDS databases, and network components. Implemented load balancing and autoscaling solutions using ELB and Auto Scaling Groups, ensuring seamless performance during peak workloads. Leveraged AWS Lambda for infrastructure automation tasks like backup validation and environment cleanup, reducing manual intervention. Designed secure IAM roles, policies, and encryption mechanisms (KMS/S3 SSE) to meet compliance and security requirements. Supported Linux hosts running containerized and microservices-based architectures, ensuring consistent behavior across environments. Created and maintained CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions and Jenkins, integrating Terraform to manage AWS deployments in sync with application releases. Planned, monitored, and executed application rollouts, test management activities, and production support processes, coordinating with QA and Ops teams to ensure smooth deployments and minimal downtime. Various Roles at India, Finland, UK, Malaysia November 2000 February 2014 Developer, Tester, Build, Release, Deployment & Configuration Manager Held positions at BPL Telcom, Lucent Technologies, Nokia, Yodlee (Envestnet) and Aviva focusing on Build and Release automation. Implemented early CI/CD pipelines using Shell and Cruise Control. Managed releases using ClearCase, CVS, SVN, P4 and Git. Education Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science & Engineering - Bangalore University, Bangalore, India - 2000 Keywords: continuous integration continuous deployment quality analyst artificial intelligence user interface sthree database information technology golang bay area California Colorado