NAGENDRA ALE
DevOps Engineer Advisor
Hyderabad
Summary
Experienced IT professional with 14 years in the industry, focusing on DevOps Engineering for 9 years. Skilled in Automation, Cloud platforms, Build/Release Engineering, and Configuration Management. Extensive hands-on experience with Azure, AWS, On-prem solutions, Jenkins, GitHub, Docker, Kubernetes, and Ansible.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work History
DevOps Engineer Advisor
FedEx Express Corporation
04.2024 - Current
- Recently appointed as Release IT Manager, taking ownership of release planning, automation strategy, and coordination across development and DevSecOps teams to streamline deployment processes.
- Automated CI/CD pipelines for Azure Spring Apps using Jenkins, Maven, and Node.js, improving deployment speed and reliability.
- Demonstrated the implementation of Blue/Green deployment strategy with Azure Key Vault and Service Principal for enhanced security and zero-downtime releases, with rollout planned.
- Developed and maintained Jenkins Shared Libraries for testing pipelines, standardizing automated testing across teams.
- Led configuration of Azure AI Search Index and Metamodel API automation, reducing manual steps by 40%.
- Supported ongoing management of production environments and containerized deployments using AKS and ACR, ensuring scalability and efficient operation.
- Resolved critical pipeline failures for Java and Angular projects, accelerating delivery timelines.
- Planned migration of Jenkins workflows to GitHub Actions to reduce maintenance overhead and modernize build infrastructure, with implementation currently on hold for the short term.
DevOps Engineer
Kforce Inc/Client-Kaiser Permanente
07.2022 - 01.2024
- Led design, architecture, and implementation of next-gen system automation on Azure Cloud using PaaS, Jenkins, GitHub, GitHub Actions, SonarQube, Tidelift, Sonatype, Nexus IQ, and Jira.
- Deployed CI/CD pipelines on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), automating build, test, and deployment processes with Docker, Jenkins, and Azure DevOps.
- Integrated Terraform with Azure DevOps and AWS pipelines, automating infrastructure provisioning and management.
- Enhanced Jenkins shared libraries and GitHub Actions, streamlining automation across development teams and projects.
- Monitored system performance using Grafana, reducing downtime by 23% and troubleshooting critical production issues.
- Mentored junior developers, assisting with technical challenges and fostering team collaboration.
- Supported application deployments, system upgrades, and infrastructure management through DevOps methodologies.
- Led analysis and modeling efforts, optimizing DevOps solutions for improved system performance and scalability.
DevOps Engineer
Cognizant Technology Solutions US Corp/Client-Fiserv Inc.
08.2020 - 06.2022
- Migrated .NET code from TFS to GitHub using git-tfs and batch scripts, ensuring smooth version control transition.
- Automated CI build processes for multiple projects using Jenkins shared libraries, Jenkins, GitHub, JFrog Artifactory, and Git to streamline development workflows.
- Established continuous build environments, increasing software development speed by 51% through automation and process optimization.
Senior Associate
Cognizant Technology Solutions US Corp/Client: Truist Bank
05.2020 - 07.2020
- Familiar with automating CI/CD build and deployment infrastructure for the eSignature project using GitLab, Azure DevOps, JFrog Artifactory, and Git.
- Experienced in developing scripts for build, deployment, maintenance, and related tasks using GitLab and Azure DevOps Services.
Sr. Programmer Analyst
Cognizant Technology Solutions Pvt Ltd/Client-Macys
07.2019 - 02.2020
- Created and developed scripts for build, deployment, maintenance, and related tasks using GitLab and Azure DevOps Services (ADS).
- Established continuous build environments, speeding up software development by 51%.
Sr. Programmer Analyst
Cognizant Technology Solutions Pvt Ltd/Client-Macys
03.2014 - 07.2019
- Implemented and developed solutions enabling Development and Operations teams to build, deploy, monitor, and test applications and environments.
- Configured hundreds of JBoss Application and Apache servers within data centers to build an eCommerce website from development to production environments.
- Configured Managed servers through Ruby scripting with Chef platform.
- Joined weekly production deployment calls to troubleshoot and resolve application startup issues and monitor the application and web servers.
- Integrated application and web servers with F5 load balancer to manage external traffic and validate pool clusters for server health.
- Tested frontend (Node.js, Apache, Java) and backend (Java) applications on the eCommerce website to ensure pages aligned and customers could place orders.
- Troubleshot build, pipeline, and deployment issues, addressing them based on priority in the ServiceNow ticketing tool.
Information Technology Specialist
Kelly Services
11.2009 - 11.2011
- Led Build Deployments, troubleshooting build issues, Data Sources, JDBC Providers, JNDI, and Connection Pooling to connect to Oracle databases.
- Built and configured WebSphere Application Server for testing, staging, and production environments.
- Responsible for installation, configuration, and administration of enterprise applications on IBM WebSphere Application Server 6.0 and IBM HTTP Server 6.0 in a Linux environment.
Education
Bachelor of Technology -
Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University
Hyderabad 06.2004 - 11.2008
Skills
Cloud Environment: Azure
Certification
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
AWARDS
SPOT AWARD: For outstanding contribution towards the Macy's RedFrog project, recognized for being proactive and committed to work.
Timeline
DevOps Engineer Advisor
FedEx Express Corporation
04.2024 - Current
DevOps Engineer
Kforce Inc/Client-Kaiser Permanente
07.2022 - 01.2024
DevOps Engineer
Cognizant Technology Solutions US Corp/Client-Fiserv Inc.
08.2020 - 06.2022
Senior Associate
Cognizant Technology Solutions US Corp/Client: Truist Bank
05.2020 - 07.2020
Sr. Programmer Analyst
Cognizant Technology Solutions Pvt Ltd/Client-Macys
07.2019 - 02.2020
Sr. Programmer Analyst
Cognizant Technology Solutions Pvt Ltd/Client-Macys
03.2014 - 07.2019
Information Technology Specialist
Kelly Services
11.2009 - 11.2011
Bachelor of Technology -
Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University
06.2004 - 11.2008
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