APPA RAO RAYIDI

DevOps/Cloud/Site Reliability Engineer

rayidi.rayidirao0206@outlook.com

Mobile No: +1 920 413 7443

PROFILE

Highly Skilled professional with 11+ years (DevOps 8+) of experience in Azure cloud services and
On-premises along with DevOps engineering.
Site Reliability engineering, Infrastructure provisioning, and Build & Release engineering with in-
depth knowledge of various Automation tools and System Administration.
Looking for a challenging role to leverage my skills and contribute to the success of the organization.

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

 Experience in administrating of IAAS & PAAS VM's on Microsoft Azure (Classic), Resource
Manager and troubleshooting issues on Azure VM's.
 Hands on experience in cloud services, IaaS, service bus, azure blob, table storages, queue,
API Management, Traffic Manager and Resource Manager.
 Configured NSG’s for two-tier and three-tier applications.
 Created and managed Azure AD tenants.
 Configured private and public facing Azure load balancers and applications with Azure AD and
integrated on-premises Windows AD with Azure AD.
 Hands on experience in writing and managing Terraform scripts from scratch to build highly
automated infrastructure.
 Expertise in implementing DevOps culture through CI/CD tools like Repos, Jenkins, Maven,
and configuration management tools like Azure DevOps. Had set up staging and production
environments for CI workflow.
 Excellent understanding of Infrastructure as a code (IaaC) principles and experience in using
tools such as Terraform and PowerShell.
 Experience in building end to end CI/CD Pipelines in Jenkins to retrieve code, compile
applications, perform tests and push build artifacts to Azure DevOps to orchestrated changes
across servers and components.
 Utilized Kubernetes and Docker for the runtime environment for the CI/CD system to build, test,
and deploy.
 Tracked servers and resource performance using monitoring tools like Azure Monitoring.
 Involved in installation & Management of packages, patches, maintenance of RPM updates on
Linux and Windows.
 Experience with Shell, PowerShell, JSON, YAML, Groovy scripting languages.
 Strong ability to troubleshoot any issues generated while building, deploying and in production
support.
 Proficient in Azure DevOps tools and services such as Azure Boards, Azure Repos, Azure
Pipelines, and Azure Test Plan.
 Extensive experience in designing, building, and deploying applications on Azure using various
Azure services such as Azure App Service, Azure Functions, Azure SQL Database, and Azure
Kubernetes Service (AKS).
 Knowledge of monitoring and logging tools such as Azure Monitor, Application Insights, and
Log Analytics.
 Experience in configuring and managing Azure Virtual Networks and Security Groups.
 Worked closely with QA Teams, Business Teams, and DBA team and Product Operations
teams to identify QA and UAT cycles release schedules to non-prod and prod environments.
  Ownership for Azure SQL server DB deployment & managed the continuous integration &
continuous deployment.
 Good knowledge in developing and implementing infrastructure as code, automated
provisioning and configuring using Ansible.
 Having good experience in SharePoint 2010 and 2013, 2016, O365 and SharePoint Online.
 Very good experience in Installation, configuration, and maintenance of SQL Server.
 Experience in implementing SQL Server security and Object permissions like maintaining
Database authentication modes, creation of users, configuring permissions and assigning roles
to users.
 Experience in Backup/Restore of content databases, log file backups and shrinking of log files
and handling SQL server related issues.

TECHNICAL SKILLS
Virtual Networks, Virtual Machines, Resource
Groups, Express Route, Traffic Manager, VPN,
Azure Cloud Services Load Balancing, Application Gateways, Auto-
Scaling, App Services, ACR, ACI, AKS, Azure
Monitoring, APIM, Azure Active Directory.
Programming Languages SQL, C#
Scripting Languages Bash, Python, PowerShell, Groovy
Web Servers Apache Tomcat, IIS
SCM Tools GIT, GitHub,
Build Tools Maven, MS Build
Configuration Management Tools Terraform, Ansible
Continuous Integration/Deployment Tools Jenkins, Azure DevOps, GitLab.
HTTP, HTTPS, SMTP, FTP, SFTP, DHCP, DNS,
Network Protocols
SNMP TCP/IP, UDP, ICMP, VPN, POP3
Operating Systems Windows, Linux
Repositories GIT
Monitoring tools Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk.

CERTIFICATES
 Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-104)
 Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305)
 Microsoft Certified: Azure DevOps Engineer (AZ-400)
 MCSE: Productivity Solutions Expert
 Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate: Office 365.

EDUCATION BACKGROUND
 Master of business Administration at JNTU, Hyderabad from 2010-2012.
 Bachelor of Computer Science at Acharya Nagarjuna University, Guntur from 2006-2009.

ORGANIZATIONAL EXPERIENCE

Client: Breakthrough Energy, Wisconsin. April 2024- Till Now

Position: DevOps Engineer
Responsibilities:
 Managed continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines using Jenkins.
Provisioned VM instances, storage, and monitoring services.
 Managed and supported CI/CD pipeline using Azure DevOps to automate the build, testing,
and deployment of applications.
  Managed Docker containers, and achieved containerization of web applications using Docker,
Kubernetes, and database maintenance.
 Supported scalable and highly available applications on Azure using services like Azure App
Service, Azure Functions, Azure SQL Database, and AKS.
 Managed and deployed various infrastructure resources including physical machines, VMs,
and Docker containers using Terraform.
 Managed Azure Virtual Networks and Security Groups to ensure secure communication
between resources.
 Worked closely with development teams to optimize the performance and scalability of
applications deployed on Azure.
 Worked with developer team to check pipeline issues and provide necessary logs to them.
 Provisioned necessary infrastructure resources to Dev team and QA team using azure
PowerShell.
 Responsible of documentation of entire process for QA Team, Developers, DBA etc.
Environment: Azure, Azure DevOps, Terraform, Azure SQL Server, Git, Linux, Windows, Docker,
Kubernetes, App Services, ACR, AKS, Azure monitor.

Client: Shell, India Dec 2019-Mar 2024

Position: Senior Consultant (Azure DevOps).

Responsibilities:
 Dealt with Azure IaaS - Virtual Networks, Virtual Machines, Cloud Services, Resource Groups,
Express Route, Traffic Manager, VPN, Load Balancing, Application Gateways, Auto-Scaling.
 Develop PowerShell scripts to deploy and manage complex Azure infrastructures based on
architectural designs.
 Monitor and maintain Azure infrastructure using PowerShell scripts to perform routine
maintenance tasks such as backups, updates, and patching.
 Used Azure cloud services, Azure storage, Azure active directory, Azure Service Bus and
Hybridization Cloud.
 Led implementation of Azure Active Directory for single sign on, authentication, authorization,
and Azure Role-based Access Control (RBAC).
 Implement identity and access management policies using PowerShell and Azure Active
Directory cmdlets.
 Implemented Azure Kubernetes service to deploy a managed Kubernetes cluster in Azure and
create an AKS cluster in the Azure portal, with the Azure CLI.
 Utilized Kubernetes for the runtime environment of the CI/CD system to build, test deploy.
Used Kubernetes to orchestrate the deployment, scaling and management of Docker
Containers.
 Used Terraform to provision Infrastructure for cloud with Infrastructure as a code (IaaC). Also,
created reusable Terraform modules in Azure environment.
 Good experience of configuring and setup for SAST, SCA & DAST to check venerability scans
of .Net and Java Applications.
 Maintained and Debugged Code to meet the required standards by using SonarQube and used
Selenium for testing purposes. Also, monitored system activities to optimize performance and
ensure security of systems.
 Collaborated with development team for automated Continuous Integration builds, nightly
builds, and deployments across multiple environments (DEV, QA, Training, Production) in
Azure DevOps
 Worked closely with security and QA team to ensure the quality of applications by creating and
executing test plans using Azure Test plans.
 Provided technical guidance and support to other teams within the organization on Azure
DevOps and related tools and services.
  Configured self-hosted build agents and installed required software and Implemented CI
(Continuous Integration) for Asp.Net application using azure pipelines.
 Created CI /CD with Azure DevOps to Dev, QA, UAT and Trial env as project was in R&D
phase.
 Installed docker on build machine. Hands on experience on creating and managing docker
images in docker hub.
 Created dashboards in Azure DevOps for CI/CD pipelines, Work items and bugs.
 Created Build definition and Release definition for Continuous Integration and Continuous
Deployment.
Environment: Azure, Azure DevOps, Terraform, SQL Server, Git, Linux, Windows, Docker,
Kubernetes, App Services, ACR, AKS, Azure monitor.
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Client: Shell, Malaysia. Jan 2016 – Nov 2019
Position: Application Operational Engineer (DevOps).

Responsibilities:
 Worked on Microsoft Azure Cloud (Public) to give IaaS support to customer. Make Virtual
Machines through PowerShell script and Azure Portal. Overseen and Created Storage Account
and Affinity Group in Azure Portal.
 Involved in Azure infrastructure management (Azure Web Roles, Worker Roles, SQL Azure,
Azure Storage, Azure AD Licenses). Provided high availability for IaaS VM's and PaaS
instances for access from other services in the Vnet with Azure load balancers and
implemented Azure classic and Azure ARM for deployment process.
 Performed code commit, revert, checkout and merge operations on GIT and pushed sourced
code to GitHub.
 Used Azure cloud services, Azure storage, Azure active directory, Azure Service Bus and
Hybridization Cloud.
 Managing of Azure Active Directory for single sign on, authentication, authorization and Azure
Role-based Access Control (RBAC).
 Implemented Azure Kubernetes service to deploy a managed Kubernetes cluster in Azure and
create an AKS cluster in the Azure portal, with the Azure CLI.
 Experience with Jenkins administration, backups, and plugins. Using master slave
configuration maintained various jobs in Jenkins and supported development teams.
 Built upstream and downstream jobs in Jenkins to build and deploy onto different
environments, worked with Jenkins CLI, manage plugins and Jenkins file.
 Setting up Ansible involves configuration both the Ansible control node (master) and the
managed nodes.
 Involved in writing Ansible Playbooks for seamless configuration updates, optimizing system
performance.
 Configured Prometheus, Grafana tools to build servers and configuration Management servers
for monitoring purpose.
 Deployed scalable and highly available applications on Azure using services like Azure App
Service, Azure Functions, Azure SQL Database, and AKS.
 Creating Security Groups for Inbound & Outbound rules.
 Troubleshoot issues related to infrastructure, server configuration.
Environment: Azure, Azure DevOps, Terraform, SQL Server, Git, Linux, Windows, Docker,
Kubernetes, App Services, ACR, AKS, Azure monitor.
Client: Sunferry Furniture, Malaysia.
Special Projects: SharePoint 2013/2010 farms & Sunperry Furniture. Mar 2014 – Oct 2015
Position: SharePoint Consultant
Responsibilities:
 Troubleshoot issues related to infrastructure, server configuration.
 Exceptional knowledge in Azure portal administration
 Involved in the Installation, Configuration and Administration of SP2013.
 Migration from 2010 to 2013
 Created Web Application and Site Collection in SP2013
 Created Sites & Sub Sites and installed Solution Packages by using PowerShell in SP2013.
 Extensively used PowerShell to performed backup for the farm and restore content database
through interface.
 Created and Configured Document Libraries and Report Center for various subsites.
 Used BCS to integrate business data from back-end server application.
 Used manually to migrate the web applications from 2010 to 2013.
 Developed Sites, Team Sites, Views, Alerts and Lists in SharePoint2013
 Deployed and customized collaborative and publishing site collections, sites, web parts,
document libraries, lists, and views.
 Worked on the Exchange Server 2010
 Creation and Managing User Accounts, groups and organizational units in Active Directory.
Environment: SharePoint 2010, SharePoint 2013, SharePoint Development, MS SQL, PowerShell,
Active Directory.

Special Projects: Document Portal. Oct 2012 – Feb 2014

Company: Technofin IT Solutions (Hyderabad)
Position: SharePoint administrator

Responsibilities:
 Responsible to fix end user bugs in SharePoint Provider hosted apps & Visual Web part.
 Involved in configuration, administration, and maintenance of SharePoint 2010
 Worked on Configuration, Administration and Migration from MOSS2007 to SP Server 2010.
 Created & Deployed Connectable Custom Web Parts by using C# and SharePoint Object
Model.
 Develop master page using HTML, CSS, XML, for customization based on client.
 Created Site Collection, Site Template, Team Site, Libraries, Lists, My Profile Site for
managing web portal information.
 Developed a Custom Master page for the site with customized styles.
 Created Timer Job and workflows for uploading documents in document set.
 using .NET, AJAX, to create site based on customer requirement.
 Performed Backup and Restore from Central Administration.
 Setup permission levels and permissions for individual users share point and active directory
groups, libraries and lists.
 Managed the users in active directory and gave the permissions and experience in system
administrator.
Environment: SharePoint 2010, SharePoint Development, MS SQL, PowerShell, Active
Directory.