POOJA PATEL

8826621116
patel10.puja2410@rediffmail.com

Professional Summary:
 Over 15+ years of experience in designing, automating, and managing scalable, secure, and highly available infrastructure environments. Expertise
in CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, cloud computing, and container orchestration. Adept at working in cross-functional teams to build,
deploy, and maintain applications in dynamic environments. Proven track record of optimizing performance, improving system reliability, and
reducing deployment times. Brings strong presentation, analytical and problem-solving skills. experience in designing, developing, and maintaining
data pipelines for large-scale, mission- critical production systems using Databricks, AWS, Spark
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experience in architecting and delivering high-quality DevOps solutions. Proven expertise in building and optimizing continuous integration and
continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines across complex technology stacks including in-house, open-source, SaaS, PaaS, IaaS, and vendor products.
Skilled in driving engineering excellence through best practices, process improvements, and aligning DevOps goals with organizational priorities.
Adept at managing senior stakeholder relationships, leading cross-functional teams, and ensuring pipeline reliability, speed, and scalability.
Passionate about building efficient and scalable DevOps solutions that accelerate software development, improve release cadence, and drive
business value.
Core Competencies
 DevOps Tools: Jenkins, GitLab CI, CircleCI, Bamboo, Travis CI
 Version Control: Git, GitHub, Bitbucket, GitLab
 Cloud Platforms: AWS (EC2, Lambda, S3, RDS, EKS), Azure, Google Cloud (GCP)
 Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible, Chef, Puppet
 Containerization: Docker, Kubernetes, Docker Swarm
 Monitoring & Logging: Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana), Nagios, Splunk
 Scripting & Automation: Bash, Python, Shell scripting, PowerShell
 Databases: MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis
 Configuration Management: Ansible, Puppet, Chef
 Operating Systems: Linux (CentOS, Ubuntu), Windows
 Networking & Security: VPNs, Load Balancing, Firewalls, Security Groups
 CI/CD Practices: Automated testing, Blue/Green deployment, Canary Releases, Rolling updates
 Agile Methodologies: Scrum, Kanban
Certifications:
 IBM Data Science Professional Certification: IBM Inc.
 Databricks Certified Data Engineer Associate: Databricks Inc.
 Certified ScrumMaster (CSM): Scrum Alliance Organization
 AWS Fundamental certified
 AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate
 Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
 HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate
 Google Cloud Professional DevOps Engineer (in progress)
 AWS Machine learning specialty
 AWS Architect certified
 Certified: CSM, CSPO, CSP, SAFe Agilist
 Project Management Professional (PMP)
 Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)
 Certified as Professional Scrum Master (PSM I)
 Scrum Product Owner Accredited Certification (SPOC)
 Project Management Methodologies
 MS Project Expert Certification

Projects
CI/CD Pipeline Automation for Multi-Environment Deployments
 Led a project to design and implement a multi-environment CI/CD pipeline using Jenkins and Docker. The solution reduced the time taken to
deploy code to production from 3 days to 1 hour, improving development velocity significantly.
Cloud Infrastructure Cost Optimization
 Conducted an in-depth analysis of the company’s AWS usage and implemented strategies to reduce costs by 30%, including instance
rightsizing, using reserved instances, and optimizing resource allocation.

Professional Experience:

WIPRO Senior manager Jan 2020 to till date

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 Responsibilities:

 Lead the design, implementation, and maintenance of highly available and scalable infrastructure on AWS, managing over 50 microservices in
Kubernetes.
 Spearheaded the Pipeline Excellence Programme to deliver automated CI/CD pipelines, ensuring scalability, security, and adherence to best
practices for multiple products and services within the COLLEAGUE EXPERIENCE Technology development pods
 Collaborated with senior stakeholders and product teams to define DevOps metrics, align objectives, and drive continuous improvement in
engineering practices and release cadence
 Led the design and implementation of efficient DevOps practices to improve delivery lead time, release frequency, and performance across a
diverse software stack, including SaaS, PaaS, IaaS, and vendor products
Delivered high-performing, resilient pipelines using industry-leading tools such as Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, and Terraform, reducing
manual interventions and increasing development velocity
 Developed and maintained continuous integration and deployment frameworks to automate builds, tests, and deployments, optimizing the
delivery cycle and improving software quality
 Applied Agile methodologies (Scrum/Kanban) to streamline DevOps practices, enhance team collaboration, and drive iterative improvements in
software development
 Led and mentored DevOps teams, providing technical guidance, best practices, and coaching to ensure pipeline excellence and operational
efficiency
 Established key DevOps metrics, tracked performance indicators, and ensured the team met or exceeded targets for release cadence, PDPTPPY,
and lead time to deploy changes
 Evangelized DevOps culture across the organization and designed solutions for a wide range of software applications, aligning development and
operations teams for improved collaboration
 Architected and automated CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitLab CI, and Docker to streamline build and deployment processes, reducing release
cycles by 40%.
 Deployed and managed containerized applications in a Kubernetes cluster, improving deployment speed and scalability.
 Developed and maintained Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, enabling consistent and reproducible environments for development, staging,
and production.
 Implemented automated monitoring and alerting using Prometheus, Grafana, and AWS CloudWatch, improving system uptime by 25%.
 Collaborated closely with development teams to troubleshoot, debug, and optimize application performance, leading to a 30% improvement in
overall system stability.
 Integrated security best practices into the CI/CD pipeline, ensuring secure code deployment and reducing security vulnerabilities.
 Conducted training sessions for junior DevOps engineers, fostering knowledge-sharing and improving team capabilities.

Standard chartered bank AVP Devops Lead :- 5/2019 to 04/2020

 Designed and implemented automated deployment pipelines using Jenkins, GitLab CI, Docker, and Kubernetes, resulting in a 30% improvement in
deployment time and quality
 Managed cloud-based infrastructure for multiple products using AWS, ensuring optimized resource usage, cost management, and scalable architecture
 Tooling & Automation: Automated infrastructure provisioning and management using Terraform, Ansible, and Puppet, ensuring consistency and
repeatability across environments
 Performance Optimization: Identified performance bottlenecks in CI/CD pipelines and implemented optimizations to reduce build and deployment
times, increasing team productivity
 Cross-Functional Collaboration: Worked with development, QA, and operations teams to integrate testing, security, and performance checks into the
pipeline, ensuring high-quality software delivery
 Agile Delivery: Facilitated Agile ceremonies, sprint planning, and retrospectives to ensure smooth project execution and continuous delivery of DevOps
solutions
 Training & Documentation: Developed training materials and documentation for DevOps practices, providing knowledge transfer to internal teams on
pipeline automation, deployment strategies, and best practices
 Built and maintained CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and GitLab CI to automate software delivery and infrastructure provisioning, reducing manual
intervention by 50%.
 Managed cloud infrastructure on AWS, including EC2, S3, RDS, and VPC, optimizing resource allocation and reducing costs by 20%.
 Automated infrastructure provisioning and configuration management using Terraform and Ansible, ensuring consistency across all environments.
 Led the migration of legacy applications to microservices-based architectures, significantly improving system scalability and reliability.
 Monitored production environments and resolved performance bottlenecks using New Relic and AWS CloudWatch.
 Participated in on-call rotation, providing incident response, troubleshooting, and post-mortem analysis to ensure system availability.

Manager HSBC Bank: - 08/2012 to 04/2019

o CI/CD Automation: Automated deployment workflows and build processes, reducing manual intervention and improving team efficiency

o Version Control & Configuration Management: Managed source code repositories using Git and established configuration management
practices with Chef, improving consistency across development and production environments
o Cloud Adoption: Assisted in the migration of on-prem applications to AWS cloud infrastructure, including setting up monitoring, logging, and
auto-scaling groups
o Build & Release Management: Supported build and release management processes, ensuring smooth transitions from development to
production with minimal downtime

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 Education Details
DAVV IBS Indore
MBA in Business Decision Making. Feb. 2012

DAVV University -PIMR, Indore, M.P.

BBA - 70%, Feb. 2010

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