Subramani is available for hire
Hire SubramaniSubramani Sundaram
Verified Expert in Engineering
Azure DevOps Engineer and Developer
Location
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Toptal Member Since
February 3, 2022
Subramani is a certified DevSecOps Architect, SRE, and cloud architect with 10+ years of experience architecting, automating, and optimizing mission-critical applications and deployments over large-scale infrastructures. His employers include Farah Experiences, P&G, Emirates Group, and DTCC. Subramani's expertise includes infrastructure and configuration management tools, CI/CD pipelines, cloud deployment, and managing projects, Scrum teams, technology environments, people, vendors, and assets.
Portfolio
Farah Experiences
Azure, Azure DevOps Services, Agile, DevOps, CI/CD Pipelines, Terraform...
Procter & Gamble
Azure DevOps, Azure, GitHub, Azure Cosmos DB, DevOps, DevOps Engineer...
Emirates Group
Ansible, Azure, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Azure DevOps, Docker, DevOps...
Experience
Availability
Part-time
Preferred Environment
Windows, Linux, MacOS, DevOps, Azure
The most amazing...
...concept I've worked on is DevOps as a service (DaaS), which includes the creation of CI/CD for any application, platform, cloud, industry, or project.
Work Experience
Senior Azure Infrastructure Specialist
2020 - PRESENT
Farah Experiences
- Migrated Bamboo, Octopus, Nexus, and Bitbucket to Azure DevOps (AzDO) and securely onboarded new apps in ActiveX Data Objects (ADO). Implemented branching strategies and PR pipeline in ADO Git.
- Configured E2E unit, performance, and load testing of apps using ADO. Implemented release management to keep the gates and verify checklists before production build deployment. Used feature flags for critical projects.
- Set up disaster recovery in active-active mode for critical applications to run in secondary regions if primary regions go down. Implemented Azure governance and policies company-wide.
- Implemented DevSecOps for all pipelines and Azure security at the enterprise level. Created new Azure dashboards and resolved assigned tickets as part of the project plan.
- Created blueprints for organizations, using Azure policies to replicate their environments if and when needed. Deployed applications in Azure web, function, and data apps.
- Performed a POC on mobile E2E DevOps using the Microsoft HockeyApp so that APK or IPA files reach to mobile automatically after the build and deployment. Created the Jira dashboards for reporting to senior management.
- Completed a POC on Docker image scanning using Aqua Security to scan custom-created Docker images and send them to the Azure Container Registry as part of the security standards.
- Implemented the Ansible script to create the new user for all 75 Windows and Unix virtual machines as part of the RBAC process.
- Configured tools, such as SonarQube and JaCoCo for code coverage and analysis and Jenkins to ensure that code passed quality gates. If not, the build would fail.
Technologies: Azure, Azure DevOps Services, Agile, DevOps, CI/CD Pipelines, Terraform, Azure DevOps, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), ITIL V3 Foundation Certified, Microsoft Certified Trainer, DevSecOps, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), DevOps Engineer, Containers, Azure Active Directory, Strategic Planning
DevSecOps Lead
2020 - 2020
Procter & Gamble
- Configured SonarQube and Istanbul for code coverage and analysis and Azure DevOps to ensure code passed quality gates. If not, the build would fail.
- Managed the Azure Container Registry with all the project-created Docker images and versioned it for new builds. Deployed Azure Functions and Web Apps and verified if the deployment was successful after the build.
- Created the Azure Resource Manager (ARM) templates to provision the Azure environment and then deploy it via CI/CD pipeline. Created new Azure dashboards and resolved assigned tickets as part of the project plan.
- Implemented the Yelp security tool to detect secret management and Snyk for library scanning as part of the pipeline. Prepared the known error database (KEDB) and DevOps risk register as part of the process.
Technologies: Azure DevOps, Azure, GitHub, Azure Cosmos DB, DevOps, DevOps Engineer, CI/CD Pipelines, Terraform, IT Infrastructure, Ansible, ITIL V3 Foundation Certified, Microsoft Certified Trainer, DevSecOps, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), Containers
Senior DevOps Engineer
2018 - 2020
Emirates Group
- Migrated all new applications in Jenkins and Azure DevOps to form a CI/CD pipeline. Created new projects in Git and branches per the standard. Onboarded new applications into the CI/CD pipeline per the Emirates process.
- Performed a POC on mobile E2E DevOps using the Microsoft HockeyApp so that APK or IPA files reach to mobile automatically after the build and deployment.
- Implemented the Ansible script to create the new user for all 75 Windows and Unix virtual machines as part of the RBAC process. Used the Helm package manager for packaging the applications.
- Installed Kubernetes in the AWS environment for a development POC using Kubernetes Operations (Kops) to create clusters as needed and when deploying new applications.
Technologies: Ansible, Azure, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Azure DevOps, Docker, DevOps, DevOps Engineer, CI/CD Pipelines, IT Infrastructure, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), ITIL V3 Foundation Certified, DevSecOps
Principal DevOps Engineer
2017 - 2018
Deevita Technologies
- Enforced the TFS branch policy to ensure that bug IDs were present and branch security to control access to the development branch at the project level. Migrated code from TFS to Git.
- Created a VSTS custom workflow template for bugs and tasks and upgraded TFS and VSTS from 2018 to 2018R1 to reduce downtime with minimal impact to existing projects and users.
- Set up release management approval as a measure for manual gates before releases to QA, UAT, and production to reduce the impact on live applications.
- Rearchitected the existing Azure resource group setup, resource cleanup, and subscription swapping when needed according to the proper standard. Implemented the blue-green deployment strategy for critical applications.
- Set up Active Directory and VPN in Windows 2016 Server for the entire office.
- Established new group policies to ensure compliance with HIPAA security rules and conducted sessions on security and password requirements.
Technologies: TFS, Jira, Confluence, Postman, SQL, DevOps, DevOps Engineer, CI/CD Pipelines, IT Infrastructure, Azure DevOps, ITIL V3 Foundation Certified, DevSecOps, Azure
Principal Software Engineer
2010 - 2016
DTCC
- Managed access to servers for QA and provided support for entitlements based on roles. Supported the Global Q6 and Portal Q6 websites. Commissioned and decommissioned environments based on requirements.
- Performed regular server health checks for availability and trade processing, such as JVM and MQ. Supported the QA teams during releases and provided reports using the ITR process.
- Created CQ tickets and messages for scheduled releases and coordinated completion with the WAS and Unix teams. Created RFCs for sudden or normal release changes.
- Collaborated with my team to manage alerts to the DBA team about reduced space on the Unix server and performed database cleanup based on our analysis and recommendations to the DBA team.
Technologies: Agile, DevOps, IT Infrastructure, CI/CD Pipelines, Azure DevOps, ITIL V3 Foundation Certified, DevOps Engineer, Azure
Experience
My Health Clinic
https://github.com/subu123321/AKS_DemoMy Health Clinic is a sample application built for demo and training purposes for HealthClinic.biz, a fictitious healthcare provider. HealthClinic.biz uses different Microsoft and multichannel apps built with Visual Studio and Azure to grow its business and modernize its customer experience. The company also innovates and offers multiple apps and services, including websites, mobile apps, and wearable apps, to empower patients' well-being with easy access to manage their healthcare data and stay healthy.
Skills
Tools
Azure DevOps Services, GitHub, Terraform, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Ansible, TFS, Jira, Confluence, Postman
Paradigms
DevSecOps, Azure DevOps, DevOps, Agile
Platforms
Azure, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Docker
Other
DevOps Engineer, CI/CD Pipelines, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), Microsoft Certified Trainer, ITIL V3 Foundation Certified, Containers, Strategic Planning, Data Engineering, AIOps, IT Infrastructure
Frameworks
Windows PowerShell, .NET
Storage
Azure Active Directory, Azure Cosmos DB
Languages
YAML, SQL
Education
2005 - 2009
Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology
Anna University - Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
2004 - 2005
High School Diploma in Computer Science
Sethu Bhaskara MHSS - Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Certifications
JANUARY 2022 - JANUARY 2023
Microsoft Certified Trainer
Microsoft
DECEMBER 2021 - DECEMBER 2022
Microsoft Certified: DevOps Engineer Expert
Microsoft
DECEMBER 2021 - DECEMBER 2022
Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate
Microsoft
NOVEMBER 2021 - PRESENT
Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) Practitioner
DevOps Institute
NOVEMBER 2021 - NOVEMBER 2023
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
AWS
MAY 2021 - MAY 2023
Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Fundamentals
Microsoft
JANUARY 2021 - JANUARY 2023
Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Fundamentals
Microsoft
JULY 2020 - PRESENT
SAFe DevOps Practitioner
Scaled Agile, Inc.
MARCH 2020 - PRESENT
DevOps Foundation Certified Trainer
DevOps Institute
MARCH 2020 - PRESENT
ITIL v3 Foundation Specialist
Axelos
MARCH 2020 - MARCH 2023
DevSecOps Foundation (DSOF)
DevOps Institute
SEPTEMBER 2019 - PRESENT
Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals
Microsoft
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