Vreddhi Bhat
DevOps Developer
With more than ten years of experience in the software industry, Vreddhi is a proud Arctic Code Vault contributor. He is well-versed with coding, consulting, and passionate about computer technologies, helping companies implement, test, and consult on products. Vreddhi's main expertise includes content delivery, DevOps, scripting, consulting, and implementing solutions with Akamai, Cloudflare, AWS, GCP, Azure, and other cloud vendors, using UI, APIs, and programming and scripting for automation.
Portfolio
Experience
Akamai - 7 yearsDevOps - 5 yearsPython - 5 yearsAmazon Web Services (AWS) - 4 yearsTerraform - 2 yearsAzure - 2 yearsGoogle Cloud Platform (GCP) - 2 yearsLocation
Availability
Preferred Environment
Akamai, Cloudflare, Amazon CloudFront CDN, Amazon Web Services (AWS), AWS CLI, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Azure, Python, Content Delivery Networks (CDN), Telecom Business Support Systems (BSS)
The most amazing...
...project I've developed to onboard customers to Akamai is the Akamai CLI Onboard available at http://github.com/akamai/cli-onboard.
Work Experience
DevOps Engineer
Molar Solutions, Inc
- Developed the Pulumi infrastructure code that deploys the AWS infrastructure and deploys the image built using Buildkite CI/CD tool into Amazon EC2 backed with Amazon ECS.
- Moved all the environment variables into Mozilla SOPS file, a better way to store the environment secrets encrypted using AWS Key Management Service (KMS).
- Resolved issue with Buildkite build that increased the speed of builds by re-using the image caches and parallel jobs.
Solution Developer
Trexity (via Toptal)
- Assisted the CTO in evaluating the options available to manage application keys.
- Studied and tried the POC using Doppler to manage application keys.
- Assisted the team in integrating and replacing the existing key management code with Doppler CLI by editing a few lines of code in the shell script of GitHub Actions.
Solutions Architect
Hotelguides (via Toptal)
- Migrated eight of their websites from Rackspace to AWS cloud.
- Ensured to use the best practices by leveraging automation, scripting, and other industry-standard practices.
- Educated the customer about the latest trends in the industry, like using code repositories using Terraform to automate provisioning resources in AWS.
- Migrated data from the on-premise MySQL database to Amazon RDS.
System Architect
Jsgenesis (via Toptal)
- Reviewed the sub-systems of the entire architecture to evaluate low-hanging fruits and ensure no basic flaws existed in the system.
- Suggested a few changes and improvements that could be incorporated in the system for it to be scalable and fault-tolerant.
- Reviewed and suggested a trivial feature request that improves the system's reliability.
Principal Solutions Architect
Akamai Technologies
- Drove automation efforts and helped clients automate the functioning of Akamai products in their CI/CD and DevOps workflow using Jenkins, CLIs, Terraform, and APIs.
- Acted as a key contributor to Akamai's CLI, namely on tools to interact with the visitor prioritization cloudlet, the Akamai certificate provisioning system (CPS), and firewall rules and site shield-related information.
- Partnered in the development of product strategy by liaising between product managers and customers to improve products. I also delivered solutions at an enterprise scale to integrate web and security applications into the Akamai platform.
Solutions Architect
Bigger Brains (via Toptal)
- Successfully migrated the on-premise application to Azure Cloud.
- Systematically handled the project by evaluating and presenting multiple options like Azure AppService vs. dedicated servers and storage.
- Documented the entire process and methodologies for ease of client's future use.
Senior Solutions Architect
Akamai Technologies
- Designed and implemented features to leverage the Akamai platform's capability to the maximum.
- Worked closely with pre-sales professionals, the account management, engineering, and customer support teams to resolve technical issues during customer trials or integrations.
- Contributed to Akamai's CLI module to access and manage products via the command line.
Professional Services Engineer
Evolving Systems
- Analyzed the service providers' business needs, designing and implementing the solution. Implemented business logic as per customer needs and deployed them. Worked closely with remote teams to ensure the delivery of the highest quality products.
- Provided consultancy to customers as and when the provisioning system needed updates. I also owned service and business logic development and customer deployments of the product.
- Programmed and configured the product to interact with network elements like HLR, VLR, Nokia MMSC, and more.
Software Engineer
Nokia
- Owned the development of network management systems and machine-to-machine applications in Java, JavaScript, and C.
- Spearheaded certain functionalities of element management systems (EMS), like dynamic adaptation and software management on network elements using extensive analysis of SNMP packets with well-known tools like Wireshark and tcpdump.
- Designed and developed various simulators, the replica of a real network element. Complex logic was implemented using Core Java concepts and scripting techniques using Tcl.
Experience
CLI to Manage Akamai Cloudlets
https://github.com/akamai/cli-cloudletsThe CLI performs the CRUD operation like a standard plugin of the software component of any software.
CLI for Firewalls
https://github.com/akamai/cli-firewallThe CLI performs the CRUD operation like a standard plugin of the software component of any software.
Website for a Retail Store
The site uses WordPress and Cloudflare for CDN and integrates the PayUmoney payment gateway. The overall website was implemented and delivered within three days.
Skills
Languages
Python, HTML, Tcl/Tk, SQL, Bash Script, GraphQL, JavaScript, C, PHP, Bash
Libraries/APIs
REST APIs, Python API, Jenkins Pipeline, Node.js
Tools
AWS CLI, Jenkins, Git, Splunk, AWS ELB, Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), VPN, AWS IAM, Jira, Provisioning Tools, Amazon CloudFront CDN, Terraform, GitLab, GitHub, NGINX, Traefik, Azure Active Directory B2C (ADB2C), Elastic, Ansible, Kibana, Shell, Radar, Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS), AWS Fargate, AWS Key Management Service (KMS)
Paradigms
DevOps, DevSecOps, Azure DevOps, Stress Testing, Automation, Continuous Delivery (CD), Continuous Integration (CI), Continuous Deployment, E2E Testing, Hosting
Platforms
Web, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Linux, Amazon EC2, Windows, AWS Lambda, DigitalOcean, LAMP, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Azure, Unix, AWS Elastic Beanstalk, Apache2, Ubuntu, OpenCart, Blockchain, WordPress, Docker, Kubernetes, Rackspace, Buildkite
Storage
PostgreSQL, Azure Active Directory, Amazon DynamoDB, Google Cloud, MySQL, Amazon S3 (AWS S3), Datadog, Elasticsearch, MySQLi
Industry Expertise
Security, IT Security
Other
Software, Akamai, Web Security, Content Delivery Networks (CDN), DNS, IT Consulting, Consulting, Cloud, Cloudflare, APIs, Scripting, Amazon RDS, Cloud Architecture, Solution Architecture, SSL Certificates, CORS, Amazon Route 53, AWS Certified Solution Architect, Proxies, Networking, SSH, Technical Hiring, Source Code Review, Task Analysis, Interviewing, Team Management, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Agile DevOps, Gmail, Email Systems, Email, IT Infrastructure, Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Azure Cloud Server, Proxy Servers, AWS DevOps, Load Balancers, Deployment, Integration Testing, API Testing, Integration, Virtual Machines, Enterprise Software, Software Project Management, API Integration, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Platform as a Service (PaaS), Support & Maintenance, Bots, Telecom Business Support Systems (BSS), Web Development, Telecom Equipment & Solutions, Simulators, Back-end, CI/CD Pipelines, Infrastructure, Distributed Systems, Delivery Management, Architecture, Design Reviews, Reviews, Ubuntu 16.04, Autoscaling, Firewalls, Groovy Scripting, System Integration Testing (SIT), Full-stack, Programming, Machine Learning, HTTPS, Website Setup, Secret Management, Pulumi, IoT Protocols
Frameworks
Django
Education
Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology
Vishveshwaraya Technological University - India
Certifications
Associate Cloud Engineer
Google Cloud
AWS Machine Learning Foundations Course
Udacity
Introduction to Observability: Logging
Elastic
PeopleCert DevOps Fundamentals
PeopleCert
Cloud Architecture: Advanced Concepts
Lynda
Planning an AWS Solution
Lynda
Up and Running with Python and Django
Lynda
Up and Running with Python
Lynda
Becoming a Web Developer: Full Stack vs Front End
Lynda