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Akhil Sharma Associate Lead - DevOps
Email
[email protected]
Phone
+918886375000
Location
Ahmedabad, India
LinkedIn
https://www.linkedin.com/in/akhil-vatts-sharma
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https://twitter.com/akhilsharma_
https://akhilsharma.top
Skills
Cloud Platforms

Azure, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), AWS

Microservices

Docker, Kubernetes (AKS / EKS)

Scripting

PowerShell, Bash

Monitoring & Logging

Prometheus, Grafana, EFK Stack (Elasticsearch, Fluent Bit, and Kibana)

Cloud Migration

5R Cloud Rationalization, Azure Migrate, Azure Site Recovery, Azure Database Migration Service

Configuration Management

Anisble

CI/CD - Build & Deploy / Release

AzureDevOps, GitHub Actions, GitLab, Teamcity, Octopus Deploy, Jenkins, ArgoCD (GitOps)

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

Terraform

DevSecOps

SonarQube, Trivy, OWASP ZAP

Security Compliance Frameworks

OWASP, UAE Sovereign, NIST CSF 2.0

Team Leading

Leading a team of 10+ DevOps Engineers

Work Experience
04/2019 – presentAhmedabad, India
Associate Lead, Horizontal Digital

Horizontal Digital is an experience forward consultancy that invests in understanding the needs, wants and ambitions of customers through the data they provide and work to amplify the customer experience with precise strategies, technologies and creative approaches to maximize their value.

  • Lead a team of talented devops individuals in implementing efficient DevOps processes.
  • Spearheaded various R&D projects
  • Containerization of Sitecore applications
  • Coveo integration
  • Vercel integration
  • Technology PoCs
  • Spearheaded new product design and rollout initiatives.
  • Infrastructure provisioning templatization using Terraform
  • Assist with digital transformation and new technology implementation.
  • CI/CD for Android & iOS using AzureDevOps & Flutter SDK
  • Distribution Android - Firebase & Google Play Store
  • Distribution iOS - Apple TestFlight / AppStore
  • Worked on various technologies like Azure, AWS, PowerShell, BitBucket, AzureDevOps, GitHub Actions, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, Teamcity, Jenkins, GitLab, Sitecore
  • 01/2018 – 03/2019Chandigarh, India
    DevOps Engineer, ONE Business Consulting Group

    ONE Business Consulting Group is a global software consulting and IT services firm offering integrated business solutions that enable clients to optimise their business with greater efficiency and increased responsiveness.

  • Lead team of 3 for implementing an efficient CI/CD for various projects from the scratch.
  • Designed an automated monitoring system to monitor Azure Resources.
  • Designed an automated system to create new resources followed by automatic deployment on Microsoft Azure Platform.
  • Setup Disaster Recovery system for Azure Resources.
  • Worked on various technologies like Azure, AWS, Powershell, Bitbucket, Mantis, MSBuild, Web Deploy, Artifactory, ELK Stack, Sonarqube, MS SQL, etc
  • 08/2017 – 01/2018Bengaluru, India
    Software Engineer (Build & Release Engineer), Anuta Networks

    Anuta Networks is a leading provider of multi-vendor network orchestration for branch, campus, data center and service provider-managed enterprise networks.

  • Plan and Design CICD pipeline structure and strategies for Build pipelines.
  • Maintain SCM - Git, Gitlab
  • Create Jenkins jobs and resolve issues that occur at build.
  • Containerization of application using Docker & Kubernetes.
  • 01/2017 – 07/2017Bengaluru, India
    Senior Systems Engineer (DevOps), Infosys Ltd

    At Infosys, I got opportunity to work on full blown DevOps implementation and at the same time leading the team towards excellance. (From scratch)

  • Lead team of 5 for Build & Deployment track (DevOps)
  • Plan and Design CICD pipeline structure and strategies for Build & Deployment track.
  • Create Jenkins jobs and resolve issues that occur at build.
  • Experience in working in agile methodology for releases.
  • Work on key technologies like git, Jenkins, SonarQube, fortify, Artifactory & Ansible.
  • 08/2014 – 12/2016Hyderabad / Pune, India
    Programmer Analyst, Cognizant Technology Solutions

    At Cognizant, I gained valuable experience in Java development and then transitioned to DevOps.

  • Experience in working in agile methodology for software development and products releases.
  • Contributed in two roles DevOps and Java Developer
  • Worked on technologies like Jenkins, java, sql, junit, powermockito, spring.
  • Why Me?
    Quick Learner
  • Understood a shell script and replicated by own script with different structure and enhanced functionalities within a day. It was my first script.
  • Worked on one of the first implementations for:
  • Vercel integration (Vercel CLI)
  • Coveo with Containers
  • Mobile App CI/CD process setup within a month!
  • Experience with Team Leading

    Experience in lead a team (DevOps) in agile model at Horizontal Digital, Infosys & ONE BCG. Responsible of setting tasks and timelines in consultation with client and manager.

    Automation everywhere!

    I have keen interest in research and always working on finding out new ways to do the tasks in an automated manner. I never rely on conventional and manual methods and is always looking to automate the process wherever possible.

    A DevOps professional with work experience of a Developer

    I can solve those critical build issues and give solutions to code issues as well. I have worked with different teams and was mostly involved in helping them solve issues.

    In my initial days, I started as a Java developer who gradually found love in implementing DevOps practices.

    New Product Rollout Specialist
  • Spearheaded the design and implementation of a new product from concept to launch, resulting in a 60% increase in efficiency for DevOps portfolio products implementation.
  • Reduced CICD effort by 60%
  • Reduced Infrastructure provisioning effort by 40%
  • Reduced cost for load testing by 80%
  • Oversaw all aspects of product development, including defining requirements, designing features, and allocating resources.
  • Worked closely with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless product rollout and adoption.
  • Digital Transformation Specialist

    Case Study: Application Modernization with Serverless & PaaS Approach

  • Led the migration of a monolithic on-prem application to a cloud-first, serverless architecture, leveraging Azure App Services, Azure Container Apps, and Function Apps.
  • Improved deployment efficiency by 40% through automated scaling and streamlined CI/CD pipelines.
  • Optimized cloud resource utilization, leading to a 30% reduction in infrastructure costs while enhancing reliability and maintainability.
  • Integrated Azure Front Door with Web Application Firewall (WAF) to enhance security, optimize global traffic distribution, and reduce latency by 25%.
  • Case Study: Secure & Scalable Containerized Workloads with AKS

  • Transitioned containerized workloads to Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) as part of the company’s cloud adoption strategy, ensuring compliance with NIST security standards.
  • Enabled auto-scaling, self-healing, and CI/CD integration, improving resiliency and reducing deployment cycles.
  • Optimized compute resources, leading to better cost efficiency and performance.
  • Certificates
    Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert
    Microsoft Certified Azure Administrator Associate
    CKAD: Certified Kubernetes Application Developer
    HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate (002)
    Microsoft Certified: Azure DevOps Engineer Expert
    CKA: Certified Kubernetes Administrator
    Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect
    Awards
    Azure Content Hero, Microsoft
    Azure Kudos, Microsoft
    Most Proud Of
    New Product Design and Implementation Specialist

    Spearheaded the design and implementation of a new product from concept to launch, resulting in a 60% increase in efficiency for DevOps portfolio products implementation.

    Disaster Recovery Plan

    I have set up an automated disaster recovery mechanism for Azure resources for one of the clients. This was 1st of its kind project and I had an opportunity to set it up from scratch.

    AzureDevOps Extensions

    I've created three AzureDevOps extensions (publicly available, publisher -> AkhilSharma ) that largely reduce the effort of configuring the steps related to healthcheck and IP Whitelisting in the AzureDevOps pipelines.

    Coveo Integration With Sitecore Containers

    While working at Horizontal Digital, I assigned a task to work the world's first implementations of Coveo with Sitecore Containers with the Coveo team itself.

    PowerShell & Azure In 5 Days

    When I joined ONE BCG, I had no idea of Azure previously. I quickly jumped on studying about Azure and after 5 days, I was writing my own Powershell scripts for an automated resource provisioning on Azure.

    Education
    07/2010 – 06/2014Yamunanagar, India
    B.Tech in Computer Science, Kurukshetra University