Mukul Singh

Dynamic and results-oriented DevOps Professional with a strong background in automating and optimizing critical systems, software deployment, and infrastructure management with over 12 plus years of comprehensive experience in Cloud/Containers/DevOps/Unix with certifications from RedHat and Azure. Currently serving as a member of PAAS Team in Deutsche Boerse Group (German Stock Exchange) .

Novartis, 2017 - 2021, Brno, Czech Republic, Installed fresh Ansible server on Rhel 8 and Created multiple Ansible playbooks and established Ansible Tower for streamlined configuration management. Designed and configured Docker images, Helm charts, and CI/CD pipelines for 24 microservices, ensuring efficient deployment. Built new servers setup on a location including Hypervisor, virtualisation and other installations. Managed AKS infrastructure hosted on azure. On-premise infrastructure provisioning with vCenter, vSphere, and VMware automation. Outcome: Streamlined infrastructure management with Ansible, Docker, and Helm, optimizing deployment and automation. Enhanced development efficiency and quality through CI/CD, shared libraries, and innovative project contributions.

• Az104 - Azure Administrator
• AZ900 -Azure Fundamentals
• Ex281 - Red Hat Certified Specialist in OpenShift Administration
• Ex181 - Red Hat Certified Specialist in Containers and Kubernetes
• Ex200 - Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA)

• Docker/Podman
• Kubernetes Architect
• CI/CD
• Cloud/Containers/DevOps: Expertise in implementing DevOps best practices on cloud-based solutions
• Clouds: Proficient in Azure platform, leveraging cloud services for scalable and reliable solutions.
• Kubernetes Administration: Experienced in setting up/Monitoring and maintaining Kubernetes environments in Azure(AKS), and Openshift, ensuring scalability, reliability, and optimal performance of containerized applications
• Infrastructure as Code (IAAC): Hands-on experience with IAC tools like Azure Cloud, Ansible, Unix, Terraform for efficient PR based deployment
• Helm
• Configuration Management: Proficient in Configuration management tools like Ansible, ensuring consistent and reliable system configurations
• On-Premise Infrastructure Provisioning: Experienced in on-premise infrastructure provisioning with vCenter, vSphere, and VMware automation. Proficient IBM Power systems virtualization using HMC and VIOs.
• CI/CD: Expertise in setting up CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins.
• Shell Scripting
• Monitoring: Hands-on experience with Monitoring frameworks like Istio Service Mesh, Prometheus, Grafana, xymon and Azure Monitor, ensuring proactive monitoring.
• Security: Hands-on experience implementing container vulnerability checks, patching, hardening unix servers, Vault secrets storage, certificate rotation in our projects.
• Programming & Scripting: knowledge of programming languages including Python, and Shell and Bash scripting.
• VCS: Familiarity with Version Control Systems including GitHub, ensuring versioning control and collaboration.
• Automation: Automated regular tasks using shell script on servers and AKS level.