It Manager 6

RAJASEKHAR GUNDALA
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🏠 Hyderabad, India

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Seasoned DevOps Manager with 16+ years of experience in IT infrastructure, specializing in Windows Administration, VMware virtualization, SharePoint management, and monitoring & observability platforms. Proven ability to lead DevOps transformation initiatives, architect scalable systems, and implement best-in-class CI/CD pipelines. Strong expertise in ELK Stack, Grafana, Jaeger, ClickHouse, and OpenTelemetry, driving visibility, performance, and operational excellence across enterprise applications.

CORE COMPETENCIES

DevOps Strategy & Transformation
Windows Server Administration (2003–2019)
VMware ESXi, vSphere, vCenter
SharePoint Server Configuration & Maintenance
CI/CD Pipeline Automation (Jenkins, GitLab CI)
Monitoring & Observability: ELK, Grafana, Jaeger, Prometheus
ClickHouse & OpenTelemetry Integration
Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible)
Cloud Platforms: Azure, AWS (basic exposure)
Incident & Problem Management (ITIL)
Team Leadership & Stakeholder Communication

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Senior DevOps Manager

ABC Technologies Pvt Ltd, Hyderabad | Jul 2018 – Present

Led a 10-member DevOps team to streamline infrastructure and deployment operations across 100+ production servers.
Migrated legacy monitoring tools to ELK Stack and Grafana, improving system visibility and MTTR by 40%.
Architected observability stack using OpenTelemetry, Jaeger, and ClickHouse to monitor microservices latency and distributed traces.
Automated provisioning and patching of Windows and VMware environments via PowerShell and Ansible.
Championed CI/CD adoption with Jenkins and GitLab CI, reducing manual deployments by 80%.
Collaborated with application and infra teams to enforce DevSecOps practices and compliance monitoring.

Systems Administrator / DevOps Lead

XYZ Solutions, Bangalore | Mar 2012 – Jun 2018

Managed large-scale Windows environments (Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, Group Policies).
Deployed and maintained multiple SharePoint farms, ensuring high availability and business continuity.
Implemented VMware clustering and vMotion for dynamic resource management.
Introduced centralized logging and alerting using Elastic Stack.
Coordinated with developers to design pre-production environments and improve deployment cycles.

Windows Administrator

Infosys Technologies, Pune | Aug 2008 – Feb 2012

Provided L3 support for Windows infrastructure spread across global datacenters.
Configured performance counters, event log monitoring, and automated health checks.
Supported early adoption of VMware in the organization, aiding virtualization of 100+ physical servers.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science
JNTU, Hyderabad – 2007

CERTIFICATIONS

VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Microsoft Certified: Windows Server Administration
Certified DevOps Leader (DevOps Institute) (optional, if available)

PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS

Observability Framework Implementation: Designed a full-stack observability solution using OpenTelemetry, Jaeger, ClickHouse, and Grafana to trace distributed services.
DevOps Enablement for Legacy Applications: Spearheaded transformation of traditional SharePoint-based applications with CI/CD automation and cloud migration readiness.

TOOLS & TECHNOLOGIES