Professional Summary

Core Competencies

Technical Skills

Achievements & Certifications

Professional Accomplishments

• CI/CD Migration Leadership: Optimized CI/CD processes by migrating 54 repositories to IBM OnePipeline in three months, enhancing compliance and automation, integrating Slack, and eliminating third-party tool costs
• Compliance Automation: Achieved significant reduction in manual audit efforts by developing custom fetchers and automation tools for the Auditree Compliance Automation Project at IBM
• Cloud Data Governance: Elevated data governance efficiency in SaaS projects, migrating on-prem services to the cloud, and streamlining nightly automation jobs for centralized policy management
• Operational Excellence: Enhanced operational efficiency through developing and managing nightly automation jobs, streamlining build, deploy, and test processes with Ansible
• Testing Innovation: Streamlined testing efficiency by developing custom plugins and dashboards to automate CI/CD workflows
• Quality Assurance: Boosted software quality by developing comprehensive unit and integration tests using Pytest, significantly improving CI/CD workflow reliability

Academic Excellence

• State Level Merit Position - M. Tech (Hons.) in Information Technology, Punjab Technical University
• Bachelor of Technology - Computer Science and Engineering, Punjab Technical University

Professional Certifications

• IBM Cloud Certification
• Certified Scrum Master (CSM)
• IBM watsonx.ai Technical Essentials
• GitLab Associate Certification - Validate
• Jenkins Certification - Validate
• GitLab 101 Tool Certification - Validate
• HackerRank Certification - Validate

Online Courses Completed

• Python Data Structures A to Z - Certificate
• Introduction To Python - Certificate
• Introduction to Databases and SQL Querying - Certificate

Professional Experience

IBM (USA) - Raleigh, NC | March 2022 - Present

Software Engineer (Cloud) 💼

Key Achievements:

• Architected and maintained end-to-end CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, Tekton, GitHub Actions, and OnePipeline, standardizing workflows across 54 repositories
• Migrated CI/CD pipelines from Travis CI to OnePipeline, modernizing UI repos and Node.js package management
• Automated infrastructure provisioning and configuration management with Terraform and Ansible
• Containerized and orchestrated cloud applications using Docker, Kubernetes, and OpenShift
• Integrated DevSecOps practices by embedding automated security and compliance checks through Auditree (FedRAMP-aligned)
• Served as Certified Scrum Master, facilitating Agile ceremonies and mentoring cross-functional teams
• Earned IBM Cloud Certification and participated in watsonx.ai Challenge for agentic AI solutions
• Performed performance and load testing on cloud networking components with Grafana visualization

Major Projects:

• Enterprise CI/CD Migration to IBM OnePipeline (Tekton): Led large-scale migration of 54 repositories, designing reusable pipeline templates and automating toolchain integrations
• FedRAMP Compliance Automation: Developed automated compliance pipelines using Auditree within Tekton framework
• Cloud Services Performance Testing: Led performance and scalability testing for IBM Cloud network services (ALB, NLB, pDNS, Direct Link, Transit Gateway)

Freestone Infotech - Pune, India | Sept 2020 - Nov 2021

Automation Engineer (Cloud) 🔨

• Developed and maintained automated test suites using Pytest for API and backend validation
• Managed and optimized AWS environments (EC2, S3, IAM) for CI/CD and testing
• Designed and maintained Jenkins CI/CD pipelines integrated with Ansible
• Containerized and deployed applications using Docker for consistent environments

Coding Nest - Pune, India | Mar 2020 - Aug 2020

Software Engineer 💻

• Developed automated web scraping tools using BeautifulSoup, Requests, and Selenium
• Implemented multi-version Python testing environments with Tox
• Maintained comprehensive unit and integration test coverage

AJ Devtech Pvt. Ltd. - Mohali, India | Jan 2017 - Feb 2020

Software Engineer 🛠️

• Developed scalable Python applications integrated with cloud platforms
• Implemented automated build and deployment pipelines using Jenkins
• Led CI/CD optimization initiatives across multiple projects

Publications & Research

Contributed research in cloud computing and performance benchmarking:

Research Papers

1. “A Review on how to Measure the Cloud Performance by Using Linpack benchmark in a Cloud Environment”

   • Published in IJARSE
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2. “A Review on Monitoring Cloud Performance Using Linpack Benchmark on KVM in Cloudstack Platform”

   • Published in IJARSE
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3. “Performance Analysis of Cloud Infrastructure Using Linpack Benchmark”

   • Published in IJCSMC
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Areas of Expertise 🎯

• DevOps & Cloud Engineering: End-to-end CI/CD architecture, cloud infrastructure automation, and DevSecOps practices
• Container Orchestration: Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift deployment and management
• Infrastructure as Code: Terraform and Ansible for reproducible, secure environments
• CI/CD Platforms: Jenkins, Tekton (IBM OnePipeline), GitHub Actions, and Travis CI
• Compliance & Security: FedRAMP automation, Auditree compliance frameworks, and security best practices
• Cloud Platforms: AWS (EC2, S3, IAM), IBM Cloud, and multi-cloud deployment strategies
• Performance Testing: Load testing, stress testing, and performance optimization with Grafana monitoring
• Test Automation: API testing with Pytest, UI testing, and comprehensive test coverage strategies
• Leadership & Agile: Certified Scrum Master, cross-functional team mentoring, and Agile ceremonies facilitation
• Emerging Technologies: Generative AI, Agentic AI, and AI-driven automation solutions

Professional Focus Areas

• DevOps & Automation Excellence - Architecting robust CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure automation for enhanced operational efficiency
• Cloud-Native Solutions - Designing and implementing scalable cloud architectures leveraging modern platforms and technologies
• Enterprise Compliance & Security - Establishing automated compliance frameworks and security practices aligned with industry standards
• Open Source Contribution - Active participation in and support of open-source communities
• Continuous Technical Development - Pursuing advanced knowledge in emerging technologies including AI and ML solutions
• Cross-Functional Leadership - Guiding technical teams through Agile methodologies and driving organizational delivery objectives
• Strategic Problem Resolution - Addressing complex infrastructure and automation challenges with engineered solutions

Professional Network

Available for collaboration on transformative projects, technical discussions, and knowledge exchange.

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• GitHub: ernavdeepkr
• GitLab: ernavdeepkr