Senior Manager 7

Rajasekhar Gundala
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📍 Hyderabad, India | [LinkedIn Profile] | [GitHub/Portfolio, if any]

Architect | DevOps | Infrastructure Specialist

16+ years of experience architecting enterprise-grade IT solutions, driving digital transformation through DevOps, virtualization, and cloud-first strategies. Proven expertise in designing and managing high-availability environments, observability platforms, and hybrid infrastructure setups.

Core Competencies

Architecture & Design: Enterprise IT Architecture, Infrastructure Design, Cloud Strategy
DevOps & Automation: CI/CD Pipelines, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Configuration Management
System Administration: Windows Server, Active Directory, VMware vSphere, vCenter
Monitoring & Observability: ELK Stack, Grafana, Jaeger, ClickHouse, OpenTelemetry
Collaboration Platforms: SharePoint Administration (On-Prem & Online)
Cloud & Virtualization: Azure/AWS (basic knowledge), VMware, Hyper-V
Scripting & Tools: PowerShell, Bash, Terraform, Ansible, Git, Jenkins

Professional Experience

Senior Infrastructure Architect
XYZ Tech Solutions | Hyderabad | Jan 2018 – Present

Designed and implemented scalable monitoring architecture using OpenTelemetry, ELK, Jaeger, and Grafana to support microservices observability.
Led migration of legacy infrastructure to VMware-based private cloud, improving performance and reducing costs by 20%.
Automated provisioning using Terraform and Ansible, reducing manual setup time by 60%.
Architected hybrid cloud environments integrating Azure services with on-premise workloads.
Mentored a cross-functional team of DevOps engineers and system administrators.

DevOps & Infrastructure Lead
ABC Global Services | Bengaluru | Mar 2013 – Dec 2017

Spearheaded CI/CD pipeline setup using Jenkins and Git, enabling bi-weekly deployments for large-scale enterprise systems.
Deployed and administered SharePoint Server farms, ensuring compliance and data integrity for 3000+ users.
Implemented proactive monitoring using ELK Stack and set up alerts for critical services using Grafana dashboards.
Managed a team responsible for Windows Server administration, patching, and incident response.

System Administrator | Virtualization Specialist
DEF Corp | Chennai | Jun 2008 – Feb 2013

Administered enterprise VMware clusters, optimizing VM resource usage and improving uptime.
Handled enterprise-wide Windows server deployments, upgrades, and AD group policies.
Developed PowerShell scripts for user onboarding, patch deployment, and backup automation.
Led SharePoint migration project from 2007 to 2010 version with zero data loss.

Certifications

VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate
ITIL® Foundation v4
Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) (Optional if applicable)

Education

Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science
[University Name], [City] — [Year of Graduation]

Tools & Technologies

OS/Platforms: Windows Server, Linux (Ubuntu/CentOS), VMware vSphere
Monitoring: ELK Stack, Prometheus, Grafana, Jaeger, OpenTelemetry
DevOps: Terraform, Ansible, Jenkins, Git, Docker
Scripting: PowerShell, Bash
Other Tools: SharePoint, Active Directory, ClickHouse, Nagios, Zabbix

Projects & Achievements (Add as needed)

Reduced infrastructure incidents by 40% through end-to-end observability and proactive alerting.
Saved ~$200K annually by consolidating and virtualizing legacy hardware using VMware.
Led company-wide rollout of OpenTelemetry-based distributed tracing.