📌Name:Rajasekhar Gundala📞Phone:+91-XXXXXXXXXX📧Email:your.email@example.com🌐LinkedIn:linkedin.com/in/yourname📍Location:Hyderabad, India

🔹Professional Summary

DevSecOps Architect with 16+ years of experience in enterprise infrastructure, DevOps automation, and modern observability. Proven expertise in integrating security into CI/CD pipelines, managing on-premises and cloud systems, and architecting robust monitoring solutions using ELK, Grafana, Jaeger, and OpenTelemetry. Experienced in both legacy systems (Windows, VMware, SharePoint) and cloud-native operations with a security-first approach.

🔹Core Competencies

DevSecOps & Secure CI/CD Pipelines
Infrastructure Monitoring & Logging (ELK, Grafana, ClickHouse)
Observability & Tracing (OpenTelemetry, Jaeger)
Windows & VMware Administration
SharePoint Administration & Infrastructure
Secrets Management (Key Vault, HashiCorp Vault)
IaC (Terraform, ARM Templates)
Containerization (Docker, AKS, ACR)
Policy-as-Code & Compliance (OPA, Azure Policy)
Version Control & Automation (GitHub, Azure DevOps, Jenkins)

🔹Professional Experience

🔸DevSecOps Architect

XYZ Tech Solutions | Hyderabad | Jul 2018 – Present

Architected and implemented DevSecOps workflows integrating SAST, SCA, and DAST tools into Azure DevOps and Jenkins pipelines.
Designed centralized logging and monitoring solutions usingOpenTelemetry,ELK Stack,Grafana, andClickHousefor over 60 applications.
IntroducedJaeger tracingfor microservices to resolve performance bottlenecks and trace distributed transactions.
Developed reusable Terraform modules for secure infrastructure provisioning and Azure Policy enforcement.
Migrated legacy VMs to containers with secure image pipelines and ACR scanning integrations.
Integrated Key Vault and secrets scanning tools across all CI/CD workflows to prevent credential leaks.

Achievements:

Reduced MTTR by 40% through observability enhancements.
Implemented security gates in CI/CD, preventing >90% of critical vulnerabilities from reaching production.

🔸Senior Infrastructure Engineer

ABC Technologies | Bengaluru | Apr 2011 – Jun 2018

Managed Windows Server infrastructure (AD, DNS, GPOs), VMware clusters, and SharePoint farms in a hybrid environment.
Automated infrastructure deployments and patching using PowerShell DSC and Ansible.
Deployed centralized monitoring usingNagios, later transitioned toPrometheus + Grafana.
Led initiative to onboard DevOps tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI) and defined configuration standards for repeatable deployments.

🔸System Administrator

Govt Sector Contractor | Hyderabad | Jul 2007 – Mar 2011

Managed Windows 2003/2008 servers, Active Directory domains, and SharePoint 2010 environments.
Supported critical applications and backup solutions using Veeam and NetBackup.

🔹Education

Bachelor of Engineering in Computer ScienceOsmania University, Hyderabad

Technical Skills

Tools / Technologies

CI/CD

Azure DevOps, Jenkins, GitHub Actions

Cloud &Infra

Azure, VMware vSphere, Hyper-V

IaC & Scripting

Terraform, ARM, PowerShell, Bash

Monitoring & Logs

ELK, Grafana, Prometheus, Nagios

Tracing & Metrics

Jaeger, OpenTelemetry, ClickHouse

Containers

Docker, AKS, ACR

Security

Azure Policy, OPA, Key Vault, Snyk, Trivy

OS Platforms

Windows Server, Linux (RHEL, Ubuntu)

🔹Professional Strengths

Strong blend of legacy and cloud-native architecture experience
Proven track record in automation, security integration, and observability
Excellent cross-functional collaboration with developers, security, and ops teams
Fast learner and hands-on leader with a security-first mindset

RAJASEKHAR

Infrastructure Lead & Observability Specialist

Mobile: (+91) 7095247394

E-Mail: itsraj@outlook.com

To work in a challenging environment demanding all my skills and efforts to explore and adapt myself in different fields, and realize my potential and contribute to the development of the organization with impressive performance.

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS

Over 18+ years of IT experience in infrastructure systems engineering, backend development, and administration, specializing as an Infrastructure Lead and Observability Specialist.
Hands-on experience with Generative AI (GenAI), RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) architectures, and utilizing advanced AI coding skills to accelerate development and optimize workflows.
Extensive experience administering and managing Windows Server (2008/2012/2016/2019) and Ubuntu Linux environments.
Deep expertise in web hosting and reverse proxy architectures, highly proficient in IIS web hosting and Caddy TLS automated certificate management.
Advanced expertise in modern observability, distributed tracing, and monitoring stacks utilizing OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Grafana, Victoria Metrics Stack, Greptime, and OpenLit.
10+ years of experience designing production SharePoint 2013 on-prem environments on Windows Server 2016 with NLB.
7+ years of experience with Microsoft Azure Cloud IAAS and AWS, alongside hands-on experience with VMware and Hyper-V environments.
Hands-on experience with Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS, DHCP, FTP, Exchange 2010/16, O365 On-Prem/Cloud, BigFix Patch Management, and Symantec Backup Exec.
6+ years of experience with CI/CD pipelines including GitHub Actions, Gitea Actions, GitLab CI/CD, Drone CI, Woodpecker CI, Jenkins, and Azure DevOps.
5+ years of experience with Docker Containers, Podman, and Container Orchestration using Docker Swarm and Kubernetes (EKS/K8S).
Working knowledge of PCI and SOX Security standards, backed by excellent Project Management and IT skills.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

AI & GenAI, RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation), AI Coding, Local AI, Anything LLM, Ollama.
Observability & Monitoring: OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Grafana, Victoria Metrics Stack, Greptime, OpenLit, Nagios, Loki, ELK, OpenSearch, Jaeger, Quickwit, Pyroscope.
Operating Systems: Windows Server 2008/2012/2016/2019, Ubuntu Linux.
Web Servers & Hosting: IIS Webhosting, Caddy Server (with TLS automation), Traefik, NGINX.
DevOps & CI/CD: GitHub, GitLab, Gitea, Drone CI, Woodpecker CI, Jenkins, Azure DevOps, Pulumi, Terraform, Ansible.
Containerization & Orchestration: Docker, Docker Compose, Podman, Docker Swarm, Kubernetes (K8S/EKS).
Cloud Platforms: Azure, AWS, Linode, Digital Ocean, SSD Nodes, Vultr.
SharePoint: WSS 3.0, MOSS 2007/2010/2013/2016/2019
Backend & Programming: Rust, Node.js, Python, Astro.
Databases: MSSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL, ClickHouse, MongoDB

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Wipro | Consultant Observability & Infra Ops | Nov 2025 – Present

Architected multi‑cloud observability platforms using OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, and Grafana.
Implemented secure telemetry pipelines with Caddy mTLS and Smallstep CA; enforced encrypted OTLP exports.
Defined SLIs/SLOs, dashboards, and capacity planning processes; authored runbooks and incident playbooks.

Foundever, Bangalore | IT Systems Specialist / Infrastructure Lead | July 2013 – Nov 2021

Spearheading observability architecture by deploying and managing OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Victoria Metrics Stack, Greptime, Grafana, and OpenLit for advanced system monitoring and telemetry.
Administering Windows and Ubuntu servers, creating and managing virtual machines on VMware infrastructure and Azure Cloud.
Managing IIS Webhosting environments and deploying modern reverse proxies like Caddy Server for automated TLS certificate provisioning and load balancing in Docker Swarm.
Creating, supporting, and managing Windows Server 2012/16/19 Clustered Environments, Active Directory 2008/03/12/16 Infrastructure, Group Policy, and Security Policies.
Designing and implementing production WSS 3.0 and SP2010/2013 Server Farm environments, providing functional support for Intranet Portals, and creating custom workflows via SharePoint Designer.
Designing and building production Enterprise Search Environments using ELK Stack integrated with ETL tools (CloudQuery, Kestra, Airbyte).
Utilizing CI/CD tools (GitHub Actions, Drone CI, Gitea Actions, Woodpecker CI) to create and publish custom Docker containers.
Deploying AKS environments for microservices management

Novozymes South Asia Pvt. Ltd, Bangalore | Senior Engineer | Sep 2010 – June 2013

Project: Electronic Lab Notebook – ELN

Provided functional support and SharePoint Administration for ELN, CSELN, and RDC sites acting as the central experiment repository.
Created new department/project sites, generated permission levels, and built custom workflows using SharePoint Designer 2007.
Managed integration of office documents, digital signatures, raw data, and images within the SharePoint ecosystem utilizing Audience targeting and OOTB web parts.

CMC Limited, Hyderabad | IT Engineer | Apr 2007 – May 2008

Project: Electronic Content Management System

Developed an Intranet portal and a Document Management System (DMS) to store, catalog, and retrieve high volumes of documents.
Configured enterprise search with BDC and specific iFilters to retrieve documents based on metadata.
Built a bug tracking system, a production dashboard, custom user controls, web parts, and custom workflows using Nintex Workflow 2007.

Project: Pharmacy Management System

Conducted manual, functional, system, integration, and performance testing.
Prepared test cases based on FDCR’s and tracked bugs utilizing JIRA.
Performed navigational and cross-browser testing for the newly established web presence.

EDUCATION

M.Tech, Electrical (C&I) | MNNIT, Allahabad (2003 – 2005)
B.Tech, Electronics and Instrumentation | Nagarjuna University, Guntur (1998 – 2002)

RAJASEKHAR GUNDALA

Mobile: (+91) 7095247394 | E-Mail: itsraj@outlook.com Location: Hyderabad, India

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Senior SharePoint & Infrastructure Specialist with over 18 years of IT experience in systems engineering, management, and administration.
10+ years of experience designing and maintaining production SharePoint Server environments (2007/2010/2013/2016/2019) on Windows Server clusters with NLB.
Expertise in Windows Infrastructure maintenance across physical (HP ProLiant/Blades) and virtual (VMware/Hyper-V) environments.
7+ years of Cloud Infrastructure experience (Azure IAAS & AWS) including migration of on-prem services to O365.
Deep technical proficiency in the Modern Observability Stack: OpenTelemetry, Victoria Metrics, ClickHouse, Jaeger, Grafana, and Prometheus.
Specialized in secure web traffic management using IIS, Internal CA, Caddy Server (automated TLS), and Traefik.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

SharePoint: MOSS 2007, SharePoint 2010/2013/2016/2019, SharePoint Online, SharePoint Designer, Power Automate, and Nintex.
Windows Infrastructure: Windows Server 2008/2012/2016/2019, Active Directory, GPO, DNS, DHCP, IIS, and Internal Certificate Authority (CA) management.
Cloud & Virtualization: Azure IAAS, AWS, EKS, VMware vSphere 6.2 (ESXi), and Hyper-V.
Observability & Data: OpenTelemetry, Victoria Metrics, ClickHouse, Jaeger, Grafana, Prometheus, Loki, and ELK Stack.
DevOps & Containers: Docker Swarm, Kubernetes (AKS), Caddy Server, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, and Ansible.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

IT Systems Specialist | Foundever, Bangalore

July 2013 – Present

SharePoint Administration: Designed and implemented production SharePoint 2010/2013 Server Farm environments.
Infrastructure Management: Managed 10+ years of Windows Infrastructure including physical HP ProLiant servers and large-scale VMware vSphere environments.
Web & Security: Maintained IIS Application servers and deployed Caddy Server as a high-availability reverse proxy with automated TLS.
Observability Implementation: Built a comprehensive distributed tracing and observability stack using OpenTelemetry standards, Victoria Metrics, ClickHouse, Jaeger, and Grafana.
Workflow Automation: Developed complex business processes using SharePoint Designer and Nintex workflows.

Senior Engineer | Novozymes South Asia Pvt. Ltd, Bangalore

Sep 2010 – June 2013

Served as the primary SharePoint Administrator for the Electronic Lab Notebook (ELN) project, replacing manual research paper work with digital signing software.
Managed custom permission levels, audience targeting, and OOTB web parts for R&D department sites.
Ensured high availability for Windows-based application servers and internal search environments.

IT Engineer | CMC Ltd, Hyderabad

Sep 2006 – May 2010

Delivered infrastructure support and system maintenance during the foundational years of SharePoint deployment (MOSS 2007).
Performed System, Integration, and Performance testing for web applications, ensuring cross-browser and OS compatibility.
Managed bug tracking and prioritization using JIRA to improve application quality and "look and feel".
Involved in the manual and functional testing of Pharmacy Management Systems.

KEY PROJECTS

SharePoint Migration: Led the technical migration of SharePoint 2007 to 2010 and 2010 to 2013, ensuring data integrity.
Hybrid Cloud Integration: Migrated on-prem SharePoint sites to O365 Cloud environments while maintaining secure RDS jump servers.
Enterprise Search: Built a production-grade Search Environment using ELK Stack, integrating content from SharePoint, GitHub, and local databases.

EDUCATION

MTech, Electrical (C&I) | MNNIT, Allahabad
BTech, Electronics and Instrumentation | Nagarjuna University, Guntur

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🔹Professional Summary

🔹Core Competencies

🔹Professional Experience

🔸DevSecOps Architect

XYZ Tech Solutions | Hyderabad | Jul 2018 – Present

Achievements:

🔸Senior Infrastructure Engineer

ABC Technologies | Bengaluru | Apr 2011 – Jun 2018

🔸System Administrator

Govt Sector Contractor | Hyderabad | Jul 2007 – Mar 2011

🔹Education

Technical Skills

Category

Tools / Technologies

CI/CD

Cloud &Infra

IaC & Scripting

Monitoring & Logs

Tracing & Metrics

Containers

Security

OS Platforms

🔹Professional Strengths

🔹Professional Summary

🔹Core Competencies

🔹Professional Experience

🔸DevSecOps Architect

XYZ Tech Solutions | Hyderabad | Jul 2018 – Present

Achievements:

🔸Senior Infrastructure Engineer

ABC Technologies | Bengaluru | Apr 2011 – Jun 2018

🔸System Administrator

Govt Sector Contractor | Hyderabad | Jul 2007 – Mar 2011

🔹Education

Technical Skills

Category

Tools / Technologies

CI/CD

Cloud &Infra

IaC & Scripting

Monitoring & Logs

Tracing & Metrics

Containers

Security

OS Platforms

🔹Professional Strengths

RAJASEKHAR GUNDALA

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

TECHNICAL SKILLS

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

IT Systems Specialist | Foundever, Bangalore

Senior Engineer | Novozymes South Asia Pvt. Ltd, Bangalore

IT Engineer | CMC Ltd, Hyderabad

KEY PROJECTS

EDUCATION