Candidate

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First Name: Usman
E-Mail Address: usmanmerchant7738@gmail.com
Country: India
Phone: +91 7738956033
Current Job Designation: Devops Engineer
Job Designation Applying For: Devops Engineer
Total Years of Experience: 3.4
Copy your Resume / CV in this box: USMAN MERCHANT
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India(Ready to Relocate to UAE)
Contact: +91 7738956033
Experience: 3+ years | Email: usmanmerchant7738@gmail.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/usmanmerchant/
SUMMARY
Experienced DevOps Engineer with 3+ years of expertise in building, deploying, and managing scalable
applications and infrastructure across AWS, AZURE, and GCP. Proven expertise in automating CI/CD pipelines,
orchestrating containers with Kubernetes, and provisioning infrastructure using Terraform and Ansible.
Skilled in supporting mission-critical systems, including banking applications, with a focus on high availability,
security, and performance. Adept at working in agile environments and leveraging tools such as GitHub,
Jenkins, Docker, Helm, and ServiceNow to deliver reliable, cost-optimized DevOps solutions.
KEY SKILLS
Operating Systems Linux / UNIX (Ubuntu, RHEL), Windows
Cloud Infra AWS: EC2, S3, Lambda, VPC, RDS, SNS, IAM, CloudWatch, ECS, EKS, ALB, NLB.
Azure: AzureDevops, VM, Storage Accounts, AKS, VNET, Firewall, Load Balancer,
Application
Gateway, Azure Monitor, RBAC.
GCP: Compute Engine, Cloud Storage, Cloud Run, Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE), Load-
Balancer
DevOps Tools Git, GitHub, Ansible, Docker, Terraform, Kubernetes, Prometheus, Grafana, Apache
Tomcat.
Programming
Languages
Bash (Scripting), HCL, YAML, Python(basic), PowerShell.
Networking and
Others
TCP/IP, HTTP, VPN, DNS, FTP, SSH, ServiceNow.
CI/CD Jenkins, Github-Actions, Bit-bucket pipeline,
WORK EXPERIENCE
Unico Connect Mumbai, India
DevOps Engineer LTIMINDTREE Mumbai, India
Cloud DevOps Engineer Jan 2025 – Present
June 2022 – Jan 2025
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITES
❖ Administered Linux/Unix and Windows servers for CITI Bank, ensuring 99% uptime for mission-critical
systems across global regions.
❖ Designed and managed cloud infrastructure across AWS, Azure, and GCP, with hands-on experience in
compute (EC2, Azure VMs, GCP Compute Engine), networking (VPC/VNet), databases (RDS, Azure SQL,
Cloud SQL), storage, IAM, monitoring, DNS, VPNs, autoscaling, and load balancing.
❖ Provisioned and configured infrastructure using Terraform and Ansible, improving system reliability and
reducing manual configuration errors.
❖ Built and deployed containerized applications using Docker, orchestrated via EKS, AKS, GKE, and K3s,
across environments (Dev, UAT, Prod, COB).
❖ Automated and maintained CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Bitbucket Pipelines, ArgoCD,
and Azure DevOps, accelerating deployments and improving release consistency.
❖ Deployed and managed scalable GitHub Actions self-hosted runners on Kubernetes using Actions Runner
Controller and Helm with GitHub App-based authentication, enabling dynamic, secure CI/CD execution.
❖ Implemented centralized logging and monitoring using ELK, CloudWatch, Azure Monitor, Prometheus,
and Grafana for proactive observability and performance tracking.
❖ Deployed and managed open-source AI/ML workflows (e.g., Hugging Face) integrated with platforms like
OpenAI and Deepseek, supporting scalable model development and inference.
❖ Built a GPU-enabled K3s Kubernetes cluster integrated with NVIDIA GPU Operator, KAI Scheduler, and
JupyterHub, enabling multi-user fractional GPU sharing and efficient AI/ML resource allocation.
❖ Executed cloud cost optimization strategies across AWS, Azure, and GCP, resulting in significant savings
for multiple clients.
❖ Automated system administration tasks using Shell scripts, enhancing operational efficiency and reducing
manual workload.
❖ Supported 500+ enterprise applications across NAM, EMEA, APAC, and LATAM regions, including
Continuity of Business (COB) drills with cross-functional teams. Actively participated in Major Incident
Management, collaborating with app owners and teams (SA, PS, DBA, Network) to ensure swift resolution
with minimal business impact. Well-versed in ITIL processes such as Incident, Change, and Problem
Management, with hands-on experience in ServiceNow.
CERTIFICATIONS
❖ Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals (AZ -900). ❖ GCP Certified Professional Cloud Architect (PCA). ❖ AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (CLF-C02). ❖ Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-104)
EDUCATION
Certificate
Certificate
Certificate
M.H. Saboo Siddik College of Engineering Bachelor of Engineering (B.E) in Information Technology CGPA: 8.26
Mumbai, India
2018 – 2022
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