Pankaj Bhagwani

DevOps Engineer | Cloud Migration Expert | Infrastructure Automation

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About Me

DevOps Engineer & Cloud Migration Specialist

I'm a passionate DevOps Engineer with extensive experience in cloud infrastructure, automation, and system administration. Currently working at Times Internet Limited (Cricbuzz), I specialize in deployment automation, containerization, and monitoring solutions.


My expertise includes migrating large-scale applications from AliCloud to GCP, setting up comprehensive monitoring architectures, and automating deployment processes using tools like Ansible, Terraform, and Docker. I have hands-on experience with various cloud platforms and databases including Redis, MySQL, Cassandra, MongoDB, and Elasticsearch.


I hold multiple certifications including HashiCorp Terraform Associate, Microsoft Azure Fundamentals, and Red Hat Certified Specialist in Ansible Automation. I'm passionate about infrastructure automation, cloud technologies, and creating efficient deployment pipelines.

Professional Experience

Linux and DevOps Engineer
Times Internet Limited (Cricbuzz)
Oct 2018 – May 2021 | Bangalore, Karnataka, India
  • Deployment of applications/servers using Ansible on Development and Staging Environment
  • Assist developers with setting up their environments, and developing new Docker images, and POC
  • Work collaboratively with the software engineering team to deploy and operate systems
  • Troubleshoot and resolve issues in development, test and production environments
  • Build and maintain tools for deployment, monitoring, and operations
  • Automate Tasks for Windows, CentOS, Ubuntu and Mac OS
  • Configuration/Setup with container deployment of monitoring Environment using Grafana, Prometheus, Node Exporter and AlertManager
  • Monitor and control the performance and status of the network
DevOps Intern - Big Data & Hadoop
Coupling
2017 – 2018

A Python web application project for configuring Hadoop With Map Reduce.

  • Technology: Big Data - Hadoop, Docker, Ansible, RHEL 7, Python CGI
  • Servers: Apache, Nginx, Map Reduce
Cloud Computing Intern - Owncloud9
Cloud Computing Project
2017

A Python web application project involving all the learned technologies and methods to make a product suite comprising of SaaS, StaaS, CaaS, and PaaS.

  • Technologies: Docker, DevOps, RHEL 7, Python Programming with CGI, HTML5, CSS, Nginx

Technical Skills

Cloud Platforms

AWS Google Cloud Platform Alibaba Cloud Microsoft Azure

CI/CD & Automation

Ansible Terraform Terragrunt Jenkins GitHub Actions

Containerization

Docker Docker Compose Container Orchestration

Monitoring & Logging

Prometheus Grafana AlertManager Node Exporter Datadog Consul

Programming & Scripting

Python Shell Scripting Python CGI Git

Databases & Storage

MySQL MongoDB Redis Cassandra Elasticsearch

Operating Systems

RHEL 7 CentOS Ubuntu Windows Mac OS

Certifications

HashiCorp Terraform Associate Microsoft Azure Fundamentals Red Hat Ansible Automation Red Hat System Administrator

Key Projects

Migration from AliCloud to GCP

2021 – 2022

Led comprehensive cloud migration project, analyzing services and data stores, creating Target State Architecture (TSA), and executing smooth production cutover with zero downtime.

  • Migrated multiple database types: Redis, MySQL, Cassandra, MongoDB, Elasticsearch
  • Created detailed data migration and cutover plans
  • Handled production environment transitions efficiently
GCP Alibaba Cloud Terraform Terragrunt Jenkins Ansible Python

Comprehensive Monitoring Architecture

2018 – 2021

Configured and automated monitoring architecture for Dev, Staging, and Production environments with containerized tools and service discovery integration.

  • Containerized monitoring tools using Docker
  • Integrated Consul with Prometheus for service discovery
  • Automated deployment using Ansible playbooks
Grafana Prometheus AlertManager Consul Docker Ansible

SSH Keys Deployment Automation

2018 – 2021

Developed Ansible playbooks for automated SSH key deployment across multiple environments, ensuring secure and consistent access management.

  • Automated key deployment for Dev, Staging, and Production
  • Cross-platform support for CentOS and Ubuntu
  • Enhanced security and access management
Ansible CentOS Ubuntu SSH

Hadoop Big Data Platform

2017 – 2018

Built a Python web application for configuring Hadoop clusters with MapReduce capabilities, enabling efficient big data processing workflows.

  • Automated Hadoop cluster configuration
  • Integrated MapReduce job management
  • Web-based administration interface
Hadoop Python MapReduce Docker Apache Nginx

Latest Blog Posts

Coming Soon

Cloud Migration Best Practices: AliCloud to GCP

Lessons learned from migrating large-scale applications and databases across different cloud platforms.

Coming Soon

Monitoring at Scale with Prometheus and Grafana

Setting up comprehensive monitoring solutions for containerized applications and microservices.

Coming Soon

Infrastructure Automation with Ansible and Terraform

Building robust, scalable infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code principles and automation tools.

Get In Touch

I'm always interested in discussing new opportunities, collaborating on interesting projects, or sharing knowledge about DevOps and cloud technologies. Feel free to reach out!

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