Nikhil K Chavan

Work Experience

Jan 2023 - Present

Streamlined infrastructure provisioning, configuration management, and deployment processes through automation using Terraform, significantly reducing manual intervention and enhancing consistency.
Established and enforced Terraform best practices and coding standards, ensuring high code quality and maintainability.
Engineered and executed Kubernetes clusters on Google Cloud through Infrastructure as Code methodologies with Terraform, enhancing scalability.
Facilitated the migration of on-prem applications to Kubernetes with ArgoCD and GCP, ensuring seamless operational transitions.
Engaged in on-call rotations, deployments and delivering 24/7 support for critical infrastructure systems.
Leveraged GCP services, including Google Kubernetes Engine, VPC, Cloud SQL, and Cloud Run for dynamic application hosting.
Implemented configuration management practices using Chef and Ansible to streamline infrastructure processes.
Utilized Jenkins and GitHub Actions as CI/CD tools, enhancing deployment eficiency.

Jan 2022 - Jan 2023

Provided ongoing support and maintenance for an email promotion application, enhancing its performance, availability, and incident resolution capabilities.
Managed JFrog Artifactory to facilitate eficient artifact storage, retrieval, and version control.
Directed on-call response efforts for rapid troubleshooting and resolution of production issues, minimizing service interruptions
Collaborated across teams to spearhead automation and performance improvement initiatives, increasing application eficiency.
Implemented monitoring solutions utilizing Prometheus and Grafana for eective logging and system health tracking.
Implemented configuration management practices using Chef and Ansible to streamline infrastructure processes.
Utilized Git and SVN for streamlined version control practices.

Jul 2017 - Dec 2021

Administered and optimized Windows and Linux server environments, ensuring operational excellence and system health.
Oversaw server patch management with SCCM for Windows servers and executed manual updates for Linux systems to maintain security compliance.
Engineered CI/CD pipelines for internal applications, integrating Jenkins for automated builds and deployments
Monitored critical applications' health metrics, ensuring maximum uptime and performance standards.
Managed team shifts as a shift manager, effectively coordinating incident resolutions, change management, and service requests

Oct 2015 - Oct 2016

Managed and maintained Windows server environments, ensuring optimal system availability and performance.
Executed timely patching operations for Windows and Exchange servers through SCCM and WSUS, enhancing security and operational integrity.
Served as the primary contact for incident escalations, effectively resolving critical issues and ensuring swift resolutions.
Led shift operations, supervising incident management and service request processes for operational continuity.

Oct 2013 - Oct 2015

Administered Windows servers, VMware infrastructure, and Exchange servers, ensuring high availability and performance standards.
Directed monitoring and maintenance efforts, proactively identifying and resolving server and application performance issues.
Delivered troubleshooting support for Exchange Server performance challenges, focusing on OWA and email service optimization.