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Architecting infrastructure that just works.

I'm Vinoth Kumar — Lead DevOps & SRE with 20 years experience across IT Ops, SRE, Devops, AWS, Azure, VMware, Citrix & Security. I currently drive hybrid cloud infrastructure for a US Client (via Tech Mahindra), managing 4,000+ servers with 99.9%+ availability.

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Track record
Experience
Lead — DevOps & SRE
Tech Mahindra — Bengaluru· Client: Thomson Reuters (USA)
Dec 2016 — Present · 10 yrs
  • Manage globally 4,000+ servers across hybrid AWS, Azure & VMware infrastructure, sustaining 99.9%+ availability.
  • Lead P1/P2 incident response, RCA and Change Advisory Board (CAB) governance for business-critical platforms.
  • Built enterprise CI/CD on Jenkins, GitHub Actions & Azure DevOps with pipeline governance and automated rollback.
  • Own AWS (EC2, RDS, S3, IAM, CloudTrail) and Azure (VMs, VNets, Entra ID, Firewall) engineering, security & cost optimization.
  • Containerized workloads with Docker/ECS (EC2 & Fargate) and led VMware ESXi/vCenter migrations with Veeam-based DR.
IT Administrator
PVR Limited — Bengaluru
Jan 2016 — Aug 2016
  • Installed and administered HP ProLiant & Dell PowerEdge servers, including RAID configuration and firmware upgrades.
  • Managed VMware ESXi/vCenter environments — VM provisioning, snapshots and performance optimization.
  • Administered AD, GPOs and WSUS to enforce security policy and automate patching across 300+ endpoints.
  • Supported ERP and SQL Server 2008 environments, including backup, restore and routine maintenance.
Customer Service Engineer
Accel Frontline Ltd — Chennai
Aug 2014 — Sep 2015
  • Managed incidents via BMC Remedy (ITSM), ensuring SLA adherence and structured escalation.
  • Performed bare-metal builds on Dell/HP/IBM servers with RAID (1/5/10) and iDRAC/iLO configuration.
  • Installed and administered VMware ESXi on physical hosts; managed vCenter with HA, DRS and vMotion.
  • Delivered L2 Windows Server support, Active Directory administration and VDI/thin-client environments.
IT Support Engineer
Blue Chip Systems — Hosur
Oct 2010 — Jun 2014
  • Installed, configured and supported Windows/Linux systems (RHEL, CentOS, Ubuntu) and Windows Server with AD/GPOs.
  • Managed Active Directory domains — users, computers, OUs, security groups and Group Policy Objects.
  • Maintained and troubleshot LAN/WAN/Wi-Fi networks, switches and routers alongside the network team.
  • Delivered L3/L4 support, coordinating with customers, vendors and internal support teams.
Field Support Engineer
Hi-Tech Solutions — Hosur
Feb 2006 — Sep 2010
  • Rolled out and configured Windows client OS for enterprise desktop and laptop deployments across multiple sites.
  • Performed hardware diagnostics, replacements and warranty coordination for desktops, laptops and peripherals.
  • Managed Outlook/Outlook Express setup, mailbox backups and OST/PST recovery.
  • Installed and maintained printers, scanners, LAN cabling and network hardware.
Cross-functional
Platforms & expertise

Cloud Platforms

AWS (EC2, RDS, S3, VPC, Route 53, IAM) & Azure (VMs, VNets, Entra ID, AVD) — multi-cloud, IaaS/PaaS/SaaS.

Virtualization & Datacenter

VMware vSphere, ESXi, vCenter, vMotion, HA/DRS, Citrix XenApp, P2V/V2V & lift-and-shift migrations.

OS, Identity & Security

Windows Server (2003–2025), RHEL/Ubuntu, Active Directory, DNS/DHCP, GPOs, CyberArk PAM.

DevOps, IaC & Automation

Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, Terraform, ARM/CloudFormation, Bash/PowerShell scripting.

Containers & Kubernetes

Docker, AKS/EKS, Helm, Amazon ECS (EC2 & Fargate), ECR, Prometheus & Grafana monitoring.

IT Operations & SRE

ITIL, ServiceNow, BMC Remedy, Incident/Change/Release Management, SLO/SLA governance.

Monitoring, Backup & DR

Datadog, Nagios, CloudWatch, Veeam, SAN/NAS, disaster recovery planning.

Networking & Platform Security

VPN, ExpressRoute, Firewalls, ALB/NLB/F5, IAM/RBAC, Key Vault & Secrets Manager.

AI-Assisted Engineering

Claude, ChatGPT, GitHub Copilot & Gemini for scripting, architecture design and documentation.

Recognition
Awards @ Tech Mahindra
2024 — Best Team Award 2022 — ACE 2021 — Bravo Award 2021 — Pat on Back 2020 — ACE 2019 — Standing Ovation 2019 — Pat on Back 2018 — Pat on Back 2017 — Best Team Award Service Award — 5 Years
Credentials
Certifications & Education
2022

Azure Solutions Architect Expert

AZ-305

2022

Azure Administrator

AZ-104

2022

Azure Fundamentals

AZ-900

2020

AWS Solutions Architect

Associate certified

2016

MCP | MCSA

Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate

2012

Red Hat System Admin

Linux Learning Center

2005

Hardware & Networking

Hardnet IT Academy

2001 – 2004

Computer Technology

Thanthai Roever Institute of Polytechnic College

2001

SSLC

Fatima Matriculation Higher Secondary School

How I can help
Engagements

Cloud & Datacenter Migration

Planning and executing AWS/Azure/VMware migrations with minimal downtime.

SRE & Reliability Reviews

Incident response frameworks, RCA processes and SLO/SLA governance audits.

DevOps & CI/CD Enablement

Building Jenkins/GitHub Actions/Azure DevOps pipelines with automated rollback strategies.

ITSM & Incident Governance

ITIL-aligned Incident/Change/Release Management via ServiceNow & BMC Remedy, with CAB risk assessment and P1/P2 war-room leadership.

Cloud Cost Optimization

AWS/Azure FinOps — EC2 right-sizing, storage lifecycle policies, snapshot governance and resource tagging to cut cloud spend.

Container & Kubernetes Enablement

Docker, ECS (EC2 & Fargate), AKS/EKS rollout with autoscaling, rolling deployments and Prometheus/Grafana monitoring.

Let's build something reliable.

Open to DevOps/SRE leadership roles, cloud & infra consulting, and architecture engagements.

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