CURRICULAM VITAE

Ankur Garg Contact : +971501449286, +97142734730

Silicon Oasis, Dubai UAE. Email : ankur_garg21@live.com
Skype : ankur_garg21

Career Objective
Be a part of a team working on challenging projects in the field of IT & to capitalize on my strongest
ability to adapt, improvise & innovate in every working environment for every working situation.

Experience Summary: -
Total 9+ years of experience in IT Infrastructure Setup and maintenance. Comprehensive understanding
of Unix/Linux Server Administration. Having experience in IT communication and maintenance in multi-
platform environments and domains like: -
DevOps, Configuration Management, Agile, CI/CD, Microservices, AWS Cloud Support.
Unix/Linux, Virtualization, Databases, Networks, Desktops, Application Support.
IT Operations, NOC Monitoring, ITIL/ITSM Support.

Working Experience Current

Feb17 present with Propertyfinder FZ-LLC, Dubai as DevOps Engineer, Project: myCRM

Job Responsibilities: -
Managing Cloud Amazon/Ubuntu Linux infrastructure in production and staging environment.
Using AWS Services - EC2, S3, IAM, ELB, CloudWatch, CloudFront, Route53, RDS, ElasticCache,
Auto scaling, VPC, VPN.
Configuring Ansible-playbooks for auto deployment with Jenkins for Symfony-php app in prod
and stage environment.
Automating infrastructure through ansible-paybooks on Amazon Linux servers in prod/stage env.
Configuring ansible roles (Supervisord, Rabbitmq, Mysql, Jenkins, ELK, Newrelic, ssh_keys).
Configuring Kibana Elasticsearch/Filebeat setup for log analysis in prod and stage environment.
Configuring LAMP stack through ansible (mysql, php, apache, redis, memcached) in all env.
Configuring word press stack (php5-fpm, Nginx, varnish) in prod and stg env.
Configuring servers (Nat, FTP, Postfix, Solr, PHPmyadmin, PGAdmin, Plesk, Wordpress,
XHProf and XHGui for PHP).
Configure playbooks for Ruby on Rails API Deployment (Ruby, Unicorn, nodejs).
Administrating and configuring RDS Database MySql/Postgres and MongoDB cloud Atlas.
Configuring and managing messaging queuing system Rabbitmq in prod/stage/test env.
Doing server hardening using ssh keys and ssl cert and using security groups as firewall.
Configuring ssh tunnel from aws to office servers access for test environment.
Deploying corporate sites for myCRM clients and configuring wordpress backend pulgins.
Troubleshooting incident such as full disk, memory, Jenkins build error, network issues.
Implementing and managing monitoring applications for Servers, Microservices, Databases &
APM:- NewRelic, Cloudwatch, Google analytics, DataDog, Sensu, Grafana.
Managing multiple Crons running in production and troubleshooting related issue interacting with
PHP code and database with using htop for process management.
Implementing and managing docker using docker-compose in Dev environment.
Configuring Docker images using Dockerfile for each process and apps in Dev environment.
Installing and configuring CI Jenkins and configuring jobs for auto build in prod/stage/test env.
Doing automation jenkins using jenkins-jobs-builder and managing cron jobs trough jenkins.
Configuring and managing Jenkins master slave setup and using according to env.
Managing Jenkins plugins updates and users/permissions and daily basis build issues.
Configuring and managing S3 bucket backup using cloud tools such as s3cmd and aws cli.
Using Slack for internal communication and notification and using Slack bot for deploy also.
Doing code management using github for all projects/documents and following standards.
Using Pivotal tracker for task management and iteration planning.
Doing R&D to adapt technologies like:- DC/OS, ECS, Kafka, Zookeeper, Nomad, Graylog, Circleci
using Vagrant for testing.
Managing infrastructure using software's (Composer, PHPStorm, screen, atom, xterm).

Previous Experience
Sep15 Jan17 (1 Year 4 Months) with Intigral Middle East, Dubai as Consultant - Environment
Manager (DevOps Engineer), Project: Popcorn-Rockettv

Job Responsibilities: -
 Managing AWS Ubuntu cloud infrastructure for Java applications.
Supporting, monitoring and maintaining the applications in Dev/Stg/Prod environment.
Using Puppet Software configuring manifests for deployment app in dev/Stg/Prod environment.
Working in Agile development framework, Sprint Planning and Scrum Meeting.
Using AWS Services - EC2, RDS, VPC, VPN, CloudWatch, S3, IAM, ELB.
Configuring AWS Subnet, ACL, Security Group, Network Interface, SSH tunnel, DNS Mapping.
Configuring and managing AWS S3 buckets, users, policy, s3 bucket permissions.
Configure puppet manifests for Java Api stack (Java, nodejs, Tomcat, mysql, apache, haproxy).
Managing and configuring servers Puppet master/Agents (Mule ESB, PHP, FTP, Activemq).
Troubleshooting and managing incident such as full disk, memory leak in dev/stg/production.
Troubleshooting and managing Puppet manifests/modules, Ruby and shell script error.
Configure CI servers Teamcity /Bamboo in Dev/Stg env using puppet modules/manifests.
Configuring Mysql database servers and backups using Puppet manifests.
Configuring Amazon RDS MYSQL and configuring/managing Mysql users and privileges.
Using Mysql management tools, MySql workbench and toad mysql for RDS and local db.
Using Vagrant with OS Fedora on virtual box to build release from source code using node.js,
require.js angular.js, compass and gradle software.
Using AWS sdk and s3cmd software's to manage cloud infrastructure using CLI.
Writing manifests in Puppet Master for access management Users/Groups/SSH Login/Password.
Using web based Monitoring Tool New Relic for servers, Runscope for API.
Using Bitbucket Git repository and configure repo on local and remote using Source Tree.
Managing infrastructure Remotely doing SSH/SFTP to Cloud Server using Putty/FileZilla and for
s3 buckets using cloud berry tool.
Using Atlassian Software JIRA issue tracker, Confluence for documentation.
Managing mpx Video Management System users, promotion, feeds.
Doing cost management and analyzing AWS monthly cost and modifying resources accordingly.
Documenting/designing architecture using Visio for network/load balancer/deployment diagram.
Standardizing and organizing cloud infrastructure with following proper naming conventions.

Previous Experience
Oct11 Aug15 (3 Years 10 Months) with Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. (UAE) as Systems
Engineer, Onsite Project: Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (MSI) Abu Dhabi.

Off role TCS with Future Focus InfoTech FZE. (UAE), since from Oct11 May13

Job Responsibilities: -
Providing 24x7 NOC operation production support including web servers/applications,
escalations, monitoring, incident management & Availability reports based on ITIL Process.
Monitoring core banking applications/websites /processes and remotely managing issues such as
tomcat services on Unix/Linux servers.
Doing Proactive Monitoring entire ADIB IT Infrastructure critical parameters of the network,
server, database, application, security and ups using Tools HP OV/OMW, HP NNMi, HP BSM/OMI,
HP Sitescope, HP BPM, Arcsight and Emerson Liebert Nform, IVR Altitude UCS.
Monitoring for Merchant Acquiring Systems Transactions using application TSYS and manually
checking transaction on POS machines for application availability.
Administrating application monitoring enable/disabling/configuring in HP Sitescope.
Doing Incident Management using tools HP Service Manager 9 for tickets logging P1, P2 and P4.
Doing Reports ADIBOCC Issue/Alerts report, Dashboard applications & ATMs Availability Report
and Weekly/Monthly/Yearly basis Critical Availability Report.
Doing Escalations Analyzing 100 of Critical & Major alerts on daily basis and escalating issues to
senior Engineers and ITD Leads as necessary to meet required SLA.

Previous Experience
Oct10 Sep11 (11 Months) with Targus Technology Pvt. Ltd. as Resident Engineer for Linux,
Onsite Projects: Infosys-Airtel AODC Lab Gurgaon.

Job Responsibilities: - (Project: Infosys-Airtel AODC Lab)

Taking Care of Airtel DC (AODC Lab) Cisco Router, Switch, Firewall, HP Servers and Desktops.
Maintain HP ProLiant 180 G6 server with OS Linux RHEL 5.2 and Window Server 2008 & HP
Business Desktops with OS XP.
Maintaining HP DP Backup Server and Application Flares, Mapmyindia on Apache/Tomcat.
Taking daily basis incremental and weekly basis full Backup of Servers, Desktops and Databases
Oracle via tool HP Data Protector Manager.
Managing Backup Tapes in HP Storage Autoloader G2 placed in Data Center.
Managing HP Data Protector & Configuring Backup Policies & Backup Scheduling, Media Tape,
Client Management & Upgrade, Pool Management, Restore.
Troubleshoot Problems HP Data Protector PCI Error, Archive log Error & troubleshooting on
Oracle RMAN for Archive log, Redo log files.
 Implementing security policy using Cisco Firewall ACL & configuring ACL, VLANS on CISCO
Router, Switch and Firewall.
Patch Management & Upgrade online Linux Server on RHN.
Installing and configuring of Linux on Servers and Workstations and various open source
applications.
Managing user accounts, groups, hosts & Monitoring server health status and network.
Using Anritsu Simulator to run Mobile apps in test environment.

Previous Experience
Jun08 Sep10 (2 years 3 Months) with Tetra Information Services Pvt. Ltd. as Linux Trainee,
Onsite Project: NewsMart-Hindustan Times New Delhi.

Job Responsibilities: -
Providing support Newsmart application & website Hindustandainik on Linux, Solaris and
Windows production servers.
Monitoring of entire application services and data like news feeds & photos on EIDOS.
Daily basis restarting Newsmart application all services on Solaris.
Remotely managing Newsmart production servers Linux and Solaris.
Managing news feeds servers with satellite receivers of AFP, Reuters, Bloomberg etc.
Unlock user of application as per request.
Monitoring & Managing websites of Hindustan Times.
Provide quick resolution of user problems and making the daily report for the same.
Day-to-day activities of server and databases backup and recovery.
Technical documentation for enterprise resource administration and giving remote support over
telephone and email.
Coordinating and interfacing with outside vendors, end users, other department team members,
and service providers to resolve issues.

Educational Qualification
Msc. in Computer Science from Kurukshetra University. (Dec'12)
PGDCA-Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Application from Kurukshetra University. (Dec'09)
BA-Economics from Kurukshetra University. (Apr'08)
12th Haryana Board, Kurukshetra. (Mar'04)
10th Haryana Board, Kurukshetra. (Mar'02)

Technical Certifications & Professional Trainings

ITIL V3 Foundation 2011 Certified-02962368-01-RIAK accredited by APMG-international,
training from Multisoft Systems Pvt. Ltd. Noida (Dec'14)
RHCE (Red Hat Certified Engineer) RHEL6 (120-200-589) from SitesPower Training Institutes
Dubai . (Oct'14).
RHCSA (Red Hat Certified System Administrator) RHEL 6 (120-200-589) from Network Nuts
Pvt. Ltd. New Delhi. (Nov'12)
CCNSP (CMS Certified Networking Specialist Program) including trainings A+ PC Engineering, N+
Novell Networking, CCNA, MCSA XP+2003, RHEL 4 from CMS Computers Institute Ltd. New Delhi
(Aug'06 to Jul'07).

Personal Information
Marital Status : Married
Date of Birth : 21 Sep. 1986
Languages Known : Hindi & English
Driving License : India, UAE
Fathers Name : Prahalad Garg
Mothers Name : Shashi Garg
Permanent Address : 2222/14, Subash Mandi, Kurukshetra-136118 (Haryana, India).

Declaration: -
I hereby declare that the above information is totally authentic and to the best of my knowledge.

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