VIKRAM THANGAVEL

Experienced professional with a solid foundation in Electrical and Electronics Engineering (EEE), having studied and worked in the field for 6 years. Transitioned to IT with a strong focus on DevOps and AWS Cloud, amassing 3 years of hands-on experience. Self-taught in DevOps methodologies, demonstrating a commitment to continuous learning and professional development. Proficient in modern IT practices and AWS services, dedicated to leveraging engineering principles to enhance IT operations.

• Information & Cyber Security Awareness & Assessment in CSS Corp
• NSA Access Control and SPEUI Certificate
• License 0 GSD Deploy Delta DEC&RPM Certificate in Nokia
• Integrated Maintenance Expert certificate from NTTF Institute

• Development & Operations - Movate Technology (CSS Crop), Chennai, Provisioning the Kubernetes clusters and worked with K8S Manifest Files. Managing Kubernetes Cluster by using ArgoCD. Setup the Ingress resources to define the Path based Routing for Micro Service Applications, Provisioned Cloud Infrastructure using Amazon Web Services (AWS). Created Three-tier architecture in AWS utilizing services like EC2, S3, EFS, IAM, Load Balancer, Auto Scaling, VPC, Route 53, CloudFront, CloudWatch, and RDS. Implemented S3 buckets and S3 lifecycle management for data and logs. Added EBS and EFS as needed. Utilized Terraform for Infrastructure as Code (IAC) and automated build workflows., Proficient with Git for version control and GitHub for source code management. Implemented CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and ran jobs on slave machines using Master-Slave connections. Automated build processes with Apache Maven and Jenkins, managing project libraries, compiling, preparing WAR files, and deploying in Apache Tomcat, Proficient in writing Dockerfile to create Docker images for various applications, including Spring Boot applications. Skilled in configuring Docker images to efficiently run applications within containers, optimizing resource usage., Orchestrated Docker containers using Kubernetes, transitioning from a monolithic to a microservices architecture. Pods: Created YAML files to define Pod specifications, including containers, volumes, and metadata. Deployments: Developed Deployment manifest files to manage application replicas, rolling updates, and scaling.
• Telecom Infrastructure Development - General Telecom Service, Coimbatore, Project Coordination & monitoring progress v/s Targets of Zone & TSP. Building Capacity to deliver sites as per requirement by developing Vendors. Ensure material availability by coordinating with SCM., Coordination with Acquisition for handover of sites & resolving issues on hold sites by regular visit. Coordination with O&M for site handover., Safety Compliance Assurance by Physically visiting NB Sites and on Remote Site Audit. Ensure no accumulation of CWIP and material return to warehouse if RFAI not done within 21 days of material dispatch in case of upgrade., Comply to Handover process with O&M for a smooth RFAI - RFS flow. Ensuring Proper HOTO to be submitted by Acquisition team and TSP presence., Review of NB Acquisition team for Hold Sites resolution in Access, Authority and Public issues. Obtain necessary feedback from O&M prior to Upgrades that helps to improve the site performance.
• Telecom Operation & Maintenance - Indus Towers, Chennai, Knowledge of active and passive infrastructure management, Project Implementation; Financial Orientation-Cost. Consciousness, Active Field Services. Validation of OME and SME Preventive Maintenance and Bills. Knowledge in basic Electrical Engineering., Knowledge in DG sets, AC power management system, DC power management system, Battery backup system, HVAC, antenna & basics of GSM/CDMA technology.
• Telecom Energy Management - ACME Cleantech Solutions, Coimbatore, Coordinate with SCM for stocks, complete the installation and commissioning and completion of Projects. Similarly end to end project management for Safety projects like Tower Strengthening, Pole Strengthening, Tower Maintenance, Pole Maintenance, Critical Unsafe Site and Dismantling Projects of Hold/Lock sites., Formulate a deployment schedule in consultation with the management for the deployment, Payment, & New energy & safety projects implementation, Asset Optimization, Site Deficiency works, Special Projects, Vendor Management, Material Plan as per Roll out Projection, Participate in project planning and status., Ensure quality - Adherence of quality guidelines for implementation on the ground, ensure that vendors comply to quality guidelines. Coordinate with stakeholder functions and track their deliverables to enable the timely completion of the project.

• Tamil, First Language
• English, C1 Advanced