Hemanth Jakkoju
Development
CA, United States
Skills
Cloud Computing
About
Hemanth J.'s skills align with Consultants and Specialists (Information and Communication Technology). Hemanth also has skills associated with Programmers (Information and Communication Technology). Hemanth J. has 6 years of work experience.
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Work Experience
Security Engineer
July 2022 - Present
- * Provisioned AWS infrastructure using Terraform and deployed applications with Ansible. * Developed and maintained Ruby on Rails codebases for scalable web applications. * Managed AWS infrastructure with a focus on reliability, scalability, and cost-effectiveness. * Developed use cases and stories for system development and deployment. * Demonstrated proficiency in cloud architecture, design, and automation across AWS. * Extensive expertise in software development, cloud computing, systems engineering, security, and networking. * Documented all relevant policies and procedures to uphold compliance standards and facilitate future system maintenance. * Collaborated closely with Developers and Engineers to enhance security measures and address existing code vulnerabilities, emphasizing stability, security, and simplicity. * Prioritized stability, security, and simplicity in collaborative efforts to improve security and resolve bugs in existing codebase. * Continuously reviewed and evaluated cloud security settings and configurations, implementing enhancements and suggesting appropriate security tools. * Applied proactive measures to enhance cloud security configurations, ensuring robust protection against emerging threats. * Proposed and implemented solutions to unify security policies across on-premises and hybrid Cloud environments, ensuring consistent security standards company-wide. * Defined, designed, and developed pipelines using Terraform deployments to streamline IAM procedures, optimizing efficiency and accuracy. * Spearheaded the implementation of CI/CD pipelines utilizing Jenkins, GitLab CI, and CircleCI, resulting in a X% reduction in software deployment time. * Led migration efforts to AWS/Azure/GCP, optimizing cloud resources and leveraging managed services for enhanced scalability and cost-efficiency. * Orchestrated containerized environments using Docker and Kubernetes, improving application deployment and management processes. * Automated infrastructure provisioning with Terraform and Ansible, minimizing manual errors and ensuring consistent deployment across environments. * Developed scripts in Bash and Python to automate routine tasks, increasing team productivity and efficiency. * Ensured all IAM systems adhered to audit requirements for regulatory compliance, meticulously maintaining records and documentation to support regulatory audits. * Demonstrated proficiency in AWS architecture and operations, with extensive experience across diverse technologies including operating systems, RDS, ECS, and EKS. * Proficient in deploying and managing Kafka and Amazon Managed Streaming for Apache Kafka (MSK) as a service, ensuring efficient data processing and seamless integration within the AWS ecosystem * Established and supported Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) best practices, optimizing development workflows and accelerating software delivery cycles. * Proven track record of effectively handling and processing large data sets, leveraging advanced techniques to extract actionable insights and drive informed decision-making. * Hands-on experience with Windows and Linux Operating Systems. * Track record of driving engineering solutions and fostering collaboration across teams. * Strong process improvement experience resulting in increased efficiency and cost savings. * Expertise in Infrastructure-as-Code principles and tools like Terraform and Ansible. * Managed projects with a focus on timely delivery and adherence to best practices. * Balanced security requirements with mission needs and ensured regulatory compliance. * Collaborated with teams to monitor and maintain secure cloud-hosted infrastructure. * Implemented automated orchestration and configuration management techniques. * Provided support for production systems and participated in incident response and disaster recovery efforts. * Utilized data platform technologies and collaborated closely with developers and SREs. * Actively participated in Agile Scrum processes and drove continuous learning. * Implemented containerization technologies and built developer tooling for productivity. * Assisted in building monitoring and observability pipelines for system health. * Provided consultation on performance optimization and scaling challenges. * Implemented security measures and automation for AWS environment deployment. * Experienced in Kubernetes environment setup and management on AWS. * Configured and maintained S3 buckets and managed PaaS and API gateway infrastructure. * Conducted troubleshooting and monitored application performance using various tools.
Security Engineer
Experian
January 2020 - July 2022
- * Orchestrated the design, implementation, and support of cloud-based infrastructure solutions, ensuring scalability, reliability, and security. * Developed Terraform templates to streamline the provisioning of AWS resources including EC2, ECS, EKS, S3, RDS, VPCs, subnets, security groups, and IAM policies, enabling efficient and consistent deployment. * Implemented a robust IAM key rotation strategy every 80 days within the Okta application to bolster security measures and mitigate potential threats. * Leveraged Mvision and Panaseer to diligently track and address alerts, ensuring prompt resolution and minimizing potential security vulnerabilities. * Installed and configured Deep Security and Rapid7 agents on all EC2 instances, fortifying the infrastructure against evolving threats and enhancing overall security posture. * Proactively blocked unsecured IPs to mitigate unauthorized access and safeguard sensitive data and resources. * Excel in vulnerability management, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards and securing highly regulated environments through meticulous monitoring and remediation efforts. * Proficient in communicating technical insights and proposing effective remediation strategies to clients and internal stakeholders, fostering collaborative relationships and achieving shared objectives. * Demonstrated expertise in crafting comprehensive documentation, reports, and briefings, showcasing strong technical writing skills and facilitating knowledge sharing across teams. * Skilled in configuring and troubleshooting scanning devices, with a focus on developing technical solutions to automate tasks and streamline operations. * Acted as a liaison between cross-functional teams, fostering collaboration and facilitating seamless communication to drive project success. * Proficient in vulnerability management tools such as Burp Suite Professional, Prisma, Aquasec, and Defender, ensuring comprehensive threat detection and mitigation. * Experienced in ITSM solutions including Jira and ServiceNow, adept at managing customer requests, meeting SLAs, and ensuring operational efficiency. * Implemented serverless technologies using AWS Lambda functions to automate tasks triggered by events in Amazon DynamoDB tables, S3 buckets, or HTTP requests, utilizing Terraform for seamless integration and management. * Designed and implemented AWS Transit Gateway (TGW) and VPC endpoints across multiple accounts, automated with Terraform to ensure efficient network architecture and connectivity. * Configured network firewalls for north-south traffic across multiple AWS accounts, ensuring robust security measures and compliance with organizational policies. * Designed and architected AWS Private Cloud subnets, security groups, and network access controls, optimizing AWS Elastic Load Balancing for enhanced application availability and performance. * Configured AWS VPC endpoints with Application Gateways, Security Groups, and flow logs for secure Route 53 DNS and web services, driving development of AWS Open APIs with a focus on security posture. * Managed user accounts and roles for dev, QA, and production teams, facilitating secure communication between resources using IAM. * Deployed applications to respective environments using Elastic Beanstalk and Elastic Container Service in AWS, ensuring seamless deployment and scalability. * Automated administrative tasks using Puppet and Ansible, creating modules and manifests to streamline operations across multiple servers. * Configured and maintained DNS systems in AWS using Route53, ensuring reliable and efficient domain name resolution. * Supported Development, Integration, Staging, and Production environments to host Java web services, ensuring consistency and reliability across environments. * Actively engaged in SSL certificate installation for external applications, enhancing security measures and ensuring secure data transmission. * Installed, configured, monitored, and supported Web and Application Servers on Ubuntu Linux environments, ensuring optimal performance and reliability. * Configured HAProxy load balancer to route traffic between application servers, optimizing performance and ensuring high availability. * Installed and configured Java JDK8 and Tomcat 8 for applications, ensuring compatibility and performance optimization. * Proficient in troubleshooting and performance tuning of various systems problems, including application, network, and hardware-related issues. * Utilized New Relic for application monitoring and Datadog for infrastructure monitoring, pushing logs to ELK for comprehensive metrics analysis. * Troubleshot network-related issues using Packet Capture utilities like tcpdump and Wireshark, ensuring prompt resolution and minimal downtime. * Developed scripts to monitor services using Nagios, New Relic, and Datadog tools, enhancing operational efficiency and facilitating proactive maintenance efforts.
Linux Administrator
Vsion Technology Inc
January 2014 - August 2015
- * Responsible for providing 24x7 System Administration support for Red Hat Linux 3.x, 4.x servers. * Responsible for performing and deploying patches for Linux and Application servers. * Used to perform Red Hat Linux Kernel Tuning. * Responsible for handling Compaq and Linux workstations and servers. * Disk and File system management through Solstice Disk Suite on Solaris. * Responsible for ensuring high system performance, tune-up kernel parameter, adding /removing /administering hosts, users, disks on DNS / NIS domain. * Responsible for installation and maintenance of Hardware and Software RAID on Digital & Sun Servers. * Handled installation and configuration of Oracle 7.x/ 8.x. * Responsible for installation and upgradation of patches and packages on RHEL 5/6 using RPM & YUM. * Troubleshooting Backup and Restore Problems Creation of LVMs on SAN using Linux utilities. * Involved in ensuring proper overall system performance, performed user management, system updates and disk & storage management.
Education
Campbellsville University
Master of Information Technology
Northwestern Polytechnical University
Master of computer science
