Benny Rajan

Red Hat Certified OpenShift Engineer with 4+ years of experience in managing OpenShift 4.x & 4.20 and Kubernetes platforms in enterprise environments. Skilled in cluster administration, troubleshooting, CI/CD automation, and cloud-native deployments across AWS, Azure, and GCP. Experienced in IBM CP4I and DataPower, with strong expertise in DevOps practices, infrastructure automation, and production support.

Proven ability to optimize deployment pipelines, improve system reliability, and maintain high availability in critical environments.

Openshift Engineer - National stock Exchange (NSEIT), Now(Nusummit)

(2025-03)

Project Title: Middleware | Client: Indianbank

• Managed and administered Red Hat OpenShift 4.x & 4.20 clusters across Production, DR, and UAT environments
• Performed cluster lifecycle management including patching, scaling, node management, and version upgrades with minimal/no downtime
• Troubleshot issues related to OpenShift and kubernetes operators, storage, networking, and application deployments
• Coordinated with Red Hat and IBM support teams to resolve critical production and platform issues
• Managed OpenShift and Kubernetes with cicd platform supporting 110+ microservices, ensuring stability and scalability
• Planned and executed GitLab and Nexus upgrades, including backup, validation, and rollback strategies
• Deployed and managed IBM Cloud Pak for Integration (CP4I) components including API Connect (APIC), App Connect (ACE/IIB), and DataPower Gateway
• Designed and implemented CI/CD pipelines using GitLab CI for containerized applications
• Monitored cluster health and performance using Prometheus, Grafana, and Alertmanager, ensuring high availability
• Prepared operational documentation and standard procedures for OpenShift, Kubernetes and CP4I administration

DevOps Engineer - Movate Technologies (Formerly known as CSS corp)

(2024-01 - 2025-03)

Project: Venture Backed

• Designed and implemented CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, Nexus, and Azure DevOps, reducing deployment time by 40%
• Automated infrastructure provisioning using Terraform, ensuring consistent and scalable Azure environments
• Built and managed Docker images and deployed applications using OpenShift and AKS
• Integrated automated testing, monitoring, and rollback mechanisms to improve deployment reliability
• Implemented monitoring solutions using Prometheus and Grafana for real-time system health tracking
• Collaborated with development teams to standardize build, release, and deployment processes
• Managed multi-environment deployments (dev, staging, production) ensuring smooth release cycles
• Troubleshot CI/CD pipeline failures, container issues, and infrastructure-related incidents in production
• Contributed to improving security practices by integrating validation and access control mechanisms

Cloud DevOps Engineer - Movate Technologies (Formerly known as CSS corp)

(2022-06 - 2025-03)

Project: BSRO

• Provisioned and managed AWS infrastructure using Terraform across multiple environments
• Worked with AWS services including EC2, S3, Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB, VPC, SQS, and SNS
• Automated application deployments using CI/CD pipelines and Ansible
• Implemented monitoring and logging using Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, and AWS CloudWatch
• Designed disaster recovery strategies ensuring high availability and minimal downtime
• Optimized application performance using AWS Global Accelerator and caching techniques
• Managed event-driven architectures using EventBridge and messaging systems
• Supported migration of legacy applications to AWS, improving performance and scalability
• Performed log analysis and debugging using ELK stack to resolve production issues
• Worked with AWS EKS, Kubernetes, and CloudFormation to provision, manage, and automate scalable cloud infrastructure and containerized applications
• Maintained infrastructure reliability by proactively identifying and fixing system bottlenecks

Operations trainee + Cloud Devops Engineer - Movate Technologies (Formerly known as CSS corp)

(2022-05 - 2023-06)

Project: Unilever

• Worked as a DevOps Engineer specializing in Openshift, Kubernetes and CI/CD pipeline implementation, ensuring scalable deployments and reliable infrastructure
• Monitored applications and infrastructure using New Relic and Nagios to ensure system uptime
• Managed incidents and service requests using Jira, ensuring SLA compliance
• Performed root cause analysis and supported resolution of production issues
• Managed AWS access controls including IP whitelisting for secure environments
• Coordinated CAB changes and deployment activities across environments
• Handled priority incidents (P1–P4) ensuring minimal downtime and quick resolution
• Actively participated in production support activities, ensuring stability during high-impact incidents
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to resolve recurring issues and improve system performance
• Maintained operational documentation and supported knowledge sharing within the team

MS Information Technology - Computer Science - Madras University (2024)