Dileep Kandalam

About Dileep Kandalam

I specialize in automating workflows, optimizing CI/CD pipelines, and building scalable cloud infrastructures. My passion for enhancing system reliability and efficiency has driven me to continuously improve development processes and enhance collaboration between development and operations teams. Key Skills: CI/CD: Expertise in setting up and optimizing Jenkins, GitLab CI, and CircleCI for streamlined, automated pipelines. Cloud Platforms: Hands-on experience with AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud Platform (GCP). Containerization & Orchestration: Skilled in working with Docker, Kubernetes, and Helm for efficient application deployment and management. Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Experienced in creating and managing infrastructure using Terraform and CloudFormation. Monitoring & Logging: Proficient in using Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, and Splunk for monitoring, alerting, and troubleshooting. Version Control: Advanced knowledge of Git for source code management and collaboration. Collaboration Tools: Familiar with Jira, Confluence, and Slack for team communication and project management. I am passionate about streamlining operations, enhancing collaboration, and driving continuous improvement in system performance. My goal is to deliver reliable, scalable, and efficient infrastructure solutions to accelerate development workflows and enable teams to innovate at speed.

Experience

1. Devops Engineer

   Scimplify

   Jul 2022 — Present · Hyderabad, IN

   Efficiently manage code versions and track changes across multiple teams. • Streamlined branching and merging strategies to ensure clean code integration. • Collaborate with developers by utilizing pull requests and code reviews. • Integrate with CI/CD pipelines for automated testing and deployments. • Use GitHub Actions to automate workflows like build, test, and deployment tasks. • Managed code versions effectively using Git, ensuring smooth collaboration by handling branching, merging, and conflict resolution across development teams. • Created and managed feature branches, performed merges, and resolved conflicts to integrate changes from different developers while ensuring the stability of the main codebase. • Collaborated within GitHub workflows, actively participating in pull requests, performing code reviews, and following best practices for version control to maintain code quality. • Administer and troubleshoot Linux-based servers for application deployments. • Utilize command-line tools to manage files, processes, and permissions. • Create and manage Docker images to encapsulate applications and their dependencies. • Build and run containers for consistent environments across development, testing, and production. • Use Docker Compose to manage multi-container applications. • Automate the containerization process as part of CI/CD pipelines for quicker deployments. • Optimize Dockerfiles for efficient builds and minimized image sizes. • Manage containerized applications at scale with Kubernetes clusters. • Implement Kubernetes services, deployments, and pods for orchestration. • Monitor and troubleshoot Kubernetes clusters to ensure high availability. • Automate scaling and self-healing of applications using Kubernetes features. • Perform system monitoring, performance tuning, and logging with native tools. • Deploy applications and manage configurations on Linux servers.

Education

• Govt. Boys College,Chandragiri

  Intermediate, Dairy Science

• Sri Venkateswara University

  Bachelor of Science - BS, Microbiology, General

• GOVT. Boys High School,Chandragiri

  SSC, General Studies