Prasad Joshi

About Prasad Joshi

A seasoned Site Reliability Engineer () cum with a with extensive experience in infrastructure, deployments, cloud platforms, databases, monitoring & alerting tools, ensuring the reliability, scalability, and performance of large-scale distributed systems. I possess hands-on expertise in deploying and scaling services on Kubernetes. I sit on the fence as a dedicated advocate for collaboration and cross-functional teamwork bridging gaps and foster cohesion among various stakeholders.My software development background enhances my effectiveness as an SRE, bridging the gap between development and operations & allows me to anticipate potential issues, streamline processes, and implement solutions that ensure robust, efficient, and scalable environments.Outside of work, I am a musician. I play an Indian drum \'Tabla\': & - Proficient in and container orchestration, leveraging Terraform for infrastructure as code, and deep knowledge of Linux systems- Experienced in monitoring & observability tools like the Prometheus stack, Sumo Logic, Datadog, and incident management with PagerDuty- Implemented different deployment strategies such as rolling update, canary, blue/green etc- Adept at working with microservices architectures, distributed systems, and network management, implementing Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) principles ensuring High Availability (HA) and Fault Tolerance (FT)- Focused on performance optimization, scalability, and memory optimization within Agile methodologies:Python, Java, Go, and Scala:Extensive experience with AWS, GCP etc:Skilled in managing MySQL, Oracle, and NoSQL databases:Cisco servers C3260, C3160) and storage solutions (CPS-SS-4RU):Previous product development experience in Java Stack using Spring, multi-threading, Hibernate, and designing RESTful APIs using Spring REST and Jersey.Proficient in API design & integration, as well as JVM tuning for optimal performance.

Experience

1. Sr Sre

   Forcepoint

   Aug 2024 — Present · Mumbai, IN

   Driving operational excellence and ensuring seamless performance & reliability within Forcepoint’s platform/product teams-Ensuring production readiness of various forcepoint applications covering architecture, monitoring/alerting, scalability, fault tolerance etc-Monitoring/alerting systems for high-traffic distributed environments, reducing alert fatigue improving the signal-to-noise ratio to proactively surface critical reliability risks-Authoring clear, concise, and actionable documentation including runbooks and product guides tostreamline onboarding, incident response, and daily operations-Collaborating with software engineering teams to diagnose and resolve production issues by debuggingmulti-language codebases and performing performance profiling across distributed systems-Efficiently handling massive traffic spikes and ensuring high availability and performance under load-Architecture of on-prem systems to AWS infra-Established BGP peering between an on-prem infra and AWS infra via Megaport.

Education

• Gurukula Kangri Vishwavidyalaya

  Bachelor's Degree, Statistics

• Savitribai Phule Pune University

  Master of Computer Applications (MCA)

Skills

• Java
• Web Services
• Scala
• Xml
• Hibernate
• Multithreading
• Cloud Computing
• Jms
• Spring
• Core Java
• Spring Framework
• Application Servers
• Scrum
• Ejb
• Requirements Analysis
• Web Servers
• Restful Architecture
• Architectural Design
• Sql
• Cloud Applications
• Product Development
• Software Development Life Cycle (Sdlc)
• Agile Methodologies
• Unix