Rakesh Krishnan

About Rakesh Krishnan

With a strong history of driving digital transformation across energy utilities andbanking sectors, I specialize in engineering enterprise-grade DevSecOps solutions,orchestrating complex release management processes, and leading enterprise transformationmodernization initiatives. At San Diego Gas & Electric, I\'ve implemented robust CI/CDpipelines using Azure DevOps and GitHub Enterprise, reducing deployment times by60% and increasing release frequency by 40% while maintaining rigorous securitystandards.My expertise spans the complete software delivery lifecycle, from designing scalabledevops solutions to implementing AI-powereddevelopment tools like GitHub Copilot that boosted developer productivity by 20%. I\'vesuccessfully managed monthly releases for 10-15 concurrent projects, orchestratedcritical production cutovers with zero downtime, and led a major legacy transformationproject migrating mainframe applications to SAP within a DevSecOps framework.I\'m passionate about leveraging cutting-edge technologies including containerization(Docker), infrastructure automation (Terraform), cloud platforms (AWS, Azure), and AI assisted development tools to drive operational excellence, enhance system reliability,and accelerate digital transformation within large enterprises.Technical expertise: Azure DevOps | GitHub Actions | GitHub Advanced Security | AWS |Azure | Terraform | Docker | Python | C#| JavaScript | PowerShell | Bash | Git | React |Mainframe Tech Stack | Agile/Scrum methodologies

Experience

1. Contractor

   San Diego Gas & Electric

   Dec 2016 — Present · San Diego, CA, US

   Designed and implemented enterprisewide CI/CD pipelines that reduced deployment time by 60% and increased deployment frequency by 40% across 20+ applications\"- Led the migration of 100+ applications from legacy SCM platforms to AzureDevOps & GitHub Enterprise, resulting in 30% improved developer collaboration and 25% faster code integration - Architected and deployed infrastructure as code (IaC) solutions using Terraform, reducing environmentprovisioning time from days to hours (85% improvement)- Implemented security scanning (SAST/DAST) within CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Advanced Security and CheckMarx, identifying and remediating 200+ potential vulnerabilities before productiondeployment - Designed and implemented a self-service portal for Azure DevOps and GitHub resource provisioning, reducing administrative overhead by 40% and enabling developers to create new repositories and pipelines 75% faster\"- Orchestrated monthly releases for 10-15 concurrent projects with 99.9% success rate, managing dependencies and conflicts across multiple teams - Led the enterprise-wide adoption of GitHub Copilot, creating comprehensive training materials and usage guidelines that resulted in 20% productivity improvement across development teamsOther activities include:1. Manage Monthly releases of 10-15 Projects.2. Schedule and Facilitate all Release Planning Meetings.3. Work with Multiple IT Projects to create and manage a detailed implementation / Cutover Plan4. Building and deploying pipelines and providing continuous integration and deployment capabilities for various applications within the company using Microsoft Azure Cloud services and Azure DevOps Platform & GitHub.5. Help application teams build and deploy using GitHub Copilot

Education

• Anna University Chennai

  Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Electronics and Instrumentation