Siva Kumar Kappala

About Siva Kumar Kappala

Linux Systems Engineer with expertise in RHEL, cloud infrastructure, and automation. Skilled in leveraging cloud solutions to enhance system performance, scalability, and reliability.Proficient in Python for automating tasks and streamlining operations, and in Ansible for configuration management and automating system administration tasks at scale. Experienced in CI/CD pipelines, utilizing Jenkins and GitLab CI to enable seamless software development and deployment.Expertise includes system monitoring, performance tuning, and disaster recovery planning. Security and compliance remain top priorities, with a strong focus on implementing industry best practices to safeguard systems and ensure regulatory adherence.Committed to cross-functional collaboration and continuous learning to develop efficient, secure, and scalable systems.

Experience

1. Linux Systems Engineer

   Aditi Llc

   Jan 2019 — Present · Baltimore, MD, US

   Managing Linux Servers such as DHCP, DNS, Proxy, Firewall (iptables), Web Servers, Databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL), Backups, Monitoring, Security, Documentation, VPN (OpenVPN), LDAP (OpenLDAP), and Virtualization to ensure performance, reliability, and security.Troubleshooting issues with deployed servers and performing new deployments from scratch, requiring a solid understanding of inter-service dependencies, filesystems, processes, network stacks, and protocols.Automating tasks using Python and Shell scripting, along with Ansible for configuration management, to streamline system administration and automate server builds, software installations, and configurations.Implementing Ansible for infrastructure management, building and maintaining infrastructure for applications, and automating server management across multiple environments, ensuring consistency and scalability.Deploying Web, NFS, and Database Servers using Ansible to automate configuration, ensuring systems are deployed quickly and consistently.Managing multiple nodes in various environments, utilizing Ansible Tower to centrally manage inventories and configurations.Maintaining server, storage, network, and security infrastructure to support high-availability and performance.Monitoring and managing logs on Linux/UNIX servers, identifying and addressing potential issues proactively.Designing and implementing cloud-based infrastructure in AWS, utilizing services like EC2, Route 53, S3, VPC, IAM, CloudWatch, and CloudFormation to ensure scalability and reliability.Configuring AWS IAM and Security Groups for secure subnets within VPC to control access and network traffic.Building fault-tolerant infrastructures with Auto Scaling and Elastic Load Balancer for high availability.Creating secure infrastructure within AWS VPC for the Software team, adhering to best practices for network security.

Education

• Valparaiso University

  Master of Science - MS, Information Technology

  2015 — 2016

• Osmania University

  Bachelor's degree, Computer Science

  2006 — 2009

Skills

• Software Installation
• Amazon Web Services (Aws)
• Software Project Management
• Servers
• Project Management Software
• Ant
• IT Automation
• Python
• Scrum
• Ansible
• Cloud Development
• Microsoft Azure
• Red Hat Linux
• System Administration
• Vmware
• Agile Project Management
• Apache
• Microsoft Office
• Computer Security
• Sabsa
• Linux
• Object-Oriented Programming (Oop)
• Nagios
• Computer Networking
• Maven
• Rhel
• Jboss Application Server
• Java
• Network Administration
• Json
• Git
• Cloud Computing
• Bash
• Front-End Development
• Vmware Esx
• Agile Methodologies
• Network Security
• Technical Support
• Tomcat
• Ubuntu