Dhananjay Patil
Senior SRE / Infra Architect
Mumbai
Summary
- IT Infrastructure & DevOps Strategist with 14+ years of experience in IT Infrastructure Management, Cloud Computing, DevOps, Data Security, and Big Data Analytics in the banking sector.
- Currently an Infrastructure Manager / SRE, specializing in DevOps, UNIX, Storage, Backup, Control-M, Kubernetes, Azure, and Shell Scripting with expertise in system optimization, security, and compliance for AB-InBev.
- Proven expertise in DC and DevOps transformations, leading CI/CD pipeline implementations, cloud architecture, security policies, and automation solutions.
- Hands-on experience in cloud design and enterprise security, utilizing CloudFormation, Auto Scaling Groups, and Infrastructure Automation.
- Strong leadership in delivery management, driving process optimization, operational efficiency, and seamless IT transformations.
- Versatile problem-solver and communicator, excelling in stakeholder management, strategic decision-making, and high-performance team leadership.
Overview
2025
2025
years of professional experience
3
3
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Certifications
Work History
Senior Site Reliability Engineer Service Delivery
Ab-Inbev
Bangalore
1 2021 - Current
- Administering large-scale infrastructure refreshes, modernization, and cloud integration.
- Optimizing network traffic and capacity for improved performance and scalability.
- Implementing and managing Azure Release Pipelines, Azure Virtual Networking, Azure DevOps, and Azure Kubernetes Services (AKS).
- Designing hybrid cloud architectures for seamless on-premises and Azure cloud integration.
- Installing and managing Docker, Docker Hub, and Kubernetes for containerized workloads.
- Writing Dockerfiles, building Docker images, and orchestrating deployments with Kubernetes.
- Managing Incident, Problem, Configuration, and Change Management for cloud services.
- Ensuring maximum uptime for on-premises and Azure-hosted Windows & Linux servers, networking devices, and ERP/CRM systems.
- Leading IBM mainframe migrations to IBM Power Systems (P9 & P10).
- Migrating AIX workloads to Skytap/IBM Cloud and RHEL 7 workloads to Azure.
- Providing DevOps automation solutions tailored to business needs.
- Automating configuration management and deployment using Ansible and Terraform.
- Implementing CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, Azure DevOps, and Kubernetes.
- Deploying and managing Kubernetes clusters for efficient microservices orchestration.
- Implementing infrastructure as code (IaC) using Terraform for cloud automation.
- Implementing security hardening and vulnerability mitigation for 100% compliance.
- Managing Azure cloud security policies and conducting security audits.
- Leading data archival solutions to optimize storage and retrieval.
- Overseeing capacity planning, resource optimization, and performance tuning for Azure.
- Monitoring Azure cloud platforms for performance, availability, and uptime.
- Expertise in HP Storage, Dell DataDomain, and Cisco SAN switches.
- Deep knowledge of IBM Power Systems (pSeries).
- Strong understanding of Skytap, Azure, Oracle, and SQL databases.
- Skilled in ITIL processes, ServiceNow integration with Datadog, and IT operations management.
- Experienced in Ansible scripting, Terraform, and automation tools for infrastructure automation.
- Expertise in Jenkins for automating build, test, and deployment processes.
- Understanding of IT industry trends, enterprise standards, and application modernization strategies.
- Hands-on experience with SAP and integration technologies such as MuleSoft.
- Proficient in hyperconverged infrastructure, containers, and software-defined networking (SDN).
- Expertise in Oracle, Acropolis, VMware NSX, and Azure technologies.
- Strong understanding of load balancing, disaster recovery (DR), and high availability (HA) concepts.
- Proven track record of handling multiple projects simultaneously with excellent communication and presentation skills.
Senior Consultant-Devops
Capgemini India Pvt. Ltd.
MUMBAI
12.2016 - 11.2020
- Provided DevOps support, ensuring cloud infrastructure security, automation, and resilience against cyber threats.
- Deployed and managed CI/CD pipelines, Kubernetes clusters, and containerized applications for scalable operations.
- Led automated deployments using configuration management tools like Ansible, Puppet, and Chef.
- Optimized cloud costs, balanced RHEL & Oracle licenses, and automated infrastructure provisioning with Terraform.
- Implemented full-stack observability with Prometheus, Grafana, and other monitoring solutions.
- Administered Linux/AIX environments, automating patching, performance tuning, and infrastructure management.
- Deployed and managed Hadoop ecosystems, including HDFS, Kafka, Spark, and Hive.
- Configured HACMP clusters to ensure high availability and disaster recovery.
- Managed security incident response and compliance, mitigating threats using proactive monitoring.
- Developed IT infrastructure roadmaps, security policies, and capacity planning strategies.
Education
Diploma - Software Engineering
D.Y. Patil Institute
Mumbai 06.2006 - 06.2009
Skills
- Devops Technology
- Cloud Computing
- IT Operations/Governance
- CI/CD / Ansible / Terraform / Jenkins
- Data Center Management
- Disaster Recovery Management
- Incident Management
- Network Security
- Team Building
- Decision Making/Problem-solving
- Infra Aix/Linux/Storage/Control M / Networker
- Shell Script
- Oracle/SQL DB
- Vendor Management
Cloud-Tech
- Azure/ AWS
- Azure-Skytap
Notableaccomplishments
- AB-INBEV 2021 - Performer of the Year.
- AB-InBev 2022 - Top Innovator of the Year
- AB-INBEV 2023 - Extra-miller of the Year.
- AB-INBEV 2024 - Runner-up Performer of the Year.
- Honoured with 2 Center of Excellence Awards at Capgemini
- Felicitated with 1 Center of Excellence Awards at Atos
Devops-Tech
- CI/CD Pipeline
- Ansible
- Puppet
- Jenkins
- Kubernetes
- Prometheus
- Grafana
- Terraform
INFRA- TECH
- Aix (5.3 to 7.2) / Linux (6.10 to 9.5).
- Co-infra Back-up, Storage & Control M.
- Shell Scripting.
- Databases Oracle & SQL DB.
Personal Information
Date of Birth: 02/03/89
Projects
- Led SAP platform transformation from IBM AIX to Linux, ensuring seamless migration and performance optimization.
- Managed on-prem UNIX server migration to Azure, optimizing cloud performance and scalability.
- Led Data Center (DC) migration planning, design, and optimization.
- Designed and executed UNIX/Linux server cloud migrations, including IBM Cloud and Skytap POCs.
- Migrated 50+ IBM AIX servers and 100+ Linux servers to Azure-Skytap Cloud.
- Managed AIX-to-Linux conversions and cloud transitions to Azure.
- Optimized 200+ TB of storage and backup data for efficiency.
- Deployed Kubernetes clusters with Prometheus & Grafana to enhance monitoring solutions.
- Implemented CI/CD pipelines for automated software builds, testing, and deployments.
- Upgraded Power firmware for P7 and P8 servers and managed VIO migrations.
- Tuned HACMP cluster scripts to improve high availability configurations.
- Created Ambari clusters on RHEL 6.8 with HDP 2.4.
- Led SAN migration from Hitachi V10K to V250K.
Certification
Avaitrix
Timeline
Avaitrix
11-2024
Azure 900,700,104,305
10-2024
Senior Consultant-Devops
Capgemini India Pvt. Ltd.
12.2016 - 11.2020
Diploma - Software Engineering
D.Y. Patil Institute
06.2006 - 06.2009
Senior Site Reliability Engineer Service Delivery
Ab-Inbev
1 2021 - Current
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