Itsraj
RAJASEKHAR GUNDALA
+91-7095247394 | itsraj@outlook.com | Hyderabad, India
TECHNICAL SKILLS MATRIX
Domain | Core Technologies & Frameworks |
Observability | OpenTelemetry (OTel), VictoriaMetrics, ClickHouse, GreptimeDB, Grafana, Jaeger |
AIOps & ML | Ollama, Llama3, Private LLM Integration, AI-Driven Root Cause Analysis (RCA) |
IaC & GitOps | Pulumi (YAML), Terraform, GitHub Actions, Helm, GitOps Workflows |
Automation | Ansible (Windows & Linux), PowerShell, Bash, Python |
Security/Network | Cloudflare DNS, Caddy (SSL Automation), Smallstep CA (Private PKI), mTLS |
Development | Astro, Node.js, JavaScript/TypeScript, REST APIs |
Legacy Systems | Windows Server (2008-2022), IIS Tuning, Active Directory, SharePoint (2007-2016) |
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Strategic Observability Architect with 18+ years of experience in high-availability infrastructure. Specialist in building secure, self-healing monitoring ecosystems using GitHub as the single source of truth. Pioneer in Private AIOps, leveraging local LLMs (Ollama) to analyse telemetry without data egress. Expert in bridging the gap between legacy IIS/Windows environments and modern K8s microservices using OpenTelemetry, Ansible, and Pulumi YAML.KEY TECHNICAL PROJECT
Project: Self-Healing Private AIOps Dashboard
- The Solution: Developed an Astro (Node.js) dashboard that fetches real-time logs from ClickHouse and metrics from VictoriaMetrics.
- AI Integration: Integrated Ollama (Llama3) to provide automated root-cause analysis for system failures, keeping sensitive telemetry data local and secure.
- Remediation: Built a closed-loop system where AI-suggested fixes trigger Ansible playbooks via GitHub Actions to remediate IIS and Kubernetes issues.
- Security: Secured the entire pipeline with Smallstep CA (Private PKI) and Caddy for automated mTLS.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Wipro | Tools Consultant (Observability & AI Ops) | Nov 2025 – Present
- AI-Driven Infrastructure: Architected Ollama-based agents to analyze OTel traces, reducing manual triage time by 70%.
- GitOps Execution: Defined multi-cloud monitoring backends using Pulumi YAML, ensuring all infra changes are peer-reviewed in GitHub.
- Global Automation: Deployed OTel Collectors across hybrid fleets (Windows/Linux) using Ansible and GitHub Actions.
Foundever | Observability Architect | Jul 2021 – Nov 2025
- Modernization: Transitioned legacy monitoring to a unified OTel stack, scaling VictoriaMetrics to handle millions of active time-series.
- Zero-Trust PKI: Automated internal certificate lifecycles for telemetry data using Smallstep CA and Caddy.
- Custom Tooling: Built Node.js middleware to bridge GreptimeDB data with internal alerting systems.
Sykes Enterprises | Sr. Infrastructure & Monitoring Engineer | Jun 2013 – Jul 2021
- Configuration Management: Replaced manual Windows/IIS maintenance with automated Ansible roles, managing 500+ servers.
- Legacy Support: Optimized mission-critical IIS performance and automated Active Directory management via PowerShell.
Novozymes South Asia | Senior Engineer | Sep 2010 – Jun 2013
- SharePoint Expert: Led migrations from SharePoint 2007 to 2010 and specialized in IIS 7.x performance tuning.
- System Automation: Developed automated patching and monitoring scripts for the South Asia server farm.
CMC Limited | IT Engineer | Sep 2006 – Aug 2010
- Foundation: Managed Active Directory, DNS, and DMS (MOSS 2007) for enterprise clients.
- IIS Support: Provided foundational support for high-traffic web environments and document management systems.
EDUCATION
- M.Tech: Electrical Engineering (Control & Instrumentation) | MNNIT, Allahabad
- B.Tech: Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering | Acharya Nagarjuna University