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Srikanth Nadella

Ashburn

Summary

  • 12+ years of specialized experience in Software Configuration Management (SCM), CI/CD pipeline development, and enterprise build/release management across Agile and Waterfall methodologies with comprehensive understanding of SDLC and application lifecycle management
  • Extensive experience managing release environments across AWS cloud services (EC2, S3, ELB, RDS) using CloudFormation templates for consistent deployment infrastructure, with expertise in Nexus repository configuration for build artifact storage and SonarQube integration for automated quality gates in release pipelines
  • Extensive experience managing release environments across AWS cloud services (EC2, S3, ELB, RDS) using CloudFormation templates for consistent deployment infrastructure, with expertise in Nexus repository configuration for build artifact storage and SonarQube integration for automated quality gates in release pipelines

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience

Work History

Lead Release Engineer

S&P Global Inc
Arlington
03.2020 - Current
  • CI/CD Pipeline Architecture & Development: Designed and implemented enterprise CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitLab, and Azure DevOps with custom build.yml files, integrating automated testing (JUnit) and code quality tools (SonarQube, Fortify, WhiteSource) for comprehensive application lifecycle management
  • Azure DevOps & Build Infrastructure: Created and expanded Azure DevOps YAML pipeline templates supporting Java applications and new technologies, built custom agent pools from scratch using Amazon Linux images with Docker containers, and automated agent provisioning using user data scripts for scalable build infrastructure
  • Kubernetes & Container Orchestration: Orchestrated containerized deployments using Docker, Kubernetes (EKS), and Helm charts, creating custom k8s.yml manifest files for CI/CD integration and implementing canary/blue-green deployment strategies for zero-downtime releases
  • Infrastructure Automation & Agent Management: Established build agent pools with automated software installation via Dockerfiles, configured self-hosted agents with user data scripts, and maintained scalable build infrastructure, supporting multiple development teams and deployment environments.
  • Source Code Management & Migration: Led Bitbucket to GitLab migration initiatives, established branching strategies, and code review workflows, and onboarded applications to Azure DevOps with comprehensive pipeline configurations across development, staging, and production environments.
  • Application Security & Compliance: Conducted comprehensive AppSec scans using Fortify, WhiteSource, and SonarQube, established automated security gates within CI/CD pipelines, and collaborated with development teams to troubleshoot deployment failures and resolve infrastructure issues

Release Manager

Centraprise Corp
EDISON
02.2015 - 02.2020
  • Enterprise Release Management & Cross-Team Coordination: Served as sole Release Engineer coordinating production deployments across multiple teams (AppDev, CMS, Mobile App), facilitating release planning meetings with stakeholders, product owners, and QA teams to ensure zero-dependency deployments and manage off-hours production implementations
  • SCM Migration & Repository Management: Led comprehensive source code management migrations from SVN to Git and Bitbucket to GitHub, designed Git/Stash repository structures with access control strategies, created custom branching strategies, resolved merge conflicts, and implemented custom Git hooks for workflow automation
  • Jenkins CI/CD Infrastructure & Integration: Configured and maintained Jenkins continuous integration servers for all Git repositories, integrated Atlassian Stash with Jenkins for automated build triggers, and implemented Stash, SonarQube, and Jenkins integration for comprehensive code quality analysis and automated deployment pipelines.
  • AWS Cloud Infrastructure & Artifact Management: Built and managed AWS infrastructure including EC2 instances, RDS databases, VPCs, security groups, auto-scaling, and load balancers, configured Nexus Sonatype for Maven repository management and security scanning, and performed Linux system administration with patch management
  • Release Process Optimization & Quality Assurance: Established standardized build and release procedures across development, staging, and production environments, conducted release impact assessments with delivery teams, and implemented automated quality gates ensuring fast, reliable, and compliant software deployments
  • Platform Migrations & Multi-Technology Support: Successfully executed major platform upgrades, including Adobe CQ5 to AEM 6 migration and application server migration from JBoss to TomEE, while coordinating complex deployments across Content Management Systems, web applications, and mobile app platforms, with minimal business disruption.

Release Engineer

Centraprise Corp
EDISON
09.2014 - 01.2015
  • Release Environment Management & Pipeline Development: Established comprehensive release environments (Development, Test, Pre-production, Production) with automated deployment pipelines using Jenkins and SVN, ensuring continuous delivery across all stages while maintaining build file configurations (pom.xml, build.xml) for dependency management
  • Release Planning & Cross-Team Coordination: Collaborated with Development Team Leads and QA teams to establish build schedules, created product release cycles spanning Development through Production environments, and facilitated client meetings to review RAID log status and release readiness assessments
  • Change & Configuration Management: Implemented IBM RTC (Rational Team Concert) for comprehensive change and configuration management, managed daily RAID (Risks, Actions, Issues, Decisions) tracking, and developed Software Release Management procedures with standardized workflow processes
  • Release Infrastructure & Automation: Deployed Infrastructure as Code solutions using Chef for configuration management and system automation, utilized cloud management tools like Puppet, and maintained portal configurations while troubleshooting deployment failures across environments
  • SCM Administration & Release Process Development: Implemented Subversion branching and merging strategies for Java source code releases, provided team training on release management tools, and established configuration management plans with comprehensive release management procedures and workflow documentation

Release Engineer

Centraprise Corp
EDISON
03.2014 - 09.2014
  • Build Infrastructure & CI/CD Automation: Designed and maintained enterprise build infrastructure using Jenkins with Gradle/Maven automation, integrated Git, repository managers, and SonarQube for continuous integration, and managed artifact lifecycle from development through production environments
  • Release Management & Cross-Team Coordination: Coordinated software and database releases across development, QA, and production environments, collaborated with multiple departments to resolve build dependencies, and provided release status updates to product teams for deployment readiness decisions
  • SCM Administration & Team Enablement: Managed source version control systems, including branching/tagging strategies, provided training and documentation to engineering teams on build and release processes, and established comprehensive release methodologies supporting development, QA, and production workflows.

Technical Business Manager

SHALLYA INTERNATIONAL LLC
Littlerock
12.2013 - 02.2014
  • Systems Administration & Infrastructure Management: Maintained and upgraded inventory control software, computer networks, and point-of-sale systems, ensuring smooth daily operations and resolving hardware/software issues across all business platforms
  • Vendor Relations & Business Development: Collaborated with vendors to introduce new products and services, identified business expansion opportunities, and developed strategic partnerships to enhance customer offerings and drive revenue growth
  • Operations Leadership & Financial Management: Prepared cost-effective estimates using PSI management software, provided technical consultative support to sales teams, reviewed pricing accuracy, and oversaw daily operations while setting employee goals to improve sales and customer satisfaction

Programmer Analyst

TEK ALLIANZ
02.2012 - 11.2013
  • Application Development & Architecture: Analyzed requirements and specifications to develop Windows applications with user-friendly interfaces for physician document retrieval and processing, created comprehensive UML diagrams (class, activity, sequence) using MS Visio for system design documentation
  • Full-Stack .NET Development: Built ASP.NET applications using Master Pages, Themes, and custom user controls for consistent UI/UX, implemented server controls and client-side validations, and developed Windows Forms using C# events and delegates with extensive data controls (GridView, Repeaters, DataLists)
  • UI/UX Design & Deployment: Integrated third-party tools (Lead Tools) for enhanced user interface functionality, implemented comprehensive client-side validation for data integrity, and utilized ClickOnce deployment for self-updating applications with minimal user interaction requirements

Education

Master’s in engineering management -

International Technological University
San Jose, CA
12.2011

Bachelor’s in Computer Science -

JNTU University
Hyderabad, India
05.2008

Skills

  • MS Office
  • MS Outlook
  • Water Fall
  • Agile Models
  • Windows
  • LINUX
  • UNIX
  • JBOSS
  • Apache TomEE
  • EC2
  • VPC
  • IAM
  • Cloud Formation
  • EBS
  • S3
  • ELB
  • SQS
  • SNS
  • SWF
  • Docker
  • Kubernetes
  • Jenkins
  • GitLab
  • Ansible

Projects

ESI Project (Express Script), MO, Generated reports from Company’s large Database and created entity relationship between the tables. Marketing Strategy for Lindsay Phillips LLC, CA, Developed a marketing plan for Lindsay Phillips Company to improve their Overseas Business Strategy.

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Lead Release Engineer

S&P Global Inc
03.2020 - Current

Release Manager

Centraprise Corp
02.2015 - 02.2020

Release Engineer

Centraprise Corp
09.2014 - 01.2015

Release Engineer

Centraprise Corp
03.2014 - 09.2014

Technical Business Manager

SHALLYA INTERNATIONAL LLC
12.2013 - 02.2014

Programmer Analyst

TEK ALLIANZ
02.2012 - 11.2013

Master’s in engineering management -

International Technological University

Bachelor’s in Computer Science -

JNTU University

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