Nitish Vashishth
About Nitish Vashishth
Nitish Vashishth is a DevOps Lead currently working at Airtel in Gurugram, Haryana, India. He has a background in Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering and has previously worked as a Support Engineer at Tetra Information Services and UST, specializing in Linux Administration.
Current Role at Airtel
Nitish Vashishth serves as a DevOps Lead at Airtel, a position he has held since 2021. In this role, he is responsible for configuring and deploying applications within OpenShift environments. He also manages cloud infrastructure on AWS, focusing on services such as EC2, S3, and RDS, with an emphasis on backup solutions. His expertise extends to creating and maintaining fully automated CI/CD pipelines for code deployment using tools like Octopus Deploy and PowerShell.
Previous Experience at Tetra Information Services
Before joining Airtel, Nitish worked as a Support Engineer at Tetra Information Services Pvt. Ltd from 2014 to 2017. His role involved Linux Administration at L1/L2 levels, where he gained experience in troubleshooting and supporting various systems. This position was based in Delhi, India, and provided him with foundational skills in technical support and system management.
Experience at UST
Nitish also worked as a Support Engineer at UST from 2017 to 2019. During his two-year tenure in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, he continued to develop his skills in Linux Administration at L1/L2 levels. This experience contributed to his technical proficiency and prepared him for more advanced roles in DevOps.
Education and Expertise
Nitish Vashishth holds a Bachelor of Technology (BTech) degree in Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering from the Global Institute of Management and Emerging Technologies, where he studied from 2009 to 2013. His educational background supports his technical skills in DevOps, particularly in areas such as configuring security pipelines, automating tasks with Ansible, and developing monitoring solutions using Python and Grafana.
Technical Skills and Specializations
Nitish possesses a range of technical skills relevant to his role as a DevOps Lead. He is proficient in configuring Redis-Sentinel clusters to improve application performance and managing container environments using Docker and Kubernetes. His responsibilities also include resolving issues related to Pods and deployments, as well as actively monitoring services to ensure optimal performance.