Harshal Thaware
About Harshal Thaware
Harshal Thaware is a Site Reliability Engineer at Blueshift in Pune, India, with expertise in AWS services and infrastructure management. He has a strong background in telecommunications management and project management, supported by experience in cloud support and engineering roles.
Work at Blueshift
Harshal Thaware has been employed at Blueshift as a Site Reliability Engineer since 2021. In this role, he has implemented cost-effective infrastructure solutions on AWS, transitioning from on-premise setups to cloud-based environments. He maintains two AWS sites that host over 10 microservices, ensuring a service level agreement (SLA) of 99.99% across the US and EU regions. His responsibilities include managing and troubleshooting databases such as Scylla and Cassandra, and utilizing Hashicorp tools like Nomad, Consul, and Terraform for infrastructure management.
Education and Expertise
Harshal Thaware holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) in Telecommunications Management from the MIT School of Technology Management, which he completed from 2016 to 2018. He further pursued a Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Information Technology Project Management at Bharati Vidyapeeth from 2021 to 2023. His foundational education includes a Bachelor's Degree in Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering from the University of Pune, completed from 2012 to 2016.
Professional Experience
Before joining Blueshift, Harshal Thaware worked at Cornerstone OnDemand in various capacities. He served as a Junior Cloud Support Engineer from 2018 to 2020 and then as a Cloud Infrastructure Engineer from 2020 to 2021. His early career included an internship at Tech Mahindra in 2017, where he gained initial exposure to the technology sector. This diverse experience has contributed to his technical skills and understanding of cloud infrastructure.
Technical Skills
Harshal Thaware has developed technical skills in various AWS services, including ECS, S3, Elasticache, and Elasticsearch. He is proficient in using monitoring tools such as Datadog, Grafana, and Cloudwatch for infrastructure oversight. Additionally, he creates automation scripts using Ansible, Python, and Shell, enhancing efficiency in infrastructure management. His expertise also includes strong collaboration skills, enabling effective teamwork with software developers, UI-UX designers, QA professionals, and product teams.