Viraj Soni
About Viraj Soni
Viraj Soni is a DevOps Engineer currently working at Fannie Mae with extensive experience in cloud infrastructure, automation, and container management.
Current Role at Fannie Mae
Viraj Soni is currently serving as a DevOps Engineer at Fannie Mae. His role is based in Reston, Virginia, with a focus on remote operations. At Fannie Mae, he leverages his extensive DevOps skills to improve software development workflows, enhance infrastructure management, and ensure the smooth deployment of applications. Viraj's previous experience within Fannie Mae has provided him with a deep understanding of the company's infrastructure and operational needs.
Previous Experience at Amazon Web Services (AWS)
From 2022 to 2023, Viraj Soni worked at Amazon Web Services (AWS) as a Cloud Infrastructure Architect in Professional Services. Located in Ashburn, Virginia, he was involved in developing and implementing cloud infrastructure solutions for AWS clients. He utilized his expertise in AWS services to create reliable and scalable cloud environments, focusing on automation and continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines.
Educational Background
Viraj Soni holds a Master's degree in Computer Science from the New York Institute of Technology, where he studied from 2014 to 2016. Prior to that, he earned a Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) in Computer Science from Gujarat Technological University (GTU), studying from 2009 to 2013. His academic background laid a strong foundation for his expertise in software development, cloud computing, and infrastructure management.
Technical Skills and Expertise
Viraj Soni possesses extensive technical skills in DevOps and cloud computing, including managing Docker containers and Kubernetes clusters with OpenShift. He has implemented Continuous Delivery processes, building Docker Images and publishing them into a private repository, Nexus. Viraj has significant experience with AWS services, such as CodeBuild, CodeDeploy, CodePipeline, and CodeCommit, and has automated platform infrastructure using CloudFormation and Terraform. He also excels in Test Driven Development (TDD) and Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) using tools like Sauce Labs and Jenkins, and has strong scripting skills in Python, Ruby, and Bash.
Work History and Roles
Viraj Soni has an extensive work history with various roles in different companies. He previously worked at ASRC Federal as a Site Reliability Engineer in 2022 for six months. Before that, he was a DevOps Engineer at Convoke from 2021 to 2022. He has held multiple roles at Fannie Mae, including DevSecOps Engineer-InfoSec from 2020 to 2021 and DevOps Engineer from 2016 to 2020. Earlier in his career, he worked as a Java/J2EE Developer II at IT Souls from 2013 to 2014.