Boopathy Gunalan
About Boopathy Gunalan
Boopathy Gunalan is a Senior DevOps Engineer at HSBC Global Banking and Markets, where he has worked since 2017. With over 15 years of experience in automation, configuration management, and server provisioning, he has held various roles in notable companies across the UK.
Work at HSBC
Boopathy Gunalan has been employed at HSBC Global Banking and Markets as a Senior DevOps Engineer since 2017. In this role, he focuses on automation and deployment processes within the organization. His experience includes working with investment banks and blue-chip companies, contributing to the efficiency of development and operational processes.
Previous Employment History
Before joining HSBC, Boopathy Gunalan held several positions in various organizations. He worked at Royal Bank of Scotland as a Configuration and Release Manager in 2008 for 10 months. He also served as a Release Manager at BT Global Services for 3 months in 2009. His tenure at Direct Line Group as a DevOps Engineer lasted from 2013 to 2017. Additionally, he worked at Royal Bank of Scotland Business as a Configuration, Build and Deployment Manager from 2010 to 2013, and at Unisys as a Configuration, Build and Deployment Analyst from 1998 to 2006.
Education and Expertise
Boopathy Gunalan earned a Bachelor's degree in Computer Software Engineering from the University of Madras, where he studied from 1991 to 1995. He has over 15 years of experience in automation of builds and deployments, configuration management, and environment configuration. He is also a Certified Kubernetes Application Developer, certified by the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF).
Technical Skills and Proficiencies
Boopathy Gunalan is proficient in automation of microservices build and deployment using Jenkins pipelines on the AWS platform. He has experience in environment provisioning and management of servers in both AWS Cloud and on-premises data centers. His skills include Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and CloudFormation, as well as automation of server management using DevOps tools like Ansible Tower and Puppet.
DevOps Practices and Methodologies
Boopathy Gunalan has extensive experience in scripting and automation of builds and deployment across various environments, from development to production. He is familiar with the full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) using Agile (SCRUM) methodology. His responsibilities include creating and owning Configuration Management (CM) Plans and Procedures, producing CM reports, and conducting CM audits to ensure compliance with standards.