Syed Faraz Umar
About Syed Faraz Umar
Syed Faraz Umar is a Senior Technical Lead specializing in DevOps at STL - Sterlite Technologies Limited, where he has worked since 2022. He has a background in technical roles at various companies, including EMC and Cisco, and holds a Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science.
Work at Sterlite Technologies
Syed Faraz Umar has been employed at Sterlite Technologies Limited (STL) since 2018. He initially served as Associate Manager - Lead DevOps Engineer for four years in Gurgaon, India, before advancing to the role of Senior Technical Lead (DevOps) in 2022. In his current position, he continues to work in Gurugram, Haryana, India. His responsibilities include overseeing DevOps practices and leading technical initiatives within the organization.
Previous Employment Experience
Prior to his tenure at STL, Syed Faraz Umar worked at several notable companies. He was a Technical Specialist at EMC from 2016 to 2017 in Bangalore. Following this, he served as an Escalation Engineer at Cisco for 11 months in Bengaluru, Karnataka, from 2017 to 2018. Additionally, he worked as a Server Virtualization Engineer at Aricent from 2012 to 2016 in Gurgaon, India.
Education and Expertise
Syed Faraz Umar completed his early education at St Dominic Savio College, achieving his 10th grade from 1995 to 2006. He then attended Career Convent College, where he studied Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics (PCM) and completed his 12th grade from 2006 to 2008. He earned a Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) in Computer Science from Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University, studying from 2008 to 2012.
Technical Skills and Contributions
Syed Faraz Umar possesses extensive technical skills in DevOps and software development. He has created APIs for application functions using Flask, ansible_runner, and mariadb python libraries. His expertise includes designing and implementing Kubernetes objects tailored to customer needs, developing demo environments using Ansible, Bash, and Python scripts, and implementing obfuscation scripts for Python code. He has also designed Helm charts for application deployment and provided automation process training to enhance team capabilities.