Shishir Kumar
About Shishir Kumar
Shishir Kumar is a Senior System Engineer specializing in DevOps at Thomson Reuters in Bengaluru, India, with over 11 years of experience in Application and Production Support. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Computer and Information Sciences and is certified in ITIL processes.
Work at Thomson Reuters
Shishir Kumar has been employed at Thomson Reuters as a Senior System Engineer, specializing in DevOps Engineering, since 2013. He has accumulated over 11 years of experience in this role, based in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. His responsibilities include managing application and production support, as well as implementing DevOps practices within the organization.
Education and Expertise
Shishir Kumar holds a Bachelor of Engineering (BE) degree in Computer and Information Sciences from JSS Academy of Technical Education, affiliated with Visvesvaraya Technological University. He completed this program from 2008 to 2012. Prior to this, he achieved his Pre-University Certificate (PUC) at DAV Public School, Bokaro Steel City, and completed his SSLC at Guru Gobind Singh Public School, Bokaro Steel City.
Background
Before joining Thomson Reuters, Shishir Kumar worked as a Trainee Systems Engineer at Ascent Consulting Services Pvt Ltd for five months in 2013. His early career experience laid the foundation for his current role in DevOps Engineering, where he has developed a strong skill set in application support and system management.
Certifications and Skills
Shishir Kumar is certified in ITIL processes, with a focus on Incident Management, Release Management, and Change Management. He has over eight years of experience in Application and Production Support and is proficient in using Git for version control and Jenkins for build and deployment processes. He is currently exploring DevOps processes and managing CI/CD pipelines, utilizing ServiceNow for ticketing and Jira for bug tracking.