Arun Ghanta

Seasoned DevOps and Platform Engineering Leader with 18+ Years in Financial ServicesA results-driven IT professional specializing in DevOps automation, cloud-native infrastructure, and secure enterprise systems, with a proven track record of driving efficiency, scalability, and resilience in high-stakes banking environments. Currently serving as an Analyst in Platform Engineering/DevOps at Toronto Dominion Bank (2017–Present), where I orchestrate automation pipelines using Ansible, Jenkins, and GitLab to streamline code versioning, testing, and deployment for critical banking applications. Key contributions include engineering secure identity management with Keycloak SSO and HashiCorp Vault, architecting scalable ecosystems with Tomcat, WildFly, Nginx, and OpenShift clusters, and enhancing observability via Zabbix, Splunk, and Apache Solr—resulting in improved operational stability and agile collaboration through Atlassian tools and Red Hat Satellite.Prior roles demonstrate progressive expertise:

• IT Analyst - DevOps, Scotia Bank (2015–2017): Automated deployments with Ansible playbooks and Jenkins CI/CD pipelines, reducing downtime and supporting ITIL-compliant change management for seamless feature integrations.
• Technology Specialist, Wells Fargo (2012–2015): Maintained Red Hat Linux servers for retail lending apps, performing security remediations, Tomcat/JBoss configurations, and server upgrades to ensure compliance and performance.
• Sr. Systems Engineer, Bank of America (2010–2012): Validated and integrated virtual servers during major acquisitions (Merrill Lynch/Countrywide), incorporating monitoring tools and standardizing builds for operational continuity.
• Asst. Systems Engineer, Tata Consultancy Services (2008–2009): Triaged outages and managed Gartner Research tools, delivering ITIL-aligned updates and knowledge base documentation to minimize disruptions.
• Technical Support Engineer, Dell International Services (2006–2008): Evolved from retail product support to Resolution Expert for XPS gaming systems and PowerEdge servers, excelling in escalations, troubleshooting, and client communication.

Core Expertise & Tools: Proficient in automation (Ansible, Terraform, Jenkins), containerization/orchestration (Docker, Red Hat OpenShift), monitoring/logging (Splunk, Zabbix, ELK, New Relic), infrastructure (AWS, Azure, VMWare, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, CentOS), security (HashiCorp Vault, PKI, SSO), and collaboration (Jira, Bitbucket, Confluence). Additional strengths in API gateways (Nginx Plus), repositories (Nexus OSS, GitLab), and search/distributed systems (Apache Solr, Zookeeper).Certifications: AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional.This career trajectory reflects a commitment to innovation in fintech, from hands-on support to strategic platform architecture, consistently delivering secure, high-performance solutions that support business growth and regulatory compliance.

I graduated from Osmania University, one of the reputed Universities in Southern Indian states, Telangana in the year 2008. Majors is computer applications and information systems.