Shahrukh Sheikh

Working as a IT Consultant for infrastructure, Openshift, Contanaried Applications and CI CD pipelines for applications.

• Deployed, Administered and managed production-grade OpenShift & Kubernetes clusters
ensuring scalability, availability, and security with the help of helm.
• Led end-to-end deployment of SAS Viya 4 on Kubernetes, OpenShift, and cloud platforms
(AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Implemented GitOps-based CI/CD pipelines for automated deployments using Jenkins,
Argo CD, Ansible, Terraform, and GitHub.
• Configured storage (ODF, NFS, Ceph) and integrated monitoring solutions (Prometheus,
Grafana, EFK) for application observability.
• Demonstrated understanding of AI model fundamentals, including model architectures,
training processes, and evaluation techniques.
• Designed and deployed multiple AWS services using Terraform, enabling fully automated
and consistent infrastructure provisioning.

• Worked as a Solution Engineer for STL, managing OpenShift clusters for mission-critical
applications.
• Managed MTN-Nigeria IPLMS and Airtel-India IPLMS operations, ensuring uptime and
performance.
• Deployed and maintained applications across cloud, Kubernetes, and OpenShift platforms.
• Conducted cluster upgrades, patching, and performance optimization activities.
• Automated day-to-day operational tasks with Ansible and shell scripting.
• Implemented backup & recovery strategies for containerized workloads.

• Deployed Kubernetes Cluster and deployed Nokia products on top of it.
• Worked with Nokia for Rakuten Mobile INC (Japan NPC operations).
• Responsible for monitoring VNF services, troubleshooting incidents, and ensuring 24/7
service availability.
• Conducted daily health checks on NPC VNF and Cisco Cloud OpenStack environments.
• Performed NPC deployments on Cisco Cloud using OpenStack.
• Collaborated with global teams to resolve system integration and performance issues.

• Performed drive test data analysis to troubleshoot call drop, handover, and quality issues.
• Analyzed KPI reports of 2G & 3G networks for performance tuning.
• Suggested optimization strategies such as cell planning, parameter tuning, and coverage
improvements.

• Conducted RF drive test analysis to evaluate network performance.
• Performed on-site physical optimizations including antenna tilt and azimuth adjustments.
• Provided reports on coverage gaps, interference issues, and network KPIs.