Balaji K has over 10 years of experience in release management, deployment management, and configuration management. He is currently working as a Release & Deployment Manager for Nielsen NDX, a retail project, where he is leading the DevOps initiative including managing code in Bitbucket and implementing continuous integration in Jenkins. Previously he has worked on other projects for clients like Nielsen and A.P. Moller-Maersk. He is proficient with tools like Oracle, Java, Hudson, Jenkins, Hadoop, UNIX, and version control systems.

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BALAJI K balajiirk@gmail.com
Phone: +91-98423 96824
Education
Degree Specialization University/ Institution City Country
Year Of
Passing
Master Of
Technology
(M.Tech)
Communication
Engineering. VITUniversity-Vellore Vellore India 2009
Bachelorof
Engineering
Electronics&
Communication
Engineering.
LCR College of Engineering&
Technology -ThiruvallurDist. Chennai India 2005
Project
Degree M. Tech Academic Project
Project Performance EvaluationOf ScalableAd-hocNetworkByUsingDynamic
AddressRouting(DART)
Responsibilities Individual Project
Abstract The goal of thisprojectis to developascalable networklayerrouting
protocol formobile adhoc networks.While today'srouting protocols
performadequatelyinnetworksof dozens,perhapsevenhundredsof
nodes,theydonot scale tolarge networks.DynamicAddressRouting(DART)
addressesthisscalabilityproblembyseparatingthe addressof anode into
twoseparate numbers:a) a unique andstaticnode identifier,servingthe
same purpose as today'sIPaddressesandb) a dynamicroutingaddress,
whichindicatesthe node'scurrentpositioninthe networktopology. The
use of dynamicroutingaddressescreatesanopportunityforroute
aggregationwhichinthe case of DART,greatlyimprovesscalability.
Software / Platform NetworkSimulator2
Linux
Degree B.E AcademicProject
Project SpeechTransmissionthroughPowerLine
Responsibilities FeasibilityStudy,Analysis,Design, CollectingStatsfromall Region,
Documentation
Abstract The objective of thisprojectistotransmitvoice overthe electricpowerline.
It usesthe Phase LockedLoop(PLL) technique.The MajorAdvantagesare a)
communicate fromone locationtoanother withoutlayingadditionalcables,
b) Avoidsthe usage of unnecessarycommunicationdevicesc) Coversa
distance of 200 meters.
Software / Platform PLL and Hardware Project

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Operating Systems Windows98/XP/Vista/Win7,Linux
Programming
Languages & Database
C, SQL, .Net,SQLServer2005, SQL Server2000, Oracle,Java,
Hudson, Jenkins,Hadoop,UNIX.
System Design
Thoroughknowledge of RequirementsAnalysis,Design,
Development,TestingandDeployment.
Tools
Service Point, SMART,ProCat,Integrate Tool,Release Tool,Catalog
Builder,SVN,Remedy ,andFocal Point
Special Software
Ishare,Hudson, Putty,WinSCP 3, Smart CVS7, Microsoft Visual
Studio2007/2010, Oracle Data Integrator,Tortoise SVN,TIBCO
AMX Admin
Areas/Applications
Line of Business – Transportation & Retail
Line of Technology – Release, Deployment and Configuration Management.
Career Profile
The details of the various assignments that I have handled are listed here, in
chronological order.Since Dec’2009 in Tata ConsultancyServices
Experience Summary
AssociatedwithTATA ConsultancyServicesasI.T.Analyst - Tata ConsultancyServices,Chennai
(December2009 – till date) forthe past 6 yearsand1 monthwithin-depthknowledge andexperiencein
the following:
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Project : NielsenNDX(Retail Project)
Client : NielsenCompany
Duration : OCT 2015 – Present
Role : Release &DeploymentManager.
Platform : Oracle, Java,Hudson, Jenkins,Hadoop, UNIX
Tools : Service Point, Ishare,Hudson, Putty,WinSCP3, Smart CVS7, Microsoft Visual
Studio2007/2010, Oracle Data Integrator,Tortoise SVN,TIBCOAMXAdmin
Role Description:
 Leading the Devops(CI/CD) initiative in Project
Jenkins
- Create and execute build and deploy jobs in jenkins.
- Implement the continuous integration process in Jenkins
Code migration from SVN to BitBucket
- Define the migration strategy and prepare the SVN to BitBucket migration plan with
timelines for each milestone.
- Migrate the source code for each module from SVN to BitBucket QA environment.
Bitbucket - Code Management
- Define branching strategy (creation of Dev and Release branches) and code
management process.

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Integrate Bitbucket and Jenkins
- Configure and test the build and deploy jobs.
 Managing andLeadingthe OSD (OpenSource development)deploymentsinthe project.
 DeploymentManagementforall QA,UAT andPROD Deployments.
 ConfigurationManagementwhichincludesCreating&Configuringthe SVN Repository,
maintainingrevisionNumbers,resolvingconflicts,Locking,Branching,Merging,taking
repositorybackup&replication,Usercreation,managingimports&exports,etc..
 Reviewing&Preparingthe ImplementationPlanforall typesof Release (MR -Tollgate andLite),
ECR and Hot Fix Releases).
 SPOCfor Clientforthe Releasesonthe productionEnvironment.
 Coordinatingwithall the teamforthe Release activities.
 Managing the Scope Lock and RequirementgatheringforNDXReleases.
 Preparingdeploymentdocumentsandithasbeensharedwithall Stake Holders
 AttendingCABmeetingforthe approval of PRODdeployments
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Project : NielsenNSO(Retail Project)
Client : The NielsenCompany
Duration : Nov 2011 – Sep2015
Role : Release &DeploymentManager.
Platform : Oracle,Java,Hudson,
Tools : service Point, Ishare,Hudson, Putty,WinSCP3, Smart CVS7, Microsoft Visual
Studio2007/2010, Oracle Data Integrator,Tortoise SVN,TIBCOAMXAdmin
Role Description:
• Managingthe Scope Lock andRequirementgatheringforNSOReleases.
• Reviewing&Preparingthe ImplementationPlanforall typesof Release(MR -Tollgate and
Lite),ECRand Hot Fix Releases).
• SPOCforClientforthe Releasesonthe productionEnvironment.
• Coordinatingwithall the teamforthe Release activities.
• DeploymentManagementforall QA,UATand PROD Deployments.
• Preparingdeploymentdocumentsandithasbeensharedwithall Stake Holders
• AttendingCABmeetingforthe approval of PRODdeployments
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Project : CIS - Country Infrastructure Services(Transportation Project)
Client : A P MollerMaerskLine
Duration : Jan 2011 – Nov 2011
Role : Module Leader– Release ManagementTeam
Platform : SQL Server2005, SQL Server2000, .NET
Tools : SMART, ProCat,Integrate Tool,Release Tool,MicrosoftVisual Studio
2007/2010, CatalogBuilder,SVN,RemedyandFocal Point
Role Description
• Module Leader– Release ManagementTeam(Focal forIncidentmanagement,Problem
management&Change management,Decommission/Re-Commission,OSUpgrade and
MigrationProject,Knowledge Transitionsessionswiththe client)

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• Deploymentof Incident/PR/CRonthe Test,UAT, ProductionEnvironment.
• ServerMigrationforall the applicationfrom Windowsserver2000/2005 to Windows2008
server.
• DecommissionandRe-commissionof application.
• Database Backupand restore,CreatingJobonSQL DB Server.
• Installationandconfigurationof new applicationonnew server
• Repository/Source Code ManagementandVersionControl ManagementthroughSubversion.
• Creating&Configuringthe SVN Repository,maintainingrevisionNumbers,resolvingconflicts,
Locking,Branching,Merging,takingrepositorybackup&replication,Usercreation,managing
imports& exports,etc.
• On-site-Offshore coordination,Knowledge Transitionsessionswiththe client,Prepared
WeeklyStatusReports
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Project : CIS - Country Infrastructure Services(Transportation Project)
Client : A P MollerMaerskLine
Duration : April 2010 – Jan 2011
Role : Team Member– Release ManagementTeam
Platform : SQL Server2005, SQL Server2000, .NET
Tools : SMART, ProCat,Integrate Tool,Release Tool,MicrosoftVisual Studio
2007/2010, CatalogBuilder,SVN.AlsoRemedyandFocal Point
Role Description
• Deploymentof Incident/PR/CRon the Test,UAT, ProductionEnvironment.
• ConfigurationManagementwhichincludesCreating&Configuringthe SVN Repository,
maintainingrevisionNumbers,resolvingconflicts,Locking,Branching,Merging,taking
repositorybackup&replication,Usercreation,managingimports&exports,etc.
• ServerMigrationforall the applicationfromWindowsserver2000/2005 to Windows2008
server.
• DecommissionandRe-commissionof application.
• Database Backupand restore onSQL DB.
• Installationandconfigurationof new applicationonnew server.
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Training Conducted
Year Title Location Organized by
2010 IntroductiontoShippingDomain Gurgaon TCS
2010
SQL ServerBackup/Recovery
Techniques
Gurgaon TCS
2011 Configurationmanagement Gurgaon TCS
2011 Release Management Gurgaon TCS

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Training Attended
YEAR TITLE LOCATION ORGANISED BY
Jan-11 ASP.NET2005 - An Overview Delhi TCS
Jan-11
DomainKnowledgeTransition
Program
Delhi TCS
Jun-11 LOADRUNNER- An Overview Delhi TCS
Jun-11
ITIL KnowledgeTransitionProgram -
Process
Delhi TCS
Jun-11
Propel-TeamBuilding,Confluence,
FISH
Delhi TCS
Jan-12 ITIL V3 training Chennai TCS
Certification Details
Name of the Certification Issuing Authority
ITIL 2011 APMG International
Certificate inShippingDomain TCS BusinessDomainAcademy
FoundationCertificate inTravel andTransportation TCS BusinessDomainAcademy
Certificate inAirlinesIndustry TCS BusinessDomainAcademy
Certificate inShipping Domain- Advanced TCS BusinessDomainAcademy
Certificate inRetail Management TCS BusinessDomainAcademy
Certificate inAirlinesIndustry - Advanced TCS BusinessDomainAcademy
Personal Details
Date of Birth October29,1983
Sex Male
Nationality Indian
Marital Status Single
Date of Joining in TCS 21-Dec-2009
Designation I T Analyst
Location Chennai – India
Passport Details
PassportNo:K5032087
Date : 02-Aug-2012
Place Of Issue : Chennai
Validupto: 01-Aug-2022
National Identifier
Pan Card: ASHPB7455R
AadhaarNumber: 7371 9531 2709
AadhaarEnrolmentNumber:1055 / 57007/ 00091