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Abhijith Balan

I worked as a DevOps engineer at TechBlue Software PVT LTD for 3 years. I used to be a Python and JavaScript developer for 4 years but switched career because I was fascinated towards DevOps. I am also a long time

Linux user and an open source contributor. Outside work, I like to deploy my own instances of applications such as mail servers, video conferencing applications, instant messengers and social media platforms. I love listening to Indian and western classical and folk music and occasionally attend such concerts. I also enjoy

reading and a casual game of chess. Learning a new language or getting to know about a different culture make me very happy. I like travelling to quite places to enjoy the beauty of nature.

  • Role

    DevOps Engineer

  • Years of Experience

    7 years

Skillsets

  • JavaScript
  • Python
  • Docker
  • Jenkins
  • Python
  • Pyramid
  • Flask
  • Coffeescript
  • Supabase
  • Apache Superset
  • Linux shell scripting
  • MongoDB
  • Opensearch
  • PostgreSQL
  • ReactJs

Professional Summary

7Years
  • Aug, 2019 - Feb, 20233 yr 6 months

    DevOps Engineer

    Techblue Software PVT LTD
  • Nov, 2015 - Aug, 20193 yr 9 months

    Senior Developer

    Digital Freedom Foundation

Applications & Tools Known

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    Python

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    Javascript

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    WordPress

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    PHP

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    MySQL

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    PostgreSQL

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    Postman

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    React

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    REST API

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    jQuery

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    CSS3 & CSS5

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    HTML5

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    MongoDB

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    Ajax

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    Apache

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    Slack

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    Jira

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    Trello

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    Git

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    Zoho

Work History

7Years

DevOps Engineer

Techblue Software PVT LTD
Aug, 2019 - Feb, 20233 yr 6 months
    Managed docker swarm clusters, created docker files, implemented CI/CD, developed chatbots, wrote web scrapers, automated tasks, customized applications

Senior Developer

Digital Freedom Foundation
Nov, 2015 - Aug, 20193 yr 9 months
    Developed REST APIs, handled project infrastructure, managed junior developers, promoted application, provided training

Major Projects

3Projects

Docker Swarm Environment with CI/CD

Techblue Software PVT LTD
Aug, 2019 - Present6 yr 2 months

    I containerized various in-house and third party applications built using Python, Java, JavaScript, Golang and CoffeeScript and deployed them in a docker swarm environment. I setup and managed QA, Staging and Production environment. We used Portainer to manage the containers. I also implemented CI/CD flow using Jenkins pipelines, webhooks in Portainer, Jenkins and GitLab and Sonarqube.

Video Conferencing using Jitsi

Techblue Software PVT LTD
Sep, 2020 - Present5 yr 1 month

    I setup and managed our dev and production instances of Jitsi - an open source video conferencing application based on WebRTC and XMPP. I also customized Jitsi to apply our branding and other UI/UX changes by maintaining patches.

GNUKhata

Digital Freedom Foundation
Nov, 2015 - Jul, 20193 yr 8 months

    GNUKhata is a Free and Open Source accounting application for users in India. I was involved in developing RESTful APIs using Python Pyramid and a web frontend using jQuery/HTML/CSS. Apart from development, I also containerized the project, handled its infra and conducted workshops to train end users.

Education

  • B. Tech. Electronics & Communication Engineering

    Nehru College of Engineering and Research Centre (2014)

Interests

  • Chess
  • Cricket
  • Listening Music
  • Books
  • Technology Research