Anant Kumar

Anant Kumar is a highly experienced professional in the field of Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), DevOps, and Cloud Computing. He currently holds the position of Principal Engineer (SRE/DevOps/Platform) at Demandbase.12

Professional Background

Anant has over 12 years of experience in the tech industry, with expertise in various technologies including:

• Cloud platforms: AWS, GCP, Azure
• Containerization: Docker, Kubernetes
• Infrastructure as Code: Terraform, Ansible
• CI/CD tools: Jenkins, GitOps
• Monitoring: Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk
• Programming: Python, Bash

Career Progression

Throughout his career, Anant has held several key positions:

1. Principal Engineer (SRE/DevOps/Platform) at Demandbase (2021 - Present)
2. Senior Software Engineer-IV (DevOps/Platform) at Walmart Global Tech (2020 - 2021)
3. Lead Site Reliability Engineer at Lowe's India (2019 - 2020)
4. Senior Site Reliability Engineer at NextGen Healthcare (2017 - 2019)
5. Senior Cloud Support Engineer (SaaS) at SAP (2016 - 2017)
6. Production Support Engineer at BankBazaar.com (2014 - 2016)
7. Programmer Analyst at Cognizant Technology Solutions (2012 - 2014)2

Education and Certifications

Anant holds a Bachelor of Engineering (BE) degree in Electronics & Communication Engineering from Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra.1 He has also completed a course on Leading Teams from the University of Michigan.2

Additionally, Anant has earned numerous professional certifications, including:

• Prometheus Certified Associate
• Google Cloud Certified Professional Cloud DevOps Engineer
• Certified Kubernetes Administrator
• HashiCorp Certified Terraform Associate
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate
• Red Hat Certified System Administrator2

Personal Attributes

Anant is known for his simple thinking approach, hard work, and sincerity in all assignments. He maintains a "can-do" attitude towards challenges and consistently strives to achieve goals with his best efforts.12