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Sumanthiran Subramaniam

Infrastructure & DevOps Engineer
Butterworth,Pulau Pinang
Sumanthiran Subramaniam

Summary

A seasoned IT professional with over 17 years of experience in Intel Corporation, Penang, Malaysia. Currently serving as an Infrastructure and DevOps Engineer, responsible for the efficient planning, provisioning, installation/configuration, maintenance, and operations of client hardware and software infrastructure. Proven expertise in working closely with development and quality teams to derive infrastructure design requirements, build, test, and automate tools appropriate to the project. Previously served as an IT Infrastructure Engineer, managing a team providing 24x7 onsite IT support for manufacturing factories. Led multiple global projects, task forces, efficiency improvements, and continuous process improvements. Demonstrated experience in Windows Clients System Administration with intermediate exposure on Windows Servers, Active Directory, Domain Controllers, DNS, DHCP, IT Lab design, setup, and configuration. As an Automation Engineer, led defect-free manufacturing for Automatic Final Visual Inspection Modules and chaired workgroup forums to ensure new product engagement. As a Test Lead, developed master test plans, managed test resources, and coordinated test environment preparation. Earlier roles include System Engineer, Infrastructure System Analyst, and Test Engineer, providing enhanced support for the Station Controller software, leading support and administration for Windows server on Infrastructure, and functional testing of repaired Desktop/Server Motherboards. Throughout the career, demonstrated strong leadership skills, technical proficiency, and a commitment to efficiency and continuous improvement. Skilled in identifying opportunities and implementing solutions for increased automation, reliability, and velocity within the pipeline. Adept at problem management, project management, and leading task forces for virtual factories. Critical thinking DevOps Engineer with extensive understanding of high availability architecture and concepts. Purpose-driven professional with capacity to be strong team player plus work effectively independently.

Overview

18
years of professional experience
10
Certifications
4
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Intel Technology (M) Sdn. Bhd.

Infrastructure and DevOps Engineer
9 2023 - Current

Job overview

  • Technical Team Lead for Efficiency Project Deliverables
  • Ensures the efficient planning, provisioning, installation/configuration, maintenance, and/or operations of the Client hardware and software infrastructure required to build, validate, and release a wide variety of hardware and software products and projects
  • Works closely with development and quality teams to derive infrastructure design requirements, build, test, and automate tools appropriate to the project, and/or implements and maintains of those systems within the constraints imposed by Intel enterprise infrastructure (IT) and other governing bodies
  • Owns the end-to-end delivery pipeline, including source code management, versioning/tagging strategy, component build and packaging, test automation tooling, release staging, acceptance and/or indicators, required security and IP scans, any third-party conformance tools, artifact storage and distribution, and disaster-recovery planning
  • Identifies opportunities and implements solutions for increased automation, reliability, and/or velocity within the pipeline through implementation of robust infrastructure telemetry, KPIs, and indicators, and by monitoring and applying industry best-practices.

Intel Corporation

IT Infrastructure Engineer
02.2020 - 09.2023

Job overview

  • Domain Product Owner for Windows clients supporting Intel's Global Manufacturing factories
  • Managed the team which provides 24x7 Onsite IT support for manufacturing factories
  • Positive vLoop Process Manager for Change and Service Request Deliverables
  • Led multiple global Projects, Task Force, Efficiency Improvements and Continuous Process Improvements
  • Led Asia's first state of art chip manufacturing factory start-up and factory expansion for Client Computing Services
  • Led Virtual Factory Client Engineering team for delivering Quality Monthly Security Patches
  • Experienced in Windows Clients System Administration with intermediate exposure on Windows Servers, Active Directory, Domain Controllers, DNS, DHCP, IT Lab design, setup and configuration, etc.

Intel Corporation

Automation Engineer
02.2012 - 02.2020

Job overview

  • Technical Lead on Defect Free Manufacturing for Automatic Final Visual Inspection Modules
  • Lead Task Force for Virtual Factory
  • SEED for New Product Transfer and Integration for Virtual Factory
  • Project Management and Continuous Process Improvement
  • Vast experience in New Product Introduction Factory Start-up and Cross-site Product transfer and provide necessary training to another factory engineer
  • Problem Management Champion for Virtual Factory
  • Chair Work Group Forum to ensure New Product engagement; review and ratify test results and drive quality software releases across virtual factories.

Intel Corporation

Test Lead
12.2010 - 02.2012

Job overview

  • Develop Master Test Plan and manage Test resources
  • Initiate and Lead Test Case Definitions
  • Coordinate Test Environment Preparation and ensure readiness
  • Initiate and Lead Test Executions
  • Manage Defect Status and Closure during test execution; Manage Test Risk and Resolutions
  • Work with Project Lead in making decisions that affects Test Schedule or deliverables
  • Learn to Negotiate and identify win-win situation
  • Consolidate Test Results
  • Release out tests’ statistical indicators and analysis if possible
  • Facilitates meetings when communicating test results
  • Ensure that test success criteria are met and assess effectiveness of testing after implementation for continuous improvement.

Intel Corporation

System Engineer
07.2010 - 12.2010

Job overview

  • To provide enhance support for the Station Controller software under Intel’s Test & Assembly dept
  • Deploying New SC based on Change request
  • Need to prepare OED (Operation Execution Doc) and present at xCAB
  • CSI ULT (Unit Level Tracking) Data tracking
  • Troubleshooting SC issue with on-call support
  • Preparing Best Known Method document based on issues encounter.

Intel Corporation

Infrastructure System Analyst
11.2008 - 07.2010

Job overview

  • Lead Support and Administrator for Windows server on Infrastructure
  • Check and maintain the operability of all infrastructure servers
  • Perform the necessary backup routines via the server and backup storage systems
  • Perform hardware troubleshooting for all servers and storage backup
  • Responsible for troubleshooting all problems related to the operating system
  • Assisting in preparation of operations indicator on server health, and breakdown tickets
  • Responsible for performing audit on server equipment
  • Perform Business Recovery Plan/Disaster Recovery when needed
  • Supporting backup, restore and removed backup policy from the server
  • Support Infrastructure 1st level troubleshooting
  • Support on VM server upgrade, such as memory upgrade, disk space additional
  • Support on DNS request such as add, edit, remove etc.

Intel Corporation

Test Engineer
01.2007 - 11.2008

Job overview

  • Functional Test the repaired Desktop / Server Motherboards
  • Need to Install OS / Hot Swap OS build classified for test based on Motherboard type.

Skills

Problem Solving

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Certification

Data Analysis with Kibana, Elastic, December 2021, C64108

Honorsandawards

Honorsandawards
  • IT Divisional Recognition Award (DRA)
  • Factory Recognition Award (FRA)
  • MIT Quality Superstar Award
  • Best A3 Report
  • SAAR (Solid As A Rock) Award
  • Factory Recognition Award
  • IT Recognition Award

Organizations

Organizations
Emergency Response Team

Education

Anna University
India

Bachelor of Science from Information Technology
06.2001 - 04.2005

University Overview

Languages

English
Tamil

Timeline

IT Infrastructure Engineer
Intel Corporation
02.2020 - 09.2023
Automation Engineer
Intel Corporation
02.2012 - 02.2020
Test Lead
Intel Corporation
12.2010 - 02.2012
System Engineer
Intel Corporation
07.2010 - 12.2010
Infrastructure System Analyst
Intel Corporation
11.2008 - 07.2010
Test Engineer
Intel Corporation
01.2007 - 11.2008
Anna University
Bachelor of Science from Information Technology
06.2001 - 04.2005
Infrastructure and DevOps Engineer
Intel Technology (M) Sdn. Bhd.
9 2023 - Current
Sumanthiran SubramaniamInfrastructure & DevOps Engineer