Rhythm Goyal

Rhythm Goyal

Leadership | Mentorship | FinOps | Technology | Security | Reliability | Devops | Automation | IT Operations | Agile

About Me

IMRhythm Goyal, an enthusiast in leadership and technology, with over 12+ years of experience in IT industry. My interests are in areas of Leadership, Mentorship, Technology, Innovation, FinOps, Reliability, Automation, Security (Offensive & Defensive), Operations (IT & Devop), Self Management and Individual Finance Management. Currently working as a Production Engineering Sr. Manager in a World’s Leading Font Company, leading Squads of Security Enggineering, Security Analyst, Site Reliabilty, Devops, Product Opperation and IT Operation.

In my free time I am either reading books or watching movies.

Interests
  • Leadership
  • Mentoring
  • Technology
  • FinOps
  • Innovation
  • Reliability
  • Automation
  • Security - Offensive & Defensive
  • Operations - IT ; Devops
  • Self Management
  • Individual Finance Management
Education
  • B.E. Electronics and Telecommunication, 2009

    Shri Ramdeobaba College of Engineering and Management, RTM Nagpur University

Skills

Project Managment

Scrum via Jira

FinOps

Certified

AWS Soultion Arch

Certified

MCSE Windows Server 2008

Certified

Automation

Ansible, Terraform, Packer

Docker
Scripting

shell, powershell,

CCNA
Office 365 Administration
Linux Administration

Redhat, Centos, Ubuntu

Database ( Intermediatory )

Mysql, MS-SQL, Mongo, Redis

Security Analysis and Engineering

Owasp Top10 (WebApp, API, CICD), Threat Model, WAF, EDR, SIEM, SSL, BurpSuite, Cloudflare, Tenable, SSO, MFA, IDP, Cisco Umbrella, ASA, IPS

Professional Journey

 
 
 
 
 
Production Engineering - Sr. Manager
Sep 2018 – Present India

Responsibilities include:

  • Leading and Driving Production Engineering
  • Leading and Driving Site Reliability
  • Leading and Driving DevOps
  • Leading and Driving Application Security and Cyber Security
  • Leading and Driving Automations in IT Operations and Deployments
  • Project Management
  • Team Building ; Hiring ; Training & Mentoring ( ICs and Managers )
  • (Ex) Defining IT Policies and Practices
  • (Ex) Enhancing IT Services
  • (Ex) Budget Planning - Capex ,Opex ; Cost Optimasation; Procurement - Softwares, High End Hardwares, Lease Lines, etc
  • (Ex) Asset Management ; Vendor Management ; Audit Compliance Mangement ;
  • (Ex) Global Network Administration ; DataCenter Mangement ;
 
 
 
 
 
Lead Consultant
May 2018 – Sep 2018 India
Lead Consultant - MSP to various US Based Clients
 
 
 
 
 
Assistant Consultant
Feb 2010 – May 2018 India

Responsibilities include:

  • Leading Offshore Delivery Center(ODC) Setup Team - Responsible for all ODC setup at all North India branches of TCS
    • Attending Client Meetings - Understanding & Gathering Technical and Security requirements
    • IT Infra Designing - Passive and Active
    • Procement & Delivery Mangment - Softwares, Hardwares, Leased Lines , etc
    • Enhancing security and reliability of existing ODCs
  • Leading Linux/Unix Admin Team - Responsible for administration and management of Linux/Unix infra for few major client projects at all North India branches of TCS as well as for TCS’s internal infra
    • Unix & Linux Administration ( Solaris, Centos, Ubuntu, RHEL )
    • Backup Administration & Management
  • Leading IT Operations Team - Responsible for IT Core Infra enablement, management and support.
    • Audit Compliance Mangement
    • Capex and Opex Planning
    • Software and License Management
    • Asset Management
    • DataCente Administration & Mangement
    • Network Administration
    • Windows Server ( AD, DNS, DHCP, EDR, etc ) & Desktop Administration
    • Deployment Administration & Management - OS, Softwares and Win Patches
    • Change Management ( ITIL Process )
    • IT Helpdesk Engg - L1, L2, L3 ( ITIL Process )
  • Project Management
    • Service Status Review, Analysis & Monthly Reporting
  • Team Management - Hiring ; Training & Mentoring