Architecting EdTech at scale | 5,00,000+ learners | 9 live platforms | Zero-downtime DevOps

As DevOps Team Lead at the Directorate of Learning & Development (DLD), I lead the team that builds, ships and runs SRMIST's core digital learning platforms.

🚀 PLATFORMS ARCHITECTED & DELIVERED

➤ SRM eLab — Real-time Automated Evaluation Programming Practice & Examination Tool | 4,24,000+ users

➤ SRM eLab Question Portal

➤ SRM eCurricula — Student & Faculty Portal (65,000+ users) + Course Entry Portal

➤ SRM DLD Website Portal | 34 versions released

➤ SRM Circuit — Digital Circuit Simulator Practice Tool

➤ SRM Verify Circuit — Digital Circuit Simulator Examination Tool

➤ SRM eSkill Practice Tool

➤ SRM eSkill Examination Tool

➤ SRM Scientific Programming Tool

⚙️ DEVOPS & INFRASTRUCTURE

➤ CI/CD pipelines with zero-downtime production deployments

➤ VMware ESXi 6.0–7.0 & Proxmox VE virtualization at institutional scale

➤ Nginx, Linux servers & network infrastructure for thousands of concurrent users

➤ Code reviews, architecture decisions & mentoring for the dev team

➤ Campus-wide ICT & TEL strategy aligned with NEP

🔬 RESEARCH & SUPERVISION

➤ Visual Cryptography & Image Security for medical and IoT image transmission

➤ Published in Scientific Reports (Q1) and PeerJ Computer Science (Q1)

➤ Postdoctoral research with King Faisal University, Saudi Arabia (remote)

➤ Recognized PhD Supervisor — guiding 2 scholars

🎓 FACULTY ENABLEMENT

➤ Trained faculty on eCurricula LMS and eSkill platforms

➤ National bootcamps on MERN, React, Node.js, AWS & CI/CD

🛠 React · Node.js · Express · MongoDB · MySQL · Ant Design · Nginx · Git · CI/CD · VMware ESXi · Proxmox · Linux · Debian · Typescript

• • • As Institute Level Academic Coordinator, Coordinating academic activities.

    • Supervise faculty and staff to ensure that they are fulfilling their responsibilities effectively and efficiently.

    • Conducting research, fieldwork, and investigations, and writing up reports.

    • Publishing research, attending conferences, delivering presentations, and networking with others in the field.

    • Provide support to students, including academic advising, career counseling, and other forms of guidance to help students achieve their academic and career goals

    • Developed Full-Stack Web Applications which processed, analyzed and rendered data visually.

    • Traveling to other universities or academic settings to participate in learning opportunities and gain experience.

    • Participating in committee, departmental, and faculty meetings.

    • Providing training and mentoring to teaching assistants and junior lecturers.

    • Reviewing methods and teaching materials and making recommendations for improvement.

    • Assisting with interviews and academic counselling sessions.

    • Assists the students in conducting research on the project topic, identifying relevant literature, and developing a comprehensive understanding of the project and provides technical support to students in the development and implementation of the project, including designing, building, and testing the project.

• • • Strategic planning and execution of all Information Communication technology (ICT) and Technology Enabled Learning (TEL) Curricula Tools across campuses, policy formulation and network deployments.

    • Virtualisation on VMWare platform, implementation of product launches, cross-functional operations and auditing.

    • Campus-wide Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) development, Human Resource (HR) Software and implementations. Developed Full-Stack Web Applications which processed, analyzed and rendered data visually.

    • Development of Technology Enabled Learning based Curricula, a software web application for Pedagogical learning strategies.

    • Conducting workshops to faculty members on effective instructional strategies, research-based best practices and a variety of assessment methods

    • Conducting workshops in the area of eLearning & Curricula Activities.

    • Developing and implementing the organization's IT and knowledge management strategy

    • Maintaining and enhancing the organization's technology infrastructure, including hardware, software, network systems, and databases

    • Manages IT projects, including the development and implementation of new systems, software, and applications

• • • Strategic planning and execution of all Information Communication technology (ICT) and Technology Enabled Learning (TEL) Curricula Tools across campuses, policy formulation and network deployments.

    • Virtualisation on VMWare platform, implementation of product launches, cross-functional operations and auditing.

    • Campus-wide Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) development, Human Resource (HR) Software and implementations. Developed Full-Stack Web Applications which processed, analyzed, and rendered data visually.

    • Development of Technology Enabled Learning based Curricula, a software web application for Pedagogical learning strategies.

    • Conducting workshops to faculty members on effective instructional strategies, research-based best practices and a variety of assessment methods

    • Managed time-sensitive updates, including content changes and database upgrades. Planned, wrote, and debugged web applications and software with complete accuracy.

    • Provides professional development opportunities to faculty members to enhance their teaching skills and promote innovative teaching practices. This may include workshops, training sessions, and coaching and mentoring programs.

    • Worked closely with students to identify and address their learning needs, providing support and guidance to help them achieve their academic goals

    • Engageed in research on teaching and learning, conducting studies to evaluate the effectiveness of current teaching strategies and identifying new approaches to improve student learning outcomes.

• • • Developed Full-Stack web applications which processed, analyzed, and rendered data visually.

    • Provides professional development opportunities to faculty members to enhance their teaching skills and promote innovative teaching practices. This may include workshops, training sessions, and coaching and mentoring programs.

    • Worked closely with students to identify and address their learning needs, providing support and guidance to help them achieve their academic goals

    • Engageed in research on teaching and learning, conducting studies to evaluate the effectiveness of current teaching strategies and identifying new approaches to improve student learning outcomes.

    • Managed time-sensitive updates, including content changes and database upgrades. Planned, wrote, and debugged web applications and software with complete accuracy.

    • Responsible for technical advisory to research teams

    • Provides all necessary support for users related to IT support services.

    • Update, sustain, and administer a high level of security for in-house security infrastructures.

    • Configure Windows and Linux host-based security as well as network security systems

• • • To build curriculum and labs in object oriented programming.

    • Work with local economic development efforts to identify initiatives and grow technology infrastructure within the local community, 

    • Establish industry relationships in support of student projects, and internship experiences, and engage in scholarly activities aligned with their professional goals. 

    • Primary teaching responsibilities for this position include all levels of core subjects in Computer Engineering

    • Development of projects related to C++ Programming Lab.

    • Create and Execute learning strategies and programs, implement various learning methods across campuses.

    • Provide environment to create rich, engaged learning and teaching experiences.

    • Design and development of Instructional Technology and Curricula for Outcome Based Education (OBE) for Engineering and Technology

    • Development of Technology Enabled Learning based Curricula, a software web application for Pedagogical learning strategies.

    • Conducting workshops to faculty members on effective instructional strategies, research-based best practices and a variety of assessment methods

• • • Researching and publishing papers & Presenting/ Solving research problems

    • Leading and directing research in a specific field

    • Conducted a comprehensive review of the existing literature on research topic to identify gaps in knowledge and opportunities

    • Identifying funding opportunities and writing grant proposals to secure funding for research projects and applied Major Research Projects to UGC Funding Agencies

    • Advance the knowledge and understanding in your field through original research, collaboration, and communication of your findings.

    • Completed a substantial piece of original research presented as a thesis

• • • Develop and implement innovative instructional methods.

    • Primary teaching responsibilities for this position include all levels of core subjects in Computer Engineering

    • Develop professional logistics to improvise student performance.

    • Evaluate, monitor and mentor student academic progress.

    • Assess, review and evaluate student activities and progress

    • Motivate teachers and students towards an efficient and enjoyable educational interaction.

    • Train students and teachers with recent technologies to develop web applications and apps.

    • Promote high class research in education, to create and develop synergy between the teachers and students.