Howdy!, I am Vinay Sandela 
A seasoned and results-driven DevOps resource with 13 years of professional experience, which includes 7 impactful years driving digital transformation and operational excellence at HCA Healthcare.
My passion lies in bridging the gap between development and operations by implementing robust, scalable, and secure CI/CD pipelines, automating everything possible, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
I leverage a comprehensive set of modern DevOps and security tools to ensure end-to-end velocity and quality -
- Cloud Infrastructure: Deep expertise in Azure and GCP for infrastructure-as-code (IaC), leveraging tools like Terraform to manage high-availability systems.
- CI/CD & Automation: Proven track record of designing and optimizing CI/CD workflows using GitHub, Azure DevOps, Jenkins to reducing deployment time
- Artifact & Supply Chain: Managing binary and dependency security using JFrog Artifactory, and implementing vulnerability scanning with Sonatype Nexus Repository Manager and Sonatype Nexus IQ - Firewall and Lifecycle.
- Monitoring & Observability: Ensuring system reliability and performance using Dynatrace for full-stack monitoring, APM, and alerting.
- Project & Flow Management: Enhancing team efficiency and transparency with Azure Boards(ADO), Atlassian Jira (agile workflows), Atlassian Confluence (documentation), GitHub Projects and LinearB (engineering intelligence/DORA metrics tracking).
- Containerization: Proficient in local development and production readiness using Docker Desktop and container best practices.
- Security & Compliance: Developed automated quality gates leveraging Checkmarx and Sonatype Nexus IQ, embedding security checks to maintain strict adherence to HIPAA, PII and standards.