Hi, I’m
Nava Bar
Senior DevOps Tech Lead
Pedaya
Summary
Senior DevOps Tech lead with over 10 years of hands-on experience in designing, automating, and maintaining end-to-end CI/CD pipelines and cloud infrastructure. Expert in container orchestration (Kubernetes), configuration management (Ansible, Terraform), and monitoring (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK/OpenSearch). Extensive experience supporting both internal developers and external customers on-site—resolving technical issues, load challenges, and integration problems. Proven ability to collaborate with development, architecture, and product teams to deliver scalable, secure, and highly available systems.
Overview
2026
years of professional experience
3
Languages
Work History
Nova
Senior DevOps Tech Lead
04.2023 - Current
Job overview
- Developed and maintained CI/CD pipelines, deployment workflows, and monitoring processes using Azure DevOps and Jenkins.
- Developed pipelines for building, packaging, scanning, and publishing NPM, Java, Python, Docker, cargo and C# (NuGet) projects.
- Managed infrastructure configuration with Ansible, Docker, and Kubernetes on Linux & Windows agents.
- Built and scaled Kubernetes clusters in isolated environments, integrating Helm charts of MetalLB, Ceph, Grafana, Prometheus, OpenSearch, Kafka and associated operators.
- Automated end-to-end deployments (Dev → Prod) via Jenkins, Azure DevOps (Git + TFVC).
- Authored internal tools and scripts in Python, Perl, C# and Bash to streamline build, deploy, and monitoring tasks.
- Collaborated with cross-functional development teams to design solutions and deliver advanced Helm charts for Kubernetes workshops.
- Monitored system performance with Prometheus and Grafana, driving improvements in availability and response times.
- Introduced Black Duck vulnerability scans to enforce security and compliance.
- Led the creation of a centralized developer documentation portal, enhancing onboarding and self-service support.
AT&T
Senior DevOps
01.2017 - 01.2023
Job overview
- Architected and maintained full CI/CD DevOps pipelines for microservices on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS).
- Automated infrastructure provisioning with Terraform and ARM/Stratum templates.
- Developed and supported Helm charts, Docker images, and deployment pipelines.
- Designed a multi-data-center Cassandra NoSQL cluster with Kong API Gateway, including backup/restore automation and maintenance scripts.
- Deployed Neo4j in multi-region high-availability configurations.
- Packaged and provided various deployable services (Oracle/Postgress clients, migration tools).
- Supported all environment types (Production, Staging, E2E, Dev) with custom scripting (Bash, Perl, Python).
- Liaised directly with PMs, developers, architects, and peers to align DevOps practices with business goals.
Jinni
DevOps & Professional Customer Support Engineer
01.2014 - 01.2016
Job overview
- Provided 24/7 technical support for external customers via Zendesk; handled incident triage and resolution.
- Managed back-office Linux servers, MySQL databases, and JBoss/Wildfly application servers.
- Integrated and tested customer API endpoints (REST/SOAP).
- Created automated installation, upgrade, and configuration kits using Jenkins, Jira, and SVN.
- Authored Statements of Work (SOW) and Methods of Procedure (MOP) for customer engagements.
- Developed monitoring and log-collection tools in JavaScript, Perl, and Bash for internal and commercial use.
- Supported QA environment servers, wrote automation scripts, and maintained high service availability.
Comverse Technology, Inc.
Tier 4 Support Engineer
01.2012 - 01.2014
Job overview
- Delivered expert-level troubleshooting across HA clusters (Veritas/Sun Cluster), OS (Solaris/Linux/Unix), networking (Wireshark), databases (Oracle), and application layers (OSS/BSS).
- Collaborated with R&D, system architects, QA, and product managers to diagnose and resolve critical production incidents.
Comverse Technology, Inc.
Tier 3.5 Customer Support Engineer
01.2004 - 01.2012
Job overview
- Provided remote support for mission-critical voicemail and telecom servers (live and pre-live).
- Centralized major issue resolution, led patch/change deployments, and delivered team training.
- Developed Shell/Perl scripts to automate deployments and simplify on-call procedures.
Comverse Technology, Inc.
QA Team Lead
2001 - 01.2004
Job overview
- Managed a 5-member testing team for web servers, Linux/Windows/Unix servers, and load balancing.
- Developed automated installation and patch kits (InstallShield, JavaScript, Perl, Bash).
- Conducted penetration, functional, and benchmarking tests, and tracked defects in ClearQuest.
- Coordinated test cycles, kickoff meetings, and design reviews with integrators, developers, and project managers.
Education
Bar IlanTel Aviv, Israel
Bachelor of Science from Mathematics and Computer Science
01-2021
Skills
Quality improvement initiatives
Analytical problem-solving
Effective multitasking
Independent drive
Responsive to evolving challenges
Team collaboration
DevOps methodologies
Timeline
Senior DevOps Tech Lead
Nova
04.2023 - Current
Senior DevOps
AT&T
01.2017 - 01.2023
DevOps & Professional Customer Support Engineer
Jinni
01.2014 - 01.2016
Tier 4 Support Engineer
Comverse Technology, Inc.
01.2012 - 01.2014
Tier 3.5 Customer Support Engineer
Comverse Technology, Inc.
01.2004 - 01.2012
QA Team Lead
Comverse Technology, Inc.
2001 - 01.2004
Bar Ilan
Bachelor of Science from Mathematics and Computer Science
Expertise
- 10 years of experience in complex microservices based architectures
- Highly skilled in Kubernetes and Docker
- Experience in IaaS environment - deploying, configuring, and administering Linux-based on prem/virtual/cloud resources
- Infrastructure as code (IaC) skills in frameworks like Ansible & Terraform
- Expert in Azure Cloud and Azure DevOps
- Knows best practices and discipline of managing and monitoring a highly available and secure production infrastructure