R&D Support Engineer & Automation Architect

Engineering Productivity Through Automation

I leverage AI as a development partner to build enterprise-grade automation tools with minimal coding overhead, focusing on productivity, operational stability, and scalable support systems.

ai_partner.exe
sharath@enterprise:~$ ./init_ai_partner.sh
Initializing AI development environment... [OK]
Loading automation workflows... [OK]
Ready for input. Type 'help' to see available commands.
sharath@enterprise:~$

The Architectural Mindset

3D Human Coding

From Traditional Support to Automation Engineering

My journey began in the trenches of traditional enterprise support, troubleshooting complex deployment failures and untangling configuration drift. I quickly realized that solving a problem once is good, but engineering a system so the problem never happens again is better.

Today, I operate at the intersection of R&D and DevOps, building internal tooling, automating environment migrations, and reducing the operational risk associated with human error.

Productivity Engineering DevOps Support Systems Zero-Touch Deployments CAST Imaging Ecosystem Internal Tooling

95%

Reduction in Manual Configs

100+

Hours Saved Monthly

Enterprise

Scale Deployments

Professional Experience

CAST Software

Current · 6 yrs
Hybrid  ·  Full-time

Technical Engineer Level-2

May 2024 – Present  ·  1 yr 11 mos

Deliver advanced technical support for CAST Imaging, AIP Console, and associated platform components. Diagnose complex customer issues across distributed and containerised environments, working closely with R&D to replicate, analyse, and resolve product defects. Drive deployment best practices by guiding customers on architecture, installation, scaling, and performance optimisation for CAST solutions.

Contribute to automation initiatives by developing internal tools that streamline installation, monitoring, and support processes. Collaborate with product teams to validate new features, improve reliability, and strengthen customer adoption. Enable architects and development teams by providing deep technical insights into code analysis results, integrations, and environment behaviour.

CAST Imaging AIP Console Distributed Systems Containerisation Automation Tooling Performance Optimisation

Research And Development Engineer

Apr 2020 – May 2024  ·  4 yrs 2 mos  ·  Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Provided deep technical troubleshooting for CAST AIP and AIP Console, resolving complex customer-facing issues across diverse enterprise environments. Acquired extensive knowledge of AIP Console's architecture, enabling seamless integration and automation with Jenkins CI/CD pipelines and a successful migration to Docker-based containerised environments. Partnered with application architects and lead developers to deliver precise, actionable insights into code quality metrics and analysis results.

CAST AIP Jenkins CI/CD Docker Code Analysis Linux Enterprise Support

HCL Technologies

3 yrs 6 mos · Full-time

Senior IT Analyst

May 2019 – Mar 2020  ·  11 mos  ·  Bangalore

Applied comprehensive ITIL expertise across Incident, Change, Problem, and Release Management disciplines to maintain service quality and operational continuity. Authored and maintained knowledge articles to improve team knowledge retention and reduce resolution times. Proactively monitored application performance using Geneos — tracking process health, server status, and application availability — and took timely corrective action. Played a key role in coordinating the rapid resolution of application outages and downtime incidents, minimising business impact.

ITIL Incident Management Geneos Monitoring Change Management Problem Management

IT Analyst

Oct 2016 – May 2019  ·  2 yrs 8 mos  ·  Greater Bengaluru Area

Conducted thorough root cause analysis on recurring incidents and contributed detailed knowledge articles to the team knowledge base. Delivered high-quality ticket resolutions, systematically addressing the root causes of recurring issues through structured problem management — resulting in a measurable reduction in repeat incidents and improved customer satisfaction. Served as a strategic liaison with the Global Incident Management team and cross-functional stakeholders during critical outages, ensuring swift and coordinated response.

Root Cause Analysis Ticket Resolution Global Incident Mgmt Customer Satisfaction Knowledge Management

Enterprise Tooling

Global Linux Installer

A GUI-based tool designed for CAST Imaging V3 that automates remote installations and handles environment validation.

  • Reduces human configuration errors
  • Full remote automation
View on GitHub

Cross-Platform Monitoring Widget

Real-time service and container status monitoring providing centralized visibility for support teams.

  • Multi-service architecture
  • Instant anomaly detection
View on GitHub

Windows Support Dashboard

Local environment diagnostic dashboard that deeply simplifies troubleshooting of complex support tickets.

  • Rapid log aggregation
  • Enhanced support efficiency
View on GitHub

Backup & Restore Utility

Linux utility enabling full environment migration, ensuring zero data loss and guaranteed reproducibility.

  • Complete state recovery
  • Minimal downtime execution
View on GitHub

Technical Insights

Let's Connect

Whether you're looking to optimize your deployment pipeline, reduce manual effort, or discuss enterprise architecture, I'm always open to talking tech.