Balaji Didshere

Background

About Balaji Didshere

Having 6+ years of working experience on various IT Systems, server & application using new technologies involving Analysis, Design, Testing, Implementation and Training with good understanding of OpenSearch ELK (Elastic Search, Logstash, Kibana and beats). Experienced in Log monitoring, APM, Uptime and metrics applications, SIEM, Alert, creating dashboard & visualization, writing search query, Watchers, Snapshot and restore, time series Analytics in ELK. Managing Elastic cluster, setting ILM policy, writing Grok for different types of logs and configuring Logstash pipelines, used different filter in Logstash. Worked with ELK Beats like Auditbeat, Filebeat, Packetbeat, Metricbeat, Winlogbeat, Fleet, and Elastic Agent for log collection and monitoring. Utilized Kibana X-Pack ML component to create and manage machine learning jobs for anomaly detection and root-cause analysis, and set up watchers to trigger alerts based on detected anomalies, ensuring proactive issue resolution. Experienced in creating SIEM detection rules, search query, DSL Query, and generating reports. Managed and created new Elastic clusters, added indexes with custom ILM policies, implemented hot/warm architecture, and optimized shard and replica management. Managed snapshot and restore processes in Elasticsearch to ensure data backup and recovery. Data Discovery, visualizations and dashboards are created in KIBANA for quick analysis on data. Experience in observability of different types of logs Apache, IIS, MYSQL, AWS, System Metrics, Windows Event, Audit-beat, Cisco, Firewall, Application logs. Designed interactive dashboards using Excel, Power BI, and Tableau customized for stakeholders as per their needs. Experienced in MySQL to extracting, manipulating, and analyzing large datasets. Partnered with leadership to create KPI dashboards for quarterly performance reviews. Managed data mining initiatives to identify patterns and insights for improved claims processing and resource allocation. Collaborated with cross-functional teams to align data analysis with business objectives. Experienced in Project/team management and onsite-offshore working model and proven success in delivering high quality solutions which have consistently met budgetary and timeline targets. Experience in training and mentoring team members, business team with product knowledge and business process. Strong Analytical and Problem-Solving Skills, good presentation skills and effective team player.