Highly accomplished Cloud Engineer with 15 years of experience in Cloud Operations & Service Delivery.
Demonstrated expertise in designing, implementing, and managing scalable, secure cloud solutions across AWS and Azure platforms.
Proven track record of driving cost-effective initiatives and ensuring uptime for critical production systems in fast-paced, enterprise environments.
Recognized for excellence in innovative problem-solving and fostering cross-functional collaboration.
Hands-on experience managing Security Scanning tools, Content Delivery (eCDN) and Voice gateways in UNIX, Windows and Kubernetes environments.
Served as a Subject Matter Expert and Technical Lead for Cloud Operations and Data Analytics solutions.
Supported customers from over 80 countries in a global environment, consistently managing availability, performance and uptime for complex production critical applications and infrastructure.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
5
5
Certifications
Work History
Lead Cloud Engineer
T-Mobile US, Inc.
03.2020 - Current
Orchestrated the design and deployment of a multi-cloud infrastructure strategy, successfully integrating AWS, Azure, and Kubernetes to streamline application delivery and improve system resilience.
Led the optimization of cloud resource allocation and performance, driving a 30% improvement in resource utilization across AWS and Azure environments.
Designed and managed cloud infrastructure for e-commerce and security tools on AWS, Azure, and Kubernetes, ensuring high availability and scalability.
Proactively monitored AWS (EC2, ECS, S3, RDS) and Azure (VNet, App Services, SQL DB) environments, optimizing resources for performance and reliability.
Led the deployment of microservices and security tools (SAST, DAST, IAST) on AWS, Azure, and Kubernetes clusters.
Managed CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitLab, and GitHub Actions for seamless application deployment across cloud environments.
Configured Azure AD for identity management and access control, integrating security policies across AWS and Azure.
Implemented cloud security best practices, including encryption and secure access controls, across AWS, Azure, and Kubernetes platforms.
Secured cloud-native applications with in-house and third party implementations for vulnerability detection and mitigation with in cloud and K8 environments.
Site Reliability Engineer
Cisco Systems
10.2013 - 02.2020
Spearheaded the deployment of enterprise-grade SaaS solutions, ensuring seamless operations post-migration.
Optimized cloud resource utilization, achieving cost savings of 20% annually.
Architected and deployed SaaS solutions using CI/CD pipelines on AWS and private cloud platforms, ensuring smooth operation during application migrations.
Managed infrastructure with automation tools like Terraform for enhanced provisioning.
Provided escalation-level support for cloud platform, system, and application issues, ensuring quick resolution.
Managed production-grade enterprise system clusters of Hazelcast, Apache Kafka, Zookeeper, Active MQ along with global scale Dialogic and Radisys media servers.
Implemented and managed Cisco WebEx voice/audio solutions including Session Border Controllers and VOIP gateways.
Automated server processes and ensured system reliability.
Optimized monitoring with tools like Appdynamics, Splunk, Nagios and Cacti over the years.
Sr Systems Engineer
Cypress Semiconductors Corp
03.2011 - 09.2013
Managed global semiconductor manufacturing execution systems, ensuring uninterrupted production and tracking of semcon chips.
Managed Redhat, Windows and Solaris servers hosting large scale databases and applications.
Deployed and maintained stable releases of enterprise middleware systems.
Responsible for monitoring, troubleshooting and fixing critical database and server alerts using Nagios and HP Sitescope.
Support Engineer
McAfee/Sutherland
11.2009 - 02.2011
Supported enterprise clients in deploying and managing McAfee antivirus solutions
Diagnosed and removed malware from critical systems, preserving data integrity
Education
Post-graduate Program - Cloud Computing
Illinois Institute of Technology
Chicago, IL
01-2020
Bachelor of Technology - Computer Science & Engineering
Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University
Hyderabad, India
01-2009
Skills
Multi & Hybrid Cloud Architecture
Cloud Governance
Performance Optimization
Cloud Infrastructure Design
Microservices Deployment
Cloud Migration Planning
Disaster Recovery Strategy
Continuous Integration and Deployments
Containerization
Cloud and Application Security
Global Team Management
Cost and Vendor Management
Certification
AWS Certified Solutions Architect
Microsoft Certified Azure Administrator
TUV SUD Cloud Computing Professional
Cisco Certified Contact Center Administrator
ITIL V3 Foundation in IT Service Management
Timeline
Lead Cloud Engineer
T-Mobile US, Inc.
03.2020 - Current
Site Reliability Engineer
Cisco Systems
10.2013 - 02.2020
Sr Systems Engineer
Cypress Semiconductors Corp
03.2011 - 09.2013
Support Engineer
McAfee/Sutherland
11.2009 - 02.2011
Post-graduate Program - Cloud Computing
Illinois Institute of Technology
Bachelor of Technology - Computer Science & Engineering