Senior Devops Engineer

Venkataramireddy Guvvala Certified Senior DevOps/Kubernetes Engineer Email: **************@*****.***

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/venkataramireddy-g-182561329 Phone: +1-945-***-****

Certified Cloud DevOps Engineer (GCP) Location: Dallas, Texas, USA

Certified Kubernetes Administrator/Terraform

Professional Summary:

Results-oriented and detail-driven Senior DevOps and Kubernetes Tech Lead with over 10+ years of experience in automating, optimizing, and scaling infrastructure for cloud-based systems across GCP. Proficient in Kubernetes (GKE), Terraform, and CI/CD pipeline design, with a proven track record of improving system reliability, reducing deployment times, and implementing high-availability solutions. Recognized for innovative problem-solving, receiving multiple awards for excellence, including "Out of Box Thinking" and "Best Performer." Skilled in monitoring, logging, and incident management to maintain 99.99% uptime. Adept at collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive agile development, enhance operational efficiency, and align with business goals.

Senior DevOps/Platform Engineer:

Extensive experience in DevOps, CI/CD, and software configuration management for efficient build, release, and deployment processes.

Proven expertise in designing scalable microservices architectures and managing containerized applications on Kubernetes (GKE).

Skilled in implementing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using tools like Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, and Cloud Build.

Strong experience on maintaining/administrating/upgrading the Kubernetes Cluster.

Extensive experience in writing and managing Terraform code to automate infrastructure provisioning, scaling, and management across cloud platforms like GCP

Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (GCP) and infrastructure automation for mission-critical applications.

Proficient in Kubernetes for automated deployments, scaling, and performance optimization of microservices.

Good experience on databases (PostgreSQL, MongoDB, MySQL) and version control systems (Git, GitHub, GitHub).

Collaborative team player with expertise in integrating cross-functional workflows and delivering high-quality releases.

Experienced with GCP and Azure resources, including Compute Engine, API Gateway, Cloud Storage, Load Balancing, VPC

Strong expertise in Kubernetes administration, including Helm charts, ingress controller, Cert Manager, Ingress, Egress, etc.

Cloud and Linux Administrator:

Strong practical experience in Windows and Linux systems administration in cloud or virtualized environments.

Hands-on experience with GCP resources, including Compute Engine, API Gateway, Cloud Storage, Load Balancing, Cloud DNS, Cloud Functions, Stack driver, VPC, and Cloud Deployment Manager.

Proficient in monitoring infrastructure and applications using tools such as Google Cloud Monitoring (formerly Stack driver), Azure Metrics, and APM tools like AppDynamics, Dynatrace, and New Relic.

Hands-on experience with Azure resources, including Virtual Machines, VM Scale Sets, Virtual Networks, Firewalls, Web Application Firewall (WAF), Azure Load Balancer solutions (Layer 4 and Layer 7), Azure Application Gateway, and Azure SQL Database.

Skilled in volume management, user management, batch job operations, and backup tasks.

Technical Skills:

Cloud Platforms: GCP

IaC tools: Terraform, Helm Charts

Containerization and Orchestration: Docker and Kubernetes

Version Control: GitHub, Gitlab

CI/CD Tools: Gitlab-CICD, Cloud Build, Cloud Deploy

Monitoring and logging Tools: Prometheus, Grafana, Graylog, Dynatrace, Azure Monitor

Scripting: Python

Experience:

Project 4:

Client: Persistent/Entegris (Contract)

Designation: Sr GCP Kubernetes/DevOps Engineer

Feb 2025 – till date

Roles and Responsibilities:

Expertise writing the terraform modules for the GKE/VM and HPC provisioning.

Currently working as GCP Tech lead and handling the team of 5 members.

Designing and implementing the solutions for GKE.

Design the solutions for the new infrastructure which are hosted in On-premises.

Migrated the on-premises application to GKE as 3 tier architecture applications.

Integrated the source control with azure repo's and configure pull requests for code reviews.

Setup and implemented GitLab for hosting the IaC code.

Built the GCP infrastructure for Simulation and modelling softwares and reduced 50% cost by comparing with on-premises HPC infrastructure.

Good experiences in pub/sub and

Designed and implemented the VPC along with firewalls, routing.

Expertise in writing helm charts and kustomize for K8’s configurations.

Expertized in Migrating the Autopilot to Standard cluster and also upgrading the clusters.

Expertise implementing the backup solutions for K8’s like Velero.

Worked on Kubernetes upgrades, including components such as API, Cert Manager, Network Policies, PVC, PV, Ingress Controller, Config-maps and Ingress.

Project 3:

Client: LVMH-Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton (Capgemini)

Designation: Sr. DevOps Engineer/Kubernetes Engineer

Feb 2020 – Jan 2025

Roles and Responsibilities:

Utilized GitLab CI/CD pipelines to manage microservices builds, deploying them to Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) and managing Pods with Kubernetes.

Implemented Azure DevOps for CI/CD of .Net Christian dior core applications and API’s Deployed to Azure.

Configure azure pipelines for automated builds, tests and deployments to Azure App Service in Christian Dior Maison.

Integrated the source control with azure repo's and configure pull requests for code reviews.

Migrated 70,000+ images from Google Container Registry (GCR) to Artifact Registry following GCR deprecation.

Good experience in Apigee API Management.

Managed large-scale Google Cloud Platform (GCP) infrastructure for Moët Hennessy/Christian Dior Maison’s, deploying and managing 700+ applications on GKE.

Implemented the Blue-Green deployment strategy for critical applications.

Oversaw large-scale Azure infrastructure for Christian Dior Maison, managing 120+ global sales applications deployed on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS).

Wrote Terraform code to provision Kubernetes Cluster, VMs, storage accounts, network interfaces, and other resources in GCP.

Designed and implemented GCP networking solutions, including Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), VPC peering, Cloud Load Balancing, and Cloud Interconnect, ensuring secure and efficient network operations with firewall rules, VPN connections, and Cloud DNS.

Developed microservice onboarding tools using Python and GitLab CI/CD, simplifying build jobs and Kubernetes deployments.

Proficient in databases like MongoDB.

Automated deployment of microservices by pulling images from Google Cloud Artifact Registry and deploying them to GKE.

Configured ConfigMaps and Secrets for application deployment and management in Kubernetes.

Managed API Gateway configurations for seamless application integration and API management.

Worked on Kubernetes upgrades, including components such as API, Cert Manager, NetworkPolicies, PVC, PV, Ingress Controller, Configmap and Ingress.

Created GitLab CI/CD pipelines for continuous build and deployment, integrating JUnit and SonarQube plugins for automated testing and code quality checks.

Experienced in troubleshooting day-to-day issues related to microservices, Docker, Kubernetes, and infrastructure, providing quick solutions.

Project 2:

Client: CHANEL (Capgemini)

Role: Senior Site Reliability Engineer and Kubernetes Engineer

Feb 2018 - Jan 2020

Roles and Responsibilities:

Focused on automation, containerization, and integration monitoring and configuration management.

Implemented the Kubernetes cluster in on-premises environments.

Expertise in GCP infra structure which include provisions of VM’s, Backup solutions and also Storage,VPC.

Created and managed deployment pipelines using Azure DevOps, ensuring efficient and reliable CI/CD processes for application releases.

Utilized a range of Azure services, including Virtual Machines, App Service, Azure SQL Database, and Azure DevOps, to successfully implement and manage cloud-based projects.

Managed and deployed 20+ microservices in Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), optimizing resource allocation and performance.

Proficient in deploying, managing, and scaling containerized applications using Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS).

Migrated 20 on-premises applications to Azure Cloud using the lift-and-shift method.

Created release branches in GIT with GIT Administration, including branching, reporting, and assisting with project and end-user support.

Led the SRE team, mentoring junior engineers and promoting a culture of reliability and continuous improvement.

Developed and executed strategies to improve system reliability, scalability, and performance.

Managed incident response to ensure minimal downtime and quick recovery, including conducting post-incident reviews and implementing preventive measures.

Provided end-to-end production support as a Site Reliability Engineer in the commercial space.

Handled all platform support issues within SLIs, SLOs, and error budgets.

Led capacity planning and performance tuning to meet current and future load requirements, implementing scaling strategies and optimizations for cost efficiency.

Strong experience in upgrading Kubernetes clusters and provisioning the cluster.

Provided workarounds whenever available and created new incidents for existing issues.

Led outage calls and guided teams to resolution for customers.

Automated the setting of Grafana monitors for all services based on defined SLIs, SLOs, and error budgets.

Fixed support escalations (Sev1/Sev2/Code Red issues) and provided workarounds, creating new incidents for existing issues.

Project 1:

Client: KAR Auction Service Inc [Capgemini]

Apr2015-Jan2018

Role: DevOps Engineer/Release Engineer

Roles and Responsibilities:

Implemented CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins for deployment to JBoss clusters.

Deployed and managed JBoss environments using SaltStack orchestration.

Automated JBoss domain upgrades and deployments.

Proficient in GitHub for maintaining infrastructure-related repositories.

Experienced in managing Linux and Windows virtual machines.

Developed and maintained build scripts using Maven and Gradle to automate the build process.

Implemented monitoring solutions using the Xymon monitoring tool.

Managed version control and branching strategies using Git, ensuring code quality and smooth release cycles.

Education

Bachelor of Engineering - Anna University - Chennai

Certifications:

Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)

Professional Cloud DevOps Engineer Certification

Microsoft Certified Azure DevOps Engineer (AZ-400)

Certified Terraform Associate (HCTAO-003)

Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate

Business Travel

Visited KAR Auction Services Inc. in Carmel, Indianapolis, USA in 2018 for client meetings.

Visited LVMH in Epernay and Paris, France in 2022 for client meetings.

Awards

Received the "Out of Box Thinking" award for optimizing deployment time during Moet Hennessy's critical harvest activity.

Awarded "Best Performer" and "Best Employee" three times.

Honored with the "Best Performer" award from Moet Hennessy's CTO.

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