Devops Engineer Cloud

Chandra Reddy Erigela Toronto, ON, Canada

Email: *.***************@*****.*** Mobile: 647-***-****

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chandrareddye/

Summary

DevOps and Cloud Engineer with 5+ years of experience driving high client satisfaction through

expertise in CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), containerization (Docker), Kubernetes, and DevSecOps.

Proven ability to adapt to shifting priorities and thrive in fast-paced, dynamic environments.

Career Summary

DevOps Engineer – Security Dec 2024 - Present

S&P Global, Toronto, ON

Reduced deployment time by 25% and improved security by integrating automated checks early in the

CI/CD pipeline using Shift-Left and DevSecOps practices.

Integrated automated compliance and security vulnerability checks (Snyk, SonarQube, Veracode) into

CI/CD pipelines to enforce ISO 27001 and NIST CSF controls, improving audit readiness and reducing

manual validation efforts.

Automated scalable, consistent infrastructure provisioning using Terraform and remote state

management, integrated into CI/CD workflows to reduce deployment errors.

Provisioned ephemeral PostgreSQL and MySQL databases in Kubernetes to accelerate development and

testing cycles for data engineering teams.

Identified and remediated bottlenecks in application and infrastructure performance, ensuring secure

scaling under load.

Built secure, multi-stage Docker images using a “build once, run anywhere” approach to enable

lightweight, consistent, and portable container deployments.

Implemented secrets management by integrating Secrets Manager with Kubernetes using IRSA and CSI

driver for dynamic and secure access.

Collaborated on threat modeling and security architecture reviews, driving secure design decisions that

strengthened new service deployments.

Collaborated with the SRE team to implement centralized logging using Fluent Bit and the ELK Stack,

enabling efficient log collection, visualization, and support for SIEM use cases.

Designed and implemented automated, secure backup strategies and disaster recovery plans to ensure

data integrity and minimize downtime in critical systems.

DevOps Engineer Jul 2024 - Nov 2024

Bridgewater Bank, Calgary, AB

Leveraged Argo CD to implement GitOps for automated Kubernetes deployments, enabling continuous

sync and improving deployment speed.

Upgraded EKS clusters using a blue-green strategy and integrated security scans into CI/CD pipelines.

Contributed to designing scalable and secure infrastructure and deployment strategies by working cross-

functionally to align with business needs and best practices.

Reduced cloud infrastructure costs by rightsizing resources, implementing auto-scaling strategies, and

removing idle services.

DevOps Engineer Aug 2022 - Jul 2024

General Bank of Canada, Edmonton, AB

Contributed to the design and maintenance of high-availability (HA) and failover mechanisms for

mission-critical banking applications.

Automated configuration management and system hardening to enforce secure baselines and reduce

drift across cloud and containers.

Contributed to VM-to-container migration using Docker and Kubernetes, enhancing scalability and

security through container isolation and automated vulnerability scanning.

Deployed and managed containerized applications on EKS, ensuring high availability and scalability.

Monitored infrastructure with Prometheus and set up alerting thresholds for CPU, memory, disk usage,

and Kubernetes workload failures.

Associate DevOps Engineer Jan 2021 - May 2022

Ebix Software India Pvt. Ltd, Hyderabad, India

Created and managed cloud infrastructure for dev and test environments, providing reliable and scalable

resources for developers.

Built CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and Nexus to help reduce deployment errors and speed up releases.

Automated routine deployment and configuration tasks using Ansible roles, reducing manual

intervention and increasing system reliability.

Containerized applications with Docker to streamline development workflows.

System Administrator (L1/L2 Support) Jul 2019 - Dec 2020

Ebix Software India Pvt. Ltd, Hyderabad, India

Helped set up and configure Linux servers, desktops, and network devices for internal and client

environments.

Delivered L1/L2 technical support for hardware, software, printer, and network-related issues for

internal and client use.

Documented standard operating procedures, ticket resolutions, and setup guides for repeat tasks in

Confluence to support internal knowledge sharing.

Skills

Cloud Platforms: AWS, Microsoft Azure

Languages & Scripting: Python, Java, SQL, Groovy, Bash

IaC & Configuration Management: Terraform, Ansible

CI/CD Tools: Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Maven, Gradle, NPM

Containers & Orchestration: Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, Argo CD, EKS, AKS, ECR

Security & DevSecOps: Trivy, Snyk, SonarQube, Veracode, OWASP

Monitoring & Logging: Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, Fluent Bit, Filebeat, ELK SIEM

Version Control & Artifact Management: Git, GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, Jfrog, Nexus

Platforms: Linux (RHEL, Ubuntu, Debian), Tomcat, Nginx

Methodologies: Agile, Waterfall, DevOps, DevSecOps, Shift Left

Education

Bachelor of Technology in Electronics Engineering Jul 2014 – Aug 2017

Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad

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