Amulya Malla — CTO

As an accomplished DevOps Professional and Platform Architect, I bring hands-on experience in designing, implementing, and optimizing scalable, secure, and efficient infrastructure solutions within the information technology and services sector. My expertise lies in bridging the gap between development, operations, and security teams to foster a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement Core Competencies: Platform Engineering & Architecture: Spearheaded the design and deployment of cloud-native & distributed platforms, leveraging tools like Kubernetes, Docker, and Terraform to automate infrastructure provisioning and management. DevOps Strategy & Implementation: Architected and implemented robust CI/CD pipelines, integrating security practices (DevSecOps) to ensure secure and compliant software delivery. Cloud Infrastructure Management: Expertise in managing and optimizing cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP), ensuring high availability, scalability, and cost efficiency. Security & Compliance: Implemented stringent security measures and compliance protocols, adhering to industry regulations such as GDPR, PCI-DSS, and SOC 2, to safeguard sensitive financial data. Cross-Functional Collaboration: Worked closely with development, QA, and operations teams to define and implement best practices, enhancing productivity and reducing time-to-market. I am passionate about leveraging my skills to drive digital transformation in the banking and finance industry, delivering innovative solutions that meet the evolving needs of the sector.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a DevOps expert specializing in Fintech and Cloud Infrastructure.

Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Experience: 11 yrs 9 mos

Skills

Devops Strategy & Implementation
Cloud Infrastructure Management
Platform Engineering & Architecture

Career Highlights

Established DevOps Center of Excellence at YES BANK.
Led migration of microservices for critical banking applications.
Implemented end-to-end DevOps practices across 14 countries.

Work Experience

YES BANK

Senior Vice President - DevSecOps, Platform Engineering & SRE Operations (2 yrs 11 mos)

Vice President - DevOps and Distributed Service Platform (1 yr 11 mos)

Airtel Africa Digital Labs

Lead DevOp Engineer (2 yrs)

Paytm

Sr. DevOps Engineer (5 mos)

Srijan- A Material+ Company

Sr. DevOps Engineer (6 mos)

OpsTree Solutions

Lead DevOps Engineer (3 yrs 2 mos)

Home Credit India

Senior Specialist - DevOps (1 mo)

VENKY'S INDIA LTD.

System Engineer (3 yrs 8 mos)

Education

Master's degree at Ravenshaw University

Amulya Malla

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Mumbai, Maharashtra, India11 yrs 9 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Established DevOps Center of Excellence at YES BANK.
Led migration of microservices for critical banking applications.
Implemented end-to-end DevOps practices across 14 countries.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a DevOps expert specializing in Fintech and Cloud Infrastructure.

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Skills

Core Skills

Devops Strategy & ImplementationCloud Infrastructure ManagementPlatform Engineering & Architecture

Other Skills

AWSAgile MethodologiesAlertmanagerAmazon Web Services (AWS)AnsibleApacheApache KafkaBusiness StrategyCI/CDCloudContinuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD)DevOpsDjangoDockerDrupal

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Experience

Yes bank

2 roles

Senior Vice President - DevSecOps, Platform Engineering & SRE Operations

Promoted

Apr 2023 – Present · 2 yrs 11 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

» Establish and head the DevOps Center of Excellence (CoE) in the Bank, aiming to streamline secure development and delivery practices adhere to business objectives
» Providing leadership insights to In-house Development for Yes Bank
» Participate in the technical evaluation of products to facilitate Build vs. Buy for Bank needs
» Leading major Microservices Initiative to address a business requirement that demands high availability and scalability solutions & work with Vertical Head's to discuss & finalize Bank-wide Technology roadmap
» Collaborate with Stakeholders across Business RMs, Technology SPOCs for defining & driving technology adoption
» Implement Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) framework for enhancing software transparency, security, and compliance, adhering to CERT-In (Indian Computer Emergency Response Team) guidelines
» Implementing a DevOps pipeline for training machine learning (ML) models for the retail and corporate app

IT StrategyProduct DevelopmentEnterprise ArchitectureProject ManagementRoot Cause AnalysisRegulatory Compliance+2

Vice President - DevOps and Distributed Service Platform

Apr 2021 – Mar 2023 · 1 yr 11 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

» Leading Distributed Containerized Platforms & DevOps across Business and Digital Technology Solutions (BDTS) Group
» Design Platform Architecture for Critical Customer-Facing Mobile Banking Application and CRM Solution for retail and corporate customers
» Design and drive the Migration of Multiple microservice-based banking applications to Different data centers and make Technology rationalization across KUBERNETES, OPENSHIFT platform
» Implement a reusable Shared Library framework for CI/CD transformation and Self-Service Capabilities across multiple projects, which ensures consistency, reduces maintenance overhead, and templatizes software delivery for different programming languages
» Adopt a shift-left approach within the CI/CD process by integrating testing, quality assurance, and Security check activities earlier during the development phases
» Centralizing GitOps adoption within the organization for achieving consistent, scalable, and secure infrastructure management. which ensures uniformity across teams, streamlines processes
» Design Architecture for Managing High Volume data during Extract Transform Load (ETL) Process using ELASTICSEARCH
» Integrate User and RBAC for DevOps tools and automate using organizational ARMS

Team BuildingEnterprise ArchitectureKubernetesRegulatory ComplianceContinuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD)Platform Engineering & Architecture+1

Airtel africa digital labs

Lead DevOp Engineer

Apr 2019 – Apr 2021 · 2 yrs · Gurugram, Haryana, India · On-site

» Responsible for End-to-end DevOps Implementation, practices and governance across 14 Countries Operate from centralized Development center running 1000+ microservices
» Provisioning highly available and scalable KUBERNETES cluster at On-Prem across multiple OPCOs (Country) and manages uptime , operations , clusters lifecycle such as schedule cluster upgradation , patching and Certificate expiry etc.
» Improve Application security and Vulnerability followed by CVE and CVSS required for Regulatory Compliance need of various country
» Automated End-to-end CI/CD process using framework driven approach using ANSIBLE , JINJA2 template and JENKINS
» Implement Kubernetes disaster recovery with Pipelines » Single Sign-On (SSO) for DevOps infrastructure using OpenID Connect (OIDC) and KEYCLOAK » Build centralized secrets management solution using Hashicorp VAULT
» Design, build and manage a large ELASTIC cluster for both data as well as Log management
» Configure KONG API gateway and ISTIO servicemesh solutions for microservice platform

JavaKubernetesDockerMicroservicesPostgreSQLApache Kafka+2

Paytm

Sr. DevOps Engineer

Oct 2018 – Mar 2019 · 5 mos · Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India · On-site

» Responsible for maintaining uptime for Recharge and Bill Payments apps
» Migrate Recharge and Bill Payments apps & services from AWS Singapore to Mumbai
» Conduct System level optimization by going deep dive into individual services
» Reduced build and release time by introducing ansible on the pipeline chain
» Design and code Centralized Terraform modules for AWS Cloud Orchestration in a large scale
» CICD Setup for Python web framework - Django
» Installing & Configuring ELASTICSEARCH , KAFKA & AEROSPIKE Cluster Environment

DjangoSpring BootNode.jsAmazon Web Services (AWS)TerraformAnsible+3

Srijan- a material+ company

Sr. DevOps Engineer

Apr 2018 – Oct 2018 · 6 mos · Goa, India · On-site

» Implement Dockerized Scalable Big Data Analytics Platform with Drupal using KUBERNETES.
» Deployed and maintained Kubernetes clusters running microservices
» Implement CI/CD using JENKINS and SPINNAKER best suited for Microservice based Architecture .
» Configure and maintained Drupal based web application running on Docker Swarm
» Setting up CI/CD Process using GITLAB CI for Containerized Microservices
» Configure Hybrid SELENIUM Test Automation framework on DOCKER
» Implement Static code Analysis tool SONARQUBE
» Achieve Performance Testing by writing JMETER script .
» Implement Drupalize Search function using APACHE SOLR
» Implement Application Monitoring as well as Infra monitoring with the help of PROMETHEUS,GRAFANA & ALERTMANAGER
» Configure EFK stack as centralized logging solution for federated cluster running application

DrupalKubernetesDockerAmazon Web Services (AWS)Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD)DevOps Strategy & Implementation

Opstree solutions

Lead DevOps Engineer

Feb 2018 – Apr 2021 · 3 yrs 2 mos · Noida, India

» Providing Enterprise DevOps Solutions and architectural consultation to clients widely spread across the globe majorly large regulated Entities
» Implement End-to-end DevOps practices, SRE Operations and governance for different business sector such as Fintech, EdTech, Telecom and BFSI
» Leading and mentoring to a diverse team of 15+ individuals and responsible for a scheduled delivery of tasks across multiple projects
» Design, Contribute and provide thought leadership towards flagship DesSecOps Product “BuildPiper
» Contribute towards building Productionalize KUBERNETES and Container solution for clients by Hardening open source library module
» Conduct training session / Contribution for Open Source projects regularly under Organization Community Code of Conduct

Project ManagementKubernetesDockerCloudJenkinsGit+2

Home credit india

Senior Specialist - DevOps

Dec 2017 – Jan 2018 · 1 mo · Gurgaon, India

» Setting up CI/CD pipeline and DevOps environment from scratch across multiple projects.

Venky's india ltd.

System Engineer

Apr 2014 – Dec 2017 · 3 yrs 8 mos · Hyderabaad

» User Account Management and Access rights of Employees.
» Perform server updates, patching, upgrade and package installations using RPM
» Monitoring System Performance of Virtual memory, Managing Swap Space, Disk utilization and CPU utilization, Backup & Achieving with Tar
» DNS & Proxy management, FTP access to the user.
» Creating file systems, Partition and managing disk quotas, LVM management.
» Reviews system and application logs, and verifying the completion of scheduled jobs Periodic backup of the user’s database.
» Hosting Website on APACHE Web Server & SSL connectivity.