Jan 2024 – Mar 2025 · 1 yr 2 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Hybrid

• 1. Spearheaded the expansion of a stellar engineering team from 7 to 22 across Compute, Data, and Developer Experience.
• 2. Delivered $200K in annual savings by optimizing Arm64 Kubernetes workloads within CI/CD pipelines, amplifying both performance and cost-efficiency.
• 3. Deployed Bottlerocket OS for EKS clusters, streamlining updates, reducing node maintenance time by 30%, and enhancing infrastructure security and reliability.
• 4. Steered multi-region growth by architecting AWS EKS/Kubernetes infrastructure in EU West2, seamlessly scaling global operations and fuelling international expansion.
• 5. Championed the development of a Go-based CLI that abstracts complex infrastructure layers, empowering developers with a frictionless management interface.
• 6. Optimized CI pipeline test selections, accelerating build times by 20% and enhancing the speed and reliability of software delivery cycles.
• 7. Achieved a 60% reduction in CI/CD costs by migrating workloads to Kubernetes and rightsizing resources, maximizing operational efficiency.
• 8. Elevated operational excellence by cutting on-call alerts by 65%, thereby enhancing reliability and driving measurable gains in engineering productivity.
• 9. Executed an Istio service mesh integration that reduced service outages by 20%, tightened security with end-to-end encryption, and enforced robust policies.
• 10. Launched AI/ML-powered self-service bots driven by LLMs, accelerating developer productivity and reducing SRE fatigue.

Jul 2021 – Jan 2024 · 2 yrs 6 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Hybrid

• 1. Site Lead/Head of Engineering for Compute/Data/Observability Site Reliability Engineering teams in Bangalore.
• 2. Founded and cultivated a high-performance SRE team, recruiting elite engineers and scaling operations to surpass ambitious organizational targets.
• 3. Revitalized core infrastructure by seamlessly transitioning workloads from ECS to EKS, enhancing resilience, eradicating technical debt, and aligning with best-in-class standards.
• 4. Championed Bottlerocket OS adoption on EKS clusters, fortifying stability and security while simultaneously driving global expansion by establishing a new AWS region in EUW2, accelerating international growth.
• 5. Engineered fully automated CI/CD pipelines tailored for EKS migrations, seamlessly integrating Buildkite and ArgoCD to streamline deployments and operational agility.
• 6. Extended multi-region CI/CD capabilities, enabling automated EKS deployments in EUW2 for enhanced global coverage and efficiency.
• 7. Instituted a robust Secure DevOps ecosystem, embedding security gates and implementing golden images for Kubernetes deployments, safeguarding compliance and reliability.
• 8. Achieved $500K annual AWS cost savings through strategic Cloud Custodian implementation, optimizing resource utilization and maximizing cost-efficiency.

Apr 2019 – Jul 2021 · 2 yrs 3 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

• 1. Established the Walmart Marketplace SRE team, cultivating a top-tier, performance-driven culture that elevated platform reliability and scalability.
• 2. Engineered scalable, low-latency, and fault-tolerant systems on OpenStack, Azure, GCP, and Kubernetes, fortifying the infrastructure’s resilience and agility across diverse environments.
• 3. Transformed legacy VM-based services by migrating them to Kubernetes, dramatically improving resiliency, reducing operational costs, and eradicating technical debt.

Jun 2018 – Apr 2019 · 10 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

• 1. Pioneered the creation of a Systems Reliability Engineering team in Bangalore’s India Delivery Centre, laying a strong foundation for resilient global operations.
• 2. Championed end-to-end accountability for worldwide service uptime and product performance, reinforcing customer trust and satisfaction.
• 3. Proactively pinpointed and mitigated incidents and root causes, fostering effective stakeholder collaboration and continuous service improvement.
• 4. Optimized operational frameworks and SOPs, elevating the customer experience through streamlined processes and proactive support.
• 5. Conceived and introduced a SaaS-based product model, generating fresh revenue channels and accelerating customer onboarding through agile cloud-hosted solutions.

Jan 2016 – Jun 2018 · 2 yrs 5 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

• 1. Championed OpenStack implementation at Fidelity, training and empowering team members.
• 2. Delivered essential tooling and automations, dramatically reducing operational overhead.
• 3. Automated Linux filesystem lifecycle management, cutting daily server operations by 25%.
• 4. Architected and launched robust Red Hat OpenStack and AWS solutions, boosting scalability and agility.
• 5. Embraced infrastructure as code with Ansible and Chef, automating server deployments and daily tasks.

Aug 2013 – Jan 2016 · 2 yrs 5 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

• 1. Spearheaded the formation of Walmart’s Bangalore Systems Engineering team, securing top-tier talent and foundational capabilities.
• 2. Championed operational excellence by mentoring engineers, standardizing SOPs, and streamlining incident and change management workflows.
• 3. Drove cost-efficient data center transformations through strategic OS migrations, hardware refreshes, and virtualization initiatives.
• 4. Engineered robust infrastructure solutions using Red Hat Satellite, LDAP, and Infoblox, fortifying Walmart.com’s core platforms.
• 5. Optimized OS image lifecycles for CentOS, Ubuntu, and Red Hat, ensuring seamless updates and enhanced system stability.
• 6. Accelerated delivery and reliability by automating deployments, configurations, and operations with Python, Bash, Chef, and BladeLogic.

Apr 2011 – May 2013 · 2 yrs 1 mo · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

• 1. Lead the management and administration of Sun Solaris and Red Hat Linux servers, ensuring seamless uptime and availability.
• 2. Executed strategic data center migrations, consolidations, and tech refreshes, driving operational efficiency and modernization.
• 3. Architected large-scale Solaris and Linux server infrastructures, laying the groundwork for scalable, high-performance environments.
• 4. Automated system administration tasks to boost efficiency, reduce manual effort, and enhance operational consistency.
• 6. Configured Sun and Red Hat clusters to optimize workload distribution and maximize system performance.
• 7. Mastered diverse file systems (ZFS, EXT3/4, UFS, VxFS, NFS) and volume managers (LVM) to ensure robust storage solutions.
• 8. Administered Solaris zones, LDoms, and Xen-based virtualization, expanding deployment flexibility and reducing overhead.

Sep 2010 – Apr 2011 · 7 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

• 1. Orchestrated the administration of Sun Solaris and Red Hat Linux servers, implementing data center migrations, consolidations, and technology refresh initiatives.
• 2. Engineered large-scale Solaris and Linux infrastructures, streamlining system administration through robust automation practices.
• 3. Configured and maintained Sun and Red Hat clusters, skillfully managing diverse file systems (ZFS, EXT3/4, UFS, VxFS, NFS) and leveraging LVM for flexible storage solutions.
• 4. Administered and optimized Solaris zones, LDoms, and Xen-based virtualization, enhancing scalability and resource utilization.

Dec 2005 – Jun 2010 · 4 yrs 6 mos · Bangalore · On-site

• 1. Orchestrated administration of Sun Solaris and Red Hat Linux servers, ensuring seamless operations and uptime.
• 2. Spearheaded OS installations, user access management, security hardening, troubleshooting, and data centre consolidation to drive operational efficiency.
• 3. Administered EMC SAN and NAS storage environments, optimizing capacity and performance.
• 4. Strengthened security posture through proactive vulnerability assessments, remediation efforts, and rigorous user management.
• 5. Configured and maintained an array of volume managers (VxVM, Solaris Volume Manager, Linux Volume Manager) and file systems (ZFS), ensuring robust data integrity and reliability.