Vinay Hegde

DevOps Engineer

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India19 yrs 6 mos experience

AI EnabledHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Expert in Kubernetes and cloud-native infrastructure.
Led observability transformations using OpenTelemetry.
Drove GitOps adoption and CI/CD modernization.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS DevOps expert with a strong focus on observability and cloud infrastructure.

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Skills

Core Skills

DevopsSreObservabilityCloud InfrastructurePlatform EngineeringAi SolutionsCloud MigrationCi/cdBuild And Release EngineeringScriptingVersion ControlTechnical Enablement

Other Skills

OpenTelemetryElastic ObservabilityTerraformArgoCDGitHub ActionsGitOpsAKSLangChainLangGraphKubernetesAzure DevOpsHelmKubesprayDockerAnsible

About

Senior Staff DevOps/SRE engineer with 18+ years of experience in platform engineering, observability, CI/CD, release automation, and cloud-native infrastructure across SaaS and enterprise product environments. I have led and contributed to Kubernetes-based platform initiatives, OpenTelemetry-driven observability transformations, GitOps adoption, CI/CD modernization, and developer/platform enablement across multi-service environments. My recent work includes architecting an OpenTelemetry + Elastic observability framework for Synopsys Cloud, building Kubernetes-based internal platforms, driving GitHub Actions and ArgoCD adoption, and developing AI-powered observability solutions using LangChain, LangGraph, and Elastic Agent Builder MCP. Core areas: DevOps, SRE, Kubernetes, AKS/EKS, OpenTelemetry, Elastic Observability, CI/CD, Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, GitOps, ArgoCD, Terraform, Ansible, Python, Shell scripting, and platform automation.

Experience

19 yrs 6 mos

Total Experience

3 yrs 11 mos

Average Tenure

3 yrs 10 mos

Current Experience

Synopsys inc

3 roles

Sr Staff Engineer

Promoted

Feb 2025 – Present · 1 yr 4 mos

Working across SRE, observability architecture, platform modernization, GitOps, CI/CD evolution, and AI-driven engineering initiatives for Synopsys Cloud and selected other products.
Led the architecture and implementation of an OpenTelemetry-based observability framework for Synopsys Cloud, migrating from Azure Monitor/Application Insights to Elastic Cloud for a SaaS/BYOC platform serving 100+ customers.
Designed EDOT/OpenTelemetry collector configurations and telemetry pipelines for standardized collection of logs, metrics, and traces, while partnering with R&D teams to instrument TypeScript-based services for logs and distributed tracing.
Provided technical leadership for a phased observability transformation by first achieving the same coverage as the legacy Azure-native monitoring stack and then expanding dashboards, alerts, and telemetry coverage across multiple production and pre-production environments.
Used Terraform for selected Elastic/Kibana observability configurations, including alert rules, to improve repeatability and consistency in configuration management.
Drove architecture modernization by introducing and implementing ArgoCD to establish a GitOps-based model for application deployments on AKS, improving deployment standardization, release traceability, and reducing environment drift across 10 environments.
Initiated CI/CD modernization by introducing GitHub Actions for selected supporting components, establishing a foundation for gradual migration from Azure DevOps across a platform supporting 30+ microservices.
Designed and built an agentic AI solution for observability using LangChain and LangGraph, integrating with the Elastic Agent Builder MCP server to leverage observability tools for faster analysis and troubleshooting.

OpenTelemetryElastic ObservabilityTerraformArgoCDGitHub ActionsDevOps+1

R&D Engineering, Staff Engineer

Promoted

Feb 2024 – Feb 2025 · 1 yr

Worked on internal platform engineering and release architecture across ATLAS and Synopsys Cloud, with strong focus on Kubernetes, observability, and CI/CD.
Designed and supported Kubernetes-based infrastructure for ATLAS, an internal ML platform delivering shared workflow, storage, data, and observability services to R&D teams.
Provisioned and standardized Kubernetes clusters using Kubespray, integrating Rook-Ceph, MetalLB, Harbor, cert-manager, and Helm to enable repeatable, production-ready deployment workflows.
Applied Kubernetes and observability expertise to improve the operability of a shared services platform hosting 10+ platform technologies, including Airflow, MLflow, Kafka, Spark, Prometheus, Grafana, Redis, Cassandra, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, and MinIO.
Contributed to the CI/CD and release architecture of Synopsys Cloud, supporting Azure DevOps-driven delivery pipelines for 30+ microservices deployed to AKS via Helm across 10 environments.
Helped operationalize a controlled release model aligned to Gitflow, code freeze, staged validation, and production promotion for a 2-month release cycle supporting a 100+ customer SaaS/BYOC platform.

KubernetesCI/CDAzure DevOpsHelmPlatform EngineeringDevOps

R&D Engineer, Sr II

Aug 2022 – Feb 2024 · 1 yr 6 mos

Oracle

Principle Software Engineer - Devops

Aug 2018 – Aug 2022 · 4 yrs · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Worked across containerization, Kubernetes adoption, build and release engineering, automation, and cloud migration initiatives.
Supported containerized application delivery using Docker and Kubernetes, including hands-on experience with EKS for selected product workloads.
Automated build-server software configuration using Ansible, improving environment consistency and operational efficiency.
Contributed to cloud migration efforts by supporting movement of existing infrastructure and build processes to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), leveraging Terraform for selected infrastructure automation tasks to improve standardization and repeatability.
Led CI/build and release engineering for multiple concurrent product streams, building and supporting cross-platform automation workflows using Python, PHP, and Gmake across Oracle Linux, AIX, HP-UX, Solaris, z/OS, and Windows.

DockerAnsibleTerraformDevOpsCloud Migration

Philips

Specialist II - DevOps

Jun 2011 – Jul 2018 · 7 yrs 1 mo · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Worked across DevOps automation, CI/CD, source control management, release engineering, and build performance improvement.
Managed source control and branching across Git, TFS, and ClearCase, supporting codebase maintenance and development workflows for multiple product streams.
Enabled CI/CD and release engineering by implementing and supporting pipelines using Jenkins and Electric Commander, while managing product release activities across the delivery lifecycle.
Led development and maintenance of DevOps automation utilities using Ruby, Perl, and Python to improve engineering productivity and operational efficiency.
Drove a build performance improvement initiative through deep analysis of the Omake-based build process, identifying bottlenecks and opportunities to reduce overall build cycle time.
Evaluated distributed build approaches using Electric Accelerator and Incredibuild as part of the build-time reduction program, helping identify scalable options for faster build execution.

JenkinsElectric CommanderRubyPerlPythonDevOps+1

Siemens technology india

Sr. Systems Engineer

Nov 2007 – Jun 2011 · 3 yrs 7 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Worked on build and release engineering, scripting, version control, and engineering metrics/reporting.
Managed version control systems and defined build/release strategies covering branching, labeling, merging, baselining, and rebasing to support controlled development and delivery workflows.
Automated nightly build generation using Perl, Bash, Make, Ant, and NAnt, improving build consistency and reducing manual effort in the build process.
Analyzed and resolved build failures in collaboration with development teams, helping maintain build stability and ensuring timely delivery of installable packages to testing teams.
Developed and published build, code quality, and change metrics for Quality Management through centralized dashboards, improving visibility into engineering health and build outcomes.

PerlBashMakeAntBuild and Release EngineeringScripting

Rishi systems private limited

Systems Engineer

Nov 2006 – Dec 2007 · 1 yr 1 mo

Worked on enterprise version control implementation, Linux/Windows environment setup, scripting, and technical enablement.
Installed and implemented ClearCase and ClearCase MultiSite in Windows and Linux environments at client locations, building foundational experience in Linux administration, version control systems, and enterprise tool deployment.
Wrote Perl and shell scripts to support automation tasks, including trigger development and migration of source code from VSS to ClearCase.
Delivered technical training and user enablement for ClearCase, while defining branching, merging, and labeling strategies for new clients and projects.

ClearCaseLinuxWindowsVersion ControlTechnical Enablement