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Certification
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Devi Bala Veluri

Devi Bala Veluri

Hyderabad

Summary

Experienced technology professional with nearly 17 years in DevOps and Site Reliability Engineering, specializing in planning and executing initiatives that optimize organizational performance. Demonstrates strong leadership and strategic thinking, fostering client relationships that drive business growth. Proven track record in enhancing operational efficiency and attracting new clients through innovative solutions.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Vice President - SRE Lead

JP Morgan Chase
Hyderabad
04.2024 - Current
  • Led SRE initiatives to enhance system stability.
  • Worked closely with leadership team members to ensure successful integration of lean concepts into daily operations.
  • Performed capacity planning activities based on current usage trends and future projections.
  • Configured Kubernetes clusters for container orchestration purposes in a multi-cloud environment.
  • Provided technical guidance on the design, implementation, and maintenance of cloud infrastructure.
  • Troubleshooted complex issues related to application architecture and system configurations.
  • Researched and evaluated new technologies to enhance platform reliability and stability.
  • Provided training sessions on SRE principles and best practices to team members.
  • Monitored systems performance using various metrics such as latency, throughput, availability.
  • Developed and implemented monitoring solutions to improve system reliability.
  • Collaborated with production team members to help team create and deliver high quality, cutting-edge products.
  • Developed robust observability frameworks utilizing Grafana, Dynatrace, and Splunk.
  • Formulated service level indicators and objectives to measure golden signals for critical user journeys.
  • Designed and implemented automation strategies leveraging Ansible, Python, and AI.

AVP - SRE Lead

Statestreet Corporation
Hyderabad
05.2022 - 04.2024
  • Maintained up-to-date knowledge of industry trends, technologies, and regulations.
  • Conducted analyses addressing failure, reliability or yield improvement.
  • Coordinated efforts between multiple teams within the organization to meet deadlines for product launches.
  • Established goals for engineering team members and monitored their progress towards meeting those goals.
  • Identified opportunities for process optimization through automation or other methods.
  • Monitored the progress of all engineering projects from conception to completion.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to develop new products and features.
  • Researched feasibility, design or performance of components or systems.
  • Participated in brainstorming sessions regarding innovative ideas for future products.
  • Analyzed test data and provided feedback on product enhancements or modifications based on findings.
  • Provided technical guidance to junior engineers in the completion of assigned tasks.
  • Coordinated activities with suppliers, contractors or other departments.

AVP - Senior DevOps Engineer

JP Morgan Chase
Hyderabad
02.2020 - 04.2022
  • Configured cloud services utilizing Amazon Web Services.
  • Improved and corrected existing software and system applications.
  • Implemented continuous integration, continuous delivery pipelines for various applications.
  • Leveraged Agile methodologies to move development lifecycle rapidly through initial prototyping to enterprise-quality testing and final implementation.
  • Provided technical guidance on best practices related to DevOps engineering roles.
  • Built out automated testing suites that ran against all new code changes prior to release into production.
  • Reviewed application architecture designs with developers to ensure scalability requirements are met.
  • Reviewed project requirements to identify customer expectations and resources needed to meet goals.
  • Optimized database queries through indexing or query tuning techniques.
  • Coordinated testing and validation procedures through software development lifecycle.
  • Devised automation, backup and recovery protocols to preserve and safeguard data.
  • Resolved customer issues by establishing workarounds and solutions to debug and create defect fixes.
  • Worked closely with systems analysts, engineers and programmers to understand limitations, develop capabilities and resolve software problems.
  • Automated server provisioning using configuration management tools, like Ansible.
  • Developed and executed DevOps strategy to deploy software that improves application health and performance.
  • Performed troubleshooting on a variety of issues impacting system health or performance.
  • Maintained and monitored production environments for high availability, scalability, and performance.
  • Developed automation scripts and tools to streamline the deployment process.
  • Collaborated with development, QA and IT operations staff to enhance software productivity.

Technical Lead - DevOps Engineer

Wipro Technologies
Hyderabad
06.2018 - 02.2020
  • Configured cloud services utilizing Amazon Web Services.
  • Improved and corrected existing software and system applications.
  • Implemented continuous integration, continuous delivery pipelines for various applications.
  • Leveraged Agile methodologies to move development lifecycle rapidly through initial prototyping to enterprise-quality testing and final implementation.
  • Provided technical guidance on best practices related to DevOps engineering roles.
  • Built out automated testing suites that ran against all new code changes prior to release into production.
  • Reviewed application architecture designs with developers to ensure scalability requirements are met.
  • Reviewed project requirements to identify customer expectations and resources needed to meet goals.
  • Optimized database queries through indexing or query tuning techniques.
  • Coordinated testing and validation procedures through software development lifecycle.
  • Devised automation, backup and recovery protocols to preserve and safeguard data.
  • Resolved customer issues by establishing workarounds and solutions to debug and create defect fixes.
  • Worked closely with systems analysts, engineers and programmers to understand limitations, develop capabilities and resolve software problems.
  • Automated server provisioning using configuration management tools, like Ansible.
  • Developed and executed DevOps strategy to deploy software that improves application health and performance.
  • Performed troubleshooting on a variety of issues impacting system health or performance.
  • Maintained and monitored production environments for high availability, scalability, and performance.
  • Developed automation scripts and tools to streamline the deployment process.
  • Collaborated with development, QA and IT operations staff to enhance software productivity.

Technical Lead

Euclid Innovations
Hyderabad
02.2017 - 05.2018
  • Coordinated testing and validation procedures through software development lifecycle.
  • Established clear system performance standards and wrote specifications.
  • Coordinated installation of software systems and collaborated with user experience team on design and implementation of new features.
  • Analyzed customer requirements to determine appropriate technology solutions.
  • Managed multiple tasks within tight deadlines while ensuring quality control throughout the process.
  • Updated software upon release of vendor patches to mitigate vulnerabilities.
  • Ensured compliance with established processes, procedures, policies, guidelines, and standards.
  • Performed root cause analysis for production incidents and identified permanent fixes.
  • Identified opportunities for process improvements to decrease in support calls.
  • Analyzed system performance metrics to identify areas of improvement.
  • Identified opportunities to improve system performance, scalability, and reliability.

Technical Lead - DevOps Engineer

Cognizant technology Solutions
Hyderabad
07.2009 - 02.2017
  • Collaborated with other team members to troubleshoot complex issues and develop solutions.
  • Monitored application health metrics such as error rates, latency, throughput, and took corrective action when necessary.
  • Assisted in the design and development of application architecture components.
  • Evaluated existing applications for defects or improvements in functionality or performance.
  • Created detailed project plans with timelines, deliverables, and resources needed.
  • Employed integrated development environments (IDEs).
  • Participated in architectural discussions regarding design decisions related to scalability and security.
  • Developed requirements for system modifications and new system installations.
  • Programmed applications and tools using object-oriented languages with goals of code abstraction, stability and reuse.
  • Analyzed system performance metrics to identify areas of improvement.
  • Performed root cause analysis for production incidents and identified permanent fixes.
  • Worked closely with systems analysts, engineers and programmers to understand limitations, develop capabilities and resolve software problems.
  • Identified opportunities to improve system performance, scalability, and reliability.
  • Performed troubleshooting of post-release software faults to support live service and installed software patch design.
  • Connected with clients to identify needs and provide helpful solutions.
  • Ensured compliance with established processes, procedures, policies, guidelines, and standards.
  • Analyzed customer requirements to determine appropriate technology solutions.
  • Implemented continuous integration, continuous delivery pipelines for automated deployments.
  • Installed patches and upgrades to maintain application stability and security posture.
  • Recommended improvements to facilitate team and project workflow.
  • Leveraged Agile methodologies to move development lifecycle rapidly through initial prototyping to enterprise-quality testing and final implementation.
  • Managed multiple tasks within tight deadlines while ensuring quality control throughout the process.

Education

Post Graduation Diploma in Management - IT Systems

Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad
Hyderabad
05-2013

Bachelor of Engineering Technology - Electrical, Electronics And Communications Engineering

MNM Jain Engineering College
Chennai
05-2008

Skills

  • Strategic planning
  • Performance monitoring and evaluation
  • Critical thinking
  • Data analysis
  • OKRs and kpis
  • Decision-making
  • Cross-functional team leadership
  • Client relationship building
  • Innovative thinking
  • Training and mentoring
  • Self motivation
  • Team leadership
  • Reliability Engineering
  • Amazon Web Services Expertise
  • Terraform
  • Multi-Cloud Strategy Development
  • Experienced in Hybrid Cloud Implementation
  • Automated Deployment
  • DevOps Practices
  • CKAD
  • Python Programming Expertise
  • AI Ops
  • System Observability
  • SRE Concepts

Affiliations

  • Fast Learner, always believe in learning new things.
  • Love volunteering for social cause and hence participate in outreach activities like teaching, coaching under privileged students. participate in Environment support activities.
  • Love reading books, listening to music, enjoy travel.

Accomplishments

  • Received many awards and accolades in career for leading, driving various projects. To name few best employee of the quarter, Long Service Award for 5 years service completion, Guard of Fort, Excellence in Delivery.

Certification

  • Azure Foundation, System Administrator
  • CKAD - Kubernetes Developer
  • AWS - Solutions Architect
  • Splunk Power User

Languages

Telugu
First Language
English
Proficient (C2)
C2
Tamil
Proficient (C2)
C2
Hindi
Intermediate (B1)
B1

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Vice President - SRE Lead

JP Morgan Chase
04.2024 - Current

AVP - SRE Lead

Statestreet Corporation
05.2022 - 04.2024

AVP - Senior DevOps Engineer

JP Morgan Chase
02.2020 - 04.2022

Technical Lead - DevOps Engineer

Wipro Technologies
06.2018 - 02.2020

Technical Lead

Euclid Innovations
02.2017 - 05.2018

Technical Lead - DevOps Engineer

Cognizant technology Solutions
07.2009 - 02.2017

Post Graduation Diploma in Management - IT Systems

Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad

Bachelor of Engineering Technology - Electrical, Electronics And Communications Engineering

MNM Jain Engineering College
Devi Bala Veluri