DURGA PRASAD KATRAPALLY
Hyderabad
Summary
- Seasoned technology leader with 14+ years of comprehensive experience spanning enterprise infrastructure, cloud architecture, and strategic consulting. Currently serving as Senior Technical Cloud Consultant, specializing in AWS solutions architecture, Generative AI implementation, and enterprise digital transformation. Proven track record of driving $4M+ cost savings for Enterprise ISVs, leading security enhancement initiatives, and solving critical scaling challenges enabling 3x customer growth. Industry Recognition: Published author on AWS official blog and regular speaker at flagship AWS events including India Summit. Core Expertise: AWS Well-Architected Framework
- Generative AI
- Enterprise Cloud Migration
- Cost Optimization
- Technical Leadership
- Solution Architecture
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Technical Cloud Consultant
AWS/Cloud Consulting Organization
01.2022 - Current
- Partner with Enterprise ISV customers through strategic business reviews, evaluating cloud adoption progress against AWS Well-Architected Framework pillars
- Conduct comprehensive cloud maturity assessments and create technology roadmaps aligned with business objectives
- Lead cost optimization initiatives delivering measurable ROI through strategic resource management
- Design and implement enterprise-grade AWS solutions using best practices and established methodologies
- Execute proof of concepts leveraging AWS services including Generative AI capabilities to validate design decisions
- Contribute to AWS solution architecture patterns and best practices documentation
- Stay current with AWS's latest services, particularly in Generative AI and Analytics domains
- Mentor cross-functional teams on AWS services and cloud-native development practices
- Build strategic relationships across customer organizations as trusted technical advisor
- Drive resolution of complex technical challenges through collaborative problem-solving
- Participate in technical communities and knowledge sharing initiatives
- $4M+ Cost Savings: Delivered bottom-line savings for Enterprise ISVs through strategic cloud optimization initiatives
- Security Enhancement: Led security posture uplift initiatives for key ISV customers, implementing comprehensive security frameworks
- Scaling Solutions: Solved critical scaling challenges enabling customers to serve 3x more users on their platforms
- Customer Enablement: Conducted 50+ customer workshops (one-to-one and one-to-many) on emerging technologies driving adoption
- Industry Leadership: Participated in flagship AWS India Summit events, leading AI-powered solution booths
- Strategic Business Reviews: Facilitated impactful stakeholder meetings translating customer priorities into actionable implementation roadmaps
Technology Lead
Wells Fargo India Solutions
Hyderabad
10.2018 - 01.2022
- Led team of 8+ engineers delivering NAS operations and infrastructure management
- Recruited, trained, and mentored junior engineers on storage technologies and best practices
- Prepared monthly team metrics and performance reviews, maintaining consistent excellence standards
- Oversaw enterprise storage systems performance, conducting regular reviews and upgrades
- Implemented automation solutions reducing manual effort by 60% in storage provisioning
- Led complex tech refresh projects involving multi-platform migrations
- Managed storage capacity planning for enterprise-scale environments
- Cost Savings Initiative: Drove $56K savings project through storage optimization
- Automation Projects: Implemented orphan share identification dashboard and replication automation
- Process Improvement: Streamlined replication alert processes reducing incident response time by 40%
Senior Technology Specialist
Wells Fargo India Solutions
Hyderabad
07.2016 - 08.2018
- Supported enterprise NAS environments, resolving production issues and performance bottlenecks
- Executed complex migrations addressing space optimization and tech refresh requirements
- Managed storage upgrades and disaster recovery operations
- Provided technical consultative services to internal customers and application teams
Technology Specialist
Wells Fargo India Solutions
Hyderabad
01.2013 - 06.2016
- Provisioned and configured complex NAS setups across multiple platforms (NetApp, EMC Isilon, Oracle ZFS)
- Supported SAN provisioning and business continuity planning activities
- Collaborated with application teams to understand requirements and deliver solutions
- Managed storage decommission requests and capacity optimization initiatives
Storage Engineer
Computer Science Corporation
Hyderabad
09.2010 - 01.2013
- Performed end-to-end installation and configuration of NetApp FAS systems across data centers
- Handled critical outages and performance troubleshooting for enterprise storage systems
- Configured cross-data center replications and managed daily health checks
- Supported both SAN and NAS storage provisioning per customer requirements
Education
Bachelor of Technology - Computer Science Engineering
Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University
01.2010
Skills
- AWS
- Agentic AI
- Bedrock
- S3
- EBS
- EFS
- FSx
- Lambda
- CloudWatch
- CloudTrail
- Well-Architected Framework
- AWS Bedrock
- SageMaker
- AI/ML model implementation
- Langchain
- Langgraph
- CrewAI
- Bedrock Agents
- Serverless
- Microservices
- Multi-tier applications
- Hybrid cloud solutions
- NetApp
- EMC Isilon
- Hitachi
- Oracle ZFS
- Python
- PowerShell
- Ansible
- Terraform
- Jenkins
- Git
- CI/CD pipelines
- Linux
- Windows Server
- SAN
- NAS
- Load Balancers
- VPN
- Vulnerability Management
- Identity & Access Management
- Performance optimization
- Capacity planning
Certification
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional
- AWS Certified DevOps – Professional
- AWS Certified Machine Learning Specialty
- AWS Certified AI practitioner
Certification Transcript
https://www.certmetrics.com/amazon/public/transcript?transcript=33KWMVE1KJE4QYW9
Key Projects Achievements
Designed and implemented 3-tier architecture using Terraform with VPC, subnets, and database layers, Built serverless solutions using AWS Lambda for dynamic web applications, Implemented enterprise-scale static website hosting solutions using S3 and CloudFront, Developed Python-based capacity pool automation reducing manual provisioning time by 70%, Created comprehensive replication dashboard for heterogeneous storage platforms, Implemented PowerShell-based NetApp inode automation improving operational efficiency, Cost Optimization: Delivered $56K+ in direct cost savings through storage optimization initiatives, Performance Excellence: Maintained consistent best performer status for 3+ consecutive years, Process Innovation: Reduced incident response times by 40% through automation and process improvements, Team Development: Successfully recruited, trained, and developed 12+ engineers across tenure
Publications Thought Leadership
Analyze Access Patterns and Use the Most Cost-Effective Amazon S3 Storage Class, https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/storage/analyze-access-patterns-and-use-the-most-cost-effective-amazon-s3-storage-class/, Security Best Practices in AWS - Enterprise security framework implementation, Re-architecting Web Applications for Cloud-Native Performance, Top 5 Reasons to Consider Cloud Storage Alternatives, AWS Elastic Beanstalk Experience with Python Applications, AWS India Summit: Led AI-powered solution demonstrations and customer engagement booths, Customer Workshops: Delivered 50+ technical workshops on emerging technologies and cloud adoption, Strategic Business Reviews: Conducted executive-level stakeholder meetings driving technology roadmap alignment
Open To
Director-level roles in Cloud Architecture, Technical Leadership, and Strategic Consulting
Location Preference
Hyderabad, India (Open to travel)
Notice Period
1 month
Technical Skills
VPC, EC2, S3, EBS, EFS, FSx, Lambda, CloudWatch, CloudTrail, Well-Architected Framework, AWS Bedrock, SageMaker, AI/ML model implementation, Langchain, Langgraph, CrewAI, Bedrock Agents, Serverless, Microservices, Multi-tier applications, Hybrid cloud solutions, NetApp (FAS, ONTAP), EMC Isilon, Hitachi (USP, VSP), Oracle ZFS, Python, PowerShell, Ansible, Terraform, Jenkins, Git, CI/CD pipelines, Linux, Windows Server, SAN, NAS, Load Balancers, VPN, Vulnerability Management, Identity & Access Management, Performance optimization, capacity planning
Core Expertise
- AWS Well-Architected Framework
- Generative AI
- Enterprise Cloud Migration
- Cost Optimization
- Technical Leadership
- Solution Architecture
Timeline
Senior Technical Cloud Consultant
AWS/Cloud Consulting Organization
01.2022 - Current
Technology Lead
Wells Fargo India Solutions
10.2018 - 01.2022
Senior Technology Specialist
Wells Fargo India Solutions
07.2016 - 08.2018
Technology Specialist
Wells Fargo India Solutions
01.2013 - 06.2016
Storage Engineer
Computer Science Corporation
09.2010 - 01.2013
Bachelor of Technology - Computer Science Engineering
Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University
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