Tallapally Akhilgoud
Hyderabad,India
Summary
Reliability engineer specializing in site reliability, with a strong focus on ensuring system stability and enhancing workflow automation. Expertise in cloud technologies and infrastructure as code significantly boosts incident response capabilities, leading to quicker resolutions and minimized downtime. Committed to delivering exceptional user experiences through proactive monitoring and continuous system enhancements while striving for high availability and performance excellence. Proven ability to implement innovative solutions that drive operational efficiency and reliability across complex environments.
Overview
2026
2026
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work history
Technical Lead
HCL Technologies
Hyderabad
10 2024 - Current
- Optimised cloud infrastructure by implementing best practices across AWS services for enhanced performance.
- Directed AWS CloudFront distribution management to improve content delivery efficiency through geo-routing.
- Led proactive threat modelling efforts, achieving a 30% decrease in recurring vulnerabilities via strategic patching.
- Streamlined remediation processes for security vulnerabilities identified by multiple assessment tools.
- Ensured high service availability through careful capacity planning and disaster recovery measures.
- Collaborated with diverse teams to design scalable IT infrastructure capable of handling peak traffic demands.
- Automated internal processes using AWS tools, resulting in improved operational efficiency and resource management.
- Served as primary contact for troubleshooting AWS issues, resolving technical challenges swiftly.
- Promoted open-source technologies, conserving resources while maintaining quality standards.
- Adopted cybersecurity best practices, significantly reducing vulnerabilities to threats.
- Streamlined internal processes by automating routine tasks using AWS tools.
- Facilitated seamless migration of applications from physical servers to AWS cloud platforms.
- Optimized cloud infrastructure by implementing AWS best practices for enhanced performance.
- Served as primary point of contact for troubleshooting AWS-related issues, resolving problems efficiently.
Senior Software Engineer
HCL Technologies
Hyderabad
2021.12 - 2024.09
- Directed the project for the APAC and NAM Region website launch, ensuring compliance with regional branding guidelines and achieving 100% adherence to policies and standards.
- Provided quick turnaround for production critical issues, Security vulnerabilities, and site outages.
- Automated routine tasks and created custom tools/scripts for system monitoring, and application monitoring.
- Built In-house automation and monitoring tools/scripts to prevent problems.
- Experienced with migrating on-premises applications to the cloud specifically AWS.
- Knowledge of cloud computing concepts and AWS services including AWS security best practices and ability to implement security controls.
- Experienced with cost optimization techniques and implementing cost-effective cloud solutions for migrated applications and database migration strategies and migrating complex database solutions to the cloud.
- Knowledge of networking and security concepts, including VPC, subnets, and security groups.
- Responded to security incidents and conducted forensic investigations.
- Monitored and analyzed security logs and alerts to detect and respond to security threats.
- Provided security training and awareness to employees and other stakeholders.
- Scanned systems and networks for vulnerabilities using various tools, such as vulnerability scanners and penetration testing tools.
- Prioritized vulnerabilities based on their severity and impact on the organization.
- Worked with other teams to remediate vulnerabilities and ensure that they were properly patched or mitigated.
- Provided recommendations for improving the security posture of the organization.
Senior Systems Engineer
Infosys Limited
Hyderabad
2019.08 - 2021.12
- Applied industry-based security config baselines.
- Analyzed penetration test results and engaged with technology partners and business units in order to resolve identified vulnerabilities within SLAs.
- Approached for addressing vulnerabilities include system patching, deployment of specialized controls, code or infrastructure changes, and changes in development processes.
- Identified and resolved any false positive findings in assessment results.
- Reported Produce metrics and reporting on state of system security, threat, vulnerability, and patch management.
- Designed and delivered actionable Information Security dashboards and scorecards.
- Analyzed data sources and recommended optimal data sources to provide relevant reporting.
Systems Engineer
Infosys Limited
Hyderabad
2017.12 - 2019.08
- Engaged with development team throughout life cycle to help develop software for reliability and scale, ensuring minimal refactoring or changes.
- Identified application patterns and analytics in support of better service level objectives.
- Designed, automated software and product upgrades, change management, and release management solutions.
- Participated in 24x7 support coverage as needed.
- Expertise with technology stack designing, coding, testing, and delivering software.
Education
B.Tech - Electronics And Communication Engineering
SRM University
Chennai 2013.06 - 2017.03
Skills
Cloud Platforms: Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Compute & Serverless: EC2, ECS, ECR, AWS Lambda, AWS Amplify, SageMaker
Storage & Databases: S3, RDS, DynamoDB, ElastiCache
Networking & Security: CloudFront, ELB/ALB, IAM, AWS WAF, API Gateway
DevOps & Automation: Jenkins, Puppet, Shell Scripting, CodeCommit
Web & Application Servers: Apache Tomcat, HTTPD Apache
Operating systems: Linux-RHEL, Windows
Monitoring tools: CloudWatch, AppDynamics, DynaTrace
Messaging & Integration: SNS, SES
Certification
- AWS Cloud Practitioner Certification
https://www.credly.com/go/fJ6jbziRky29gUvPXciy4A
Timeline
Senior Software Engineer
HCL Technologies
2021.12 - 2024.09
Senior Systems Engineer
Infosys Limited
2019.08 - 2021.12
Systems Engineer
Infosys Limited
2017.12 - 2019.08
B.Tech - Electronics And Communication Engineering
SRM University
2013.06 - 2017.03
Technical Lead
HCL Technologies
10 2024 - Current