Sairam Malempati
Bangalore
Summary
Detail-oriented and results-driven Azure DevOps Engineer with over 7 years and 5.5+ years hands-on experience in automating, managing, and optimizing CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps. Proficient in infrastructure provisioning, application deployment, and release management with good knowledge in Terraform, AKS, . Skilled in configuring multi-stage pipelines, managing build and release processes, and integrating testing and monitoring solutions to ensure high availability and quality of deliverables. Adept at collaborating with cross-functional teams to streamline DevOps practices, enhance automation, and drive operational efficiency
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Systems Engineer
SMC Square India Private Limitted.
10.2023 - Current
- Design and deploy scalable infrastructure in Azure using Terraform.
- Develop, maintain, and version IaC templates for resource provisioning.
- Implement Azure services such as VNets, Storage Accounts, Key Vaults, AKS, App Services, etc., using code.
- Integrate Terraform workflows into CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps).
- Manage and automate the deployment of environments (Dev, QA, Prod)
- Apply security best practices across Azure resources
- Optimize costs through automation and efficient design.
- Troubleshoot and resolve deployment and configuration issues.
- Work closely with architects, developers, and DevOps teams to align infrastructure design with application needs.
- Developed comprehensive disaster recovery plans to minimize downtime in the event of a crisis.
Consultant
Capgemini
08.2022 - 10.2023
- Deploy, manage, and monitor Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) clusters for staging and production environments.
- Create and manage YAML manifests, and Kustomize configurations for AKS workloads.
- Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for AKS deployments using Azure DevOps
- Implement and manage Kubernetes networking, ingress controllers
- Configure and manage Azure Container Registry (ACR) and image lifecycle automation.
- Monitor AKS workloads using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics.
- Set up role-based access control (RBAC) and Pod Security Policies for secure cluster operations.
- Perform routine cluster upgrades, node pool scaling, and high availability configurations.
- Troubleshoot and resolve pod failures, node issues, and connectivity problems in AKS clusters.
- Work with application teams to containerize applications and ensure smooth onboarding into AKS.
Senior Software Engineer
HCL Tech
03.2018 - 07.2021
- Manage and streamline build and release pipelines using Azure DevOps for continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD).
- Automate end-to-end build, test, and deployment workflows across development, staging, and production environments.
- Implement and maintain branching and merging strategies in Git-based version control systems aligned with team workflows.
- Monitor and troubleshoot pipeline failures, collaborating closely with developers to resolve issues swiftly.
- Manage artifact storage, versioning, and secure publishing to environments using Azure DevOps and Azure Artifacts.
- Integrate automated unit, integration, and smoke testing into build pipelines to ensure early defect detection.
- Work with cross-functional teams to manage infrastructure deployments using ARM via DevOps pipelines.
- Implement environment-specific configurations and secrets management using Variable Groups and Key Vault integration.
- Maintain build and release documentation and provide knowledge transfer for onboarding new projects or teams.
- Conduct root cause analysis of build and release issues and implement preventive measures.
- Participate in DevOps process improvement initiatives to enhance efficiency and reliability.
Education
Bachelor of Technology - Mechanical Engineering
JNTU Kakinada
Ongole, India06-2015
Skills
Azure
Azure Devops
Docker
Kubernetes
IAC (terraform)
CI/CD
Timeline
Senior Systems Engineer
SMC Square India Private Limitted.
10.2023 - Current
Consultant
Capgemini
08.2022 - 10.2023
Senior Software Engineer
HCL Tech
03.2018 - 07.2021
Bachelor of Technology - Mechanical Engineering
JNTU Kakinada
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