Sreeram Chandrasekar
Hyderabad
Summary
Versatile engineering leader with 18+ years in DevOps, SRE, and cloud (Azure/AWS). Expert in automation, CI/CD, and platform modernization. History of cultivating an open culture with free exchange of information. Pursuing new professional challenges with a growth-oriented company.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Manager DevOps Infrastructure Engineering
RSM India Delivery
04.2023 - Current
- Lead a high-performing DevOps and DB engineering team focused on system reliability, AKS upgrades, infrastructure automation, and release management. Enabled a 50% faster release cycle while fostering a culture of continuous learning, compliance, and operational excellence.
- Lead a DevOps and DB engineering team ensuring 99.99% system uptime.
- Oversaw regular AKS cluster upgrades with near-zero downtime.
- Directed infrastructure provisioning using Terraform for seamless deployments.
- Enforced release management processes to ensure production stability.
- Reduced release cycles from monthly to bi-weekly, improving time to market by 50%.
- Provided strong leadership to enhance team productivity and morale.
- Achieved operational excellence by streamlining processes and implementing best practices.
Manager - Deloitte Cloud Services
Deloitte Support Services
07.2019 - 04.2023
- Promoted to Manager for leading cloud architecture reviews, developing automation to cut review time by 95%, and defining GCP reference architecture. Drove $50K in cloud cost savings through in-depth optimization using CloudHealth and Cloudability.
- Served as the single point approver for cloud migration architecture reviews.
- Automated the review process using PowerShell, reducing turnaround from 4 days to 3 hours.
- Designed and documented standardized reference architecture for Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
- Led cloud cost optimization efforts, saving $50K by eliminating unused disks with tools like CloudHealth and Cloudability.
- Enabled faster, cost-efficient, and compliant cloud adoption across multiple business units.
Assistant Manager
Deloitte Support Services
08.2016 - 06.2019
- Rejoined Deloitte as Assistant Manager to lead high-impact DevOps teams, align SAFe and security practices with business goals, and drive cloud migration strategy. Specialized in optimizing processes and performance metrics to boost global operational efficiency across delivery teams.
- Led cross-functional DevOps teams, embedding SAFe principles and security standards into daily operations.
- Drove process excellence by aligning delivery metrics with organizational goals and operational KPIs.
- Developed and executed cloud migration strategies for on-prem applications targeting Azure and AWS.
- Translated high-level business strategies into practical DevOps solutions with measurable outcomes.
- Streamlined delivery operations through performance benchmarking and continuous process improvements.
Technical Specialist
Tech Mahindra India Pvt. Ltd.
02.2014 - 08.2016
- Led Roche Pharmaceuticals’ large-scale migration from on-prem to AWS using a lift-and-shift model, moving 400+ TB of data. Provided architectural support for AWS-based rehosting, ensuring a seamless transition to scalable, cloud-native content and intranet solutions.
- Spearheaded Roche’s enterprise cloud migration project to Azure native services.
- Migrated 400+ TB of intranet data using a lift-and-shift model.
- Coordinated across global infra and data teams to ensure secure, smooth transitions.
- Provided architectural guidance for AWS EKS and S3-based content portal rehosting.
- Ensured cloud best practices were followed for scalability, performance, and availability.
Assistant Manager
Deloitte Support Services
09.2010 - 01.2014
- Promoted to Assistant Manager for forming pilot DevOps teams and migrating CI/CD from IBM uDeploy to Azure DevOps, improving time to market by 10%. Contributed to flagship cloud migration POCs by upskilling on Azure and AWS platforms.
- Promoted to Assistant Manager for leading DevOps modernization initiatives.
- Formed and mentored pilot DevOps teams to drive delivery transformation.
- Participated in cloud migration POCs for flagship applications.
- Upskilled in Azure and AWS to support cloud-readiness for enterprise platforms.
Sr. Analyst
Deloitte Support Services
09.2008 - 09.2010
- Promoted from Analyst to Senior Analyst for leading SharePoint operations and driving DevOps transformation. Automated deployments for 400+ apps using Jenkins and uDeploy, shifting the team from traditional Level 3 support to a forward-thinking DevOps culture.
- Promoted to Senior Analyst for outstanding performance and technical leadership.
- Automated deployments for 400+ applications using Jenkins and IBM UrbanCode Deploy.
- Championed DevOps adoption, evolving the team from L3 support to proactive engineering.
Analyst
Deloitte Support Services
07.2006 - 09.2008
- Improved uptime and reliability of Deloitte’s LMS on IBM WebSphere by automating health checks, DB refreshes, and setting up proactive monitoring, leading to a 6% uptime gain and significantly reduced post-release maintenance time.
- Ensured high availability of Deloitte’s LMS platform hosted on IBM WebSphere.
- Increased system uptime from 92% to 98% through automated health checks.
- Reduced DB refresh time from 2 days to 30 mins via custom scripting using PowerShell.
- Implemented SCOM and AlertSite monitoring for proactive incident prevention.
Customer Service Executive – Tech Support
HSBC Data Processing India Pvt. Ltd.
12.2004 - 07.2006
- Handled PeopleSoft configuration, environment refreshes, and project migrations. Ensured performance tuning, change control, and proactive monitoring of web/app servers and schedulers. Resolved complex UNIX and Windows issues, supporting stable and efficient enterprise application operations.
- Configured and maintained PeopleSoft environments to ensure system stability.
- Performed regular environment refreshes to support smooth project cycles.
- Led project migrations with strict adherence to change control protocols.
- Tuned application performance across web and app server layers.
- Monitored and managed process schedulers for optimal job execution.
- Diagnosed and resolved critical issues on UNIX and Windows platforms.
Education
Bachelor of Computer Applications - Information Technology
Osmania University
06.2005
Skills
- Platform Engineering
- Azure and AWS Cloud Platform
- Terraform
- Microservices
- System Design
- CI/CD Pipelines
- Data Governance
- Stakeholder Management
- Operational Efficiency
- Team Leadership
- Requirements Gathering
- Resource Utilization
Accomplishments
- Supervised team of 15 staff members.
- Reduced software release cycle from monthly to bi-weekly (50% faster) by implementing automated CI/CD pipelines and streamlined release management, accelerating time-to-market.
- Saved $50K in annual cloud costs by optimizing resource usage and eliminating waste, leveraging tools like CloudHealth and Cloudability.
- Cut cloud architecture review time from 4 days to 3 hours (~95% reduction) by automating the approval process with PowerShell scripts.
- Spearheaded deployment automation for 400+ applications using Jenkins and IBM UrbanCode Deploy, improving release reliability and scaling DevOps practices.
- Increased system uptime from 92% to 98% by implementing automated health checks and proactive monitoring, significantly reducing outages.
- Reduced database refresh time from 2 days to 30 minutes by developing custom scripts, greatly improving environment availability.
- Mentored and coached DevOps engineers, fostering continuous learning and career development to build a high-performing team.
Certification
- Post graduate certificate program in Cloud Computing by Great Lakes Education India Private Limited
- AZ - 104 - Microsoft Certified Azure Administrator
- ITIL v4 Foundation
- Certified Scrum Master by Scrum Alliance
- Certified SAFE Agilist
Languages
English
Hindi
Tamil
Telugu
Timeline
Senior Manager DevOps Infrastructure Engineering
RSM India Delivery
04.2023 - Current
Manager - Deloitte Cloud Services
Deloitte Support Services
07.2019 - 04.2023
Assistant Manager
Deloitte Support Services
08.2016 - 06.2019
Technical Specialist
Tech Mahindra India Pvt. Ltd.
02.2014 - 08.2016
Assistant Manager
Deloitte Support Services
09.2010 - 01.2014
Sr. Analyst
Deloitte Support Services
09.2008 - 09.2010
Analyst
Deloitte Support Services
07.2006 - 09.2008
Customer Service Executive – Tech Support
HSBC Data Processing India Pvt. Ltd.
12.2004 - 07.2006
Bachelor of Computer Applications - Information Technology
Osmania University
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