Sunil Akkapalli
Hyderabad
Summary
Cloud Infrastructure, Kubernetes Platform, and DevOps Engineering Leader with 20 years of experience designing, operating, and modernizing AWS cloud and Kubernetes platforms. Expertise in Kubernetes (EKS), Docker, Helm, CI/CD, Jenkins, GitLab CI, Terraform, Infrastructure as Code, monitoring with Prometheus/Grafana/CloudWatch, automation using Bash/Python, SRE, security, and platform reliability. Proven success leading multi-disciplinary engineering teams, improving production reliability, reducing cloud costs, implementing CI/CD automation, and delivering scalable cloud-native platforms supporting millions of transactions. Strong experience collaborating with C-level stakeholders, defining cloud strategy, driving operational excellence, and building high-performing engineering organizations. Cloud Infrastructure and DevOps Engineering Leader driving success in designing and managing AWS cloud and Kubernetes platforms. Achieved 99.9% availability for critical healthcare technology platforms through optimised infrastructure and proactive monitoring. Led multi-disciplinary teams to implement CI/CD automation, reducing deployment time by 40% and improving production uptime by 30%.
Overview
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Certification
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20
years of professional experience
Work History
Head – Cloud Platform & DevOps Engineering
eMedEvents India Pvt. Ltd.
Hyderabad, India
03.2017 - Current
- Led cloud migration, platform modernization, and production operations across AWS.
- Designed and managed highly available AWS infrastructure supporting business-critical healthcare platforms with 99.9% availability.
- Directed cross-functional engineering teams to improve infrastructure reliability, streamline DevOps processes, and optimise cloud operations.
- Led technology services, cloud infrastructure, platform operations, and DevOps initiatives to enhance performance of business-critical healthcare technology platforms.
- Built automated CI/CD pipelines that reduced deployment time by 40%.
- Improved production uptime by 30% through infrastructure modernization and proactive monitoring.
- Reduced cloud costs by implementing governance policies, lifecycle automation, and resource optimization initiatives.
- Established disaster recovery processes achieving rapid recovery for production systems.
- Notice the emphasis on leadership, outcomes, and business impact.
Project Manager
Versant Online Solutions
Hyderabad
07.2015 - 03.2017
- Directed project execution and delivery planning, optimising development operations for timely completion.
- Led engineering operations and project delivery across multiple technology projects, ensuring alignment with strategic goals.
- Improved schedule adherence, delivery predictability, and operational efficiency through proactive project management practices.
- Oversaw CI/CD pipeline operations to improve deployment consistency and release quality.
- Configured and optimized Jenkins environments supporting continuous integration and deployment automation.
- Administered Jira for project tracking, issue management, sprint planning, and delivery governance.
- Managed Git repositories and version control processes, establishing branching strategies and tagging protocols to streamline release management.
- Implemented application monitoring and performance visibility using New Relic.
Computer Programmer
Sage Group Consulting
New Jersey
01.2014 - 06.2015
- Developed SAP UI5 applications integrated with NetWeaver Gateway OData services.
- Contributed to development of enterprise SAP applications, integrating infrastructure and enabling business processes.
- Supported SAP Gateway and SAP Fiori infrastructure implementation initiatives.
- Designed models for enterprise applications, metadata structures, and integrations for services.
- Enhanced SAP CRM solutions through data mapping and configuration improvements.
- Collaborated with functional consultants to develop custom enhancements and workflow solutions.
Senior Programmer
Versant Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
Hyderabad
10.2009 - 01.2014
- Delivered backend engineering and infrastructure support, enhancing deployment automation and improving application performance.
- Contributed to deployment automation and environment configuration management, streamlining processes for more efficient releases.
- Optimised database performance, application responsiveness, and platform stability.
- Supported scalability, availability, and operational reliability initiatives, ensuring robust application performance under varying loads.
- Designed and maintained backend infrastructure supporting PHP-based enterprise applications.
PHP Programmer
Scadea Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
Hyderabad
06.2006 - 10.2009
- Developed dynamic web applications using PHP, MySQL, and JavaScript.
- Developed and maintained web applications, contributing to application development and timely feature delivery.
- Enhanced existing applications and implemented new functionality to meet evolving business requirements.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to deliver scalable and secure solutions.
Education
Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) - Computer Science & Engineering
Sindhura Engineering College
01-2006
Skills
- Cloud
- AWS Architecture
- Multi-VPC Architecture
- EC2
- EKS
- ECS
- I am
- Route53
- CloudFront
- RDS
- Lambda
- API Gateway
- Platform Engineering
- Kubernetes
- Docker
- Helm
- Platform Operations
- Internal Developer Platforms
- Service Reliability
- DevOps
- Jenkins
- GitHub Actions
- GitLab CI
- AWS CodePipeline
- CI/CD
- Infrastructure as Code
- Terraform
- GitOps
- Observability
- CloudWatch
- Grafana
- Prometheus
- ELK
- OpenTelemetry
- New Relic
- Leadership
- Engineering Management
- Vendor Management
- Stakeholder Management
- Budget Planning
- Cloud Governance
- Architecture Reviews
Accomplishments
- Increased system uptime by 30% through cloud architecture optimization and infrastructure reliability improvements.
- Reduced deployment times by 40% through implementation of automated CI/CD pipelines.
- Improved server response times by 25% through infrastructure automation initiatives and server optimization.
- Achieved 98% on-time project delivery compliance through disciplined project execution and delivery governance.
- Automated cloud operational processes, reducing manual intervention and improving operational efficiency.
- Enhanced platform stability, monitoring, and service reliability across production environments.
Custom
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sunil-akkapalli-aa536093/
Certification
- AWS Cloud Computing & DevOps certified
Timeline
Head – Cloud Platform & DevOps Engineering
eMedEvents India Pvt. Ltd.
03.2017 - Current
Project Manager
Versant Online Solutions
07.2015 - 03.2017
Computer Programmer
Sage Group Consulting
01.2014 - 06.2015
Senior Programmer
Versant Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
10.2009 - 01.2014
PHP Programmer
Scadea Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
06.2006 - 10.2009
Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) - Computer Science & Engineering
Sindhura Engineering College