Surbhi
Cloud Storage Developer
New Delhi
Summary
Cloud Storage Developer with 4+ years at IBM, specializing in block storage solutions, Kubernetes platforms, Golang microservices, and Python-based automation. Experienced in designing scalable, high-performance cloud storage systems and automating storage and security workflows. Skilled at optimizing cloud infrastructure, improving reliability, and delivering efficient, large-scale solutions.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Storage Engineer
IBM
03.2023 - Current
- Developed Golang-based microservices to support control plane orchestration for cloud block storage services.
- Implemented Kubernetes operators to automate storage provisioning, lifecycle management, and service orchestration across environments.
- Implemented snapshot creation for block storage volumes, enabling reliable backup and recovery capabilities.
- Built support for creating custom images from volumes, enabling reusable and scalable cloud deployments.
- Implemented Just-In-Time (JIT) image import to reduce cluster storage usage by evicting unused images and re-importing on demand, ensuring immediate boot volume availability using Ceph and QEMU.
- Developed volume migration workflows allowing customers to migrate volumes across profiles, select new IOPS/bandwidth configurations, track migration jobs, and revert when needed, leveraging libvirt blockcopy for cross-cluster movement.
- Developed client tools for secure image upload and download from Cloud Object Storage (COS).
Cloud Security Engineer
IBM
11.2021 - 03.2023
- Led vulnerability remediation, security assessments, and threat modeling to proactively identify and mitigate cloud security risks.
- Managed certificate lifecycle activities, compliance requirements, and security reporting to maintain adherence to organizational and regulatory standards.
- Designed and developed a security automation toolkit using Python to assess system security posture, and reduce manual effort.
- Built a comprehensive security risk matrix to evaluate vulnerability severity, risk levels, and remediation status across cloud environments.
- Implemented a recommendation engine to map identified vulnerabilities to existing remediation solutions, accelerating resolution timelines.
- Improved overall visibility into system security posture, while reducing manual analysis and operational overhead.
Cloud Test Engineer
IBM
07.2021 - 10.2021
- Supported agile development methodologies by participating in daily stand-ups, sprint planning sessions, and retrospectives.
- Developed an automated Ceph smoke-testing framework validating cluster health, OSDs, PGs, MONs, and storage utilization.
- Automated end-to-end RBD lifecycle testing (create, resize, map/unmap, snapshot, delete) using Ceph CLI and system commands.
- Integrated Cephadm, Ceph CLI, and systemd service checks for early detection of storage and service-level failures.
- Reduced manual testing time through the implementation of robust automation frameworks using Python and Shell Scripting, optimizing resource utilization.
- Created detailed documentation for test cases, procedures, and results analysis, promoting transparency in the QA process.
Intern
IBM
01.2021 - 06.2021
- Improved async scoring deployments, reducing customer-facing failures.
- Migrated metadata storage to Cloud Object Storage and NoSQL, improving scalability and reliability for all regions.
- Supported staff members in their daily tasks, reducing workload burden and allowing for increased focus on higher-priority assignments.
- Utilized programming languages such as Python and Scala extensively throughout the internship, applying relevant libraries and frameworks when appropriate.
Education
M.Tech - Data Engineering
IIIT
New Delhi, India 04.2001 -
B.Tech - Computer Science And Engineering
HMRITM, GGSIPU
Delhi, India 04.2001 -
Skills
Kubernetes
Docker
Microservices
Linux
Python
Golang
Machine Learning
NLP
Git
Vulnerability assessment
Cloud security
Accomplishments
- Supervised and mentored a team of 4 engineers, driving successful delivery of security and automation initiatives.
- Recognized with the IBM Cultural Catalyst Award for fostering collaboration and innovation.
- Led adoption of a custom security automation toolkit across the team, improving efficiency and consistency in security workflows.
Timeline
Storage Engineer
IBM
03.2023 - Current
Cloud Security Engineer
IBM
11.2021 - 03.2023
Cloud Test Engineer
IBM
07.2021 - 10.2021
Intern
IBM
01.2021 - 06.2021
M.Tech - Data Engineering
IIIT
04.2001 -
B.Tech - Computer Science And Engineering
HMRITM, GGSIPU
04.2001 -