Thangadurai M
Principal Cloud Engineer
Bengaluru
Summary
Cloud Platform Engineer building Amazon EKS, Terraform, and observability foundations for resilient application delivery. Automates cloud provisioning, cluster operations, and secure access patterns across AWS environments to keep deployments consistent and supportable. Connects monitoring, logging, and CI/CD pipelines so platform teams can detect issues sooner and recover faster.
Overview
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Languages
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Certifications
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Principal Cloud Engineer
Epicor
Bangalore
10.2025 - Current
- Designed and implemented Kubernetes infrastructure to run scalable and resilient microservices workloads.
- Containerized application services and managed Kubernetes deployments, service configurations, and cluster resource optimization.
- Contributed to the migration of a Django-based ERP platform from monolithic to microservices on Amazon EKS, improving scalability and deployment flexibility.
- Implemented platform observability using Prometheus, Grafana, Loki, Promtail, Node Exporter, and Alertmanager for metrics, log aggregation, and alerting.
- Developed dashboards and alerting rules for monitoring cluster health, application performance, and infrastructure utilization, ensuring proactive issue resolution.
- Designed and maintained secure, highly available cloud infrastructure using EC2, EKS, RDS, Lambda, and S3.
- Established Infrastructure as Code practices with Terraform, enabling consistent and auditable infrastructure deployments across environments.
- Designed a scalable GitHub Actions self-hosted runner infrastructure on AWS EC2 with Auto Scaling, Lambda, and API Gateway to provision runners on demand, optimizing infrastructure costs.
- Built and optimized CI/CD pipelines and automated runner lifecycle management to reduce manual intervention and accelerate delivery.
- Replaced SSH-based access with AWS Systems Manager Session Manager, enhancing cloud security and improving access auditability.
- Applied AI-assisted analysis for PostgreSQL performance investigations, cloud resource optimization, log analysis, and root-cause analysis.
Senior Cloud DevOps Engineer
Autodesk
Bangalore
07.2024 - 04.2025
- Implemented CI/CD pipelines to streamline deployment processes across multiple environments.
- Automated infrastructure provisioning using Terraform and AWS CloudFormation for improved efficiency.
- Led cross-functional teams in adopting containerization technologies, enhancing application scalability and portability.
- Developed monitoring solutions utilizing Prometheus and Grafana, improving system performance visibility and reliability.
- Spearheaded incident response strategies, reducing mean time to recovery for critical systems.
- Established best practices for configuration management using Ansible, ensuring consistency across environments.
- Mentored junior engineers on DevOps principles, fostering a culture of continuous improvement within the team.
- Improved code deployment efficiency by automating processes with CI/CD pipelines.
- Collaborated with development teams to optimize code deployment processes, achieving faster release cycles without compromising quality.
- Maintained version control systems like Git or SVN for seamless collaboration among developers and engineers during project lifecycles.
- Designed and implemented containerization strategies using Docker and Kubernetes, improving resource utilization and management.
- Reduced system downtime for critical applications by implementing robust monitoring and alerting tools.
- Provided 24/7 on-call support for critical systems, ensuring high availability and rapid issue resolution.
Senior DevOps Engineer
Tesco
Bangalore
08.2022 - 07.2024
- Automated infrastructure provisioning across AWS using Groovy scripts and Terraform modules, improving deployment efficiency by 50%.
- Managed Amazon EKS infrastructure including upgrades, patching, resource configuration, and RBAC policies.
- Managed Linux/Unix servers with continuous security monitoring via CloudWatch and Datadog, enhancing system security posture.
- Integrated security scanning into GitHub Actions and container image scanning into CI/CD pipelines.
- Managed Linux/Unix servers and implemented continuous security monitoring using CloudWatch and Datadog.
- Integrated security scanning into GitHub Actions and container image scanning into CI/CD pipelines, ensuring compliance and reducing vulnerabilities.
- Developed Python automation scripts to streamline debugging and operational tasks, improving overall workflow efficiency.
Senior Software Systems Engineer
Sabre
Bangalore
10.2019 - 08.2022
- Provisioned infrastructure in AWS using Terraform modules to set up Dev, Cert, Pre-prod, and Production environments for 3-tier SaaS airline applications.
- Built CI/CD solutions with Jenkins and automated configuration management using Ansible; deployments on Apache Tomcat.
- Provided technical support for software systems installation, configuration, and maintenance, ensuring equipment conformed to specifications.
Senior Analyst
Dell Technologies
Bangalore
10.2016 - 06.2019
- Created and maintained AWS infrastructure (EC2, S3, CloudWatch, IAM) and dashboards for monitoring, enhancing system reliability.
- Managed Jenkins pipelines for auto-deployment across development and staging environments, streamlining build processes.
- Provisioned and tuned VMs at scale using Docker containers for test environments and managed VMware vCenters and ESX hosts.
- Configured HA and DRS clusters and performed OS/ESX/vCenter upgrades and decommissions.
Technology Analyst
Infosys Limited
Bangalore
06.2016 - 10.2016
- Managed Cisco UCS Manager, blade servers, and Cisco IronPort for client environments, ensuring optimal performance and reliability.
- Created and managed domains, sites, subnets, and DHCP scopes for Avaya IP telephones, resolving customer issues remotely via Cisco Webex.
- Conducted system analysis to enhance application performance and reliability.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to align technology solutions with business objectives.
- Developed and implemented process improvements to optimize project delivery timelines.
Service Delivery Consultant
HPE
Bangalore
06.2015 - 05.2016
- Configured ESXi in client environments, conducted regular patching for ESXi and HP Blades, and delivered 24/7 operational and on-call support.
- Led service delivery initiatives to enhance customer satisfaction and operational efficiency.
- Developed and implemented process improvements, reducing service delivery timeframes.
- Managed cross-functional teams to ensure alignment on service objectives and outcomes.
Systems Analyst
Capco Technologies Pvt Ltd
Bangalore
10.2012 - 05.2015
- Managed Windows/RHEL/SUSE servers, overseeing incident/production management, Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, DFS, and file/print services to ensure system reliability and availability.
- Configured RAID, conducted security health checks, cloned VMs, migrated systems P2V/V2V, and designed VMware virtual infrastructures with HA and DRS clusters to enhance system performance.
- Analyzed system requirements to enhance functionality and user experience.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to optimize software solutions and streamline processes.
- Developed detailed documentation for system architecture, improving knowledge transfer across departments.
IT Support Engineer
Allsec Technologies Ltd
Bangalore
04.2011 - 03.2012
- Managed ADDS user accounts and Outlook configuration while resolving remote end-user issues, enhancing overall user satisfaction.
- Deployed and managed VMware ESXi infrastructure, conducted VM migrations (cold/hot), configured VLANs, and performed Windows patching via WSUS to ensure system reliability.
- Provided technical support for hardware and software issues, ensuring timely resolution for end-users.
- Diagnosed and resolved network connectivity problems, optimizing performance across multiple systems.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to implement IT solutions that enhanced operational efficiency.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE)
Anna University
Chennai, India 04.2001 -
High School Diploma -
Annai Matriculation Higher Secondary School
Dharmapuri06.2006
High School Diploma -
Government High School
Dharmapuri04.2004
Skills
AWS
Kubernetes (EKS)
Terraform
CI/CD
Prometheus
Microservices architecture
Environment provisioning
Release automation
Extra-curricular activities
Knowledge Sharing Conducted internal knowledge sharing sessions on cloud best practices, CI/CD automation, and Kubernetes operations to improve team capability and onboarding. Knowledge Sharing Conducted internal knowledge sharing sessions on cloud best practices, CI/CD automation, and Kubernetes operations to improve team capability and onboarding.
Certification
Amazon Certified Solutions Architect — Associate
Interests
Technical Blogging, Open Source Contribution, Running
Timeline
Principal Cloud Engineer
Epicor
10.2025 - Current
Senior Cloud DevOps Engineer
Autodesk
07.2024 - 04.2025
Senior DevOps Engineer
Tesco
08.2022 - 07.2024
Senior Software Systems Engineer
Sabre
10.2019 - 08.2022
Senior Analyst
Dell Technologies
10.2016 - 06.2019
Technology Analyst
Infosys Limited
06.2016 - 10.2016
Service Delivery Consultant
HPE
06.2015 - 05.2016
Systems Analyst
Capco Technologies Pvt Ltd
10.2012 - 05.2015
IT Support Engineer
Allsec Technologies Ltd
04.2011 - 03.2012
Bachelor of Science - Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE)
Anna University
04.2001 -
High School Diploma -
Annai Matriculation Higher Secondary School
High School Diploma -
Government High School
Achievements
Certifications