Dinesh Kondeti
Canada
Summary
Results-driven technical leader with 10+ years of expertise in cloud infrastructure, DevOps automation, and platform engineering. Proven success in designing scalable cloud solutions (GCP/AWS/Azure), implementing CI/CD pipelines, and optimizing system reliability. Adept at leading cross-functional teams, solving complex technical challenges, and driving cost-effective migrations to modern architectures. Combines deep technical mastery (Kubernetes, Terraform, Istio) with strategic problem-solving to deliver high-impact outcomes across industries.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
CN Rail
01.2023 - Current
- Hands on experience migrating legacy applications to kubernetes(GKE, EKS, and AKS) leveraging Terraformcloud automation—cutting infrastructure costs by 40% while ensuring a rock-solid 99.9% uptime SLA.
- Designed and implemented a resilient Istio service mesh with Anthos Service Mesh (ASM), optimizing traffic flow with canary deployments and circuit breakers while bolstering security with mTLS for microservices.
- Revamped CI/CD processes with Azure DevOps and Helm, slashing deployment times from 2 hours to just 15 minutes—speeding up feature rollouts and reducing downtime.
- Strengthened security posture by enforcing Pod Security Policies, RBAC, and OAuth2 Proxy integration with Azure Entra ID, mitigating critical CVEs in containerized workloads.
- Unified cloud observability across GCP, AWS, and Azure by deploying OpenTelemetry (OTel) Collector, accelerating troubleshooting.
- Spearheaded the optimization of Google Managed Prometheus & Grafana dashboards, cutting alert fatigue by 50% through dynamic thresholding and anomaly detection.
- Led hybrid cloud connectivity enhancements with VPC peering and network policy design, reducing cross-region Kubernetes workload latency by 25%.
- Developed intelligent automation scripts in Bash/Python for certificate rotation (Keycloak, IHS) and Kafka GenID updates, eliminating manual errors and boosting operational efficiency.
- Partnered with Google Cloud Support to rapidly diagnose and resolve Priority 1 incidents, maintaining SLA adherence and ensuring uninterrupted business operations.
- Conducted root cause analysis on recurring incidents, implementing corrective actions to prevent future occurrences.
- Optimized resource allocation strategies by analyzing usage patterns and workload requirements.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to design and implement scalable and robust cloud architectures.
- Implemented security best practices to safeguard sensitive data and protect against cyber threats.
- Reduced server downtime with proactive monitoring, timely issue resolution, and preventative maintenance.
- Developed documentation on best practices that facilitated knowledge transfer among team members.
Senior Consultant (Middleware/Cloud)
Capgemini Technology Services
08.2015 - 10.2023
- Transformed enterprise applications by containerizing 150+ Java EE workloads on Red Hat OpenShift, slashing operational costs per year.
- Automated end-to-end monitoring with Dynatrace, providing real-time insights into JVM performance, reducing production outages by 60%.
- Led security compliance initiatives by developing Ansible playbooks for middleware patching across 500+ AIX/Solaris servers, ensuring 100% CVE compliance.
- Streamlined software deployments with Jenkins-powered CI/CD pipelines, reducing release cycles from 4 hours to just 20 minutes—empowering teams to ship faster with confidence.
- Enhanced customer experience by fine-tuning F5 load balancers with SSL offloading, boosting TLS handshake speed.
- Cultivated a knowledge-sharing culture, mentoring 20+ engineers on cloud-native architecture and DevOps best practices.
System Engineer
Tech Mahindra
06.2011 - 03.2014
- Resolved complex technical issues through effective problem-solving techniques and root cause analysis.
- Resolved issues and escalated problems with knowledgeable support and quality service.
Education
MBA -
Visveswaraya University
Bangalore06.2008
Bachelor of Science -
Sri Venkateshwara University
Tirupathi06.2005
Skills
- Cloud Platforms: GCP, AWS, Azure (GKE/EKS/AKS)
- DevOps & Automation: Terraform, CI/CD (Azure DevOps, Jenkins), Helm, Ansible, Git
- Containerization & Orchestration: Kubernetes, Docker, Istio Service Mesh, OpenTelemetry
- Monitoring/Observability: Grafana, Dynatrace, Google Managed Prometheus
- Scripting: Bash, Python
- Middleware: WebSphere, WebLogic, JBoss, Apache
- Security: RBAC, Pod Security Policies, SSL/TLS, OAuth2/OpenID
Certification
Google Cloud Associate Engineer
ITIL Foundation
IBM WebSphere Administration
Timeline
Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
CN Rail
01.2023 - Current
Senior Consultant (Middleware/Cloud)
Capgemini Technology Services
08.2015 - 10.2023
System Engineer
Tech Mahindra
06.2011 - 03.2014
MBA -
Visveswaraya University
Bachelor of Science -
Sri Venkateshwara University
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