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Sai Krishna Reddy Pidemarla

Sai Krishna Reddy Pidemarla

Toronto,ON

Summary

Site Reliability Engineer with 5 years of experience in DevOps Practices, specializing in cloud infrastructure and automation. Expertise in leveraging AWS, Docker, and Kubernetes to optimize CI/CD pipelines and enhance system reliability. Skilled in implementing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform and improving operational efficiency through effective monitoring and troubleshooting.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience
2
2
Certification

Work History

Site Reliability Engineer (SRE)

Metric Gaming
05.2022 - Current
  • Utilized Terraform to provision AWS infrastructure, enabling automated deployments of EC2 instances and S3 buckets, which enhanced scalability and reduced setup time.
  • Managed TLS/SSL certificates with Cert Manager and Helm, ensuring secure communications for applications and simplifying the certificate lifecycle management process.
  • Developed AWS Lambda functions to automate resource management, significantly optimizing costs by reducing idle resource time and improving operational efficiency
  • Utilized Conduktor for live monitoring of Kafka clusters on AWS MSK, allowing for real-time insights that improved response times to system performance issues.
  • Leveraged Atlassian tools (Jira, Slack, Confluence) for project, Incident management and team collaboration.
  • Integrated Datadog and Prometheus for comprehensive monitoring, enabling proactive performance tuning and swift incident response to maintain high service availability.
  • Collaborated with development teams to optimize Kubernetes resource allocation, implementing auto-scaling to manage load fluctuations effectively and maintain application performance.
  • Administered MySQL (RDS) for database management, optimizing query performance and ensuring high availability for critical application data.
  • Managed VPCs in AWS, ensuring secure networking environments and efficient routing between services while implementing VPN solutions for secure remote access.
  • Collaborated in the management of Kong for secure API management, assisting with the configuration of rate limiting and authentication, and supported the deployment of Linkerd as a service mesh to optimize microservices communication and maintain high availability.

DevOps Engineer

Accenture
07.2020 - 08.2021
  • Ansible playbooks to automate configuration management, which streamlined deployment processes and reduced configuration errors across environments.
  • Developed CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions and ArgoCD, resulting in faster deployment cycles and improved collaboration between development and operations teams.
  • Applied SonarQube and OWASP security scanning tools to enforce coding standards and identify vulnerabilities, enhancing the security posture of deployed applications.
  • Collaborated with development teams to optimize build processes using Gradle, improving build times and enhancing developer productivity.
  • Implemented monitoring solutions with Prometheus, Grafana, and ELK, which enhanced observability and reduced incident response time by providing actionable insights into system health.
  • Worked with MongoDB for document-based data storage, ensuring efficient data retrieval and supporting scalability for applications requiring high-performance databases.
  • Enforced security best practices by implementing AWS IAM policies, which strengthened the security posture of applications and ensured compliance with organizational standards.
  • Managed network configurations, including DNS setup and load balancing for applications, to enhance performance and reliability across distributed systems

Junior DevOps Engineer

Accenture
06.2019 - 06.2020
  • Assisted in crafting IaC templates with Terraform, promoting a consistent approach to deploying AWS resources and reducing manual configuration errors.
  • Contributed to incident response activities, analyzing issues to improve processes and documentation for better preparedness and future response strategies.
  • Developed automation using Python and writing Shell Scripts to automate routine tasks, leading to a 30% reduction in manual efforts and increased team productivity.
  • Supported the setup and maintenance of Postgres (RDS) databases, contributing to database backup strategies and ensuring data integrity for applications.
  • Assisted in configuring network security groups and routing tables in AWS, ensuring secure communication between resources and protecting sensitive data.
  • Utilized Git for version control, managing code repositories and facilitating collaboration across teams through effective branching strategies and pull request reviews, ensuring code quality and streamlined development workflows.
  • Gained proficiency in Docker for containerization, enabling rapid application deployment and consistent environments across development and production.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Electrical, Electronics and Communication Engineering

Gandhi Institute of Science And Technology
Visakhapatanam
04.2019

Skills

  • Configuration Management (Ansible)
  • Continuous Integration / Continuous Deployment (GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, Jenkins, ArgoCD)
  • System Administration (Ubuntu, Centos, RHEL)
  • Databases (MySQL, Postgres, MongoDB, RDS)
  • Networking (TCP/IP, DNS, Load Balancing, VPN, VPC Configuration)
  • Security Scanning (SonarQube - SAST, OWASP - DAST, Trivy)
  • Build Tools (Gradle, Maven)
  • Containerization Technologies (Docker, Kubernetes)
  • Monitoring (Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK)
  • Infrastructure as Code (Terraform)
  • Programming & Scripting (Python, Bash)
  • Cloud Platforms: AWS (Lambda, EKS, CloudWatch, IAM, CloudFront, ECS, Route53, S3, RDS, VPC, Secrets Manager, MSK, CloudFormation, SNS, SQS), Azure (VM, NSG, AKS, AD, Azure Monitor, Storage Account)

Certification

AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate

Certified Kubernetes Administrator, The Linux Foundation

Timeline

Site Reliability Engineer (SRE)

Metric Gaming
05.2022 - Current

DevOps Engineer

Accenture
07.2020 - 08.2021

Junior DevOps Engineer

Accenture
06.2019 - 06.2020

Bachelor of Science - Electrical, Electronics and Communication Engineering

Gandhi Institute of Science And Technology
Sai Krishna Reddy Pidemarla