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Sashikanth Debattula

Summary

Accomplished Senior Site Reliability Engineer with 15 years of expertise in architecting, optimizing, and securing AWS, GCP, and Azure infrastructures. Adept at designing highly scalable, resilient, and automated distributed systems leveraging Kubernetes, Elasticsearch, Kafka, and SQL. A strategic thinker with a proven record of enhancing system reliability, performance, and security compliance, while spearheading cross-functional teams and complex cloud transformations. Passionate about harnessing technology to drive innovation, streamline operations, and create meaningful impact through automation and operational excellence.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience
5
5
Certification

Work History

Senior Site Reliability Engineer

William Sonoma Inc
04.2022 - Current
  • Designed and managed multi-region Kubernetes clusters, ensuring high availability, scalability, and performance while reducing downtime by 99.9%.
  • Optimized Elasticsearch clusters handling 50TB+ data, improving query latency and integrated Kafka stream processing pipelines for efficient event-driven architectures.
  • Automated infrastructure provisioning with Terraform, Ansible, and Helm, reducing deployment times and streamlining Kubernetes cluster configurations.
  • Led incident response protocols and coordinated cross-functional teams to resolve major outages, minimizing downtime and enhancing system reliability.
  • Implemented CI/CD pipelines to improve deployment speed, reliability, and consistency while ensuring security best practices through RBAC, network policies, and pod security configurations.
  • Enhanced observability and monitoring using Prometheus, Grafana, and ELK Stack, reducing mean time and enabling proactive performance management.
  • Executed disaster recovery plans for Kubernetes environments, ensuring business continuity and resilience, while performing rolling upgrades and robust backup strategies.
  • Mentored and guided engineering teams on Kubernetes administration, security, and best practices, fostering collaboration and operational excellence.

Senior Systems Engineer

Yext Inc.
01.2019 - 04.2022
  • Managed and maintained large-scale Elasticsearch and Kafka infrastructure across AWS and GCP, ensuring high availability, performance, and scalability.
  • Optimized and administered over 80 Elasticsearch clusters, improving query performance, data retrieval efficiency, and overall system reliability.
  • Implemented and maintained Kafka clusters, utilizing MirrorMaker for cross-region replication and ensuring fault-tolerant, scalable data streaming across multiple cloud environments.
  • Single point of contact for all ELK and Kafka infrastructure, managing incidents, escalations, and operational support, ensuring seamless uptime and issue resolution.
  • Provided 24/7 on-call support via PagerDuty, responding to critical incidents, mitigating risks, and reducing downtime through proactive monitoring and rapid resolution.
  • Automated infrastructure provisioning and monitoring using Terraform, Prometheus, Alertmanager, and Ansible, enhancing observability and operational efficiency.
  • Configured and optimized logging, metrics, and alerting solutions for Elasticsearch, Kafka, and containerized workloads in Docker, improving system health visibility.
  • Led disaster recovery and rolling upgrade strategies for Elasticsearch and Kafka, ensuring business continuity and minimizing service disruptions.

Senior Systems Engineer

Thomson Reuters Corporation
07.2016 - 01.2019
  • Managed and optimized multiple 9-node Elasticsearch clusters on Azure, ensuring high availability, performance tuning, and scalable search solutions.
  • Automated deployment and configuration of Elasticsearch using Ansible and ARM templates, reducing manual intervention and ensuring infrastructure consistency.
  • Collaborated with business stakeholders to provide sizing recommendations, architectural guidance, and search solution optimizations for Elasticsearch-based platforms.
  • Designed and implemented core Elasticsearch index mappings for structured and unstructured customer data, improving query efficiency and system reliability.
  • Integrated and configured GitLab Runner for CI/CD automation, improving deployment pipelines and infrastructure updates.
  • Implemented robust security controls for Elasticsearch, ensuring compliance, data protection, and access control in Azure environments.
  • Configured and optimized Kibana and Logstash for real-time monitoring, log aggregation, and enhanced observability across distributed environments.
  • Managed infrastructure automation and orchestration using Ansible, Git, and other infrastructure tools to streamline deployments and system management

Database Administrator

Cognizant Technology Solutions, CTS
01.2011 - 06.2014
  • Administered and optimized MS SQL Server databases, ensuring high availability, performance tuning, and data integrity across production environments.
  • Developed and maintained SQL queries, stored procedures, and indexing strategies to enhance database performance and application efficiency.
  • Implemented database backup and recovery strategies, ensuring business continuity and disaster recovery compliance.
  • Monitored and troubleshot database performance issues, optimizing queries and server configurations to reduce downtime and improve system responsiveness.

Education

Master of Science - Information Technology

Marist College
Poughkeepsie, NY
05-2016

Skills

  • Kubernetes

  • Elasticsearch

  • Kafka

  • Git & CI/CD

  • Azure & Cloud Infrastructure

  • AWS

  • Ansible & Automation

  • Security & Compliance

Certification

  • CKA : Certified Kubernetes Administrator
  • CKAD: Certified Kubernetes Application Developer
  • HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate (003)
  • Designing and Implementing Microsoft DevOps Solutions
  • ITIL Foundation

Timeline

Senior Site Reliability Engineer

William Sonoma Inc
04.2022 - Current

Senior Systems Engineer

Yext Inc.
01.2019 - 04.2022

Senior Systems Engineer

Thomson Reuters Corporation
07.2016 - 01.2019

Database Administrator

Cognizant Technology Solutions, CTS
01.2011 - 06.2014

Master of Science - Information Technology

Marist College

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