Eknatha Reddy Puli

About Eknatha Reddy Puli

Senior Staff Engineer (Platform & Hybrid Cloud ) with 13+ years of experience building, operating, and improving large-scale distributed systems, including 7+ years in cloud and hybrid-cloud environments. My focus is on platform engineering, reliability, and automation for production systems that operate at scale.I work at the intersection of infrastructure and software, designing resilient platforms using Kubernetes, OpenStack, and cloud-native technologies. I bring deep expertise in L3 production ownership—leading complex incident investigations, driving root-cause analysis, and implementing long-term platform improvements rather than short-term fixes.I specialise in reducing operational toil through infrastructure-as-code (Terraform), Python-based automation, and self-service tooling that enables engineering teams to deploy, operate, and scale services safely. I also place strong emphasis on observability, failure handling, and reliability by design.

Experience

1. Senior Staff Software Engineer Hybrid Cloud & Platform Engineering

   IBM

   Aug 2023 — Present · Bengaluru, IN

   Delivering L3 development and production ownership for enterprise cloud platforms, spanning deep debugging, feature delivery, and reliability improvements.Supporting large-scale OpenStack-based private cloud environments with strong Linux systems expertise.Building automation and platform capabilities using Python (scripting) and Terraform for hybrid cloud deployments.Driving complex incident resolution, RCA, and SLA-aligned support for enterprise customers.Engineering scalable solutions in Unix/Linux environments with focus on performance and resilience.Operating within agile and DevOps ecosystems to accelerate delivery and operational maturity.Solving complex customer challenges through platform customization and rapid adoption of emerging cloud technologies.Actively expanding into platform engineering by strengthening hands-on skills in Kubernetes, Terraform, and cloud-native automation.Exploring modern platform engineering practices including Internal Developer Platforms (IDP), self-service infrastructure, and developer experience improvements.Driving a transition from L3 cloud engineering to platform engineering through infrastructure automation, internal tooling, and continuous upskilling in modern platform practices.

Education

• M.S Engg College , Bangalore

  Engineer’s Degree, Electronics and Communication

  2004 — 2008

• Seshadripuram PU College, Yelahanka

  PCME

  2002 — 2004

• Kendriya Vidyalaya

  High School, K V No 1 Bangalore

  1992 — 2002

Skills

• Python
• Ansible
• Open Source Software
• Tomcat
• Configuration Management
• Veritas
• Operating Systems
• Sql
• Linux
• Business Analysis
• Netbackup
• Pre-Sales
• Puppet
• Telecommunications
• Business Objects
• Internet Protocol Suite (Tcp/Ip)
• Internet Protocol (Ip)
• Shell Scripting
• Requirements Analysis
• Unix
• Hadoop
• Gsm
• Openstack
• Ip
• Red Hat Linux
• Solaris
• Unix Shell Scripting
• Suse
• Tcp/Ip
• Cluster
• Microsoft Azure
• Amazon Web Services (Aws)
• Cpan