Karamchand Chettepelli

About Karamchand Chettepelli

Senior DevOps / Platform and MLOps Engineer with 9+ years of experience designing, automating, and operating scalable cloud platforms in enterprise production environments.I specialize in AWS, Kubernetes (EKS), Terraform (Infrastructure as Code), and GitOps-based CI/CD (ArgoCD), with a strong focus on platform reliability, security, and cost optimization. I also bring hands-on experience with CMDB / UCMDB integrations and asset discovery, enabling accurate configuration management and improved operational visibility across complex systems.Currently working at Salesforce, where I own and operate cloud infrastructure, implement GitOps workflows, integrate CMDB systems, and collaborate with global engineering and security teams to improve deployment reliability and system resilience.Core expertise:Cloud & platform engineering (AWS, Kubernetes, Azure, GCP)Infrastructure as Code & automation (Terraform, Python, Ansible)CI/CD, GitOps, and DevOps best practicesCMDB / UCMDB integrations, asset discovery, and configuration managementProduction support, incident management, and reliability engineering.Open to relocation

Experience

1. Software Engineer - Mts

   Salesforce

   Mar 2022 — Present

   Own and operate AWS-based cloud infrastructure supporting enterprise-scale, business-critical production systems, ensuring high availability, scalability, and cost efficiency.Designed and implemented Terraform-based Infrastructure as Code (IaC), enabling consistent, repeatable provisioning across multiple environments.Built and maintained GitOps-driven CI/CD pipelines using ArgoCD, automating application deployments and enabling reliable, auditable, and rollback-safe releases.Designed and managed Kubernetes (EKS) workloads, authoring manifests and deployment strategies for scalable, containerized microservices.Created and optimized Docker images and Dockerfiles, improving deployment consistency and runtime efficiency.Automated operational and deployment workflows using Python and shell scripting, significantly reducing manual intervention and operational overhead.Designed and implemented UCMDB / CMDB asset discovery integrations, improving configuration management accuracy and operational visibility across complex systems.Developed custom CMDB adaptors to extend UCMDB capabilities and ensure seamless data flow between cloud platforms and enterprise systems.Built and maintained MuleSoft integrations and APIs, enabling secure and reliable communication between internal and external services.Administered GitHub organizations, enforcing best practices for version control, access management, and repository security.Provided L3 production support, incident response, and root-cause analysis, ensuring minimal downtime and rapid issue resolution.Led cloud cost optimization initiatives, identifying underutilized resources and improving overall cloud cost efficiency.Implemented cloud and container security best practices, collaborating with enterprise security teams to remediate vulnerabilities and strengthen security posture.Led proofs of concept (PoCs) for new tools and platform capabilities, contributing to technical decision-making and innovation.

Education

• JNTUH College of Engineering Hyderabad

  Bachelor's degree, Computer Science

  2012 — 2016