Kiran Ramakrishna

About Kiran Ramakrishna

Experienced and results-driven Lead Cloud Engineer with over 4 years of expertise in designing, implementing, and managing scalable, secure, and cost-effective cloud solutions. Proven leadership in guiding cross-functional teams through complex cloud migration, modernization, and DevOps initiatives across AWS, Azure, and/or Google Cloud environments. Adept at architecting cloud-native applications, automating infrastructure with Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and enforcing cloud security and compliance best practices. Skilled in stakeholder collaboration, agile delivery, and mentoring engineering teams to drive operational excellence and innovation in the cloud. Analytically strong decision maker who led many projects and processes in HP, Thomson Reuters and Tech Mahindra. Managed infrastructure planning to meet client business goals.Certified in ITIL, PMP preparatory, AWS SAA, Azure.

Experience

1. Cloud Architecture Consultant

   Charter Communications

   Aug 2023 — Present · US

   Utilized Azure DevOps, Jenkins, built Docker containers, and Kubernetes clusters for deployment and management purposes. Automated deployment of cloud environments using reusable and modular Terraform configurations for consistent and repeatable infrastructure builds. Implemented Terraform modules to standardize and streamline resource provisioning across multiple AWS accounts and environments. Work closely with the other dependent teams and technologies and possess a deep understanding of IT ecosystems and application architectures. Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines, ITIL practices, Agile methodologies, and Lean principles. Proficient in using observability tools like Kibana, Grafana, PRTG, Prometheus, AppDynamics and Datadog for monitoring and troubleshooting. Automated account provisioning and baseline security controls using Account Factory andService Control Policies (SCPs). Provisioned and maintained Amazon EC2 instances, including cost-effective t4g/t3 microinstances for development and testing environments. Automated EC2 instance lifecycle (launch, patching, termination) using Terraform. Extensively worked with Network and Security teams to design hybrid networkarchitectures including VPCs, subnets, VPNs, and direct connect solutions. Highly proficient in developing and documenting load balancing, DNS, and traffic routingstrategies to optimize performance. Maintain version control and collaboration workflows using GitHub, GitLab, andBitbucket, supporting modern software development lifecycles. Perform disaster recovery tests to assess the resiliency and record the results.Work extensively on Postgres SQL, Oracle and MS SQL for deployment of critical applications.

Education

• PES University

  Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Electrical and Electronics Engineering