Nagaraj Talapady
Cloud Architect Tech Lead Devops & Sre Azure Ai Mcp Ai Agent (Artificial Intelligence) @Kainos
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WORK HISTORY
Cloud Architect Tech Lead Devops & Sre Azure Ai Mcp Ai Agent (Artificial Intelligence) @Kainos
Cloud Architect delivering secure, compliant, and scalable platform across large-scale UK Government and European commercial programs. Led end-to-end project discovery, architecture definition, and delivery roadmaps, translating complex business requirements into actionable cloud solutions.Owned environment management and deployment strategy, embedding DevOps, SRE, and cloud best practices across development, QA, and production. Acted as technical authority for Automation, DevOps, and SRE, providing architectural governance, design assurance, and hands-on leadership.Led MCP-based AI agent implementations, integrating Azure AI services, LLMs, and prompt engineering to automate workflows, reduce manual operations, and accelerate decision-making. Designed and delivered Azure-hosted application platforms, aligning CI/CD automation, security, and governance with industry standards.Implemented cloud governance, Azure AD, IAM, and policy enforcement, ensuring security, compliance, and operational consistency. Architected and validated Disaster Recovery solutions aligned to RTO/RPO targets, leading DR testing, audits, and reporting.Led platform SDLC, incident/problem management, change management, and continuous improvement. Managed and mentored DevOps and SRE teams, translating architectural vision into reliable, production-grade platforms. Hands-on across Azure, AWS, and GCP, with deep Azure expertise (AKS, Functions, Logic Apps, Data Factory, Databricks, Key Vault, Service Bus, VMs, Managed Identity, App Insights).Designed CI/CD pipelines (GitLab, Jenkins), containerized workloads with Docker, provisioned infrastructure using Terraform (modular IaC) and ARM, and implemented observability using Datadog, Grafana, and Azure Monitor. Defined SLIs, SLOs, and SLAs, supported on-call operations, led RCA/post-mortems, and drove performance, scalability, and serverless modernization.
EDUCATION
Malnad Engineering College
Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Manipal Academy of Higher Education
Master of Business Administration (MBA), Information Technology
Toastmasters
Competent Communicator and Leader
SKILLS
ABOUT NAGARAJ TALAPADY
Cloud Architect with 19+ years of IT experience, delivering enterprise-scale cloud, DevOps, SRE, and Artificial intelligence (AI) driven platforms. Certified cloud professional with deep hands-on expertise in secure architecture design, CI/CD automation, and cloud reliability engineering. Recognized for translating complex requirements into scalable, cost-efficient cloud solutions that drive performance, resilience, and business value. Passionate about automation, operational excellence, and building high-performing engineering teams.Core Expertise:Cloud & Multi-Cloud: Azure (Functions, Logic Apps, Data Factory, Data Bricks, Key Vault, ACR, Service Bus, AKS), AWS, GCP; cloud governance, policy enforcement, enterprise platform design.DevOps & Automation: CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins, GitLab, Azure DevOps; Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, ARM Templates, Ansible; scripting in Python and PowerShell; Golden Image creation with Packer.Containers & Orchestration: Docker, Kubernetes (AKS) with Helm, Azure Container Apps, backup and lifecycle management.AI & ML: Led MCP-based AI agent implementation and Azure AI services, LLMs, and prompt engineering, enabling intelligent workflow automation, reducing manual operations, and accelerating decision-making across cloud platforms.Monitoring & Reliability: Dynatrace, Zabbix, Datadog, ELK; defined and managed SLIs, SLOs, SLAs for fault tolerance and scalability.Databases & Microservices: PaaS PostgreSQL, SOAP/REST APIs, Microservices frameworks, Azure App Services deployment.Source Control & Artifacts: GIT, GitLab, GitHub, Gerrit; JFrog Artifactory, Nexus.Leadership & Impact:Built and led technical teams of 30+, delivering high-performing outcomes aligned with business goals.Skilled in resource planning, cost management, recruitment, performance evaluation, and technical mentoring.Former Toastmasters Council Member, demonstrating communication, leadership, and mentoring excellence.Proven problem-solver and strategic decision-maker, driving high-quality solutions, operational efficiency, and innovation across complex cloud environments.
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