Pavani Kalepu

Senior Software Engineer @Mazda Foundation Usa Inc

Irvine, CA, US

Designing, automating, and managing scalable cloud infrastructure across AWS and GCP to support digital platforms, machine learning, and generative AI workloads. Automating infrastructure provisioning using Terraform, CloudFormation, and Ansible to ensure reliable, consistent deployments. Containerizing and orchestrating workloads using Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift, and Helm to improve portability, scalability, and release speed. Deploying Apache Spark with Helm charts to power large-scale data processing and ML pipelines across cloud environments.Building CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins and GitLab to automate build, test, and deployment workflows, enhancing release quality and reducing manual effort. Supporting DevSecOps practices by integrating security scans, secret management, and compliance checks into the deployment lifecycle. Implementing end-to-end monitoring using Prometheus and Grafana for performance metrics and real-time visibility, while integrating Splunk to collect and analyze logs from cloud and container platforms. Creating custom SPL queries and dashboards to track application health, audit logs, and alert patterns.Writing Python scripts to automate operational tasks and developing Java-based services to support backend functionality. Automating cloud deployments optimized for GenAI and ML workloads using GPU-based resources and container platforms. Enabling smooth transitions of ML models from development to production with robust infrastructure and monitoring in place.Collaborating across DevOps, engineering, security, and data teams to align infrastructure, automation, and AI operations with business goals. Focused on driving innovation, improving system reliability, and delivering secure, efficient, and scalable cloud-native solutions.