Praveen Rao Haranahalli S

About Praveen Rao Haranahalli S

As a Senior Solutions Architect at Amazon Web Services (AWS), I leverage over 18+ years of experience in driving secure, scalable, and automated cloud solutions across the full software development lifecycle. With proven expertise in architecting robust DevSecOps pipelines, cloud security guardrails, and compliance frameworks, I enable organizations to accelerate delivery while maintaining stringent security and governance standards.I excel in leveraging cloud-native services, infrastructure as code, and DevOps toolchains to foster collaboration between development, security, and operations teams. My proficiency in containerization, serverless computing, and cloud automation across AWS environments allows me to implement cutting-edge solutions that drive innovation and business value.A strategic thinker with a passion for continuous learning, I actively contribute to the cloud community through public speaking engagements at AWS conferences (re:Invent, re:Inforce), user groups, and universities, where I share insights on cloud security, threat detection, and response. Additionally, I have authored multiple AWS Official Blog posts and open-source contributions focused on cloud architectures and security.With a strong background in cloud cost optimization and FinOps practices, I provide comprehensive guidance to customers, enabling them to achieve their business goals while optimizing cloud performance, security, and efficiency. My expertise spans cloud platforms, infrastructure as code, scripting, containerization, CI/CD, machine learning, and generative AI.

Experience

1. Senior Solutions Architect

   Amazon Web Services (AWS)

   Jul 2020 — Present · Orlando, FL, US

Education

• Visvesvaraya Technological University

  Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Telecommunication Engineering

  2002 — 2006