Ramakrishna Dandu

About Ramakrishna Dandu

Senior Platform Engineer | Azure | DevOps | Multi-Cloud | Infrastructure as CodePlatform Engineer with 8+ years of experience designing, automating, and managing scalable cloud infrastructure and CI/CD platforms across Microsoft Azure, AWS, and GCP. Expert in building secure, highly available, and observable platforms using Infrastructure as Code, containerization, and modern DevOps practices.Key Roles & Responsibilities:Design, implement, and manage cloud-native platform infrastructure using Azure, AWS, and GCP.Build and maintain Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, Azure Bicep, ARM Templates, and Azure PowerShell.Develop and manage CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, Jenkins, GitHub, and GitLab for Java.NET, PHP, and Databricks workloads.Deploy and manage containerized applications using Docker, Kubernetes, and Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS).Implement platform automation, configuration management, and provisioning using Ansible, Puppet, Bash, Python, and PowerShell.Design and manage Azure IaaS and PaaS services including VMs, Networking, Storage, Azure AD, Key Vault, Azure SQL, and Databricks.Implement monitoring, logging, and observability using Azure Monitor, Application Insights, ELK Stack, Grafana, and CloudWatch.Configure disaster recovery, backup, autoscaling, and high availability using Azure Site Recovery and Azure Backup.Manage identity, access control, and security using Azure AD, IAM, PIM, and RBAC.Support Agile development, release engineering, and platform reliability using Azure DevOps and Jira.Automate cloud provisioning, deployments, and operational tasks using Azure CLI, REST APIs, and scripting.Ensure platform reliability, scalability, security, and performance optimization across multi-cloud environments.

Experience

1. Senior Technical Lead - Cloud Infra Technology Specialist

   Coforge

   Jul 2025 — Present · Hyderabad, IN

   Design, deploy, and manage scalable cloud infrastructure on Microsoft Azure.Implement high availability, disaster recovery, and backup solutions.Automate infrastructure provisioning using Infrastructure as Code (ARM, Bicep, Terraform).Monitor system performance, security, and ensure SLA compliance.Manage virtual machines, networking, storage, and identity services.Support production environments, troubleshoot incidents, and perform root cause analysis.Optimize cloud costs, performance, and resource utilization.Collaborate with DevOps, security, and application teams for reliable cloud operations.

Education

• Kakatiya University

  Bachelor's degree, Computer Science