Sai Sravan Cherukuri
Paas Automation Lead @Internal Revenue Service
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WORK HISTORY
Paas Automation Lead @Internal Revenue Service
Lanham, MD, US
Driving Infrastructure Modernization at Scale As PaaS Automation Lead within IRS EOps, I led a high-impact transformation initiative that reimagined how infrastructure is provisioned across the organization. This involved replacing a fragmented, manual, and time-intensive VM server build process with a fully automated Platform as a Service (PaaS) model that integrates tightly with modern CI/CD pipelines and drastically reduces time-to-delivery.Problems in the Traditional Build Processโข Provisioning infrastructure required coordination across 11 different groups, often leading to confusion, repeated tasks, and stalled timelines.โข 58-Day Average Provisioning Time: From delivery request, it took nearly 2 months to receive virtual servers, crippling project agility and delaying mission-critical deployments.โข Manual Server Recovery & Maintenance: Downtime was frequent due to time-consuming manual patching, updates, and troubleshooting.The PaaS Solution: From Bottleneck to Breakthroughโข Self-Service Infrastructure: Leveraged Terraform to build a fully automated, self-service provisioning model.โข 99.85% Faster Provisioning: Reduced provisioning time from 58 days to under 2 hours using pre-built golden images and infrastructure automation.โข Integrated immutable VM templates that require zero manual maintenance, servers are now replaced, not patched, ensuring consistency and reliability.โข Dashboarding & Monitoring: Developed real-time dashboards with Grafana, offering visibility into provisioning KPIs, usage patterns, and failure points.Real-World Impactโข 99.85% Reduction in provisioning timeโข 100% automation for server builds and configurationโข Zero-touch maintenance thanks to immutable infrastructureโข Scaled to support multiple business units with repeatable IaC patterns
EDUCATION
Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning
Bachelor of Commerce - BCom, Accounting and Finance
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Carnegie Mellon University Software Engineer Institute
High Maturity Assessor for CMMI-DEV, SVC, and ACQ, Regulatory Compliance
Carnegie Mellon University
Master of Computer Applications - MCA, Systems Engineering
ABOUT SAI SRAVAN CHERUKURI
A results-driven IT Program Manager with over 20 years of experience leading high-impact IT modernization, automation, and cloud transformation initiatives across U.S. Federal Agencies and the IRS. Passionate about streamlining operations, enhancing Cybersecurity Compliance-CMMC 2.0, and driving financial efficiency through DevSecOps, CI/CD, and FinOps.Driving Technology Excellence & Mentorship:As DevSecOps Tech Advisor at the IRS, I lead the building of a CI/CD pipeline and IT transformation initiatives. As a Board Director at TMMi America and a member of the U.S. Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute Consortium (NIST), I contribute to shaping industry standards and best practices.Key Achievements & Industry Impact:โข \' โ Honored in December 2024 for outstanding contributions, leadership in automation, and commitment to innovation, driving IT modernization, efficiency, and DevSecOps adoption.โขAI-Driven Compliance Insights: Developed a scalable AI Maturity Model, delivering proactive compliance reporting and risk analytics that accelerated leadership decision-making.โข โ Spearheaded IRS digital transformation, leading a $ 50 M+ initiative to integrate GitLab, ServiceNow, and Salesforce CRM, cutting manual processes by 40% and boosting automation efficiency.โข โ Led a $25M initiative to implement automated VM provisioning, reducing manual deployment efforts by 80% while improving security, agility, and compliance. โข & โ Designed and deployed secure CI/CD pipelines, cATO, and Policy as Code frameworks, enhancing regulatory compliance and reducing security vulnerabilities by 30%.โข & โ Developed a data-driven FinOps roadmap, optimizing $100M+ in annual cloud expenditures through efficient resource allocation and cost-saving strategies.โข :1.\"Securing the CI/CD Pipeline: Best Practices for DevSecOps\" 2.\"The IaC Playbook: Automate, Optimize, Dominate\" 3.\"FinOps: A Beginner\'s Guide\" 4. AI-Powered IT Automation- Strategic Enterprise PlaybookApplied for a Patent/Trademark for a mathematical model measuring organizational maturity in cloud cost optimization.
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