Srikanth Avvaru

About Srikanth Avvaru

Experienced DevOps and Cloud Engineer with 7+ years of hands-on expertise designing, automating, and scaling cloud-native infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines in AWS, Azure, and GCP environments. I specialize in building secure, resilient, and production-ready systems using tools like Terraform, Kubernetes, Docker, Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, and Ansible. Throughout my career at leading companies like SiriusXM, Verizon, Fidelity, and Nike, I’ve engineered scalable micro services, deployed secure Kubernetes clusters, and automated infrastructure for mission-critical applications—often in high-compliance and air-gapped environments. I’ve led efforts in reducing MTTR by up to 40%, improved streaming system performance to support millions of concurrent users, and built cloud-native pipelines for real-time data processing using Databricks and Spark. I bring deep expertise in: Cloud Infrastructure (AWS, Azure, GCP) Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation) Containerization (Docker, Kubernetes - EKS, AKS, GKE) Monitoring & Security (Datadog, Prometheus, Wiz, Qualys) CI/CD & Automation (GitLab, Jenkins, Argo CD, Ansible) Programming/Scripting (Python, Bash, Go, YAML, JSON) Certified as an AWS Solutions Architect Professional, Azure DevOps Engineer Expert, and Certified Kubernetes Administrator, I’m passionate about driving innovation, operational excellence, and team mentorship in fast-paced DevOps environments. Let’s connect if you\'re hiring for Cloud, DevOps, or SRE roles—or simply want to chat about all things infrastructure and automation!

Experience

1. Cloud Operations Engineer

   SiriusXM

   Jan 2024 — Present · Dallas, TX, US

Education

• GITAM Deemed University

  Computer Science Engineering

  2011 — 2015

• Kent State University

  Master's degree

  2016 — 2016