Srinivasarao Merugumala

Site Reliability Engineer Devops Engineer @TraceLink

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Enhanced Kubernetes Security by implementing Pod Security Standards, reducing vulnerabilities and enforcing best practices to minimize security risks.• Optimized deployment governance by designing a quality gate, reducing failures by 70% and improving deployment reliability.• Reduced cloud costs by 25% through KEDA-based Kubernetes autoscaling and Karpenter-driven dynamic EC2 scaling.• Streamlined observability by integrating YACE, Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk, and Datadog, cutting troubleshooting time by 50% and improving incident response.• Developed and automated CI/CD pipelines in GitLab, improving AWS EKS deployments with Kubernetes, FluxCD, Github Actions reducing manual configuration by 50%.• Optimized real-time data streaming by managing Kafka clusters, topics, and consumers, while integrating Trino and Airflow to enhance Apache ecosystem workflows.• Accelerated DevOps automation by developing Python scripts for AWS IAM, S3, Kubernetes CRDs, reducing provisioning time by 40%.• Automated OS maintenance for Kubernetes nodes by leveraging AWS Systems Manager for Bottle Rocket OS updates, reducing downtime by 50%.• Implemented AWS SES for efficient email processing, enabling seamless data extraction and integration into business- Managed 24/7 production support for cloud-based SaaS platform using Kubernetes (EKS)- Automated health checks, IAM audits, and Prometheus alerts with Python- Led incident response and created reusable runbooks.