Vaishnavi Thalla

About Vaishnavi Thalla

I’m a DevOps Engineer with hands-on experience automating infrastructure, orchestrating containerized applications, and optimizing CI/CD pipelines across AWS, Azure, and GCP environments. My journey began as a Junior DevOps Engineer at Cigniti Technologies and has grown through my current role at Optum, where I design scalable cloud solutions, integrate DevSecOps practices, and enhance system reliability with tools like Terraform, Kubernetes, Jenkins, and ArgoCD.What excites me most is solving complex deployment challenges—whether it’s reducing release cycles, strengthening security, or improving observability with monitoring solutions like Prometheus, Grafana, and ELK. I enjoy collaborating in Agile teams, embedding compliance into delivery pipelines, and driving cloud strategies that balance performance, scalability, and cost efficiency.I hold a Master’s in Advanced Data Analytics and certifications as an AWS Solutions Architect – Professional and Microsoft Azure Administrator Associate. With a forward-thinking approach and passion for continuous learning, I’m committed to building cloud infrastructures that are not only robust and secure but also future-ready.

Experience

1. Cloud Devops Engineer

   Optum

   May 2023 — Present · Eden Prairie, MN, US

   Designed and optimized CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps) to accelerate deployments.• Automated multi-cloud infrastructure provisioning with Terraform and Ansible for consistency and scalability.• Orchestrated containerized applications using Kubernetes (EKS/AKS) and Helm, standardizing deployments.• Enhanced observability by implementing monitoring and logging with Prometheus, Grafana, and ELK.• Embedded DevSecOps practices into delivery pipelines, improving security and compliance readiness.

Education

• University of North Texas

  Master of Science - MS

  2023 — 2024

• Sri Indu College Of Engineering & Technology

  Bachelor of Technology - BTech

  2018 — 2022