Venkat S

About Venkat S

Cloud Infrastructure & Strategy Leader with 8+ years of experience building, securing, and scaling multi-cloud environments across AWS, Azure, and GCP. I specialize in driving cost efficiency, reliability, and compliance for high-growth organizations — combining deep engineering experience with strategic leadership. I currently oversee infrastructure, security, and FinOps operations (~$250K+/month spend), reporting directly to the COO. My work spans multi-cloud design, SOC2 compliance, automation, and cost governance — helping the business save $1M+ annually through vendor negotiations and cloud optimizations. Key Achievements: • Migrated 30+ VMs, 20 databases, and 5 Kubernetes clusters (AKS/GKE) with zero downtime. • Negotiated 40% savings on Google Cloud reserved compute and $45K/month MongoDB contracts. • Implemented SOC2, IAM, and Microsoft Sentinel SIEM to strengthen audit readiness. • Built Tableau dashboards to visualize cloud ROI and performance for the Board. • Deployed self-hosted Grafana, Prometheus, and Sentry — cutting $20K/month in SaaS costs. Core Expertise:Multi-Cloud (AWS • Azure • GCP)| Kubernetes (AKS, GKE)| Terraform | FinOps | SOC2 | Sentinel | Tailscale VPN | Intune | GitHub Actions | Azure DevOps | Grafana | Prometheus | Tableau | Cloudflare DNS Automation I’m passionate about bridging technology, cost optimization, and business impact — helping companies run reliable, secure, and financially efficient cloud environments.

Experience

1. Senior Cloud Engineer

   Highmark Health

   Nov 2021 — Present

Education

• Muffakham Jah College of Engineering & Technology

  Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Electrical and Electronics Engineering

• The Hyderabad Public School, Begumpet

  Academic, High School/Secondary Certificate Programs

• The University of Texas at Arlington

  Master's degree, Engineering/Industrial Management

Skills

• C++
• Microsoft Office
• Html5
• Leadership
• C
• Outlook
• Management
• Powerpoint