Vihari Reddy

About Vihari Reddy

AboutTransforming complex infrastructure into automated, scalable, and secure cloud systems.Currently working as a Cloud & DevOps Engineer, I specialize in designing, deploying, and managing modern cloud-native architectures with a strong foundation in networking and system reliability.I bring together AWS expertise, DevOps automation, and infrastructure-as-code practices to build solutions that are both robust and agile—bridging the gap between development and operations. Core ExpertiseCloud Platforms: AWS (EC2, S3, IAM, VPC, CloudWatch, Route 53)| Azure Fundamentals | GCP Digital LeaderInfrastructure as Code: Terraform | AWS CloudFormationCI/CD & Automation: Jenkins | GitHub Actions | Docker | Ansible | Maven | NexusScripting & OS: Python (Boto3)| Bash | Linux AdministrationSecurity & Compliance: SonarQube | OWASP | Trivy | IAM Policies | VPC SecurityMonitoring & Operations: CloudWatch | Prometheus | Grafana | ServiceNow (incident/change management)Containeraization and Orachestration: Docker and Kubernetes

Experience

1. Senior Systems Executive

   Cognizant

   Apr 2024 — Present · Hyderabad, IN

   Streamlined CI/CD pipelines for Java applications using Maven, Jenkins, and Git, reducing build and deployment times by 20% and improving delivery efficiency.Containerized microservices with Docker and Kubernetes, enhancing portability, scalability, and resource utilization across multiple teams.Automated infrastructure provisioning with Terraform and Ansible, ensuring consistent, repeatable environments and minimizing manual errors.Deployed microservices to Kubernetes clusters using Helm charts and manifests, achieving high availability and seamless scaling.Implemented AWS solutions (EC2, VPC, Load Balancers, IAM, Route53) to support secure, scalable cloud deployments.Orchestrated domain integrations via Route53 and ALB, enabling efficient traffic routing to Kubernetes services with Ingress.Established monitoring solutions by integrating Prometheus and Grafana, delivering real‑time metrics, alerting, and system observability.Led knowledge‑sharing sessions and proof‑of‑concept demos to onboard junior engineers and development teams to Kubernetes and DevOps practices.Standardized best practices by documenting CI/CD pipelines, Terraform infrastructure, and Kubernetes deployment strategies.Configured Terraform remote backends and managed state with AWS S3 and DynamoDB, ensuring consistency across multiple teams.Resolved critical production incidents through swift root‑cause analysis and mitigation, minimizing downtime and business impact.