I am a DevOps and Site Reliability Engineer with 5+ years of experience automating infrastructure, scaling containerized applications, and streamlining deployments across multi-cloud environments. I specialize in Kubernetes, CI/CD, observability, and automation, with strong backend development skills in Java and C# (Maven and MSBuild). I have led cloud migrations to Azure and AWS, implemented GitOps pipelines using GitHub Actions, ArgoCD, Terraform and Helm, and built auto-scaling, self-healing systems that improve uptime, security, and cost efficiency across modern microservice architectures.

Uday Vempalli

I am a DevOps and Site Reliability Engineer with 5+ years of experience automating infrastructure, scaling containerized applications, and streamlining deployments across multi-cloud environments. I specialize in Kubernetes, CI/CD, observability, and automation, with strong backend development skills in Java and C# (Maven and MSBuild). I have led cloud migrations to Azure and AWS, implemented GitOps pipelines using GitHub Actions, ArgoCD, Terraform and Helm, and built auto-scaling, self-healing systems that improve uptime, security, and cost efficiency across modern microservice architectures.

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I am a DevOps and Site Reliability Engineer with 5+ years of experience automating infrastructure, scaling containerized applications, and streamlining deployments across multi-cloud environments. I specialize in Kubernetes, CI/CD, observability, and automation, with strong backend development skills in Java and C# (Maven and MSBuild).

I have led cloud migrations to Azure and AWS, implemented GitOps pipelines using GitHub Actions, ArgoCD, Terraform and Helm, and built auto-scaling, self-healing systems that improve uptime, security, and cost efficiency across modern microservice architectures.

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Language

English
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Work Experience

DevOps Engineer at Site Service Software INC.
July 1, 2024 - November 5, 2025
Spearheaded migration of a legacy elevator management system to Azure, leveraging Azure VMs, Functions, and Azure AD B2C; developed CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions integrating ArgoCD, Terraform, and Helm for GitOps deployments with zero-downtime releases; containerized microservices on AKS with auto-scaling and self-healing to improve resilience and reduce costs; implemented comprehensive observability using Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk, and custom exporters, driving 99.95% uptime and 60% MTTR reduction; secured Kubernetes through RBAC, Azure AD, network policies, and Vault-based secret management to address SOC 2 compliance; optimized API traffic with NGINX Ingress, cert-manager, WAF, and DDoS protection; established secure VPN tunnels for cross-datacenter communication.
Cloud Software Engineer at Syracuse University
May 1, 2024 - May 1, 2024
Launched a cloud-native learning management platform on AWS using microservices on EKS; implemented blue-green and canary deployments with GitHub Actions CI/CD and Kubernetes routing for zero-downtime releases supporting 25k+ concurrent users; enhanced security automation with least-privilege IAM policies, AWS Config, and integration of AWS Inspector with Snyk in CI/CD; established self-healing infrastructure with Auto Scaling Groups, Route 53 failover, RDS read replicas, and ElastiCache optimization to achieve 99.99% uptime and reduce cloud costs by $50k.
Programming Analyst - DevOps at Cognizant Technology Solutions
August 1, 2022 - August 1, 2022
Streamlined Jenkins and GitLab CI/CD pipelines with Groovy to automate Facets software updates and patches, reducing deployment failures and accelerating releases; built backend services in Java and C# (.NET Core) with Maven/MSBuild and Nexus integration; provisioned AWS infrastructure using Terraform, Ansible, Chef, and Puppet to automate EC2/RDS/VPC across environments; implemented Prometheus/Grafana monitoring and ELK logging to shorten issue resolution times; enforced HIPAA and SOC 2 via IAM, TLS, and CloudTrail; deployed EKS-based microservices with autoscaling and improved peak performance; automated incident response with Python, Slack, PagerDuty, ELK, and CloudWatch, reducing after-hours alerts and response times.

Education

Masters at Syracuse University
January 11, 2030 - May 1, 2024
Bachelors at Siddharth Institute of Engineering
August 1, 2021 - November 5, 2025

Qualifications

Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
January 11, 2030 - November 5, 2025
AWS Solutions Architect – Associate (SAA-C03)
January 11, 2030 - November 5, 2025
Azure Developer Associate
January 11, 2030 - November 5, 2025

Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Professional Services, Media & Entertainment