I am Sudheer Kumar Kotte, a Cloud DevOps Engineer with over 17 years of experience designing and automating infrastructure across Azure, AWS, GCP, and OCI. I specialize in CI/CD pipelines (GitLab CI, Jenkins, Argo CD), Kubernetes, Terraform, and Docker, with a track record of end-to-end cloud migrations and building scalable, secure platforms. I enjoy leading DevOps teams, embedding security by design, and optimizing operations with observability tools. I thrive in hybrid and on-prem environments and partner with stakeholders to deliver reliable solutions that meet enterprise and regulatory standards.

Sudheer Kumar Kotte

I am Sudheer Kumar Kotte, a Cloud DevOps Engineer with over 17 years of experience designing and automating infrastructure across Azure, AWS, GCP, and OCI. I specialize in CI/CD pipelines (GitLab CI, Jenkins, Argo CD), Kubernetes, Terraform, and Docker, with a track record of end-to-end cloud migrations and building scalable, secure platforms. I enjoy leading DevOps teams, embedding security by design, and optimizing operations with observability tools. I thrive in hybrid and on-prem environments and partner with stakeholders to deliver reliable solutions that meet enterprise and regulatory standards.

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I am Sudheer Kumar Kotte, a Cloud DevOps Engineer with over 17 years of experience designing and automating infrastructure across Azure, AWS, GCP, and OCI. I specialize in CI/CD pipelines (GitLab CI, Jenkins, Argo CD), Kubernetes, Terraform, and Docker, with a track record of end-to-end cloud migrations and building scalable, secure platforms. I enjoy leading DevOps teams, embedding security by design, and optimizing operations with observability tools. I thrive in hybrid and on-prem environments and partner with stakeholders to deliver reliable solutions that meet enterprise and regulatory standards.

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Language

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Work Experience

Cloud DevOps Engineer at Abcam PLC
July 1, 2025 - July 1, 2025
Designed and enforced multi-cloud architecture across Azure, AWS, and GCP using Terraform; built modular CI/CD pipelines with GitLab CI and Argo CD; migrated on-prem workloads to the cloud; deployed Confluent Kafka clusters with Terraform; managed ACLs, service accounts, and schema registry; administered Kubernetes clusters (GKS/EKS/AKS) with Keda and Karpenter; implemented comprehensive log collection with Splunk and security integration with CrowdStrike and AWS Security Hub; delivered blue/green and canary deployments to improve release reliability.
Cloud Platform Engineer at GallantMass UK Ltd
June 1, 2024 - June 1, 2024
Deployed and secured backend REST APIs on GCP using Cloud Endpoints, IAM, and VPC Service Controls; upgraded EKS clusters, implemented Istio service mesh, and configured NGINX ingress with Prometheus/Grafana for monitoring; provisioned GKE clusters via Terraform/Pulumi; built CI/CD pipelines with Cloud Build, Jenkins, and GitLab CI; integrated Splunk and ELK stacks for centralized observability; collaborated with security and architecture teams to enforce governance and regulatory controls across GCP.
Senior SRE Platform Engineer at CSI Global Ltd
November 1, 2023 - November 1, 2023
Built and maintained Terraform, Ansible, and Puppet-based IaC; deployed Confluent Cloud Kafka clusters, managed service accounts, ACLs, and schemas; implemented security auditing across AWS with AWS Security Hub and GitLab Audit; configured VNets and route tables for network isolation; introduced policy-as-code with OPA/Gatekeeper to enforce Kubernetes and Terraform governance; enabled blue/green/canary release strategies with Argo CD and service mesh.
Cloud Engineer at Dell EMC
October 1, 2021 - October 1, 2021
Led on-prem to cloud migrations using AWS/Azure tooling; built scalable infrastructure with CloudFormation, EC2, and S3; planned DR strategies, patching, API onboarding; performed EKS upgrades; created reusable Terraform modules for AWS networking, IAM, and EKS; delivered containerized apps with Kubernetes and Docker; implemented CI/CD pipelines and automated security controls in cloud environments.
System Analyst at Unisys
October 1, 2017 - October 1, 2017
Managed Azure-based data migrations and backup strategies; contributed to system design and development for enterprise applications; supported Microsoft tech stack and storage solutions for client Red Cross.
IT Analyst at Atos
November 1, 2016 - November 1, 2016
Supported multi-cloud operations, storage provisioning, SAN migrations and storage support for enterprise workloads; contributed to IT service delivery and platform reliability.
Delivery Specialist at Dell EMC
November 1, 2015 - November 1, 2015
Delivered storage and infrastructure services for clients such as FedEx and Comcast; performed DR testing, API onboarding and SAN-related tasks to ensure enterprise readiness.
Storage Engineer at Wipro
February 1, 2013 - February 1, 2013
Managed storage engineering tasks for Societe Generale; provisioning, backups and performance tuning to support business-critical workloads.
Sr Infrastructure Engineer at Mphasis
April 1, 2012 - April 1, 2012
Senior infrastructure role supporting HP accounts; built and maintained on-prem infrastructure and storage solutions for large enterprise clients.
Cloud Platform Engineer at GallantMass UK Ltd (Client: Abcam PLC)
June 1, 2024 - June 1, 2024
Delivered secure GCP backend services (Cloud Endpoints, IAM, and VPC Service Controls) with regulatory traceability. Upgraded EKS clusters, introduced Istio service mesh, and integrated NGINX ingress with Prometheus/Grafana for observability. Provisioned and secured GKE clusters using Terraform and Pulumi, enforcing container and serverless policy controls. Built CI/CD pipelines with Cloud Build, Jenkins, and GitLab CI to meet financial compliance. Optimized Compute Engine, GKE, Cloud Storage, BigQuery, and Pub/Sub for resilience and cost efficiency. Integrated GCP operations with Splunk, ELK, Prometheus, and Grafana and collaborated on governance across cybersecurity and architecture teams. Conducted RCA for production incidents and implemented fixes. Implemented DevSecOps practices with OPA/Gatekeeper, secrets management, and encryption. Wrote automation scripts in Python, Bash, and Terraform and delivered containerised workloads across EKS/GKE/AKS.
Senior SRE Platform Engineer at CSI Global Ltd (Client: Abcam PLC)
November 1, 2023 - November 1, 2023
Implemented IaC using Terraform, Ansible, and Puppet to automate cloud platforms and optimize costs. Deployed Confluent Cloud Kafka clusters, service accounts, ACLs, and schemas, managed via GitLab-CI. Implemented security auditing across AWS accounts using AWS Security Hub and GitLab Audit. Used VNet routing and Local/VNet rules to secure hybrid networks linking on-prem and cloud environments. Implemented monitoring, dashboards, and alerting for distributed systems, and collaborated with security and architecture teams to enforce governance.

Education

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Qualifications

Bachelor of Technology in Electrical & Electronics Engineering
January 11, 2030 - November 6, 2025
AWS Certified Solutions Architect
January 11, 2030 - November 6, 2025
Microsoft Azure Certified Administrator
January 11, 2030 - November 6, 2025
CNCF Certified Kubernetes Administrator
January 11, 2030 - November 6, 2025
PMP
January 11, 2030 - November 6, 2025
ITIL V3 Foundation Certified
January 11, 2030 - November 6, 2025
VMware Certified Professional
January 11, 2030 - November 6, 2025
Kong Gateway Foundations
January 11, 2030 - November 6, 2025
Scrum Course
January 11, 2030 - November 6, 2025
Bachelor of Technology in Electrical & Electronics Engineering
January 11, 2030 - November 6, 2025
AWS Certified Solutions Architect
January 11, 2030 - November 6, 2025
Microsoft Azure Certified Administrator
January 11, 2030 - November 6, 2025
CNCF Certified Kubernetes Administrator
January 11, 2030 - November 6, 2025
PMP Course completion certificate
January 11, 2030 - November 6, 2025
ITIL V3 Foundation Certified
January 11, 2030 - November 6, 2025
VMware Certified Professional
January 11, 2030 - November 6, 2025
Kong Gateway Foundations
January 11, 2030 - November 6, 2025
Scrum Course
January 11, 2030 - November 6, 2025

Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Life Sciences, Financial Services, Professional Services, Healthcare