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Kalpana Murakonda

Kalpana Murakonda

Manager Consultant Expert - Kafka Architect
Hyderabad

Summary

A seasoned Cloud DevOps manager expert and kafka Architect with over 17 years of experience in technology. Currently working at CGI, a leading IT and business consulting services firm, with a focus on deploying and managing containerized applications on cloud platforms to onboard new clients and upgrade the existing clients. Specializing in Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) practices. I have hands-on experience managing complex data replication solutions using Debezium and Kafka across multiple databases. Passionate about learning emerging technologies and solving challenging business problems through automation and innovation. A strong advocate for leveraging automation to drive efficiency and continuous improvement.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
8
8
Certifications

Work History

Solution Manager Expert - Kafka Architech

CGI
10.2013 - Current

Project Overview: CGI Advantage - Advantage is a unified ERP platform featuring a powerful combination of modern technology and built-for-government solutions.

  • Led a cross-functional team of 11 engineers to implement a CI/CD pipeline using Jenkins, resulting in an increase in deployment frequency and a reduction in rollback incidents.
  • Collaborate with development and product teams to optimize microservices architecture on Kubernetes.
  • Led the migration of legacy applications to containerized environments using Docker and Kubernetes. This initiative enhanced scalability, improved resource utilization, and resulted in a 36% reduction in infrastructure costs and maintenance.
  • Architected a multi-cluster Kafka deployment with Debezium.
  • Deployed and managed Kafka Connect for integration with systems like Oracle, MongoDB, and Snowflake to ensure data consistency and replication via Debezium.
  • Set up a monitoring stack using Prometheus and Grafana to track consumer lag and broker health.
  • Extensive hands-on experience in installing and
    troubleshooting COBOL, PostgreSQL, New Relic, Actian, BIRT reporting designer, job schedulers and Open-Source tools across various operating systems, ensuring smooth and efficient operations.

DB Lead

TCS
05.2010 - 10.2013

Project Overview: INCOIS is India's Tsunami Warning Centre, providing real-time alerts for tsunamis and ocean-related disasters. It monitors seismic activity in the Indian Ocean and issues warnings to mitigate the impact on coastal communities.

  • I have excellent domain knowledge in scientific and ocean science.
  • Designed the database schemas, tables, and relationships.
  • Collaborated with application developers, business analysts, and stakeholders to understand and implement requirements.
  • I understood the business logic and translated it to the DB logic and PL/SQL program.
  • Automated routine tasks, like monitoring the seismic data, the magnitude of an earthquake, and the early warning system, increased the efficiency of the warning system by 40%.
  • Integrated the Google API with Geo Maps to showcase the alert flags and seismic info.
  • Managed the user roles and permissions within the databases.

DB Developer

TCS
10.2008 - 05.2010

Client Overview: IMD (India Meteorological Department) is responsible for providing weather forecasts, climate monitoring, and issuing early warnings related to severe weather events.

  • Collaborated with other development teams (front-end, back-end, and application developers) to ensure seamless integration between the database and applications.
  • Identified the performance bottlenecks and worked on improving database efficiency.
  • Reviewed and analyzed the execution plans to optimize query performance.
  • Automated the SMS alerts and reports generation by using Shell scripting and PL/SQL.

PL/SQL Developer

TCS
01.2008 - 10.2008

Client Overview: OPRM (Online Passenger Reservation System) is the POC and was created as a demo for RTC. This system allows passengers to check availability, select seats, make payments, and confirm bookings remotely.

  • Quickly learned PL/SQL and GeoDB to maintain the geospatial data to complete the POC.
  • Integrated the third-party services, Google API, to track the bus route.

Education

B.Tech - ECE

St Ann's College of Engineering And Technology, JNTU
Chirala, AP
01.2002 - 01.2006

Skills

Kafka Connect, Kafka Streams

Awards

Gold Award for Best Idea (2025 Q1): Recognized for contributing the most impactful and innovative idea (Chatbot with JIRA DB) within the organization, leading to a significant improvement resolution time., I participated in the CGI Hackathon 2k24. The Proof of Concept (self-healing solution) that my team implemented, secured a spot in the top 10. Self-healing solution designed to automatically detect, diagnose, and resolve the defined issues.

Certification

Prompt Engineering - United States Artificial Intelligence

Timeline

Solution Manager Expert - Kafka Architech

CGI
10.2013 - Current

DB Lead

TCS
05.2010 - 10.2013

DB Developer

TCS
10.2008 - 05.2010

PL/SQL Developer

TCS
01.2008 - 10.2008

B.Tech - ECE

St Ann's College of Engineering And Technology, JNTU
01.2002 - 01.2006
Kalpana MurakondaManager Consultant Expert - Kafka Architect