Mahendra Kantipudi
Smyrna,GA
Summary
Accomplished Senior Cloud Security Consultant at Oracle Cloud Computing, specializing in OCI and Azure. Enhanced security posture and optimized cloud infrastructure, achieving significant cost savings. Proficient in Terraform and Kubernetes, with a strong focus on compliance and automation. A collaborative leader dedicated to delivering innovative cloud solutions.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Cloud Security Consultant
Oracle Corporation
Atlanta, GA
08.2025 - Current
- Deployed containerized workloads using Docker & Kubernetes across Azure and OCI
- Designed OCI cloud architectures for global enterprise applications
- Coordinated multiple cloud migration projects from planning to execution, ensuring seamless transitions and minimal disruption.
- Optimized cloud infrastructure for cost, performance, and security
- Delivered secure, compliant cloud designs aligned with industry standards
- Improved deployment efficiency by 40% by automating multi-cloud provisioning tasks using Terraform.
- Strengthened security posture by implementing measures that reduced access-related incidents by 30%.
- Streamlined OCI infrastructure through resource cleanup, tagging enforcement, and usage analysis, achieving 15% cost savings.
- Oversaw payroll operations at Dezire Technologies
- Developed security plans and procedures to protect sensitive data.
Senior Cloud Engineer
Oracle Corporation
Atlanta, GA
01.2024 - 08.2025
- Managed Oracle migrations to OCI, enhancing cloud integration
- Implemented Terraform, Ansible, Git, and Kubernetes for automation
- Resolved licensing and billing issues by coordinating with vendors to ensure compliance
- Administered payroll functions at Datasack Solutions, contributing to employee satisfaction and retention.
- Automated deployment processes utilizing Infrastructure as Code tools like Terraform.
- Provided technical support and troubleshooting for cloud-based applications and services.
- Configured alerting policies based on key performance indicators for early detection of potential problems.
- Troubleshot complex technical issues related to cloud environments with a focus on root cause analysis.
VMware Administrator
Wipro Limited
Bangalore, India
12.2020 - 12.2021
- Managed 5000+ production and development servers to ensure high availability and performance
- Managed vMotion, HA, DRS, distributed switches, and datastores to optimize resource allocation and system reliability
- Performed OS hardening, Windows/Linux patching, and server administration
- Led backup operations with NetBackup and monitored infrastructure using Nagios, Zabbix, and Grafana to maintain data integrity and system uptime
- Delivered incident management through ServiceNow, HPSM, and Jira
- Improved incident resolution efficiency by 40% by creating standard operating procedures and internal knowledge-base documentation.
Education
Master of Science - Information Technology
Kennesaw State University
Kennesaw, GA12-2023
Skills
- OCI
- Azure
- AWS
- Terraform
- Docker
- Kubernetes
- Git
- Jenkins
- CI/CD
- Linux
- IAM
- Cloud Hardening
- Compliance
- Cloud Security
Certification
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure 2021 Cloud Operations Associate
• Oracle Cloud Infrastructure 2022 Architect Professional
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate 2020
• Oracle Cloud Infrastructure 2022 Architect Professional
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate 2020
Timeline
Senior Cloud Security Consultant
Oracle Corporation
08.2025 - Current
Senior Cloud Engineer
Oracle Corporation
01.2024 - 08.2025
VMware Administrator
Wipro Limited
12.2020 - 12.2021
Master of Science - Information Technology
Kennesaw State University