Remus Kalathil
Pleasanton,CA
Summary
Dynamic Cloud Engineer with extensive experience in orchestrating and optimizing cloud-native environments, specializing in Kubernetes, Helm, ArgoCD, and Kyverno. Proven expertise in deploying and managing AWS infrastructure, utilizing EC2, CloudFormation, and Auto Scaling to enhance system availability and performance. Skilled in leveraging cloud monitoring tools like CloudWatch, Datadog, and Grafana, and proficient in infrastructure automation, log management, and compliance, ensuring robust, secure, and cost-efficient cloud solutions.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Cloud Engineer
Expedia Group
San Francisco, CA
12.2021 - Current
- Monitored and tested application performance to identify potential bottlenecks, develop solutions and collaborate with developers on solution implementation.
- Assisted in migration projects from on-premises data centers to cloud environments, ensuring minimal disruption to business operations.
- Provided 2nd and 3rd level technical support and troubleshooting to internal and external clients.
- Provided technical leadership and delivered innovative products and services to address customer specific requirements.
- Mentored junior engineers on industry best practices, fostering a culture of knowledge sharing within the team.
- Established effective monitoring strategies using advanced analytics tools for real-time visibility into infrastructure performance metrics.
- Implemented security best practices across all cloud infrastructure elements, safeguarding sensitive data from unauthorized access.
- Wrote and maintained custom scripts to increase system efficiency and performance time.
Cloud Engineer
Expedia Group
San Francisco, CA
03.2021 - 12.2021
- Monitored and tested application performance to identify potential bottlenecks, develop solutions and collaborate with developers on solution implementation.
- Provided 2nd and 3rd level technical support and troubleshooting to internal and external clients.
- Assisted in migration projects from on-premises data centers to cloud environments, ensuring minimal disruption to business operations.
- Collaborated with development teams to design, implement, and maintain continuous integration and deployment pipelines.
- Provided technical leadership and delivered innovative products and services to address customer specific requirements.
- Led capacity planning activities for multiple projects simultaneously while balancing budgetary constraints and performance requirements.
Cloud Engineer
Expedia Group
San Francisco, CA
12.2018 - 03.2021
- Monitored and tested application performance to identify potential bottlenecks, develop solutions and collaborate with developers on solution implementation.
- Assisted in migration projects from on-premises data centers to cloud environments, ensuring minimal disruption to business operations.
- Provided 2nd and 3rd level technical support and troubleshooting to internal and external clients.
- Provided technical leadership and delivered innovative products and services to address customer specific requirements.
- Collaborated with development teams to design, implement, and maintain continuous integration and deployment pipelines.
- Contributed to product improvement initiatives by providing valuable insights based on hands-on experience with various cloud engineering tools and frameworks.
- Designed and implemented system security and data assurance.
- Identified gaps in market to spot opportunities to create value propositions.
- Identified, analyzed and resolved infrastructure vulnerabilities and application deployment issues.
- Conducted regular audits of cloud environments to ensure compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements.
Cloud Engineer
Expedia Group
San Francisco, CA
10.2017 - 12.2018
- Monitored and tested application performance to identify potential bottlenecks, develop solutions and collaborate with developers on solution implementation.
- Provided 2nd and 3rd level technical support and troubleshooting to internal and external clients.
- Provided technical leadership and delivered innovative products and services to address customer specific requirements.
Network Support Engineer
Infinity Systems
India
12.2012 - 01.2014
- Oversaw junior-level engineers, directing work orders while monitoring performance metrics and consumer feedback.
- Drafted post-mortem documentation analyzing instances of network system failures and detailing required repair and restoration efforts.
- Designed robust backup solutions to protect critical data from loss due to hardware failures or other unexpected events.
- Oversaw patch testing and deployment, script network software pushes and uninstalls.
Education
Master of Science - Electrical Engineering
California State University - Fullerton
Fullerton, CA05.2017
Bachelor of Science - Engineering And Telecommunication
MGMCET
Navi Mumbai04.2015
Skills
- Relationship Building
- Infrastructure development
- Network Security
- Critical Thinking
- Amazon Web Services (AWS), Datadog, AWS Lambda
- Kubernetes, Helm, ArgoCD, Terraform
- Serverless Computing, Kyverno, ECS
- Infrastructure as Code, Security & Compliance
- Design
- Docker Mastery
- Microservices Deployment
- Disaster Recovery Planning
Timeline
Cloud Engineer
Expedia Group
12.2021 - Current
Cloud Engineer
Expedia Group
03.2021 - 12.2021
Cloud Engineer
Expedia Group
12.2018 - 03.2021
Cloud Engineer
Expedia Group
10.2017 - 12.2018
Network Support Engineer
Infinity Systems
12.2012 - 01.2014
Master of Science - Electrical Engineering
California State University - Fullerton
Bachelor of Science - Engineering And Telecommunication
MGMCET