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Srinivas Nagapuri

Dallas

Summary

Innovative and results-driven Cloud Architect with 18+ years of IT experience and deep expertise in AWS architecture, cloud migrations, and infrastructure automation. Proven success in optimizing cloud infrastructures using the AWS Well-Architected Framework, driving microservices transformation, automating deployments, and leading enterprise-scale DevOps initiatives. Strong communicator with a solid track record in improving system reliability, performance, and cost-efficiency.

Overview

22
22
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Cloud Architect

Optum
Dallas
10.2021 - Current
  • As Systems Architect, employed effective communication to bridge the CEO, CTO, and development teams, optimizing current architectures to align with the AWS Well-Architected Framework.
  • Led AWS migration projects utilizing services like AWS Application Discovery Service (ADS), Database Migration Service (DMS), Migration Hub, and AWS Data Sync, ensuring seamless transitions from on-premise to cloud environments.
  • Performed AWS Well-Architected Framework assessments to optimize cloud architectures, achieving a 25% cost reduction while improving scalability, availability, and security across the infrastructure.
  • Migrated monolithic system to micro-services using the Strangler Fig pattern, significantly reducing deployment time and enhancing payment transaction speed with AWS X-Ray.
  • Designed and implemented an event-driven architecture using AWS Event Bridge, SNS, SQS, and Lambda to enable real-time, decoupled communication for a high-traffic e-commerce platform, improving scalability, maintainability, and fault tolerance.
  • Managed and implemented Disaster Recovery strategies while optimizing RPO and RTO to ensure minimal downtime and data loss.
  • Streamlined CI/CD and automation workflows through Automation POCs, improving ease of use by 20% over traditional setups.
  • Automated infrastructure management using AWS CloudFormation and Terraform, resulting in consistent and repeatable deployments.
  • Secured entire architectures using AWS KMS and ACM, achieving compliance with security standards, leveraging Cognito.
  • Reduced response times by 33% through AWS CloudWatch monitoring and automated alerts with AWS SNS.

Cloud Architect / Engineer

ATOS
Dallas
04.2018 - 09.2021
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams (development, operations, security) to foster AWS and DevOps culture and best practices.
  • Provided technical guidance for architectural decisions, ensuring scalable, secure, and cost-efficient cloud solutions.
  • Designed and maintained cloud infrastructure on AWS, utilizing services such as EC2, Route53, S3, RDS, DynamoDB, SNS, and SQS.
  • Built and configured scalable, secure AWS infrastructure using Terraform, customizing modules to meet evolving project requirements.
  • Led the design and deployment of applications, ensuring fault tolerance, high availability, and cost efficiency in cloud architecture.
  • Managed AWS instances, including configuring security groups, Elastic Load Balancers (ELB), AMIs, and auto-scaling for optimized performance.
  • Led a successful AWS migration, enhancing system resilience and adhering to SRE best practices.
  • Provided guidance on DevOps methodologies, assisting teams in adopting best practices for cloud infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines.
  • Built and optimized CI/CD pipelines to automate software delivery, incorporating automated testing and monitoring for reliable deployments.
  • Managed Docker-based applications and utilized Kubernetes for container orchestration, including cluster management, scaling, and rolling updates.
  • Analyzed system performance, implementing optimizations to improve efficiency and reliability.
  • Identified and implemented cost-saving strategies using AWS Cost Explorer, budgets, and tagging, resulting in significant savings while maintaining performance.
  • Led knowledge-sharing sessions and workshops to promote cloud and DevOps best practices across teams.
  • Stayed updated on emerging trends in cloud computing, DevOps, and automation to drive continuous innovation.

Linux / Cloud Engineer

Xerox
Austin
06.2012 - 03.2018
  • Served as Linux SME, mentoring admins and supporting Linux infrastructure (on-prem and cloud).
  • Provided third-level support and handled complex, high-priority escalations.
  • Designed and implemented HA clusters using GFS shared file systems.
  • Installed and managed Red Hat Satellite Servers and custom repositories.
  • Resolved technical issues under pressure, ensuring rapid outage recovery.
  • Deployed Internet-facing DNS systems to improve accessibility.
  • Automated tasks and patching with Ansible playbooks and Ansible Tower.
  • Used Git/GitHub for version control and Jenkins for CI processes.
  • Led server patching coordination across Dev, DBA, and Linux teams.
  • Maintained 99.9% service uptime, meeting company SLAs.
  • Handled incident management and ticket resolution using Remedy.
  • Documented complex solutions for global team reference.

Systems Administrator

IBM
Austin
08.2008 - 05.2012
  • Provided 24x7 on-call support and ensured high system availability through proactive monitoring with Nagios and Ehealth.
  • Led Linux server migrations (V2V, P2P, Lift and Shift on RHEL), collaborating with teams for smooth execution.
  • Configured SAN environments with DM multipath and PowerPath, and implemented IP bonding for network failover and load balancing.
  • Performed hardware upgrades (NICs, HBAs, memory, CPUs) and managed LVMs to accommodate file system growth.
  • Applied system patches, maintained backup schedules, and ensured security and data integrity.

Systems Administrator

HP Enterprise
San Jose
01.2006 - 07.2008
  • Built, configured, and administered Sun, HP, and Dell servers running Solaris, Red Hat Linux, and HP-UX.
  • Supported data center migrations and server consolidation projects to improve resource efficiency.
  • Managed EMC storage solutions on Solaris/Linux, and maintained detailed project and system documentation.

System Administrator

Bharti Airtel
Hyderabad
02.2003 - 06.2005
  • Administered systems by deploying applications, managing user accounts, monitoring networks, and handling hardware setups.
  • Installed and upgraded Solaris and HP-UX OS and applications, applying patches and managing user/group configurations.
  • Resolved LAN connectivity issues and provided hardware and OS troubleshooting for desktops and laptops.

Skills

  • AWS (EC2, RDS, VPC, S3, Route 53, IAM, CloudFormation, CloudWatch, SNS, Lambda, Event Bridge, DMS, ADS, Migration Hub, KMS, ACM, Cognito)
  • Terraform
  • Ansible
  • Chef
  • Jenkins
  • GitHub
  • AWS Code Pipeline
  • Docker
  • Kubernetes
  • Shell
  • Python
  • JavaScript
  • HTML
  • PostgreSQL
  • MongoDB
  • Oracle
  • MySQL
  • Redis
  • MariaDB
  • DB2
  • Red Hat Linux
  • Solaris
  • HP-UX
  • AIX
  • Nagios
  • Prometheus
  • Grafana
  • Cloud Trail
  • NetApp
  • Hitachi
  • EMC
  • GFS

Certification

  • Amazon AWS Solutions Architect
  • Terraform Associate (003)
  • Redhat Certified Technician

Personal Information

  • Citizenship: US Citizen
  • Title: Cloud Solutions Architect | AWS Expert | Infrastructure Automation Leader

Timeline

Cloud Architect

Optum
10.2021 - Current

Cloud Architect / Engineer

ATOS
04.2018 - 09.2021

Linux / Cloud Engineer

Xerox
06.2012 - 03.2018

Systems Administrator

IBM
08.2008 - 05.2012

Systems Administrator

HP Enterprise
01.2006 - 07.2008

System Administrator

Bharti Airtel
02.2003 - 06.2005

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