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SUNDAR RAJARAM

Irving,TX

Summary

Accomplished Lead Cloud Engineer with a robust

background at EPAM Systems, adept in AWS cloud

architecture and DevOps methodologies. Excelled in

deploying scalable, secure cloud solutions and

orchestrating containerized applications, enhancing

system efficiency and security. Demonstrated

leadership in cross-functional teams, ensuring seamless

collaboration and innovation. Expertise in Terraform and

Kubernetes, with a keen focus on cloud security best

practices.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Lead Cloud Engineer

EPAM Systems
10.2021 - Current
  • Championed th adoption of containerization technologies, simplifying application deployment processes across various platforms.
  • Crafted comprehensive documentation for technical stakeholders, ensuring seamless knowledge transfer and adherence to established best practices.
  • Designed scalable AWS architectures supporting 50+ services, ensuring security and efficiency also created public cloud landing zones
  • Developed and executed 50+ Hashicorp Terraform configurations, enhancing infrastructure automation.
  • Led AWS cloud service management for 50+ resources with solid understanding of cloud networking concepts, including subnets, routing, load balancing,firewalls, and cloud security.
  • Designed and implemented backup strategies for AWS RDS and S3, ensuring data integrity and availability. Automated backup and restore processes using AWS Backup and Lambda functions. Established lifecycle policies for S3 to manage data retention and archival.
  • Automated 20+ tasks using Python and Bash, increasing operational efficiency by 30%.
  • Increased system reliability by developing and deploying 10 microservices using Java and Spring, ensuring scalability in ECS.
  • Boosted compliance rates by 25% across multiple AWS environments, ensuring robust network security with Guard Duty and WAF.
  • Delivered 12-month engineering roadmap, fostering a collaborative and productive team environment.
  • Mentored 8 junior team members, boosting team capabilities and professional growth.
  • Achieved a 20% improvement in organizational compliance by developing AWS
  • Optimized AWS Container and Kubernetes services for 10 containerized applications, enhancing system efficiency.
  • Implemented blue-green CI/CD pipelines using Git, AWS Code Pipeline, Code Build, and Code Deploy, enhancing deployment efficiency. Also established S3 and CloudFront pipelines for UI applications, improving content delivery network efficiency.
  • Achieved cost reductions of 20% in cloud spending by implementing AWS Trusted Advisor and Cost Explorer optimizations
  • Designed the end-to-end architecture for migrating data from Salesforce to OpenSearch using Kafka, ensuring scalability, efficiency, and reliability.
  • Boosted cloud resource monitoring efficiency by configuring AWS CloudWatch and integrating with Grafana, enhancing observability for 100+ aws resources.

Senior Cloud Engineer

Cognizant Technology Solutions
09.2014 - 09.2021
  • Contribute to all phases of development lifecycle such as requirements gathering, design and development of cloud-native Microservices/API-based solutions
  • Performed development of AWS CI/CD pipelines, Cloud Formation, AWS EKS setup, OpenShift
  • Decomposed monolithic services into highly scalable, low latency microservices and deployed them in a containerized scalable environment
  • Collaborate with Business Analysts, Developers, QA Analysts Designing and developing low-latency, scalable, highly available, distributed application services and delivering high-availability and performance
  • Participated in design discussions and in all SCRUM ceremonies
  • Conducting code review sessions and performing product staging
  • Act as a subject matter expert on Microservices best practices.
  • Assisted in translating business requirements into technical definitions, reference models, blueprints, and playbooks for deployment in compliance with architecture standards and policies.
  • Coordinated with vendors and internal stakeholders during cloud service outages, ensuring rapid communication channels were maintained for prompt issue resolution.
  • Integrated DevOps methodologies into team''s workflow, leading to improved collaboration between developers and operations staff.
  • Provided expert guidance on selecting appropriate cloud services based on technical requirements and budgetary constraints, maximizing ROI for stakeholders.
  • Championed containerization initiatives using Docker/Kubernetes platforms that increased application scalability while reducing overheads associated with traditional virtualization techniques.
  • Integrated DevOps methodologies into the team''s workflow, leading to improved collaboration between developers and operations staff.
  • Led training sessions on cloud technologies, increasing team knowledge and fostering a culture of continuous learning.

Software Engineer

BhawanCybertek Pvt. Ltd
06.2011 - 09.2014
  • Responsible for design, development, and testing of Product
  • Developed end-to-end applications for the product
  • Developed several APIs to integrate the Product with the core banking application
  • Worked on JUnit creation and testing.
  • Worked with software development and testing team members to design and develop robust solutions to meet client requirements for functionality, scalability, and performance.
  • Consistently met project deadlines by effectively managing time and prioritizing tasks according to importance.
  • Developed scalable and maintainable code, ensuring long-term stability of the software.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Information Technology

Anna University
Chennai
05.2011

Skills

  • Cloud Architecture Design
  • AWS Expertise
  • Cost Optimization
  • Microservices Architecture
  • Disaster Recovery
  • Containerization Technologies Docker and Kubernetes
  • Microservices and API Development using java and spring boot
  • Serverless Computing using Aws lambda
  • CI and CD Implementation using Git action , code pipeline
  • Scripting Languages such as python and bash
  • Infrastructure development using terraform
  • AWS Networking Solutions
  • API Gateway Configuration
  • Capacity Planning
  • Network configuration
  • Hybrid Cloud Environments

Websites

Certification

  • Aws certified developer
  • Aws certified solutions architect
  • Hashicorp certified terraform associate

Languages

English
Full Professional

Timeline

Lead Cloud Engineer

EPAM Systems
10.2021 - Current

Senior Cloud Engineer

Cognizant Technology Solutions
09.2014 - 09.2021

Software Engineer

BhawanCybertek Pvt. Ltd
06.2011 - 09.2014

Bachelor of Science - Information Technology

Anna University

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