Kiran Nallabothula
Hong Kong,Hong Kong
Summary
Detail-oriented DevOps & Cloud professional skilled in Infrastructure as Code and performance optimisation. Produces comprehensive technical documentation to support ongoing project success. Adapts to evolving demands through effective cross-functional communication and risk assessment.
Overview
3
3
Languages
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Devops & Cloud Engineer
HSBC GLOBAL SERVICES (HK) LTD
Hong Kong
08.2021 - Current
- Collaborated with team members to deliver project milestones on schedule.
- Automated cloud deployments using CI/CD pipelines, significantly improving release cycles and product reliability.
- Hands-on experience building and running cloud-native pipelines on Kubernetes, using containerized workloads
- Resolved customer queries and problems using effective communication and providing step-by-step solutions.
- Developed Terraform (IaC) to configure and manage Datadog monitors and alerting, integrating with CI/CD pipelines to deploy changes consistently across environments
- Automated creation of Datadog alerts by running queries via the pipeline to detect CPU/RAM threshold breaches, High I-O wait, application instance failures, and other availability/performance conditions, ensuring timely incident detection and response and notify via xMatters to the team
- Coordinated with network engineers to ensure seamless connectivity between cloud services and on-premises infrastructure.
- Provided expert guidance on cloud architecture best practices, contributing to the development of high-performing systems.
- Optimised cloud resource usage, achieving cost savings of 25% through effective management and monitoring strategies.
- Controlled user access to minimise security risks and track activities.
- Monitored production servers and performed routine health checks, patching, and infrastructure upgrades to maintain platform stability and availability
- Performed regular maintenance and support during out-of-hours to maintain service continuity.
- Documented technical procedures and configurations, creating valuable resources for ongoing maintenance and troubleshooting.
Cloud Architect
CIMB Bank
Kuala lumpur, Malaysia
03.2021 - 07.2021
- Led the design and implementation of scalable cloud solutions, enhancing system reliability and performance for multinational corporations.
- Conducted thorough security audits of cloud environments, identifying vulnerabilities and implementing robust security measures to protect sensitive data.
- Used Resource Access Management(RAM) for creating roles, users, groups and also implemented MFA to provide additional security to Alicoud account and its resources
- Applied security-by-design for containerised workloads, including secrets management (HashiCorp Vault), secure CI/CD practices, and environment segregation
Cloud Architect
Skill Quotient Sdn Bhd
Kuala lumpur, Malaysia
09.2020 - 02.2021
- Documented cloud architectures and operational procedures, creating comprehensive guides to support maintenance and future developments.
- Architected high-availability and disaster recovery solutions, guaranteeing business continuity during critical system failures.
- Communicated with customers to deliver clear, helpful advice to technical and non-technical users.
Cloud Architect
UOB Bank
Kuala lumpur, Malaysia
12.2019 - 06.2020
- Led the design and implementation of scalable cloud solutions, enhancing system reliability and performance for multinational corporations.
- Analysed application workloads and performance metrics, recommending architectural improvements to boost efficiency and scalability.
- Facilitated workshops and training sessions on cloud technologies, empowering team members with the knowledge to support cloud-based systems effectively.
Devops & Cloud
CSI Interfusion Sdn Bhd
Kuala lumpur, Malaysia
12.2018 - 09.2019
- Developed team communications and information for meetings.
- Trained and mentored employees to maximise team performance.
- Developed excellent working knowledge of industry trends and improvements in processes.
Devops, Testing & Automation Lead
HSBC Sdn Bhd
Kuala lumpur, Malaysia
11.2007 - 12.2018
- Worked on data migration project (Finance Control Office) to migrate financial data like risks, issues, Control etc., from MS Access Database to MS Sql server
- Designed and optimised relational database schemas and data models (PostgreSQL), balancing performance, integrity, and maintainability
- Achieved service time and quality targets.
- Developed and tuned complex SQL and stored procedures, improving runtime performance and stability for production workloads
- Identified issues, analysed information and provided solutions to problems.
- Used ETL(SSIS) to develop job for extracting, transforming and loading data into target staging tables
- Demonstrated consistent hard work and dedication to achieve results and improve operations.
- Met schedule using excellent planning and coordination skills.
Education
Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech)
JNT University, Hyderabad, India
Skills
- DevOps strategy & Cloud architecture
- Languages/DB: Python, Ruby, SQL, DB2, Shell Scripting, Java, Cobol
- Cloud-native / Platform: Kubernetes, Docker, PCF/Cloud Foundry, AWS/Ali Cloud, Nexus Repo, S3 Blobstore
- IDE: Visual Studio Code
- CI/CD & Operations: GitHub, Concourse, Terraform, release automation, incident support, Service Desk ticketing, Datadog monitoring, HashiCorp Vault
- Infrastructure: vSphere, datastore migrations
- Agile methodologies
- Cross-functional communication
- Team leadership and motivation
Languages
English
Proficient
C2
Hindi
Advanced
C1
Telugu
Proficient
C2
Hobbies and interests
- Reading Books, Music, Watching Cricket, Football etc.,
Timeline
Devops & Cloud Engineer
HSBC GLOBAL SERVICES (HK) LTD
08.2021 - Current
Cloud Architect
CIMB Bank
03.2021 - 07.2021
Cloud Architect
Skill Quotient Sdn Bhd
09.2020 - 02.2021
Cloud Architect
UOB Bank
12.2019 - 06.2020
Devops & Cloud
CSI Interfusion Sdn Bhd
12.2018 - 09.2019
Devops, Testing & Automation Lead
HSBC Sdn Bhd
11.2007 - 12.2018
Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech)
JNT University, Hyderabad, India