Ramu Gurrapu - Resume

Certifications: Microsoft Certified Azure Administrator (AZ-104) | Microsoft Certified Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900) | HashiCorp Certified Terraform Associate

Professional Summary

Technology leader with 23+ years of extensive IT experience, including 8+ years as a DevOps Engineer and 4+ years as a Data Engineer. Proven expertise in multi-cloud architecture (Azure, AWS, GCP), DevOps automation, Infrastructure as Code, container orchestration, and data pipeline engineering. Founder & CEO of TechSlate Limited, mentoring 100+ students with 50% job placement success. Skilled in leading cross-functional teams, implementing DevSecOps practices, and driving digital transformation across FinTech, Banking, Healthcare, and Public Sector industries.

Core Competencies

Cloud: Azure, AWS, GCP

Containers: Kubernetes, Docker, AKS, EKS

IaC: Terraform, Bicep, ARM Templates

CI/CD: Jenkins, Azure DevOps, GitOps

Data: Databricks, Data Factory, Glue

Languages: Python, Shell, PowerShell, Java

Monitoring: ELK Stack, Prometheus, Grafana

Tools: Ansible, Helm, FluxCD, SonarQube

Databases: SQL, NoSQL, CosmosDB, Redshift

Professional Experience

Founder & CEO

TechSlate Limited

Nov 2021 - Present

Founded EdTech platform providing AI-driven cloud training, mentoring 100+ students with 50% job placement rate
Developed comprehensive curriculum for DevOps, Cloud Architecture, and Data Engineering
Generated significant revenue through horizontal and vertical scaling strategies

Lead DevOps Engineer

HSBC via Mansion House Consulting

Sep 2023 - Feb 2025

Led technical design and transformation of Financial Planning Platform (FPU) with DevSecOps standards
Automated CI/CD pipelines using Ansible & Jenkins for multi-environment deployments
Implemented data masking/encryption using Python and Avro conversion for financial data processing
Managed GCP cloud infrastructure ensuring security and compliance with financial regulations

Lead DevOps Engineer

Royal Horticultural Society via Client Server

Aug 2022 - Sep 2023

Led GCP to Azure migration using Terraform IaC with Landing Zones for multi-team governance
Orchestrated scalable data pipelines using Python and SQL, implementing DataOps methodologies
Created B2C Tenants and API Management services for external application integration
Deployed AKS clusters with Helm charts and implemented comprehensive monitoring solutions

DevOps Engineer

Credit Suisse via Synechron

Jan 2021 - May 2022

Built Database-as-a-Service (DBaaS) platform with Terraform across Azure, AWS, and GCP
Packaged databases with built-in policies, guardrails, and governance into service catalog
Managed AKS deployments and Kubernetes operations with kubectl and Azure DevOps Pipelines

Azure DevOps Engineer

EBRD via Cigniti-UK

Apr 2019 - Dec 2021

Provisioned Azure infrastructure using Terraform, Bicep, and ARM templates for Journey to Cloud project
Developed CI/CD pipelines for Angular, Java Spring Boot, and Python applications
Implemented self-service portal and ELK stack for centralized logging and monitoring

DevOps Consultant

Cigniti-India (Multiple Clients)

Mar 2017 - Mar 2019

Clients: Fidelis CyberSecurity, AeroHive Networks, UMUC, Teranet
Migrated projects from on-premises TFS to Azure DevOps, generating $2M in revenue
Developed custom CI/CD solutions and Docker-based deployment strategies

Education

Bachelor of Technology

Information Technology - JNTU, Hyderabad, India

Diploma in Mining Engineering

Hyderabad, India

Additional Experience

DevOps & Technical Delivery Manager

UnitedHealth Group (Optum) | 2013-2017

Frontend Developer

CSC, India | 2011-2013

QA Lead & Automation Lead

Various Companies | 2003-2011