Pawan Kumar Senapati
@pawankumarsenapati
GCP Platform Engineer combining cloud infrastructure automation and FastAPI-based API development.
IndiaWhat I'm looking for
I’m a GCP Platform Engineer with 4 years of experience in cloud solution design and deployment, specializing in Google Cloud Platform and CI/CD automation. I’ve built secure, private Terraform modules and end-to-end Infrastructure-as-Code workflows that make deployments consistent, auditable, and faster.
Across my roles, I’ve reduced infrastructure costs by 18% through optimized serverless and storage configurations, and automated 95% of infrastructure provisioning with Terraform. I also implemented Workload Identity Federation to enable CI/CD pipelines without managing service account keys, while enforcing least-privilege access using IAM, VPC security configurations, and security controls like Security Command Center and Cloud Armor.
I bring additional strength in API development, with 2 years of experience building Python APIs using FastAPI and managing security and API traffic through Apigee. I’m motivated to help teams migrate and scale—onboarding 50+ applications to production-ready GCP environments, improving monitoring with Cloud Logging/Monitoring, and partnering on architecture and deployment documentation so engineers can move confidently and securely.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Cloud Engineer II
McDonald’s India
Jul 2025 - Present (1 year)
Designed secure Terraform modules for McDonald’s GCP resources and built an IaC workflow integrating GCP with Jira automation. Implemented Workload Identity Federation for keyless CI/CD, enforced IAM/VPC security best practices, and onboarded 50+ applications to production-ready GCP.
Senior Platform Engineer
Quantiphi Inc.
Aug 2024 - Jul 2025 (11 months)
Optimized serverless and storage configurations to reduce infrastructure costs by 18% and automated 95% of infrastructure provisioning with Terraform and CI/CD pipelines. Deployed Dockerized applications with JFrog Artifactory integration and improved incident response using Cloud Logging and Monitoring while strengthening IAM and secure VPC configuration.
GCP Cloud Engineer
Cognizant Technology Solutions
Jul 2021 - Aug 2024 (3 years 1 month)
Built secure, scalable GCP infrastructure using Terraform and automated/troubleshot CI/CD deployment pipelines to improve deployment speed by 40%. Deployed serverless applications (Cloud Run, App Engine, Cloud Functions), containerized with Docker, and deployed to Kubernetes (GKE) while mentoring 5 junior engineers.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Gandhi Institute of Engineering and Technology, Gunupur
Bachelor of Technology, Computer Science and Engineering (CSE)
2017 - 2021
Grade: 9.3 CGPA
B.Tech in Computer Science and Engineering (2017–2021) at Gandhi Institute of Engineering and Technology, Gunupur, with CGPA 9.3.
Gandhi Public School, Gunupur
HSC, Science
2015 - 2017
Grade: 84%
HSC in Science (2015–2017) from Gandhi Public School, Gunupur, with a score of 84%.
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
Availability
Location
IndiaAuthorized to work in
Website
pawansenapati.github.ioPortfolio
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