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Saikumar Buddha

@saikumarbuddha

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AWS-certified DevOps and SRE leader specializing in cloud reliability, automation, and team scaling.

India

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What I'm looking for

I seek senior engineering roles leading cloud reliability, automation, and DevSecOps initiatives in collaborative, growth-oriented teams focused on measurable uptime and cost optimizations.

I am an AWS-certified Solutions Architect and seasoned DevOps/SRE leader with 9+ years of experience designing, building, and operating large-scale cloud infrastructures. I specialize in AWS architecture, CI/CD automation, observability, and security for mission-critical, high-availability systems.

I have led and scaled offshore and onshore engineering teams (up to 26–30 members), driving major improvements in deployment frequency, incident detection, and uptime while managing multi-million-dollar technology budgets. My technical work includes Terraform, CloudFormation, Kubernetes (EKS/GKE), Docker, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Ansible, and extensive AWS services.

Across multiple engagements I implemented enterprise observability and incident response standards using Prometheus, Grafana, ELK/ Splunk, and Datadog, improving detection and reducing downtime. I also introduced DevSecOps practices—integrating Veracode, SonarQube, Prisma/CodeQL and Nexus/Artifactory scanning into pipelines—to reduce defects and strengthen security posture.

I am results-driven and people-focused, mentoring engineers, improving retention, and aligning delivery with business objectives. I seek opportunities where I can lead cloud transformation, reliability engineering, and automation to deliver measurable operational and cost efficiencies.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Sr. Platform Lead Engineer

Current

Cognizant Technology Solutions

Sep 2023 - Present (2 years 1 month)

Led a 26-member offshore engineering team to deliver large-scale AWS-based enterprise applications with 99.98% uptime, reducing delivery timelines by 30% and cutting release cycles from 3 weeks to 2 days through CI/CD adoption.

AWS CI CD Jenkins Terraform Kubernetes Ansible GitHub Actions Observability

Sr. DevSecOps & Cloud Engineer

Stafflabs Inc

Sep 2019 - May 2021 (1 year 8 months)

Managed a 6-member offshore team and implemented CI/CD pipelines, Terraform automation and AWS CloudFormation to provision secure, scalable AWS infrastructure, contributing to a $1M project extension.

AWS Terraform CloudFormation Jenkins Docker Kubernetes Veracode SonarQube

DevSecOps & Site Reliability Engineer

Stafflabs Inc

Nov 2017 - Sep 2019 (1 year 10 months)

Built CI/CD pipelines, containerized deployments with Docker and Kubernetes, and automated AWS resource provisioning with Terraform and CloudFormation while managing large offshore teams and improving deployment automation.

Docker Kubernetes AWS Helm Jenkins Terraform ELK BASH

DevOps Engineer

Charter Communications

Nov 2017 - Dec 2018 (1 year 1 month)

Implemented Ansible automation for WebLogic deployments, configured Jenkins jobs and health monitoring, and automated middleware installations to streamline release processes across environments.

Ansible Jenkins Shell Scripting Automation CI CD Monitoring

Intern

New England College

Oct 2016 - Mar 2017 (5 months)

Provided configuration management and build support for multiple applications, implemented CI build pipelines with Maven/Jenkins, and improved front-end performance and accessibility for web applications.

Maven Jenkins Ant Java Shell Scripting Linux CI CD Web Performance

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

New England College

Master of Science, Computer and Information Systems

2016 - 2017

Activities and societies: Internship work including build/deploy automation, student union representative for international students, and presenting prototypes to stakeholders.

Completed a Master of Science in Computer and Information Systems, focusing on web application development, configuration management, and build/release processes.