Vidya Seetharam
@vidyaseetharam
DevSecOps / SRE engineer focused on deployment automation, cloud, and reliability.
United StatesWhat I'm looking for
I am a DevSecOps and SRE-focused engineer with hands-on experience in deployment automation, container orchestration, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure monitoring.
At Paycom I optimized deployment pipelines across staging and production environments, managed 100+ containerized microservices in Kubernetes, and implemented Prometheus and Grafana to improve observability and reduce MTTR.
I have migrated large deployment platforms to GitLab CI/CD, standardized infrastructure provisioning, performed RCA to reduce recurring incidents, and participated in 24x7 on-call rotations to ensure system availability.
My background includes automation and testing roles, cybersecurity platform automation, and cloud-native project work, and I bring strong scripting, cloud, and monitoring skills to teams focused on reliability and secure delivery.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Deployment Engineer
Paycom
Jul 2023 - Feb 2026 (2 years 7 months)
Optimized deployment pipelines and managed 100+ containerized microservices in Kubernetes, improving release efficiency by 30% and reducing production downtime by 25% while lowering MTTR through Prometheus/Grafana observability.
Executed automated test suites and performance/load testing with JMeter and Jenkins as part of CI/CD pipelines to validate application functionality and support regression testing.
Cybersecurity Intern
Toyota Motors North America
Aug 2021 - May 2022 (9 months)
Developed automation for a Test Automation Platform and analyzed automotive security testbed logs using ElasticSearch/OpenSearch, reducing manual testing effort and improving security validation reliability.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
University of Texas at Dallas
Master of Science, Computer Science
2023 -
Pursuing a Master of Science in Computer Science with focus on cloud, DevSecOps, and distributed systems; expected graduation in 2026.
University of Texas at Dallas
Bachelor of Science, Computer Engineering
2018 - 2022
Completed a Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering with coursework and projects in networking, systems, and cloud integration.
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
Availability
Location
United StatesAuthorized to work in
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