venkatesh padala

Staff Devops Engineer

Staff DevOps Engineer · SandiskBangalore, India

Joined Nov 2026

I’m a passionate DevOps/DevSecOps Engineer with over 12 years in IT and 7+ years specializing in automating, scaling, and securing cloud infrastructure.
I thrive on transforming manual processes into efficient automated workflows using Terraform, Jenkins, Ansible, Docker, and Kubernetes — ensuring faster releases and improved reliability.
My experience spans AWS, GCP, and hybrid environments, where I’ve built production-ready, fault-tolerant systems and implemented GitOps practices for end-to-end CI/CD automation.
I’ve successfully migrated on-premise workloads to AWS and GCP, deployed Kong Gateways and MuleSoft apps in EKS, and integrated ELK, Prometheus, and Jaeger for full-stack observability.

🚀 Key Expertise:
☁️ Cloud Platforms: GCP, AWS
🔧 Automation & IaC: Terraform, Ansible
⚙️ CI/CD: Jenkin, Github-Actions
🐳 Containerization: Docker, Kubernetes
📊 Monitoring & Logging: Prometheus, Grafana, ELK
🔍 Version Control & SCM: Git, Github, Bitbucket
💻 Scripting & Automation: Shell Scripting, Task Automation

Always exploring new DevOps trends, I’m passionate about continuous improvement, scalable design, and driving DevSecOps excellence.

Experience

Staff DevOps Engineer
Sandisk
Feb 2026 - Present · 9 months
Led the migration of all VMware workloads to Proxmox as part of a strategic VMware exit initiative, delivering approximately $20 million in cost savings. Automated VM provisioning with Terraform across 10,000+ VMs on Proxmox, built standardized Windows VM templates with Packer, automated Proxmox cluster creation and maintenance with Ansible, and designed an end-to-end monitoring and logging solution with Loki and Grafana. Developed a strategic roadmap for migrating on-premises infrastructure to AWS, including a proof of concept.
TerraformPackerAnsibleProxmox VEGrafana LokiGrafanaAWSWindows Server
Senior Systems Engineer
EPAM Systems
Apr 2025 - Feb 2026 · 10 months
Automated end-to-end AWS account provisioning and resource creation with Terraform and Python. Designed and implemented AWS Landing Zones for secure multi-account architecture. Developed and maintained GitLab CI/CD pipelines with approval gates, built reusable Terraform modules and Python scripts, managed GitLab repository practices, and followed Scrum methodology.
TerraformPythonAWSGitLab CIScrumAgile