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Hi, I am Chimbu

Chimbu Chinnadurai

Senior Cloud Architect | Kubernetes Specialist at DoiT International.

I am a passionate engineer who excels in helping development teams build scalable, cloud-native tools that meet business and technical needs. I thrive in high-pressure, deadline-driven environments and am adept at adapting to rapidly changing technologies. My expertise spans both high-level design and detailed technical execution, enabling me to deliver flexible and scalable cloud solutions.

Certifications & Soft Skills
Google Cloud Authorized Trainers
Google Cloud Certified Professional Cloud Architect
Google Cloud Certified Professional Cloud DevOps Engineer
Google Cloud Certified Professional Cloud Security Engineer
Google Cloud Certified Professional Cloud Network Engineer
AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate
AWS Certified SysOps Administrator - Associate
AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional
AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional
AWS Certified Security - Specialty
AWS Certified Advanced Networking - Specialty
Kubestronaut
Kubernetes and Cloud Native Associate
Kubernetes and Cloud Native Security Associate
Certified Kubernetes Administrator
Certified Kubernetes Application Developer
Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist
Certified Argo Project Associate
Certified Istio Administrator
ICA: Istio Certified Associate
Prometheus Certified Associate
HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate 003
HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate 002
HashiCorp Certified: Vault Associate
HashiCorp Certified: Vault Operations Professional
Docker Certified Associate
Certified Jenkins Engineer
Udacity Nanodegree Program Graduate
Aviatrix Certified Engineer - Multicloud Network Associate
Fundamentals for Istio Ambient Mesh by Solo.io
Fundamentals for Kyverno
Scrum Foundation Professional Certificate

Skills

Experiences

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Senior Cloud Architect II
DoiT International

Aug 2023 - Present, London, United Kingdom

DoiT International, a strategic partner of Google Cloud Platforms and Amazon Web Services, tackles complex problems of scale for our customers, using our expertise in resolving problems, coding, algorithms, complexity analysis, and system design

Responsibilities:
  • At DoiT International, we’re revolutionizing how businesses leverage the power of the cloud. We’re a team of passionate cloud experts dedicated to helping organizations of all sizes navigate the complexities of cloud adoption.
  • We work side-by-side with our clients, providing strategic guidance, technical expertise, and tailored solutions. From initial cloud migration to ongoing optimization, our goal is to empower your business with the flexibility, scalability, and cost-effectiveness of the cloud.

Senior Cloud Architect I
DoiT International

Jan 2023 - Jul 2024, London, United Kingdom

DoiT International, a strategic partner of Google Cloud Platforms and Amazon Web Services, tackles complex problems of scale for our customers, using our expertise in resolving problems, coding, algorithms, complexity analysis, and system design

Responsibilities:
  • Senior Cloud Architect strongly focused on designing, implementing, and optimizing complex solutions across leading public cloud providers.
  • Specialized expertise in Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE), Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS), and a comprehensive suite of Google Cloud services.
  • Collaborate with customers to develop and refine cloud architecture designs, conduct thorough Cloud Security Posture Reviews, and implement strategic cost optimization measures.
  • Extensive experience in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform and CloudFormation to automate cloud infrastructure provisioning and management.
  • Advocate for DevOps best practices, including CI/CD pipelines, containerization, and microservices architecture, to streamline application development and deployment.
  • Deep knowledge of cloud security principles and best practices, including identity and access management (IAM), encryption, network security, and compliance frameworks (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA).
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Cloud Architect
DoiT International

Sep 2022 - Dec 2022, London, United Kingdom

DoiT International, a strategic partner of Google Cloud Platforms and Amazon Web Services, tackles complex problems of scale for our customers, using our expertise in resolving problems, coding, algorithms, complexity analysis, and system design

Responsibilities:
  • Cloud Architect focused on solving and implementing complex solutions in public cloud providers (Google Cloud, Amazon Web Services).
  • Help our customers design, implement and troubleshoot scalable and secure solutions on GCP and AWS using InfraMod technologies.
  • Work closely with clients to understand their business requirements and provide technical guidance and best practices for building and deploying GCP, AWS based infrastructure.
  • Collaborate with clients teams, including software engineers, cloud operations, project managers, and business stakeholders, to help them deliver successful projects on time and within their budget.
  • Stay updated with the latest GCP and AWS technologies and offer guidance on leveraging them for client benefit.

Senior Cloud Platform / DevOps Engineer - GCP
Rightmove

Sep 2021 - Aug 2022, London, United Kingdom

Rightmove plc is a UK-based company that runs rightmove.co.uk, the UK’s largest online real estate portal and property website.

Responsibilities:
  • Designed and implemented landing zones in GCP that allows users to automatically create projects and cloud resources that are preconfigured in line with security policies, compliance guidelines and cloud-native best practices.
  • Designed and deployed enterprise-wide dynamically scalable, highly available, fault-tolerant and reliable solutions on the Google Cloud Platform.
  • Designed and implemented hybrid cloud networking (Cloud Interconnect, Shared VPC, Cloud DNS) to provide 99.99% network availability between GCP and On-prem.
  • Implemented security best practices and access controls for users and service accounts in GCP, Integrated security command center notification to SIEM. Configured log-based metrics on cloud audit logs for security/policy violations and implemented remedial actions.
  • Designed and Setup up highly available multi-region Kubernetes clusters in GKE with recommended security and best practices. Configured Anthos service Mesh for security, traffic management and deep visibility features.
  • Our Strategy was Everything as Code to achieve a scalable and fully automated infrastructure and deployable services.Extensive Experience in IAC (terraform) & Configuration management(Ansible) tools.
  • Designed and implemented centralized logging (ELK), monitoring(Prometheus) and alerting(Grafana, Pagerduty, GCP alerting) for microservices and infrastructure components in GCP.
  • Developed and maintained custom python scripts/applications required for security, monitoring and automating manual/repeated tasks.
  • Authored, participated and contributed to creating and sharing best practices, technical content, and new reference (PoCs, success stories, code samples).
  • Participated in providing mentoring support and guidance to platform and development team members to help grow the skills and capabilities of the Google Cloud Platform practice.
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Cloud Platform/DevOps Engineer at Waitrose (AWS & GCP)
Tata Consultancy Services

Jan 2018 - Sep 2016, Bracknell,United Kingdom

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is an Indian multinational and a global leader in IT services, consulting & business solutions with a large network of innovation & delivery centers.

Responsibilities:
  • Migrated applications to the cloud, including transitioning a monolithic WCS e-commerce app to a microservices architecture.
  • Worked extensively with AWS services to design and deploy scalable, fault-tolerant systems.
  • Built and deployed automation solutions for 250+ microservices and implemented monitoring with tools like CloudWatch, Prometheus, Thanos, Grafana, and Pagerduty.
  • Extensive experience with Kubernetes, Docker, and container-based deployments.
  • Proficiency in infrastructure as code (CloudFormation, Terraform) and DevOps tools (Jenkins, Gitlab CI, etc.).
  • Proficient with Akamai’s security and performance products and developed custom Python Lambda functions.
  • Created cost optimization metrics to monitor and reduce cloud spend.
  • Collaborated with product teams to ensure efficient and reliable cloud application deployments.

Site Reliability Engineer/Full Stack Developer
Tata Consultancy Services

May 2016 - Dec 2017, Bracknell,United Kingdom

Responsibilities:
  • Collaborated with the development team to set coding standards and monitoring guidelines.
  • Designed and implemented configuration management policies for multiple products and services.
  • Developed full-stack web applications using JavaScript/HTML5/CSS (frontend) and Java (backend).
  • Automated manual tasks to boost business team productivity.
  • Implemented monitoring and auto-recovery solutions for Waitrose.com and order fulfillment.
  • Optimized SQL queries, resolved data issues, and provided Level 3 technical support.
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Technical Lead
Tata Consultancy Services

Jun 2015 - Apr 2016, Chennai,TamilNadu,India

Responsibilities:
  • Delivered business solutions to meet client requirements and goals.
  • Monitored critical applications, handled incidents, and ensured SLA compliance.
  • Managed high-severity incidents, providing recovery actions to minimize impact.
  • Assisted external customers with product issues and provided technical support.
  • Collaborated with third-party vendors and acted as a technical expert for colleagues.

Technical Lead - Automated Warehouses
Tata Consultancy Services

Apr 2013 - May 2015, Chennai,TamilNadu,India

Responsibilities:
  • Collaborated with stakeholders to understand requirements and execute application changes.
  • Worked with developers on automated warehouse solutions and provided non-functional requirements.
  • Identified monitoring gaps and implemented solutions to automate manual tasks.
  • Optimized SQL queries and resolved data issues to enhance performance.
  • Conducted root cause analysis and provided Level 3 technical support for automated warehouses.
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SME - Supply Chain Operations For Target Distribution Centres
Tata Consultancy Services

Jul 2011 - Mar 2013, Chennai,TamilNadu,India

Responsibilities:
  • Provided end-to-end supply chain and distribution centers support, managed high-severity incidents and real-time performance.
  • Served as the primary contact for specific issues, oversaw changes, and collaborated with third-party vendors such as Swisslog and Intelligrated.
  • Identified process gaps and recommended improvements.

Education

Bachelor of Engineering - Electronics and Communications