Sunil Bethapudi

I’m a Senior Cloud & DevOps Engineer with a passion for solving complex challenges in the world of data storage, backup & recovery solutions. With 14 years of hands-on experience in the industry, I’ve honed my skills to ensure data resilience, business continuity and efficient cloud-based operations and management. I am currently serving as a Senior Cloud & DevOps Engineer at Societe Generale, Where I lead a talented team in architecting, automating and optimizing data recovery, storage and backup solutions within our cloud environment.

In this role, I’ve played a pivotal role in seamlessly integrating these solutions into our DevOps practices, enabling rapid deployment cycles and ensuring data availability and resilience.

I love working with leading technologies like Python | Microservices | Docker | Kubernetes | Terraform | AWS | Azure | Ansible | Jenkins | Git | PostgreSQL | CI/CD | Bash | REST API | JIRA | Unix | Windows | Infrastructure Automation | Storage & Backup Services | Tape Libraries | Data Domain | NetApp | IBM Spectrum Protect | EMC Networker | Veeam | Cohesity | Symantec NetBackup | IaaS | SysAdmin | Agile/Scrum | Devops.

I bring valuable experience from my time working in the banking industry, Where I gained insights into the unique challenges and regulatory requirements associated with financial services along with a strong passion for building reliable, high availability, secure and performant distributed solutions. As a quick learner, I love to take on new challenges.

05/2015 – Today Senior Cloud & DevOps Engineer

• Expert in architecting and managing cloud environments on AWS and Azure using tools like AWS CloudFormation and Azure Resource Manager, and implementing DevOps practices for seamless deployments with Jenkins and Git. Expertise in containerization with Docker and container orchestration using Kubernetes.
• Ensuring data robust backup and recovery strategies in the cloud & on-premises, optimizing storage, and automating infrastructure using Terraform & Ansible.

08/2014 – 05/2015 Backup & Storage Administrator

• Provided expert guidance and technical consultation on cloud solutions with tools like AWS & Azure, storage solutions using NetApp, EMC and IBM and backup strategies using IBM Spectrum Protect (TSM), EMC Networker and Symantec NetBackup. 
• Collaborated with teams to implement DevOps methodologies streamlining operations and enhancing service delivery through tools such as Jenkins & Git.

05/2013 – 08/2014 Senior Infrastructure Engineer

• Managed and optimized infrastructure components, including storage systems like NetApp and backup systems like IBM Spectrum Protect (TSM), EMC Networker, Veeam to ensure high availability and data resilience.
• Played a key role in transitioning to cloud-based solutions, enhancing scalability and performance using tools like Terraform and Ansible.

06/2011 – 05/2013 Backup Administrator

• spearheaded data backup and recovery operations using IBM Spectrum Protect (TSM) and other tools, implementing efficient and secure backup strategies.
• collaborated with cross-functional teams to ensure data integrity and availability while adhering to industry best practices in backup and recovery.

09/2007 - 04/2010 Masters of Science / Information System Process

Waterford Institute Of Technology, Waterford, Ireland.