I am Sarath Chandra Kalisetty
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About Me
Hi, I'm Sarath Kalisetty, a Cloud Architect with a strong background in designing, deploying, and optimizing modern cloud infrastructure. My expertise includes AWS, Terraform, Kubernetes, and enterprise-scale CI/CD automation.
As a Cloud Architect Contractor at the National Cancer Institute, I focus on building secure, scalable cloud platforms, automating DevOps pipelines, and improving infrastructure performance with observability and compliance tools.
My mission is to drive architecture excellence and deliver cloud-native solutions that are secure, resilient, and cost-effective.
Resume
Cloud Architect with expertise in designing secure, scalable, and automated cloud infrastructure using AWS, Terraform, Kubernetes, and CI/CD best practices.
Summary
Sarath Kalisetty
Cloud Architect with 8+ years of experience in AWS, Terraform, Kubernetes, CI/CD, and DevSecOps. Proven success in hybrid cloud transformation, infrastructure design, and secure cloud migrations for government and healthcare agencies.
- Germantown, MD
- (202) 599-7918
- [email protected]
Education
Master of Science in Computer and Information Science
2017
Southern Arkansas University, Magnolia, AR
Bachelor of Technology in Electronics & Communications Engineering
2015
Vignan's Foundation for Science, Technology & Research, India
Professional Experience
Cloud Architect (Contractor)
Oct 2019 – Present
National Cancer Institute, Rockville, MD
- Architected and deployed secure, multi-tier AWS infrastructure using Terraform and Ansible, accelerating cloud provisioning by 30% while ensuring compliance with federal standards.
- Engineered serverless and container-native workloads on AWS Lambda and EKS, integrating Python-based automation for genomics and biomedical research pipelines.
- Built enterprise-grade CI/CD frameworks with GitHub Actions, Jenkins, and ArgoCD to enable GitOps-based infrastructure and application delivery across multi-account environments.
- Implemented Kafka and RabbitMQ event streaming for decoupled microservices, supporting real-time data ingestion and distributed processing across healthcare data systems.
- Strengthened cloud security posture by designing WAF rule sets, automating IAM credential rotation, implementing KMS-based encryption, and integrating observability tools like Datadog and GuardDuty for continuous monitoring and threat detection.
Platform Engineer (Cloud Operations)
July 2018 – Oct 2019
Hawaiian Airlines, Honolulu, HI
- Architected and deployed hybrid cloud infrastructure across AWS and VMware, enabling scalable, secure workloads aligned with operational SLAs.
- Implemented Terraform and Ansible for Infrastructure as Code (IaC), reducing manual provisioning efforts and configuration drift.
- Designed disaster recovery plans with automated backups and snapshot workflows, ensuring full data resiliency and minimizing RTO.
- Mentored an offshore team of 8 engineers on IaC, improving deployment consistency and support coverage across cloud/on-prem environments.
- Integrated CloudWatch and New Relic for proactive monitoring and alerting, decreasing downtime by 15% and improving service reliability.
Cloud Engineer
Feb 2018 - Sep 2018
JNIT Technologies, Dallas, TX
- Built CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins and Bamboo, integrating Maven to streamline builds and deployments.
- Deployed containerized applications using Kubernetes (Tectonic), optimizing resource utilization for enterprise workloads.
- Designed AWS infrastructure (VPC, ELB, Security Groups, Route Tables) for a client in Atlanta, GA, working on-site for 3 months to support enterprise data warehouse hosting on AWS Redshift.
Trainee DevOps Engineer
June 2017 - Jan 2018
Secure-Pro INC, Ashburn, VA
- Built CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins to deploy AWS infrastructure (EC2, S3), reducing deployment time for development teams.
- Automated build and deployment processes to reduce manual work and keep software releases consistent.
- Developed Git-based version control strategies, improving agile team efficiency through streamlined workflows.
Systems Administrator
Aug 2016 – May 2017
Raven Software Solutions INC, Irving, TX
- Studied business processes to identify issues and wrote procedures to streamline operations.
- Set up tracking systems to monitor project progress and automate reporting
- Improved existing systems by reviewing practices and updating designs.
Services
Designing and delivering secure, scalable cloud architectures with a focus on automation, modernization, and operational excellence across multi-cloud and hybrid environments.
Cloud Architecture & Design
Designing resilient, scalable, and secure cloud infrastructures across AWS, Azure, and GCP to support mission-critical workloads and enterprise transformation.
Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
Delivering consistent and repeatable infrastructure using Terraform, Ansible, and CloudFormation to accelerate deployment velocity and governance.
CI/CD & GitOps Automation
Implementing CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitHub Actions, and ArgoCD to enable automated releases and infrastructure rollouts with observability built in.
Cloud Security & Governance
Enforcing security controls using IAM, WAF, GuardDuty, SCPs, and KMS to ensure compliance with HIPAA, NIST, and enterprise standards.
Observability & Monitoring
Implementing full-stack visibility with Datadog, CloudWatch, Prometheus, and Grafana for real-time metrics, log aggregation, and alerting.
Cloud Migration & Optimization
Leading cloud migration initiatives and cost optimization strategies using rightsizing, spot instances, and automation to maximize cloud ROI.
Years of Cloud & DevOps Experience
Cloud & DevOps Projects Delivered
Cloud Deployments & Migrations
End-to-End CI/CD Pipelines Built
High Availability Uptime (%)
Cloud Certifications Achieved
Portfolio
Explore my hands-on work across cloud architecture, DevOps automation, security, and cost-optimized infrastructure delivery.
- All
- Multi-Cloud Architecture
- CI/CD & GitOps
- Security & Observability
Frequently Asked Questions
Common strategic and architectural questions around Cloud Platforms, DevOps transformation, and scalable infrastructure.
1. What is Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and why is it critical at scale?
IaC allows teams to define and provision infrastructure through version-controlled code. It ensures repeatability, eliminates configuration drift, and supports governance at scale. Tools like Terraform and AWS CloudFormation are used to implement modular, reusable infrastructure blueprints.
2. How do Cloud Architects design effective CI/CD strategies?
Architects align CI/CD pipelines with development velocity and compliance needs. This includes multi-stage deployment strategies (dev/stage/prod), integration with container registries, security scans (SAST/DAST), and rollback mechanisms via tools like GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or ArgoCD.
3. What are enterprise-grade cloud security practices?
Best practices involve implementing a zero-trust model, centralized IAM policies, encryption at rest/in-transit, security baselines (CIS/AWS Well-Architected), threat detection via AWS GuardDuty, and audit trails with CloudTrail and Config.
4. Why use Kubernetes, and how does it support multi-cloud?
Kubernetes abstracts infrastructure, enabling consistent deployments across cloud providers. It supports autoscaling, self-healing, and GitOps workflows. With tools like Rancher or Anthos, architects can manage clusters across AWS, GCP, and on-prem seamlessly.
5. What’s your approach to cost optimization in cloud environments?
Cost optimization involves proactive monitoring, architectural decisions like serverless vs. containerized workloads, implementing budget alerts, leveraging Savings Plans and Spot Instances, and tagging strategies to align costs with business units. FinOps principles guide these practices.
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