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Girish Kumar
Eduru
Delivery Engineer @ Rackspace Technology | Cloud & IT Ops Specialist | AI & Automation Enthusiast
Seasoned IT professional with over 18 years of experience delivering secure, scalable enterprise solutions across public cloud platforms and on-premises environments. At Rackspace Technology, excelling in deploying enhanced digital solutions to the cloud, leveraging expertise in DevOps, Kubernetes, IaC, and Python. Proven track record in modern architecture, containerised microservices, Agile delivery, rapid prototyping, and DevSecOps-driven engineering practices.
18+
Years Experience
20+
Certifications
5
Cloud Platforms
Career Journey
Work Experience
Rackspace Technology
Professional Services Delivery Engineer L2
Sep 2021 — Present · United Kingdom
- Developed and deployed Python APIs using FastAPI framework within Kubernetes clusters
- Ansible Automation for Infrastructure Management (VM clusters and Exacc Oracle Databases) using Jenkins and Ansible Tower
- Streamlined API deployment processes by implementing Kubernetes configurations and Jenkins Pipelines
- Executed AWS Landing Zone deployment using Terraform, establishing secure VPCs, NACLs, Route53 Resolver and Transit Gateways
- Led the design and implementation of cloud-native security solutions, enhancing AWS account monitoring and reducing vulnerabilities by 80% within 4 months
- Key Management process design for implementation, DR and maintenance with AWS KMS; Security posture analysis and remediation using Security Hub and AWS Config
- MS SQL Server installation on EC2 instances with Always On Availability Group setup
- Established private endpoints for SQL servers and configured VPN gateways in Azure through Terraform
Tata Consultancy Services
Oct 2011 — Sep 2021 · 10 years
Associate Consultant 2016–2021
Assistant Consultant 2013–2016
IT Analyst 2011–2013
- Re-Engineered, Re-Architected and Re-Platformed current applications both front end UI components and backend services, ready to be migrated to strategic Cloud Infrastructure (GCP)
- Contributed to architectural decisions and designed cloud-native microservices using Istio, Kubernetes, and Helm
- Built and maintained DevSecOps pipelines (Jenkins/UrbanCode) for IBM Cloud Private, reducing Time to Market from 4 weeks to a few days including the change approval process
- Re-engineered UI/backend applications and containerized VXML/legacy services into modern cloud environments
- Developed and deployed SOAP/REST microservices, POCs for SSO using Azure AD and caching, and supported application/infrastructure design
- Created templates for gateways, routing, policies, application containers, Vault Engines, and traffic management
- Designed and developed iOS native apps for Apple iPads in bank branches
Infosys Technologies Limited
Jun 2007 — Oct 2011 · 4 years 4 months
Technology Analyst 2010–2011
Senior Systems Engineer 2009–2010
Software Engineer 2007–2009
- Led a team in customizing core banking solutions with Finacle scripts, improving system efficiency through streamlined processes
- Enhanced internationalization and localization processes for CA Technologies, improving user experience using Java/J2EE
- Led QA initiatives for Map Data Extraction at NavteQ, enhancing data quality
Technical Expertise
Skills & Technologies
Cloud Platforms
Containerization & Orchestration
CI/CD & DevOps
IaC & Automation
Backend & Languages
Monitoring & Databases
Frontend & UI
AI & Emerging Tech
Credentials
Certifications
Generative AI Leader Certification
Google
October 2025
Multicloud Network Associate
Aviatrix
August 2025
Azure AI Fundamentals
Microsoft
November 2024
Career Essentials in Generative AI
Microsoft & LinkedIn
August 2023
RH294: Delivery Specialist — Automation
Red Hat
July 2023
AWS Certified Security — Specialty
AWS
May 2022
Terraform Associate
HashiCorp
March 2022
AWS Certified Solutions Architect — Associate
AWS
December 2021
Azure Fundamentals — AZ 900
Microsoft
October 2021
Delivery Specialist — Container Platform & OpenShift
Red Hat
September 2021
CKAD: Certified Kubernetes Application Developer
The Linux Foundation
April 2020
ACE: Associate Cloud Engineer
Google Cloud
October 2019
OCP: Oracle Certified Professional, Java SE6
Oracle
March 2015
Build Your Own Chatbot — Level 1
IBM
November 2018
IBM Blockchain Essentials
IBM
August 2018
Scala Programming for Data Science — Level 1
IBM
August 2016
Big Data Spark Foundations
IBM
July 2016
R Programming
Coursera
July 2016
Toward the Future of iOS Development with Swift
Coursera
July 2016
Big Data Programming
IBM
May 2016
Big Data Foundations
IBM
May 2016
Big Data Hadoop Foundations
IBM
May 2016
Continuous Learning
Professional Courses
Architecting with Google Compute Engine
QA Ltd
Google Cloud Platform Fundamentals: Core Infrastructure
QA Ltd
Terraform In Practice
QA Ltd
MongoDB for Java Developers
MongoDB University
Introduction to Scala
Big Data University
Certificate in Business Analysis
TCS Domain Academy — Endorsed by IIBA
Certificate in Business Skills
TCS Domain Academy — Endorsed by IIBA
Introduction to Python Programming
Alison
Introduction to NoSQL Workshop
NoSQL Training
Academic Background
Education
MSc Digital & Technology Solutions Specialist
Northumbria University
Newcastle, United Kingdom
July 2020 — July 2022
Apprenticeship Programme (Level 7) — Post Graduate Certificate in IT Ops Management — Cloud
Bachelor of Engineering — Electrical & Electronics
Anna University
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
April 2003 — April 2007
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