Cloud Architecture and SRE Transformation

Lead a comprehensive initiative to scale existing applications, improve system reliability, and streamline operations through automation for a client in the retail industry. Key activities in this ongoing project include: 

Architecting and implementing scalable cloud-based solutions leveraging Kubernetes, Helm, and cloud databases. 

Establishing robust monitoring and observability practices using tools like Prometheus, Grafana, and GCP Operations Suite. 

Collaborating with developers to ensure the design of new features and products is reliable and performant, guiding the implementation of resilient services. 

Building DevSecOps pipelines to integrate security into the development and deployment processes. 

Automating manual tasks to reduce the overhead of maintaining reliable services in a continuously evolving environment. 

Advising on and implementing disaster mitigation strategies, including traffic routing and caching. 

Evaluating and rapidly learning new technologies to support the evolving needs of the project and business.