Sreenath Penchikalapati
Dubai,UAE
Summary
Accomplished professional with expertise in DevOps and automation, specialising in CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure management. Proficient in container orchestration and systems administration, with a strong focus on collaboration tools and monitoring and incident response. Demonstrates Oracle applications expertise, aiming to leverage skills to drive efficiency and innovation in technology environments.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work history
Senior DevOps / SRE Engineer
Emirates Group
Dubai, UAE
08.2022 - 09.2025
- Designed and managed on-prem and hybrid OCI infrastructure ensuring 99.9% uptime.
- Built CI/CD pipelines (GitLab CI/CD, Jenkins) supporting C, C++, .NET, Python, and Java apps.
- Automated infrastructure provisioning using Terraform.
- Partnered with security teams to integrate OCI Vault, WAF, and encryption policies.
- Implemented incident response playbooks and on-call rotations, reducing downtime by 30%.
- Deployed monitoring and alerting stack (Splunk & Wiz).
Senior DevOps Engineer
Emirates Transport
Dubai, UAE
04.2021 - 08.2022
- Maintained Linux and Windows servers through patching, configuration, and hardening.
- Integrated LDAP, ADFS, and SSO with DevOps platform to ensure secure access.
- Automated deployment processes for containerised applications on Docker and Kubernetes.
DevOps Engineer
Averda International
Dubai, UAE
03.2019 - 03.2021
- Developed continuous integration pipelines for enhanced code quality.
- Resolved technical issues swiftly, minimising disruption to operations.
- Developed self-service deployment tools and APIs to enhance team efficiency.
- Conducted chaos engineering and disaster recovery drills to ensure system resilience.
- Managed Linux-based servers, ensuring reliable performance.
DevOps Engineer
Bahwan CyberTek
Muscat, Oman
05.2017 - 11.2018
- Enhanced Kubernetes clusters with Istio service mesh for better reliability.
- Writing bash scripts on Linux for daily maintenance purposes.
- Implemented observability stack with Grafana, Loki, and distributed tracing.
- Drove adoption of DevOps best practices, accelerating releases.
- Developed continuous integration pipelines for enhanced code quality.
Fusion Cloud Consultant
Accenture Services Pvt Ltd
Hyderabad, India
10.2014 - 04.2017
- Managed Oracle EBS to Fusion Cloud migration projects.
- Built integrations between Fusion SaaS (Finance, HCM) and external systems using OIC.
- Designed custom workflows & approval hierarchies and BI Publisher / OTBI reports.
Senior Oracle EBS Technical Consultant
Birlasoft India Pvt Ltd
Hyderabad
12.2012 - 09.2014
- Delivered technical extensions, reports, and APIs in EBS R12.
- Implemented archival & purging frameworks to improve performance and compliance.
Oracle EBS Technical Consultant
L & T Infotech
Hyderabad, India
09.2007 - 11.2012
- Developed OAF pages, Forms, Reports, BI Publisher reports, Interfaces, Conversions, PLSQL programs etc.
- Delivered multi-country rollouts ensuring localization compliance.
- Provided technical support for all Oracle-related issues to ensure uninterrupted service.
Education
Bachelor of Technology - Computer Science & Information Technology
JNT University
Hyderabad, IndiaSkills
- DevOps and automation
- CI/CD pipelines
- Gitlab, Github & Bitbucket
- Infrastructure management
- Container orchestration
- Systems administration
- Collaboration tools
- Monitoring and incident response
- Oracle applications expertise
CERTIFICATIONS
- OCI DevOps Professional
- AWS DevOps Professional
- OCI Architect Professional
- OCI Observability & Management Professional
KEY ACHIEVEMENTS
- Delivered secure on-prem + cloud DevOps infrastructure supporting enterprise workloads.
- Built CI/CD pipelines (C, C++, .NET, Python, Java), accelerating releases by 60%.
- Deployed JFrog Artifactory, Docker registry, and SAST scanning across pipelines.
- Reduced downtime with self-healing automation & incident response frameworks.
- Migrated Oracle EBS workloads to OCI, cutting TCO by 25% and improving scalability.
Timeline
Senior DevOps / SRE Engineer
Emirates Group
08.2022 - 09.2025
Senior DevOps Engineer
Emirates Transport
04.2021 - 08.2022
DevOps Engineer
Averda International
03.2019 - 03.2021
DevOps Engineer
Bahwan CyberTek
05.2017 - 11.2018
Fusion Cloud Consultant
Accenture Services Pvt Ltd
10.2014 - 04.2017
Senior Oracle EBS Technical Consultant
Birlasoft India Pvt Ltd
12.2012 - 09.2014
Oracle EBS Technical Consultant
L & T Infotech
09.2007 - 11.2012
Bachelor of Technology - Computer Science & Information Technology
JNT University
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