Narendra Godi - DevOps Engineer

About Me

I am a GCP and CKA Certified Delivery Project Lead with a Total 11+ years of experience as an Automation Engineer, out of which 6+ years of experience on GCP DevOps and 3 years of experience as DevOps & Delivery Project Lead with hands-on experience working both on On-premises and Google Cloud.

Key Achievements

Cloud Infrastructure & Automation

Created GCP projects from scratch using Google Project Factory, establishing foundational infrastructure using Landing Zones
Implemented environment segregation in GCP using service accounts and IAM policies
Designed and implemented VM Rehydration in GCP, including auto-updates of Cloud DNS records
Automated VM provisioning and rehydration workflows using Terraform across GCP and AWS
Developed VM Recycle automation in AWS using Python's Boto3, reducing manual maintenance effort
Built Ansible playbooks and used SaltStack as VM startup scripts for consistent configuration management
Set up private RHEL repositories to ensure compliance with internal security policies

Cost Optimization & Performance

Reduced OS Login API calls in GCP from 456 million/week to 30 million/week, optimizing IAM practices and improving cost/performance
Reduced cloud infrastructure costs by over 53% (from $28,000 to $13,000/month) by implementing automated VM startup and shutdown schedules aligned with business hours and usage patterns
Migrated On-Premises Data Centre to Google Cloud in a Lift and Shift manner

CI/CD, DevOps & Automation

Created and maintained CI/CD pipelines using TeamCity, enabling automated builds and deployments for Order Management Systems
Automated continuous deployment and daily DevOps tasks using custom Python scripts
Managed on-demand K3s cluster setup automation, enabling ephemeral environments for testing
Automated email notifications for pipeline events using Python and SMTP configurations
Developed Docker images, tagged and pushed to GAR, integrated with deployment pipelines
Deployed applications on GCP Serverless platforms such as Cloud Run and Cloud Functions

Monitoring, Observability & Incident Management

Created Stackdriver dashboards and implemented alerting policies for proactive monitoring in GCP
Monitored Kubernetes clusters, supported container lifecycle, and resolved issues in collaboration with developers
Contributed to incident management processes using ServiceNow and JIRA, including change tracking and reporting
Strong theoretical knowledge and practical involvement in SLI, SLO, error budgets, RCA, and postmortem practices

Architecture & Technical Leadership

Authored multiple System Architecture Documents (SADs) to align business and technical requirements for migration and deployment
Created Load Balancers with Network Endpoint Groups (NEGs) for scalable and efficient OMS routing
Collaborated with onshore/offshore support teams to resolve production issues and optimize cloud infrastructure
Led team coaching and kanban alignment, facilitated onboarding processes, and removed technical roadblocks

Technical Skills

Cloud & Infrastructure

GCP AWS Terraform Ansible SaltStack RHEL

Containers & Orchestration

Kubernetes Docker Cloud Run Cloud Functions K3s

CI/CD & Automation

TeamCity Python Boto3 Docker SDK Infrastructure as Code

Monitoring & Tools

Stackdriver JIRA ServiceNow SMTP

Deployment & Methodologies

Blue/Green Deployment CI/CD Automation Agile Coaching Incident Response

Professional Experience

Delivery Project Lead

Mphasis Limited

May 2023 - Present | Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Project: Charles Schwab

Leading DevOps and delivery initiatives for a major financial services client, focusing on cloud infrastructure, automation, and team leadership.

Leading delivery team with focus on GCP DevOps automation
Implementing best practices for cloud infrastructure and CI/CD
Coaching team members on Agile methodologies and kanban alignment
Removing technical roadblocks and facilitating onboarding processes

IT Analyst

Tata Consultancy Services

September 2018 - May 2023 | Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Project: M&G plc

Worked extensively on GCP infrastructure automation, cost optimization, and DevOps practices for a major investment management company.

Created GCP projects using Google Project Factory and Landing Zones
Reduced OS Login API calls from 456M/week to 30M/week (93% reduction)
Achieved 53% cost reduction (from $28K to $13K/month) through automated scheduling
Implemented VM Rehydration with automated Cloud DNS updates
Built CI/CD pipelines using TeamCity for Order Management Systems
Deployed applications on Cloud Run and Cloud Functions
Created Stackdriver dashboards and alerting policies
Authored System Architecture Documents (SADs)
Migrated On-Premises Data Centre to Google Cloud

Information Management Specialist

Atos

April 2015 - August 2018 | Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Multiple Projects

🏦 1. Franklin Templeton

Worked on infrastructure management and automation for financial services client.

Infrastructure automation and monitoring
Incident management and support
Configuration management using Ansible

🚜 2. The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company

Provided DevOps and automation support for manufacturing and consumer products company.

AWS infrastructure management
Automation scripting and deployment
System monitoring and maintenance

⚡ 3. SEMPRA

Infrastructure and automation support for energy services company.

VM provisioning and management
Automation using Python and Boto3
Environment setup and configuration

Analyst

GlobalLogic

August 2013 - March 2015 | Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Initial Career Experience

Started career in automation and infrastructure management, building foundational skills in DevOps practices.

Infrastructure support and maintenance
Basic automation scripting
System administration and monitoring
Incident response and troubleshooting

Certifications

GCP Certified

Google Cloud Platform

CKA

Certified Kubernetes Administrator

Education

Bachelor of Engineering

Specialization: Electronics and Communications

Institute: Lords Institute of Engineering & Technology, Hyderabad

Period: 2007-2011