Rajasekhar Reddy Lokireddy

Multi-Cloud Architect · GCP · Azure · AWS · Network design · Kubernetes · DevSecOps · FinOps

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Summary

Multi-Cloud Architect with 10.6 years building enterprise-grade platforms on Google Cloud and Azure. I specialize in secure, scalable, compliant architectures using Kubernetes (GKE), Terraform, and modern DevSecOps practices. Hands-on across landing zones, hybrid connectivity (VPN / Interconnect), IAM governance, FinOps, and audit-ready controls. Six Google Professional certifications—including Professional Cloud Architect—plus additional Google associate, data, and specialty credentials. Representative impact: ~70% less provisioning effort, 60%+ faster deployment cycles, 15–30% cost optimization. Portfolio & use cases: rajasekhar.cloud/#work · case studies.

Certifications

Google Cloud: Professional Cloud Architect · Professional Cloud Security Engineer · Professional Cloud DevOps Engineer · Professional Cloud Developer · Professional Cloud Database Engineer · Professional Cloud Network Engineer · Associate Cloud Engineer · Associate Data Practitioner · Cloud Digital Leader · Generative AI Leader
Microsoft: AZ-305 · AZ-104 · AZ-900 · MCT (2021–2023) · MCSA Windows Server
AWS: Certified SysOps Administrator – Associate · Certified Cloud Practitioner
Platform: Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) · HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate

Experience

Cloud Architect – Google Cloud · Collabera Digital · Nov 2023 – Present

Architected enterprise GCP environments; hybrid VPN + Interconnect; Terraform IaC strategy (~70% less provisioning effort).
Standardized CI/CD (GitHub Actions, Cloud Build) for microservices; ~15% cost optimization.
IAM governance, ServiceNow onboarding automation, privileged access tooling.

Associate Architect – Google Cloud · Zee Entertainment · Feb 2023 – Nov 2023

GCP landing zones (Shared VPC, firewall, VPN, LBs); GKE platform with CI/CD.
Observability: Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk; Saviynt IAM integration; Terraform at scale.

Cloud Specialist – Google Cloud (GOC) · Google Operations Center · Sep 2021 – Feb 2023

Enterprise architecture consulting; readiness assessments; landing zones & migration strategies; SME for GKE, IAM, networking, security; training programs.

Azure Engineer – Microsoft · Microsoft · Feb 2020 – Sep 2021

Azure IaaS/PaaS; migrations (VMs, SQL); networking, monitoring, backup; stakeholder architecture alignment.

Cloud Consultant · Capgemini · Sep 2018 – Feb 2020

Azure & GCP solutions; critical incident RCA; mentoring and adoption.

Core skills

Cloud: GCP, Azure, AWS (SysOps Administrator, Cloud Practitioner)

Containers: GKE, Kubernetes, Docker

IaC / CI/CD: Terraform, GitHub Actions, Cloud Build, Codefresh

Security: IAM, Zero Trust, MFA

Network: VPC, VPN, LB, Interconnect

Observability: Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk

Education

M.Sc. Computer Science — Acharya Nagarjuna University · BCA — Andhra Loyola College

Recognition

Star Award (Google Operations Center) · Microsoft Growth Mindset · Cloud Hero (Google) · Gen AI Hackathon recognition