Yeshwanth Sai Bollu
Cloud Data Engineer · California, USA
Summary
Cloud Data Engineer with 5+ years designing scalable distributed systems, real-time telemetry pipelines, and cloud-native data platforms across AWS, Azure, and GCP — from security operations tooling to AI-driven infrastructure automation. I own the full stack end-to-end: streaming data architectures, Kubernetes-native platforms, identity and compliance governance, and the observability that keeps it all honest.
Experience
Senior Cloud Data Engineer / Cloud & Data Platform Architect — Platform Infrastructure & DevOps
Dec 2024 – Present
- Lead design of enterprise-grade multi-cloud security architecture across AWS, Azure, and GCP, and architect Kubernetes-native platforms (EKS, AKS) with Crossplane-based declarative infrastructure governance
- Built StreamAgent, a data streaming pipeline that ingests and normalizes live security event data, and detection engines across multiple SIEM platforms mapped to the MITRE ATT&CK framework
- Designed real-time telemetry ingestion and anomaly-detection pipelines across distributed cloud workloads, cutting mean time to detection by ~35%
- Led a proof of concept that cut cached-page first-byte latency from 7.4s to ~70ms (100x) and CPU throttling under load by 13x, by redesigning storage into a tiered image/volume/S3 split with per-site object caching
- Led AWS cost optimization cutting monthly cloud spend ~35% (≈$3,950/mo saved) via Savings Plans, decommissioning idle infrastructure, and consolidating five dormant AWS accounts
- Designed a zero-standing-privilege identity and access architecture spanning Azure, AWS, GitHub, and Slack — Conditional Access, enforced MFA, and just-in-time privileged role activation instead of standing admin access
- Own billing systems, infrastructure monitoring, and day-to-day DevOps workflows across the platform; mentor engineers on distributed systems and cloud-native design
[Placeholder role] — Government Sector Agency
[Placeholder dates]
- Built and maintained Power Automate workflows and Power Apps applications for multi-department-facing government sites
- Owned the backends and app logic powering content flow and reporting across departments
- Supported executive reporting workflows for state government stakeholders
- Deployed and verified secure file transfer solutions (FTPS/SFTP) bridging legacy mainframe systems to cloud storage
Software Developer, Cloud Automation Systems — Cloud Automation Systems Company
Aug 2024 – Nov 2024
- Designed and developed backend automation modules for Azure-hosted microservices environments
- Engineered modular Terraform libraries to provision AKS clusters, networking, storage, and identity services
- Built CI/CD automation frameworks in Azure DevOps for automated build, test, and deployment workflows
- Integrated Azure Monitor APIs for telemetry collection and application performance tracking
Cloud & Distributed Systems Engineer (Team Lead) — Distributed Systems Engineering Firm
Apr 2021 – Aug 2022
- Architected AWS-based distributed application environments using EC2, RDS, Lambda, and S3
- Designed backend deployment automation integrating Jenkins, Docker, and Kubernetes, with Terraform for consistent environment replication
- Engineered system monitoring frameworks using Prometheus and Grafana
- Led architecture planning for cloud migration and modernization initiatives, and mentored a 12-person engineering team
Cloud Software Engineer (progressed from Cloud & DevOps Intern) — Cloud Training & Education Platform
June 2019 – Apr 2021
- Developed automated provisioning systems using Terraform and CloudFormation for AWS-based applications
- Built Python automation scripts for infrastructure validation and scheduled task execution
- Implemented CI/CD workflows integrating Git, Jenkins, and Docker
- Started as an intern supporting AWS provisioning scripts and cloud-migration proofs of concept, and progressed into the full engineering role
Education
University of Dayton
May 2024
Master of Science in Computer Science
GPA 3.51/4.0 — included a year split between coursework and a TA role focused on automation
Lovely Professional University
June 2020
Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science
GPA 7.13/10
Skills
Cloud & Infrastructure
AWS (EKS, EC2, RDS, S3, IAM, Lambda, KMS, VPC)Azure (AKS, Azure DevOps, App Services, Functions)Google Cloud Platform (GKE)TerraformCrossplaneKubernetesDocker + HelmSecure File Transfer (FTPS/SFTP)
Data Engineering
PythonSQLData Streaming PipelinesETLNeo4j (Graph Modeling)Vector DatabasesWorkflow Orchestration
CI/CD & Observability
JenkinsGitHub ActionsGitLab CI/CDPrometheus + GrafanaAzure Monitor
Security Operations
SOC ToolingMITRE ATT&CKIncident ResponseCompliance Reporting
Identity & Access Management
Microsoft Entra IDConditional AccessPIM (Just-in-Time Access)SAML/SCIM SSO
AI/ML & Automation
Model Fine-TuningMLOpsLLM InferenceAgentic SystemsAutomation Scripting
Low-Code & Government Platforms
Power AppsPower Automate