Hi, I'm Thamotharan Gopal

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Senior Cloud & DevOps Architect with 14+ years of experience architecting multi-cloud solutions across AWS, Azure & GCP. Specializing in Kubernetes platforms, GitOps, serverless workloads, and enterprise modernization.

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Thamotharan Gopal - Cloud & DevOps Architect
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Get To Know Me

About Me

I'm a passionate Cloud & DevOps Architect with over 14 years of experience in the technology industry, including 12+ years specializing in cloud infrastructure and DevOps practices.

My expertise spans across multi-cloud architecture, Kubernetes platforms, GitOps methodologies, serverless workloads, hybrid networking, security & governance, and enterprise modernization. I excel at designing highly available architectures, establishing landing zones & multi-account environments, and enabling CI/CD automation at scale.

Impact Highlights

  • Migrated on-prem workloads to AWS using MGN & DMS with minimal downtime and no data loss
  • Accelerated deployment velocity via multi-cloud CI/CD automation
  • Increased reliability through Kubernetes (EKS/GKE), GitOps, observability & DR improvements
  • Reduced cloud spend through workload, storage & pipeline optimization
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My Expertise

Skills & Technologies

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AWS (Advanced)

EKS + ArgoCD ECS Lambda API Gateway Step Functions VPC Site-to-Site VPN WAF CloudFront SSO IAM Control Tower Organizations Config Systems Manager Security Hub S3 RDS DynamoDB OpenSearch Glue ETL Athena QuickSight Kinesis CodePipeline CloudFormation
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Azure (Advanced)

Front Door App Services Virtual Machines Azure SQL Storage CDN Load Balancer Active Directory Monitoring Log Analytics Azure DevOps
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GCP (Advanced)

GKE Compute Engine Cloud Run Cloud Functions Cloud SQL Pub/Sub Cloud Build Artifact Registry Container Registry Site-to-Site VPN Logging/Monitoring
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DevOps & Cloud-Native

Kubernetes GitOps (ArgoCD) Helm Docker Terraform GitHub Actions GitLab CI Jenkins Serverless Framework
Career Journey

Professional Experience

DevOps Architect

Cloud Ripples Private Limited
Oct 2023 - Present · 2 yrs 4 mos Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India · Hybrid
  • Architecting and operating multi-cloud environments across AWS, Azure, and GCP for enterprise workloads
  • Managing Kubernetes platforms (EKS/GKE) with GitOps (ArgoCD) and Terraform-based infrastructure provisioning
  • Implementing governance, security, and access controls using AWS Control Tower, IAM/SSO, Config, Security Hub
  • Building CI/CD pipelines using AWS CodePipeline, GCP Cloud Build, Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI
  • Supporting serverless and data pipelines using Lambda, Glue, Kinesis, Athena, QuickSight and CloudWatch
  • Enhancing reliability, performance, and observability for production environments (multi-AZ, SIEM, DR strategy)

Senior DevOps Engineer

BambeeQ Solutions Private Limited
Jan 2014 - Sep 2023 · 9 yrs 9 mos Chennai Area, India
  • Led cloud & DevOps initiatives across AWS and Azure for gaming and e-commerce applications
  • Migrated on-prem workloads to AWS using Application Migration Service (MGN) and AWS DMS for database migration
  • Built scalable CI/CD pipelines and automated deployment workflows for backend and distributed systems
  • Managed cloud resources (EC2, RDS, S3, Load Balancers, CloudFront) with Terraform and CloudFormation
  • Improved application uptime, performance, and operational efficiency through automation and monitoring

Linux Administrator

Sixth Star Technologies
Sep 2012 - Jan 2014 · 1 yr 5 mos Chennai Area, India · On-site
  • Hosted and managed 500+ websites and chat servers on Linux platform
  • Maintained reliable infrastructure guaranteeing 99.99% uptime as NOC Engineer (L1 and L2 support)
  • Automated data backup using shell scripts and set up high availability using DRBD

Linux Administrator

Crown Solutions India Pvt Ltd
Oct 2010 - Apr 2012 · 1 yr 7 mos Ramanathapuram Area, India
  • Installed and configured Suse Server, Red Hat Server, PostgreSQL Database, JBoss, and JDK for banking domain
  • Monitored and troubleshot clients & servers across all branches
  • Managed database backup & restore operations for banking applications
Featured Work

Notable Projects

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AWS Serverless Secure Environment

Designed and configured a comprehensive AWS serverless architecture with security best practices, implementing Lambda functions, API Gateway, and DynamoDB with proper IAM policies and encryption.

AWS Lambda API Gateway DynamoDB IAM CloudWatch S3 KMS

Key Achievements:

  • Implemented secure serverless architecture with encryption at rest and in transit
  • Configured least-privilege IAM policies for all resources
  • Set up comprehensive monitoring and alerting with CloudWatch
  • Delivered thorough documentation and knowledge transfer
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AWS CDK Infrastructure Automation

Developed infrastructure as code using AWS CDK (Cloud Development Kit) to automate provisioning and management of cloud resources with type-safe, reusable constructs.

AWS CDK TypeScript CloudFormation EC2 RDS VPC Lambda

Key Achievements:

  • Created reusable CDK constructs for standardized infrastructure deployment
  • Reduced deployment time from hours to minutes with automated provisioning
  • Implemented infrastructure versioning and rollback capabilities
  • Delivered on time with clear communication throughout the project
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AWS AMI Lifecycle Automation

Built AWS Systems Manager automation to manage AMI lifecycle, automatically deleting AMIs older than 7 days to reduce storage costs and maintain clean infrastructure.

AWS SSM Python Lambda EC2 CloudWatch Events IAM

Key Achievements:

  • Automated AMI cleanup process saving significant storage costs
  • Implemented safe deletion with snapshot retention policies
  • Created comprehensive logging and audit trail
  • Provided exceptional support and knowledge sharing
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Healthcare Platform Infrastructure

Architected and deployed a comprehensive medical laboratory management platform on Google Cloud Platform, handling patient data, test results, and lab workflows with high availability and compliance requirements.

Cloud Run Cloud SQL Load Balancer Cloud Build Dataflow Cloud Functions Pub/Sub Cloud Storage

Key Achievements:

  • Implemented serverless architecture for cost optimization and auto-scaling
  • Designed secure data pipelines for sensitive medical information
  • Achieved 99.9% uptime with multi-region deployment strategy
  • Automated CI/CD pipelines for rapid feature deployment
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Geospatial Data Analytics Platform

Built a scalable data analytics platform with interactive map visualization capabilities, processing large-scale geospatial datasets for business intelligence and decision-making.

GKE Cloud Build Load Balancer Cloud Storage BigQuery Kubernetes

Key Achievements:

  • Deployed containerized microservices on GKE for high scalability
  • Implemented real-time data processing pipelines
  • Optimized query performance for large geospatial datasets
  • Established GitOps workflows for infrastructure deployment
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Enterprise Cloud Migration

Led large-scale migration of on-premises workloads to AWS cloud infrastructure, ensuring minimal downtime and zero data loss during the transition.

AWS MGN AWS DMS EC2 RDS S3 VPC CloudFormation Terraform

Key Achievements:

  • Successfully migrated 100+ servers with zero data loss
  • Reduced infrastructure costs by 40% through right-sizing and optimization
  • Implemented automated backup and disaster recovery solutions
  • Established multi-account AWS organization with Control Tower
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Multi-Cloud CI/CD Platform

Designed and implemented enterprise-grade CI/CD pipelines across AWS, Azure, and GCP, enabling rapid deployment and consistent delivery across multiple cloud environments.

ArgoCD GitHub Actions GitLab CI CodePipeline Cloud Build Terraform Kubernetes Helm

Key Achievements:

  • Reduced deployment time from hours to minutes with GitOps automation
  • Implemented blue-green and canary deployment strategies
  • Established unified observability across multi-cloud environments
  • Achieved 95% reduction in deployment-related incidents
Let's Connect

Get In Touch

I'm always open to discussing new projects, cloud architecture opportunities, or DevOps consulting. Feel free to reach out through any of the channels below!

Email

For project inquiries and collaborations

gsthamu@gmail.com

LinkedIn

Connect for professional networking

linkedin.com/in/gsthamu

GitHub

View my open source contributions

github.com/gsthamu

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