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Rakesh Kumar Mallam

Senior Technical Consultant

Cloud Native Architecture • DevSecOps • Enterprise Transformation

15+ years driving Digital Transformation and Advanced DevSecOps at enterprise scale. Expert in the entire Software Delivery Lifecycle from architecture to cloud deployment.

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About Me

Hey there! I'm Rakesh – a passionate architect, curious traveler, and lover of all things tech. I am a results-oriented Senior Technical Consultant with 15+ years of hands-on experience driving Digital Transformation and Advanced DevSecOps at the enterprise level. Currently serving as a Trusted Advisor at Red Hat, I specialize in aligning complex technical solutions with customer business outcomes.

My expertise spans the entire Software Delivery Lifecycle, from architecture and development to cloud deployment and operations across AWS, Azure, and OpenShift. I excel at orchestrating technical teams and implementing CI/CD pipelines that drive measurable business results.

When I'm not architecting solutions, I'm likely planning my next travel adventure with my family, discovering new cuisines, or chasing after my little ones. I share my technical insights and experiences on my blog, where you'll find detailed articles on cloud-native technologies, DevSecOps, and enterprise architecture.

15+

Years Experience

50+

Projects Delivered

4

Cloud Certifications

Professional Experience

A journey through enterprise digital transformation

Sr Architect / Consultant

Red Hat Jun 2020 - Present
  • Trusted Advisor: Aligned complex technical architectures with customer business requirements driving digital transformation goals
  • Led multi-customer engagements architecting modern DevOps/DevSecOps practices on OpenShift 3/4, Azure RedHat OpenShift, and AWS
  • Designed distributed stateful services (Redis, RabbitMQ) across multiple OpenShift clusters using Skupper
  • Deployed scalable ARO platform using IaC (Terraform/Ansible) with end-to-end CI/CD (ArgoCD/Tekton)
  • Recognition: Top Gun Consultant & Most Trusted Consultant - Red Hat Services ANZ
OpenShift Kubernetes AWS Azure Terraform ArgoCD Tekton

Technical Lead, DevOps and Automation

National Australia Bank Jan 2019 - Jan 2020
  • Designed and architected scalable Enterprise DevOps Tools stack (GitHub, Artifactory, SonarQube, Jenkins) on AWS
  • Defined security standards across AWS stack, embedding DevSecOps best practices into platform design
  • Provided coaching and technical guidance to development teams ensuring enterprise-wide adoption
AWS Jenkins GitHub Artifactory React

Sr Engineer, DevOps and Automation

National Australia Bank (NABConnect) Nov 2016 - Jan 2019
  • Designed automated self-healing Jenkins platform in AWS with autoscaling for CI/CD pipelines
  • Implemented Blue/Green deployment strategy enabling zero-downtime production releases
  • Automated AMI lifecycle using Packer, Python, and Jenkins reducing provisioning from days to minutes
AWS Jenkins Python AppDynamics

DevOps Lead

Infosys Australia - NBN Apr 2016 - Oct 2016
  • Developed end-to-end solution for environment creation using Ansible and Jenkins
  • Led DevOps team guiding automated deployment solutions for application servers
Ansible Jenkins Docker

DevOps Engineer

Tech Mahindra, Australia Apr 2010 - Mar 2016
  • Engineered Automated Keep-Alive Jenkins jobs enabling site-by-site zero-outage deployments
  • Automated AWS environment build including WebSphere configuration using Puppet modules
  • Implemented Jenkins automation for 200+ WebSphere configurations eliminating manual errors
  • Recognition: S*tar rating (highest) for 4 consecutive years (2011-2015)
IBM WebSphere Puppet Jenkins AWS

Open Source Contributions

Contributing to the community that shaped my career

665+ Contributor

Skupper

skupperproject/skupper

Virtual Application Network enabling rich hybrid cloud communication. Skupper provides layer 7 service interconnect across Kubernetes clusters without VPNs or special firewall rules.

Go Kubernetes Service Mesh Multi-cluster
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Technical Skills

Technologies and tools I work with daily

Cloud & Containers

OpenShift Kubernetes AWS Azure ECS/EKS/AKS Docker

DevOps & Automation

Jenkins ArgoCD Tekton Ansible Terraform Puppet GitHub Actions

Programming & Scripting

Python Go Java Shell Scripting React.js

Monitoring & Observability

Prometheus Grafana AppDynamics Splunk CloudWatch New Relic

Middleware & API

RedHat 3Scale AWS API Gateway IBM WebSphere Oracle WebLogic

Databases

PostgreSQL Oracle DB2 Redis RabbitMQ

🎮 DevOps Arcade

Test your skills with these interactive DevOps challenges!

Question: 1/10
Score: 0
Time: 30s

What does CI/CD stand for?

Commands: 0/10
WPM: 0
Time: 60s

Type the command below as fast as you can:

kubectl get pods -n production
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Certifications & Recognition

Professional credentials and achievements

Red Hat OpenShift Developer

Red Hat

Red Hat OpenShift Administrator

Red Hat

AWS Certified Solution Architect Associate

Amazon Web Services

Azure Fundamentals Certified

Microsoft Azure

🏆 Recognition Highlights

Top Gun ConsultantRed Hat Services ANZ

Most Trusted ConsultantRedHat Services ANZ

High PerformerEvery Annual Review at NAB

S*tar Rating4 consecutive years at Tech Mahindra

Latest Blog Posts

Insights on Cloud Native Technologies, DevSecOps, and Enterprise Architecture

Let's Connect

I'm always open to discussing new projects and opportunities

Phone

+91 9100656947

Email

mallamrakesh@gmail.com

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