Senior Cloud Architect II · Forward Deployed Engineer
Chimbu
Chinnadurai
Bridging cutting-edge cloud innovation with enterprise-scale execution.
I help companies harness the power of the cloud — with a decade-plus track record building robust, automated, and fault-tolerant systems for global brands. I thrive at the intersection of complex architecture and strategic business growth.
02 — Work Experience
London, United Kingdom
Senior Cloud Architect II
Aug 2024 – Present
Strategic Cloud Advisory: Partnered with GCP and AWS ecosystem teams to deliver high-level technical roadmaps and strategic guidance for complex enterprise needs.
PoC Leadership: Owned the full technical validation lifecycle, designing and executing high-stakes proofs of concept against real-world enterprise requirements.
Governance & Security: Spearheaded Kubernetes (GKE/EKS) architectural reviews and security audits, implementing hardened infrastructure standards across multi-cloud environments.
FinOps: Engineered data-driven strategies consistently reducing client cloud spend by 25–40% through resource right-sizing and commitment modeling.
Forward-Deployed Liaison: Primary interface between product engineering and client stakeholders, resolving Day 1 deployment hurdles.
Senior Cloud Architect I
Jan 2023 – Jul 2024
Multi-Cloud Design: Designed and optimised production-grade solutions across GCP and AWS, specialising in GKE, EKS, and serverless architectures.
Architectural Consultation: Conducted CSPM reviews and implemented cost-reduction frameworks for enterprise customers.
DevOps Advocacy: Modernised legacy workflows with CI/CD pipelines and microservices, significantly reducing time-to-market.
Cloud Architect II
Sep 2022 – Dec 2022
Resolved complex infrastructure bottlenecks using InfraMod technologies on Google Cloud and AWS, guiding clients on building secure, scalable environments.
London, United Kingdom
Senior Cloud Platform Engineer
Sep 2021 – Aug 2022
Landing Zone Architecture: Designed and deployed automated, secure GCP Landing Zones for enterprise-wide governance.
Advanced Networking: Led hybrid connectivity and HA Kubernetes clusters with Anthos Service Mesh for Zero Trust security.
Infrastructure as Code: Championed Everything as Code via Terraform and Ansible, achieving 100% automated provisioning.
Mentorship: Developed internal GCP best practices and mentored junior engineers to accelerate cloud maturity.
Bracknell, United Kingdom
Cloud Platform / DevOps Engineer
Jan 2018 – Sep 2021
Client: Waitrose
Microservices Re-Architecture: Led the decoupling of a legacy e-commerce monolith into a high-availability AWS microservices mesh.
Built custom Python-based automation and monitoring frameworks that eliminated manual toil and optimised resource utilization.
Site Reliability Engineer / Full Stack Developer
Apr 2016 – Jan 2018
Client: Waitrose
Enforced rigorous Infrastructure coding standards using Puppet/Chef. Engineered Java/Spring and JavaScript web applications to automate complex internal workflows.
Technical Lead — Automated Warehouses
Apr 2013 – Apr 2016
Client: Target Corporation
High-Concurrency Performance Tuning: Optimized complex SQL execution plans for WCS systems, resolving race conditions in real-time sorting environments.
Mission-Critical Reliability: Reduced MTTR by 30% for distribution centers processing millions of units daily via automated monitoring and self-healing scripts.
Vendor Ecosystem: Managed technical delivery between internal teams and external automation vendors (Swisslog, Intelligrated), ensuring seamless API-to-PLC synchronization.
SME — Supply Chain Operations
Jul 2011 – Mar 2013
Client: Target Corporation
Provided technical leadership for global supply chain execution systems, ensuring stability during extreme retail surges (Black Friday / Cyber Monday).
03 — Technical Skills
Cloud Platforms
Programming
Provisioning
Orchestration
Version Control
CI/CD
Tools
04 — Certifications
Authorized Trainer
Google Cloud
Professional Cloud Architect
Google Cloud
Professional Cloud DevOps Engineer
Google Cloud
Professional Cloud Security Engineer
Google Cloud
Professional Cloud Network Engineer
Google Cloud
Kubestronaut
CNCF
Kubernetes Cloud Native Associate
CNCF
Kubernetes Cloud Native Security Associate
CNCF
Certified Kubernetes Administrator
CNCF
Certified Kubernetes App Developer
CNCF
Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist
CNCF
Certified Argo Project Associate
CNCF
Istio Certified Associate
CNCF
Prometheus Certified Associate
CNCF
Solutions Architect Associate
AWS
SysOps Administrator Associate
AWS
Solutions Architect Professional
AWS
DevOps Engineer Professional
AWS
Security Specialty
AWS
Advanced Networking Specialty
AWS
Terraform Associate
HashiCorp
Vault Associate
HashiCorp
Vault Operations Professional
HashiCorp
Docker Certified Associate
Docker
Aviatrix Certified Engineer
Aviatrix
Kyverno
Nirmata
Scrum Foundation Professional
CertiProf
05 — Education
Bachelor of Engineering – Electronics & Communications
2007
– 2011
– 2011