Gourav Chandra Upadhayay
Senior Technical Lead - SRE & NetDevOps
I am a performance-driven SRE and NetDevOps Specialist bridging the gap between Network Operations and Cloud Automation. I specialize in multi-cloud architecture across AWS, Azure, and GCP, leveraging Infrastructure as Code with Terraform and Ansible to build scalable, reliable, and secure systems. I have a proven track record in designing and automating global enterprise infrastructure while maintaining 99.9% uptime through proactive observability and security-first automation.
Skills & Tools
Experience
Senior Technical Lead
HCL TechSeptember 2025 - PresentDirecting an automation team focused on SRE and DevOps initiatives to enhance service reliability, scalability, and performance. Architected and validated production deployments on AWS using Terraform and CloudFormation, and developed a Python/Ansible framework for lifecycle management of 5,000+ enterprise devices reducing manual intervention by 65%.
Lead Engineer
Versa NetworksOctober 2024 - August 2025Led SRE initiatives to enhance platform reliability by implementing Error Budgets and SLOs for critical customer-facing SD-WAN services. Developed a custom CMDB solution using MicroK8s, MongoDB, and Python to automate asset tracking via REST APIs.
Senior Engineer - Managed Services
Versa NetworksAugust 2022 - March 2024Implemented ITIL-based change management, reducing incident response time by 30% and improving system uptime by 15%. Managed hybrid-cloud infrastructure across AWS and Azure, led incident post-mortems using Zabbix, Nagios, and Grafana for RCA, and automated routine maintenance tasks using Python and Ansible.
Managed Services Engineer
Versa NetworksNovember 2020 - July 2022Implemented automation scripts in Python and Shell and set up comprehensive monitoring using NagiosCore, XI, Zabbix, and Grafana. Collaborated with NOC, L2, and Change Management teams for server maintenance, upgrades, and escalated troubleshooting.
NOC Engineer
Versa NetworksNovember 2018 - October 2020Responsible for network performance monitoring, troubleshooting customer network issues, and ticket management. Initiated basic automation and REST API testing efforts.
SEO Associate
Versatylo Interactive Pvt. Ltd.September 2017 - June 2018Optimized landing pages resulting in a 40% increase in organic traffic and a 15% improvement in search engine rankings. Collaborated with the marketing team on content strategy and tracked keyword trends applying SEO best practices.
Projects
Versa Customer Asset Management Tool (CMDB)
Designed and implemented a scalable, in-house configuration and asset management tool to automate asset tracking using REST APIs to sync real-time data from network controllers.
Cloud Cost Optimization & Monitoring Automation
Designed automated alerting and monitoring for Azure and AWS resources enabling real-time observability and reducing cloud waste by 25%.
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Jaipur National University
MBA - Information Technology
2022
Amity University, Noida
B.Tech - Computer Science Engineering
2017
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