Kiran Kumar Suram is a seasoned Cloud and DevOps Engineer with over nine years of experience in IT, specializing in cloud infrastructure, automation, and continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines. With strong expertise in multi-cloud environments, Kiran has spent over three years on AWS and a year on Microsoft Azure, driving end-to-end automation and secure infrastructure deployment.
Kiran’s technical proficiency spans Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform and AWS CloudFormation, containerization with Docker and Kubernetes, and advanced configuration management through Chef and Ansible. He has a proven track record of implementing CI/CD pipelines leveraging Jenkins, Bamboo, Maven, Nexus, and SonarQube, enabling seamless software delivery for large-scale enterprise environments.
In his current role as Cloud Engineering Security Specialist at MassMutual, Kiran designs and deploys secure, scalable AWS environments, enforces IAM and security best practices, automates patching and vulnerability remediation, and integrates monitoring solutions using Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch, and security tools like Wiz and CrowdStrike. His contributions include building EKS clusters, developing Helm charts, and automating security compliance for cloud workloads.
Previously, Kiran worked with leading organizations such as The Vanguard Group and Genesys, where he led infrastructure automation, containerized application deployments, and designed fault-tolerant cloud environments. His experience extends to system administration, virtualization (VMware, Citrix), and managing enterprise-grade Linux/Windows servers.
Kiran holds a Master’s degree in Information Technology from Sacred Heart University and is an AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate. Known for his ability to deliver cost-optimized and secure cloud solutions, Kiran brings deep expertise in DevOps culture, cloud security, and automation strategies that empower organizations to achieve operational excellence.