Vikravel S
About Vikravel S
Vikravel S is a Senior Architect specializing in Cloud, DevOps, and Site Reliability Engineering at GAIN Credit in Chennai, India. He has extensive experience in cloud-native architecture, deployment patterns, and microservices, having worked with several prominent companies in the technology sector.
Work at GAIN Credit
Vikravel S has been serving as a Senior Architect specializing in Cloud, DevOps, and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) at GAIN Credit since 2021. In this role, he has focused on enhancing observability through distributed tracing. His responsibilities encompass designing and implementing scalable cloud solutions that align with business objectives. He has contributed to the product roadmap, ensuring a smooth transition to cloud infrastructure while leveraging various AWS services.
Previous Experience
Prior to his current position, Vikravel S held several roles in prominent companies. He worked at Symantec as a Module Lead and Senior Software Engineer, contributing to R&D projects from 2006 to 2010. He also served as a Technical Lead at Symphony Teleca from 2010 to 2013. His experience includes a role as Development Manager and AWS Solutions Architect at Salesforce from 2017 to 2018, and as a Technical Manager at Nuvepro Technologies from 2015 to 2017. He has also worked at ColorTokens, Inc. in various capacities including SaaS Operations and Senior Staff Engineer.
Education and Expertise
Vikravel S earned a Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) in Computer Science from the University of Madras, completing his studies from 1999 to 2003. His educational background provides a strong foundation for his extensive experience in cloud architecture, DevOps practices, and site reliability engineering. He has developed expertise in deployment patterns, microservices architecture, and data management patterns throughout his career.
Technical Skills and Contributions
Vikravel S has demonstrated proficiency in various technical areas, including the implementation of reliability and security patterns such as Circuit Breaker and Access Token. He has utilized deployment strategies like Service Instance per Container and Serverless deployment. His contributions include designing DevOps workflows for CI/CD, monitoring, and logging, as well as implementing architectural patterns that enhance scalability and disaster recovery. He has also participated in architectural reviews and incorporated feedback to improve production solutions.
Project Involvement
Throughout his career, Vikravel S has been involved in significant projects, including the migration of a legacy web application architecture to a cloud-native model hosted on AWS. He has participated in all phases of project execution until go-live, ensuring that solutions are aligned with business recovery time objectives (RTO) and recovery point objectives (RPO). His work has included designing AWS infrastructure and leveraging GCP services and third-party solutions to meet project requirements.