Navya S Gummadi
About Navya S Gummadi
Navya S Gummadi is a Lead DevOps/SRE at State Auto Insurance, where she has worked since 2019. With over nine years of experience in DevOps and Infrastructure Engineering, she has held various positions in companies such as Nationwide, Helen of Troy, Wells Fargo, Cisco, and DIRECTV.
Work at State Auto Insurance
Navya S Gummadi has served as the Lead DevOps/SRE at State Auto Insurance since 2019. In this role, she manages deployments for over 750 cloud servers and 350 user accounts. Gummadi has implemented significant improvements in the company's branching strategy and system design for GitHub and Jenkins. She successfully migrated the CI/CD process from Continua to Jenkins, which resulted in an 85% reduction in process time. Her contributions have enhanced the efficiency and reliability of the company's infrastructure.
Previous Experience in DevOps and Infrastructure Engineering
Before joining State Auto Insurance, Gummadi worked at several notable companies. She was an Infrastructure Engineer/DevOps at Nationwide from 2017 to 2018. Prior to that, she served as a Web Systems Engineer/DevOps at Helen of Troy for one year. Her career also includes a role as a System Administrator at Wells Fargo and a position at Cisco as a System Administrator. Additionally, she worked briefly at DIRECTV as a Systems/WebLogic Administrator.
Education and Expertise
Navya S Gummadi holds a Bachelor's degree from Santa Clara University. She has over nine years of experience in DevOps and Infrastructure Engineering, working across various industries, including consumer goods, banking, telecommunications, networking, and insurance. Gummadi also holds an AWS certification, which enhances her expertise in cloud services and infrastructure management.
Professional Skills and Contributions
Gummadi has demonstrated strong skills in managing cloud infrastructure and optimizing deployment processes. Her work at State Auto Insurance includes improving system design and branching strategies, which are critical for efficient software development. Her experience with CI/CD processes and cloud server management showcases her ability to enhance operational efficiency within organizations.