Sid Attapattu
About Sid Attapattu
Sid Attapattu is the Director of Tech Strategy, DevOps, Cloud, CI/CD, and Site Reliability Engineering at TELUS, with extensive experience in IT and project management.
Title at TELUS
Sid Attapattu currently holds the position of Director - Tech Strategy | DevOps | Cloud | CI/CD | Site Reliability Engineering at TELUS. In this role, he leads the company's strategic initiatives in these critical technological areas.
Previous Roles at TELUS
Sid Attapattu has an extensive history with TELUS, spanning multiple roles over nearly two decades. Notably, he served as Sr. Strategist - Chief Information Office (5G | Cloud | DevOps Commerce/Marketing/Billing) from 2019 to 2020, and as Manager - Technology Strategy - Chief Technology Office (5G | NFV | IoT | M2M | Cloud) from 2018 to 2019. Earlier, he managed the PMO for New Technology (LTE | SmallCell | DevOps | AI | SDN | NaaS | PaaS | Automation) from 2013 to 2018, among other key positions.
Educational Background
Sid Attapattu attained a diverse educational foundation. He earned a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from the University of Toronto, a Master of Science in Management from Wilfrid Laurier University, and a Post-Graduate Diploma in Management from McMaster University. In addition, he holds a Master's Certificate in Project Management from The George Washington University and an Advanced Certificate in Project Management from McMaster University.
Professional Certifications
Sid Attapattu is equipped with several significant certifications. He is a Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified Agile Project Manager (Cert.APM), Certified Scrum Master (CSM), and holds a Certified Six Sigma Green Belt (SSGB). These certifications underscore his expertise in project and program management methodologies, as well as his proficiency in agile and DevOps transformations.
Vendor Relations and Leadership
Throughout his career, Sid Attapattu has developed and maintained relationships with key vendors like Google, AWS, RedHat, Ericsson, Nokia, CISCO, Amdocs, Juniper, Netcracker, Accenture, IBM, and SAP. He demonstrates strong competencies in thought leadership, collaboration, and execution, significantly benefiting the organizations he is part of.