Ananda Vidya Sagar K.
About Ananda Vidya Sagar K.
Ananda Vidya Sagar K. is a Lead Cloud Engineer at US Foods, with extensive experience in cloud technologies and DevOps practices. He holds an Executive MBA from Ottawa University and has a strong educational background in computer science and engineering.
Work at US Foods
Ananda Vidya Sagar K. has been employed at US Foods as a Lead Cloud Engineer since 2018. In this role, he is responsible for overseeing cloud infrastructure and engineering solutions to enhance operational efficiency. His work involves implementing advanced cloud technologies and ensuring the reliability of cloud services within the organization. His expertise contributes to the development and management of cloud-based applications and services.
Education and Expertise
Ananda Vidya Sagar K. holds an Executive Master of Business Administration from Ottawa University, which he completed from 2020 to 2022. He also earned a Master of Science in Computer Science from Central Michigan University between 2015 and 2017. His undergraduate degree is a Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Anantapur, completed from 2010 to 2014. Additionally, he has a background in Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry from Narayana Junior College.
Technical Skills and Projects
Ananda has extensive experience in cloud engineering and DevOps practices. He has configured Kinesis and Kinesis Firehose for data storage in S3 buckets and automated the provisioning of EKS Clusters. His skills include designing AWS SSO permission sets, integrating AWS SSO with external Active Directory, and implementing network connectivity between AWS and Confluent Kafka. He has also developed CloudFormation scripts for various AWS services and has hands-on experience with microservices technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
Previous Experience at Central Michigan University
Before joining US Foods, Ananda worked as a Graduate Student Assistant at Central Michigan University from 2015 to 2017. In this position, he supported academic projects and contributed to research initiatives. His role involved applying his technical knowledge to assist faculty and students in various computer science-related tasks.
Professional Tools and Methodologies
Ananda is proficient in using various professional tools and methodologies. He has experience with Atlassian tools like JIRA and Confluence, as well as CI/CD tools such as Jenkins and Bamboo. He understands blue-green deployment and A/B testing methodologies. His expertise also includes writing custom Lambda functions in Python and utilizing CloudCheckr for cloud services utilization analysis.