Delivery pipelines
Azure DevOps, Jenkins, YAML pipelines, Maven, Nexus, SonarQube and release safety.
UK · always exploring·Open to work
Saicharan “Charan” Duduka
DevOps & Cloud Engineer · I build reliable cloud platforms and ship SaaS products end-to-end
Open to DevOps · Platform · SRE roles — UK or remote
01 · Field notes
Who I am
I’m Charan — a DevOps & Cloud Engineer who’s endlessly curious about how things are put together, whether that’s a cloud platform or a house built into a hillside.
Over 5+ years across cloud, automation and product delivery, I’ve learned to design systems that are reliable, secure and cost-aware on Azure, AWS and GCP — and I bring an explorer’s eye to all of it.
Cloud engineer by day, founder by night: I’ve shipped two live SaaS products end-to-end. Off the clock you’ll find me travelling, chasing greenery, and photographing the places that make me stop.
Off the clock
TravelingExploring new placesGreenery & the outdoorsArchitecture & designFiguring out how things work
Stack
AzureAWSGCPCI/CDTerraformAzure DevOpsJenkinsDockerKubernetesHelmAnsibleDatadogCloudWatchSupabaseStripeOpenAI API
Proof points
- 5+
- years combined experiencecloud, CI/CD, automation and SaaS delivery
- 2
- live SaaS productsdesigned, shipped and operated solo
- 3
- cloud platformshands-on across Azure, AWS and GCP
Systems I can own
From commit to cloud, with product sense.
Cloud foundations
Azure, AWS and GCP infrastructure using Terraform, ARM Templates and CloudFormation.
Container platforms
Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, ECS, container registries and service runtime hygiene.
Observability & security
Datadog, Azure Monitor, CloudWatch, IAM, MFA, private networking and vulnerability scanning.
Product engineering
Next.js, Node.js, TypeScript, Supabase, Stripe, OpenAI API and production SaaS operations.
02 · The route so far
Where I’ve been
Mar 2021 - May 2023
Capgemini
DevOps Engineer
Managed Azure and GCP infrastructure, reusable Terraform modules, CI/CD pipelines, container workflows and monitoring for enterprise environments.
- Azure
- GCP
- Terraform
Aug 2023 - Jun 2024
University of East London
Cloud Engineer Intern
Deployed AWS infrastructure with EC2, RDS, VPC, Route 53, IAM, CloudFormation, S3 and CloudWatch while supporting Jenkins pipelines.
- AWS
- CloudFormation
- Jenkins
Jun 2024 - Feb 2025
University of East London
Software & Project Intern
Supported a university web application moving toward production with backend work, DevOps process improvements and release coordination.
- Backend
- DevOps
- Delivery
Feb 2025 - Mar 2026
CUBE
DevOps Engineer
Designed Azure and GCP IaaS/PaaS solutions, built release pipelines, automated tooling with Ansible and managed Docker/Kubernetes workloads.
- Azure
- GCP
- Kubernetes
Apr 2026 - presentNow
CVMindAI
Founder & Full-Stack Developer
Sole founder of an AI-powered CV optimisation platform, owning product design, full-stack engineering, AI workflows, Stripe payments and production operations.
- Next.js
- OpenAI
- Stripe
03 · Built by hand
Two products, shipped solo
Live production systems I designed, built, shipped and still run end-to-end — at near-zero cost.
banddle.com
Applied
12Frontend Engineer
Interview
3Platform role
Follow-up
5Send note
Live · solo SaaS · production
Banddle
A free, no-friction tracker for every job application — stages, notes and follow-ups on one calm board.
- Problem
- Job hunters lose momentum when applications, follow-ups and notes live in different places.
- Built
- A Next.js and Tailwind app with Supabase PostgreSQL, auth, Row-Level Security and structured job tracking.
- Result
- Live on Vercel with custom DNS, SSL, SEO, accessibility improvements, privacy policy and terms.
- Next.js
- Supabase
- RLS
- Vercel
cvmindai.com
86
ATS match
Cloud Engineer role
Keywords
TerraformAzureCI/CDDockerMonitoring
Stronger role language, cleaner structure and targeted evidence.
Live · founder-built · production
CVMindAI
An AI-powered CV optimisation platform for UK job seekers — from CV parsing to ATS-style scoring and polished exports.
- Problem
- Strong candidates still get filtered out when their CV does not mirror the role language.
- Built
- A Next.js, TypeScript and Node.js product with OpenAI CV parsing, job analysis, ATS scoring, rewrites and PDF/DOCX exports.
- Result
- Live with Supabase auth/data, Stripe payments, entitlements, analytics and production validation checks.
- Next.js
- OpenAI
- Stripe
- Supabase
04 · The open view
Available for new roles
Let’s build something.
Got a team that needs cleaner pipelines, or an idea that needs shipping? I’m always up for a good problem.
Why work with me
- Cloud breadth: Azure, AWS and GCP with infrastructure-as-code discipline.
- Production ownership: CI/CD, observability, security and release reliability.
- Founder mindset: I care about users, cost, maintainability and shipping.