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GCP Cloud Architect & DevOps Specialist
I am Tharun Vempati, a GCP Professional Cloud Architect and DevOps Specialist with a strong foundation in Java/backend systems, container orchestration, and automated infrastructure delivery. I am the founder and primary author at GCloud Cafe. ☁️ Engineering Focus & Background Cloud Architecture & Multi-Cloud: Architecting resilient, cost-effective infrastructure across Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Amazon Web Services (AWS), and Microsoft Azure. Container & Cluster Orchestration: Deep technical focus on production Kubernetes, Red Hat OpenShift, Helm, KubeVirt, and Service Mesh (Istio) networking. Backend & Systems Engineering: Hands-on background in Java/backend architectures, microservices, Node.js, and Python systems integration. Infrastructure as Code & GitOps: Automated delivery pipelines with Terraform, Ansible, GitHub Actions, Tekton, and ArgoCD. Observability & Security: Zero-trust mTLS encryption, certificate lifecycles (cert-manager), Prometheus, Grafana, and Sysdig telemetry. 🛡️ Verified Certifications Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect (PCA) — Google Cloud Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) — CNCF / Linux Foundation Red Hat Certified Specialist in OpenShift Administration (EX280) — Red Hat
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