DevOps Architect & SRE Leader

Kannan
Kumarasamy

19+ years of engineering excellence at Ericsson — leading end-to-end CI/CD automation, cloud infrastructure, and Site Reliability Engineering across global teams.

Greater Seattle Area
22+
Years Total Experience
19+
Years at Ericsson
7
Years as DevOps Architect

About

Professional Summary

At Ericsson, my dedication to end-to-end automation within CI/CD pipelines has led to marked improvement in product quality across diverse domains. My role as a DevOps Architect is deeply rooted in fostering Site Reliability Engineering and robust reliability practices to ensure the smooth functioning of operations and effective delivery of services.


Navigating strategic initiatives, our team — under my leadership — has successfully integrated advanced cloud technologies and configuration management tools into our processes. Central to our ethos is the drive to refine methodologies and enable teams to excel in software integration and delivery, embodying a culture of continuous improvement and operational excellence.

Experience

Career Timeline

Ericsson

DevOps Architect

Full-time Apr 2019 – Present · 7 yrs 2 mos United States

Leading E2E automation in CI/CD pipelines to drive quality improvements across domains. Driving adoption of SRE practices, cloud-native tooling, and GitLab-based delivery workflows at enterprise scale.

Ericsson

Solution Architect III

Feb 2016 – Mar 2019 · 3 yrs 2 mos Bellevue, WA

DevOps Architect for E2E automation in CI/CD, ensuring quality delivery across adopting domains.

Ericsson

Chief Architect

Jul 2014 – Jan 2016 · 1 yr 7 mos Greater Chennai Area

Software Architect for Pre-Sales Demos and Proof of Concepts for Business Unit Support Solutions.

Ericsson

Technical Manager

Mar 2012 – Jun 2014 · 2 yrs 4 mos Greater Chennai Area

Technical Manager for Software Packaging and Linux Common Foundation.

Ericsson

Specialist – Configuration Management

Jan 2011 – Feb 2012 · 1 yr 2 mos Greater Chennai Area

Configuration Management Team Leader.

Ericsson

Sr. Configuration Engineer

Aug 2008 – Dec 2010 · 2 yrs 5 mos

Software Configuration Management for team MINSAT, guiding other nodes in the SCM area.

Ericsson

Configuration Engineer

Apr 2007 – Aug 2008 · 1 yr 5 mos

SCM for Node MINSAT.

Wipro Technologies

Module Leader

Mar 2004 – Apr 2007 · 3 yrs 2 mos

Software Configuration Manager responsible for software release management.

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What Colleagues Say

"Kannan is a highly motivated, knowledgeable engineer and at the same time very personable. Always ready to help. I found him to be detail oriented and always willing to take up challenging tasks and getting them done. Has excellent understanding of CM tools and Perl programming."

Karthick R

Engineering & Product Leader | QA, Systems & Customer Engineering