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Sayed Imran

Sayed Imran

Golden Kubestronaut, SRE @ 66degrees

Cloud & Kubernetes Specialist

Passionate DevOps Engineer with expertise in cloud technologies, container orchestration, and CI/CD pipelines. I help organizations scale their infrastructure and streamline their deployment processes.

Bengaluru, India

About Me

As a seasoned DevOps Engineer with deep expertise in cloud technologies and container orchestration, I help organizations transform their infrastructure and accelerate their digital transformation journey.

cloud

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containers

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Technologies

cicd

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Technologies

iac

3+
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monitoring

3+
Technologies

security

4+
Technologies

programming

2+
Technologies

databases

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Certifications

Professional certifications that validate my expertise in cloud technologies and DevOps practices

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Golden Kubestronaut

The Linux Foundation

February 24, 2026

Credential ID

fc7d3733-7c32-493c-850e-088e8fbbc095

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Kubestronaut

The Linux Foundation

February 10, 2025

Credential ID

147f4590-d40c-477e-b45c-408124498824

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LFCS: Linux Foundation Certified Systems Administrator

The Linux Foundation

February 17, 2026

Credential ID

d1e7176f-7fb7-4329-ad09-7c85fca05e8b

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OTCA: OpenTelemetry Certified Associate

The Linux Foundation

February 14, 2026

Credential ID

057abad0-1b8f-4291-96be-8d475bf0cf0a

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29
Certifications
3
Cloud Providers
2026
Latest Certification

Speaking Engagements

Sharing knowledge and experiences at conferences, meetups, and community events

Session
600 attendees

AI Agents Burning Your Budget? Time to Hire a Manager

Cloud Native Summit Kerala 2026

August 22, 2026
Kochi, Kerala, India

Discover how to leverage Kubernetes' built-in self-healing capabilities to control costs when building with AI agents. Learn how to stop agents from burning budgets by properly utilizing control loops and reconciliation, instead of bypassing them with complex custom automations.

Workshop
1000 attendees

Service Mesh 101 with Istio: Complete Hands-On Workshop

Kubesimplify

August 10, 2026
Virtual / Online

Delivered an interactive, hands-on workshop on Service Mesh 101 with Istio for the Kubesimplify community, covering architecture fundamentals (Control Plane vs Data Plane), sidecar and ambient mesh modes, traffic routing, security with mTLS, and observability.

Mentorship
150 attendees

Technical Mentorship: Cloud Architecture & GenAI on GCP

DeployFest 2026

May 23, 2026
Bengaluru, India

Served as a Technical Mentor guiding engineering teams during an intensive buildathon focused on building and deploying production-grade cloud-native applications with Google Cloud Platform, Vertex AI, and Generative AI.

Session
400 attendees

Application-Centric Kubernetes Platforms with kro and ArgoCD

Kubernetes Community Days Kochi 2026

April 18, 2026
Kochi, Kerala, India

Demonstrated building scalable internal developer platforms (IDP) by combining kro for declarative, reusable Kubernetes application resource abstractions and ArgoCD for GitOps-driven continuous delivery.

Workshop
250 attendees

Service Mesh Patterns for Multi-Cluster Kubernetes Environments

Open Source Weekend Ahmedabad 2026

April 4, 2026
Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

Conducted a hands-on workshop on Service Mesh Patterns for Multi-Cluster Kubernetes Environments, exploring cross-cluster traffic management, service discovery, and secure workload communication with Istio.

Workshop
400 attendees

Real-World Multi Cluster Networking Patterns with Istio

Kubernetes Community Days New Delhi 2026

February 21, 2026
New Delhi, India

In-depth session covering production-grade multi-cluster networking architectures, secure cross-cluster service communication, traffic routing policies, and disaster recovery strategies using Istio service mesh.

Session
250 attendees

Reducing Kubernetes YAML Sprawl with kro

Cloud Native Bhubaneswar Meetup #4

January 25, 2026
Virtual / Online

An overview of how kro enables higher-level abstractions in Kubernetes, helping teams group resources, reduce YAML complexity, and standardize application delivery without sacrificing flexibility.

Workshop
75 attendees

Cross-Cluster Traffic Made Easy: GKE + Istio in Action

Cloudtoberfest 2025

October 25, 2025
Bengaluru, India

Delivered a session and live demonstration on using Istio multi-cluster mesh to establish secure cross-cluster communication, manage routing, and seamlessly migrate Kubernetes workloads to GKE with zero downtime.

Session
750 attendees

Unifying Kubernetes: Live Multi-Cloud Migration to GKE with Istio

Cloud Community Days Mangalore 2025

July 19, 2025
Mangalore, India

A comprehensive session on leveraging Istio for cross-cluster networking across EKS and GKE Azure Kubernetes clusters, including a live migration demonstration.

Session
300 attendees

Unifying Kubernetes: Live Multi-Cloud Migration to GKE with Istio

Cloud Community Days Chennai 2025

July 12, 2025
Chennai, India

A comprehensive session on leveraging Istio for cross-cluster networking across AWS and GKE Kubernetes clusters, including a live migration demonstration.

Lightning Talk
300 attendees

Setting up Hybrid Workloads with Istio on Kubernetes

Kubernetes Community Days Bengaluru 2025

June 7, 2025
Bengaluru, India

Exploring the setup and management of hybrid workloads using Istio service mesh on Kubernetes, focusing on best practices and real-world applications.

Session
300 attendees

Navigating the Clouds: Multi-Cluster Networking with Istio Across Multi-Cloud

K8SUG India Meetup #3

April 26, 2025
Bengaluru, India

A detailed session on implementing multi-cluster networking with Istio across AWS and GCP Kubernetes clusters, showcasing practical examples and deployment strategies.

Workshop
400 attendees

Build with AI: Gemini Workshop

GDG On Campus - NIST University

March 29, 2025
NIST University, Berhampur, Odisha

Hands-on workshop on building AI applications with Google Cloud's Gemini, focusing on practical implementations and use cases.

Session
200 attendees

Leveraging Istio to connect External VM to Kubernetes

K8SUG India Meetup #1

February 15, 2025
Bengaluru, India

A session on integrating external virtual machines with Kubernetes clusters using Istio, enhancing service discovery and security.

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Speaking Events
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Total Audience
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Locations

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Featured Projects

A collection of DevOps and cloud infrastructure projects that demonstrate my expertise

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Multi-Cluster Networking with Multi-Cloud Environments: Migrating to Google Kubernetes Engine with Istio preview

Multi-Cluster Networking with Multi-Cloud Environments: Migrating to Google Kubernetes Engine with Istio

Leveraging Istio for cross-cluster networking across AWS, GCP, and Azure Kubernetes clusters.

Key Achievements

  • Cross Cluster networking with Istio
  • Multi-cloud deployment strategies
  • Migrated live applications from AWS to GCP

Technologies Used

KubernetesIstioHelmPrometheusGrafanaAWSGCPAzure

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Leveraging Istio to connect External VM to Kubernetes preview

Leveraging Istio to connect External VM to Kubernetes

Implemented Istio service mesh to connect external virtual machines to Kubernetes clusters, enhancing service discovery and security.

Key Achievements

  • Seamless integration of external VMs into Kubernetes
  • Enhanced service mesh capabilities
  • Improved security and observability

Technologies Used

IstioKubernetesDockerGKEVM InstanceGoogle Cloud

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Infrastructure Provisioning Automation with Terraform Backend & State Lock preview

Infrastructure Provisioning Automation with Terraform Backend & State Lock

Automated infrastructure provisioning using Terraform with S3 backend and DynamoDB for state locking, ensuring consistency and reliability in deployments.

Key Achievements

  • Standardized infrastructure across teams
  • Reduced provisioning time by 70%
  • Implemented secure secret management

Technologies Used

TerraformAWSGitHubS3DynamoDBJenkins

Medium Articles

Sharing knowledge and insights about DevOps, Cloud, and Kubernetes through technical writing

Seamless TLS for Istio on GKE: Auto-Provisioning Certificates with a Custom Admission Controller

A comprehensive guide on implementing automatic TLS certificate provisioning in Istio on Google Kubernetes Engine using a custom admission controller.

Apr 7, 2025
8 min read
KubernetesControllerIstio+10 more
235 claps
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Traffic Management using Istio | Mirroring | Part-2

Exploring advanced traffic management techniques in Istio, focusing on request mirroring to enhance testing and reliability.

May 29, 2025
4 min read
KubernetesIstioTraffic Management+3 more
160 claps
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Conversing with GKE Clusters: Google's Agent Development Kit in Action

An in-depth exploration of Google Cloud's Agent Development Kit, showcasing how to build conversational agents that interact with GKE clusters for enhanced management and automation.

Apr 12, 2025
5 min read
Google CloudGKEAgent Development Kit+4 more
133 claps
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Empowering Kubernetes Operator Development with Kopf: Deploying to Kubernetes EKS(Part-3)

A practical guide to developing Kubernetes operators using Kopf, focusing on deploying and managing applications in Amazon EKS clusters.

Mar 3, 2024
4 min read
KubernetesOperator DevelopmentKopf+4 more
217 claps
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Ready to discuss DevOps strategies, cloud architecture, or collaboration opportunities? Let's connect and explore how we can work together.

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Location

Bengaluru, India

Available for remote work and on-site consultations

Availability

Available for freelance projects
Open to speaking opportunities
Consulting & architecture reviews
Full-time opportunities (selective)