Hello, I'm Girish Dudhwal
Technology DirectorCloud & SRE Practice Head.
A seasoned Technology Director with over 15 years of experience in DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), and Cloud Management. Proven track record of leading global teams of 80+ engineers, delivering large-scale cloud migrations, and driving engineering excellence.
Experience
Technology Director | Cloud & SRE Practice Head
Wizeline • Apr 2022 – PresentLeading the global Cloud & SRE practice, defining technical strategy, and driving digital transformation for enterprise clients.
- Spearheaded multiple cloud migration and modernization projects, transitioning from CloudFormation to Terraform.
- Managed and mentored a diverse global team of 80+ engineers, fostering a culture of excellence.
- Directed the complete customer pipeline from initial consultation to solution deployment.
- Acted as a key link between executive leadership and solution architecture teams on strategy.
- Led pre-sales conversations with key clients across US and LATAM, shaping custom cloud/DevOps solutions.
Global Head of DevOps Department
Distillery • Jan 2021 – Apr 2022Oversaw global DevOps operations, driving standardization and best practices across distributed teams.
- Managed DevOps department processes, handling high-level client and project interactions.
- Established best practices, roadmaps, and onboarding protocols for the DevOps organization.
- Identified expansion opportunities within existing client accounts to drive business growth.
- Analyzed current operations to implement efficiency improvements and scaling strategies.
Principal DevOps Engineer
Globant • Apr 2019 – Jan 2021Architected cloud-native solutions and led DevOps transformation initiatives for key clients.
- Automated infrastructure and implemented a hybrid DevOps + SRE team for Realogy operations.
- Managed complex infrastructure on AWS (Lambda, Glue, Athena) and Google Cloud.
- Designed architecture for multiple Data Lake solutions.
- Implemented distributed technologies like Kafka, NiFi, and Spark (Sagemaker).
- Owned company-wide build processes and pipelines using GitLab and Jenkins.
Sr. DevOps Engineer
Skycatch • Jul 2018 – Mar 2019Managed cloud infrastructure and implemented CI/CD pipelines for drone data processing platforms.
- Developed microservices using GoLang and automated infrastructure with Python and Terraform.
- Automated Hadoop operations and manual tasks using shell scripts.
- Implemented and maintained Kubernetes and Docker Swarm clusters.
- Managed monitoring frameworks using Sysdig, InfluxDB, Telegraf, and Grafana.
Sr. DevOps Consultant
Softtek • Jun 2016 – Apr 2018Provided pre-sales support and DevOps consulting for large-scale enterprise implementations.
- Consulted for diverse clients on application building pipelines and infrastructure architecture.
- Designed and implemented comprehensive monitoring solutions.
- Managed client meetings, developed proposals, and delivered technical presentations.
Sr. Software Engineer (DevOps)
EPAM Systems • Nov 2015 – Jun 2016Contributed to DevOps maturity models and automated CI/CD workflows.
- Managed build pipelines using Jenkins and specialized pipeline plugins.
- Provided technical consultation and support for build solutions.
- Supported various infrastructure components deployed on AWS.
Software Engineer (DevOps)
Kueski • Aug 2015 – Nov 2015Designed backend architecture and set up staging/production environments on AWS VPC.
- Responsible for end-to-end automation and system implementation for staging and production.
- Provided framework and general technology support for the fintech platform.
Software Engineer (DevOps)
iTexico • Feb 2015 – Aug 2015Implemented DevOps best practices, infrastructure scaling, and cloud management.
- Executed service deployments using Jenkins, AWS (RDS, Aurora, S3), and CloudFormation.
- Managed configuration and infrastructure as code using Chef and Terraform.
- Developed APIs and supported various service delivery initiatives.
Site Reliability Engineer
Adobe Systems • Jun 2014 – Feb 2015Migrated Hadoop-based jobs to Mesos. Managed high-traffic infrastructure and reliability engineering.
- Led automation, tools implementation, and internal tools development.
- Provided system-level and code-level support to optimize application performance.
- Defined architectures for deployment and optimization.
Site Reliability Engineer
Wize Commerce (formerly Nextag) • May 2012 – Jun 2014Designed and implemented a company-wide monitoring framework. Automated deployment for 3000+ servers.
- Maintained live site integrity and fixed critical live-site issues.
- Monitored all aspects of the site using Apache Hadoop, Cassandra, and Solr.
- Tested new and live products/modules to ensure site stability.
System Administrator
HCL Technologies • Jan 2011 – Jun 2012Linux system administration, hardware management, and infrastructure support.
- Managed Linux server administration and hardware support.
- Ensured infrastructure availability and reliability.
Asstt. Network Engineer
Tulip Telecom • Jul 2011 – Dec 2011Network operations center (NOC) support, troubleshooting MPLS and VPN networks.
- Provided L1 support for MPLS and VPN networking.
- Troubleshot client networks and routes, escalating complex issues.
Education
Post Graduate Diploma in Advanced Computing (DAC)
CDAC, Noida
2011
Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech), Information Technology
Chandigarh Engineering College / PTU
2007 – 2011
Technical Arsenal
cloud
devops
observability
languages
databases
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networking
leadership
Key Projects
Mesos Migration
Migrated Hadoop-based computational jobs to Mesos infrastructure for Adobe, optimizing resource sharing.
Enterprise Monitoring Framework
Designed and integrated a scalable monitoring solution for Wize Commerce using Graphite and Python.
Global Deployment Automation
Automated deployment processes for over 3000 servers using LinkedIn Glu platform.
AWS Cloud Migration
Architected S3 to Google Nearline data migration with client-side encryption.
Talks & Media
Speaking engagements, interviews, and discussions on Cloud, SRE, and Leadership.
Growing with Wizeline: Culture and Opportunities
Sharing insights on Wizeline's culture and career opportunities at AWS Community Day Mexico City.
Hybrid Cloud, AI, and Continuous Assessment
The 2025 Cloud Forecast: Discussing the future of Hybrid Cloud and AI-driven assessment.
How has the SRE role evolved in recent years?
#WizeSRETips: A deep dive into the evolution of Site Reliability Engineering and modern operations.