Jayanth Katta
AWS Platform Engineer
Spring, Texas, United States
Platform engineer at ExxonMobil focused on AWS migration, compute infrastructure, and operational excellence — managing EC2 fleets, patch compliance with SSM, and DevOps agent pipelines. I build the systems that keep infrastructure observable, automated, and out of people's way.
Experience
ExxonMobil
Jan 2025 — Present · Spring, TX
AWS Platform Engineer
June 2026 – Present
- Supporting AWS infrastructure provisioning and management across cloud operations
- Working with Infrastructure as Code and automation practices to improve delivery speed
- Contributing to cloud platform engineering initiatives and scalable, secure infrastructure services
- Collaborating across teams to improve operational efficiency and infrastructure delivery
Data Engineer · Azure Infrastructure Engineer
Jan 2025 – May 2026
- Led enterprise cost optimization across Azure and Oracle platforms, delivering $2.4M+ in savings through rightsizing, decommissioning, and licensing optimization
- Designed and implemented scalable, cloud-ready solutions following Azure infrastructure best practices
- Automated operational workflows using PowerShell, Azure CLI, and Ansible, significantly reducing manual effort and improving reliability
- Established version-controlled automation frameworks using GitLab, improving team consistency and productivity
- Proactively communicated risks, progress, and financial impact to stakeholders, enabling faster, informed decision-making
Pioneer Natural Resources
Feb 2017 — Dec 2024 · Irving, TX
Database Administrator · Azure Infrastructure Engineer
Feb 2017 – Dec 2024
- Administered 5+ enterprise database platforms (Oracle, SQL Server, MariaDB, MongoDB) across 100+ production and non-production databases
- Managed Azure infrastructure supporting critical workloads — provisioning, IAM, RBAC, networking, and monitoring across multiple environments
- Built and deployed 50+ infrastructure components using Terraform pipelines in Azure DevOps, enabling repeatable, version-controlled IaC delivery across environments
- Automated operational workflows using PowerShell, Azure CLI, and Ansible, reducing manual effort by 40–60%
- Leveraged Ansible Tower to automate database refresh, patching cycles, and DB user termination workflows across 100+ databases, eliminating manual intervention
- Implemented backup, recovery, patching, and disaster recovery strategies ensuring 99.9%+ availability for business-critical systems
- Reduced incident resolution time by ~30% through proactive monitoring, troubleshooting, and capacity planning
- Supported cloud migration and modernization initiatives, transitioning workloads from on-prem to Azure platforms
OSI Digital
Aug 2011 — Oct 2016 · Hyderabad, India
Oracle Application Database Administrator
- Administered Oracle Applications, EBS ERP suite, and Oracle WebLogic Server across enterprise environments
- Managed database installation, configuration, patching, performance optimization, backup, and recovery
- Used STATSPACK, Enterprise Manager, and AWR to identify and resolve performance bottlenecks
- Built Bash automation scripts to streamline repetitive operational tasks
Skills
Cloud & IaC
AWS
Azure
Terraform
CloudFormation
Ansible
Ansible Tower
Control Tower
AWS Organizations
Containers & Orchestration
EKS
ECS
Kubernetes
Docker
Argo CD
CI/CD & GitOps
GitHub Actions
Azure DevOps
GitLab
GitOps
Databases
Oracle
SQL Server
MongoDB
MariaDB
Networking & Security
VPC
IAM
RBAC
Transit Gateway
Route 53
Security Hub
Monitoring & Observability
CloudWatch
Azure Monitor
AWS Config
Scripting
PowerShell
Bash
Python
Azure CLI
AWS CLI
Education
MIT xPRO
Professional Certificate — Data Engineering
Dec 2024 — Jan 2026
Texas McCombs School of Business
Post Graduate Program — Cloud Computing
Nov 2023 — Aug 2024
University of Central Lancashire
PG Certificate — Network Computing
2008 — 2009
JP Narayan College of Engineering
B.E. — Electrical & Electronics Engineering
2003 — 2007
Certifications
AWS Cloud Practitioner Essentials
Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate
Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Fundamentals
Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals
Oracle: OCP 11g · EBS R12 DBA · OCI Architect Associate · Autonomous DB Specialist · +2 more