Sai Kiran Meda
Director of Cloud Engineering, MetLife Legal Plans
Production
I lead the platform that MetLife Legal Plans runs on, across cloud and on-prem, and the teams that keep it fast, tested and secure.
- Platform infrastructure
- Platform QE
- SRE
- DevEx and internal tooling
- AI and Copilot enablement
- Security engineering
30 to 5minute deployments
5xdeploy frequency
40%fewer security incidents
Track record
- 2017 · AT&T, DevOps Engineer. Curiosity doesn't wait to be assigned.
- 2018 · Samsung, DevOps Engineer. Build systems that let people sleep.
- 2019 · TrueBlue, Principal Cloud Engineer. Scale punishes cleverness.
- 2021 · StockX, Tech Lead, Platform Engineering. When everything spikes, be still.
- 2023 · MetLife Legal Plans, Director of Cloud Engineering. Technology is just trust, kept.
Library
Cloud and DevOps Decoded: The Journey from Nube to Pro. December 2024, 160 pages, ISBN 979-8305041309. Paperback · Kindle
Research
- AI-Driven Semantic Segmentation of Urban Structures in Cloud-Based Geospatial Platforms. IEEE SILCON 2025, sole author
- Secure Multi-Tenant Architectures for Cloud-Based Space Mission Operations. IJCNIS Vol. 14, 2022 ยท 15 citations
- Observability in DevOps: Evaluating Tools for Cloud-Native Monitoring and Logging. Well Testing Journal, 2021
Press
- TechBullion, Sep 2025: Sai Kiran Meda's Guide to Cloud DevOps and Automation
- Benzinga, Jul 2025: How Sai Meda Advances Cloud Services Through Automation and Innovation
- Tech Times, Jun 2025: Integrating DevOps and Cloud Architecture to Drive Technological Advancement
- CEOWORLD, Jun 2025: Sai Meda Enhances Cloud Security and Reduces Vulnerabilities Through Strategic Initiatives
- Technology.org, Dec 2024: Sai Kiran Meda's Contributions to Cloud Automation and CI/CD in Corporate Operations
Open source
- scrumlo (AGPL-3.0). No-login sprint rooms: planning poker, retros and roadmaps over one link.
- looprail (MIT). Runs coding agents through verification loops until the work is verified done.
- grantry (Apache-2.0). Short-lived, scoped AWS credentials for people and AI agents, every request audited.
- runclave (MIT). Coding agents in disposable, egress-controlled Docker boxes.
- homebrew-devopstools (MIT). AI-ready macOS workstations from 11 role-based profiles.
Lab
- Executive DBA, AI and Emerging Technologies, Golden Gate University (in progress)
- SQ Awards, Technology winner, Q1 2025
- Peer reviewer, AIEI 2026
Certifications
- AWS DevOps Engineer - Professional
- AWS Solutions Architect - Professional
- AWS Security - Specialty
- AWS Solutions Architect - Associate
- AWS Developer - Associate
- AWS SysOps Administrator - Associate
- Certified Jenkins Engineer
- CloudHealth Certified Administrator
- Aviatrix Multi-Cloud Network Associate
Contact
mskmeda@gmail.com