Anna University, Tamil Nadu, India,
Karthickram Vailraj is a seasoned engineering leader with over 15 years of experience specializing in Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), database administration, and quality assurance across fintech, e-commerce, and capital markets industries. He is recognized for his expertise in architecting highly available, scalable cloud-native infrastructures and automating full lifecycle QA processes, contributing to critical projects impacting millions of users and managing trillions in assets.
Currently serving as Senior Manager and Engineering Lead at Charles Schwab & Co., Karthickram leads teams responsible for mission-critical applications and Aerospike NoSQL database operations. He has played a pivotal role in large-scale financial services mergers and infrastructure transformations, leveraging his skills in GCP, AWS, Kubernetes (GKE), Terraform, and automation tools such as Ansible and Helm charts.
Certified as a GCP Cloud Architect, Karthickram combines deep technical expertise with strategic leadership to drive innovation in cloud infrastructure, disaster recovery, and real-time data monitoring. His strong foundation in programming, QA automation, and change management enables him to deliver reliable, efficient, and compliant solutions in fast-paced, high-stakes environments.
- Open Source Database Architectures for High Volume Financial Analytics (2025)