Reddy is the research group leader for the CSIR’s digital electronic warfare group. He has held various positions at the CSIR, including research group leader for electronic warfare modelling, simulation and training, and senior digital design engineer. He has served as chairperson of the radar and electronic warfare youth forum and defence and security youth forum.

He is a registered professional engineer with the Engineering Council of South Africa (Pr.Eng), a senior member at the IEEE and a member of the Association of Old Crows. He holds a Master’s in engineering from the University of Pretoria.

He has chaired several technical and non-technical workgroups and developed technology demonstrators in the fields of digital radio frequency memories, radar cross section measurement facilities, advanced digital receivers, radar threat simulators, electronic countermeasure simulators and reactive jammers.