Senior Cloud Consultant
Ikrux Engineering OPC
Total years of experience :10 years, 1 Months
•
Leading end-to-end deployments in the Eastern Hemisphere and Middle East, including VM creation, network design (VNETs), and Active Directory configuration
•
Resolving client requests related to storage configurations (Azure BLOB, Azure Tables), IP allocation/deallocation (static/dynamic), and the setup of License Servers, Studio Servers, and File Sync servers
•
Successful Cloud deployments via IaC using tools like Terraform, ARM templates
•
Addressing various client requirements, such as establishing VPN tunnels, creating CI/CD pipelines (Classic and YAML), and setting up Azure subscriptions for Schlumberger's clients
•
Contributing as POC for integrating with DevOps and Cloud Infra Projects, and facilitate the deployment of projects in MS-Azure
•
Providing customer support and assistance in the cloud environment, troubleshooting issues, interacting with engineers, and ensuring a positive customer experience
•
Managing and maintaining cloud infrastructure, including provisioning and monitoring resources, managing user access and permissions, and ensuring the overall performance and security of the cloud environment
•
Designing & implementing cloud solutions, creating architectural frameworks and selecting appropriate cloud services
•
Ensuring the security of cloud infrastructure and applications, implementing security controls, conducting risk assessments, monitoring for security threats, and developing security policies and procedures
•
Served as a Cloud Ninja (Cloud Architect), overseeing 15+ applications within the Ultimatix umbrella and providing support for 40+ application services
•
Provided end-to-end technical solution, taking charge of architecture and deployment, as well as documenting and reviewing team deliveries to identify areas for performance improvement
•
Played a pivotal role for integrating with various DevOps and Cloud Infra Migration Projects, leading the deployment of projects in MS-Azure across Windows, Unix, and Linux platforms. Possessed extensive knowledge of cloud architecture and applied best practices to design and implement cloud-based solutions
•
Implemented, developed, and tested the installation and updates of file servers, application servers, web servers, and database servers
•
Collaborated with Azure IaaS services, including compute, storage, backup, networking, and management and governance
•
Utilized Azure PaaS services, such as Azure Functions, App Service, Azure Active Directory, VNets Manager, and Bastion
•
Devised & executed strategies and plans to enhance performance, promoting continuous improvement (CI)
•
Established configurations for Azure Virtual Networks (VNets), Subnets, Azure network settings, CDIR address blocks, DNS settings, security policies, and VNET Peering
•
Created designs for Network Security Groups (NSGs) to manage inbound and outbound access to network interfaces (NICs), VMs, and subnets
•
Led user creation in Azure AD through the Portal
•
Managed the scaling up and down of various services, such as VMs and SQL Servers (DTUs)
•
Oversaw the entire Azure infrastructure services and provided support through on-call availability and a ticketing system following the ITIL framework
•
Configured storage account access, diagnostics, and monitoring
•
Installed, upgraded, configured, and troubleshooted Windows Servers
•
Monitored processes and generated daily reports on process performance. Handled task job scheduling and monitoring
•
Created, validated, and reviewed solutions and effort estimates for data center migration to the Azure Cloud environment, conducting proof of concept for the latest Azure cloud-based services
Bachelors of Engineering in Computer Science from Pune University (Duration - 2009 to 2013)