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Cloud & DevOps Architect | Azure | AWS | Terraform | Kubernetes | GenAI | Open to Relocate

About

Cloud Solutions Architect with over 14 years of comprehensive experience orchestrating enterprise cloud transformations, infrastructure automation, and secure identity governance across Azure and AWS. Exceptional track record designing scalable multi-cloud landing zones, managing production Kubernetes (AKS) architectures, and building end-to-end DevSecOps pipelines that cut deployment cycles by up to 40%. Blends a foundational mastery of enterprise identity (IAM, PKI) and service management with advanced specialization in Generative AI from IIT Kharagpur to architect next-generation, secure, and AI-ready cloud infrastructure.

Location

Ghaziabad

AI stack

antigravity

opencode

Work experience

Staff Engineer – Cloud Architecture & DevOps at STMicroelectronics, Jan 2016 - Present · 10 yrs 8 mos, Greater Noida, Lead cloud architecture, container orchestration, and automated governance across hybrid cloud environments (Azure & AWS). Architect end-to-end CI/CD ecosystems, drive Infrastructure as Code (IaC) initiatives, manage enterprise platform migrations, and enforce strict regulatory and security compliance frameworks. Served as Service Manager for critical enterprise automation platforms. • Cloud Architecture & IaC Governance: Led enterprise Infrastructure as Code initiatives using Terraform and Azure Bicep to provision scalable cloud landing zones across Azure and AWS; enforced secure access via AWS IAM roles, VPC configurations, and private subnets. • Enterprise CI/CD Pipelines: Architected and deployed end-to-end automation pipelines using Jenkins, Azure DevOps, and GitHub Actions for polyglot applications (.NET, Java, Python), reducing deployment times by 40%. • Kubernetes Orchestration & Helm: Designed and managed high-availability Kubernetes clusters. Developed and customized Helm charts to standardize application lifecycle management, decreasing deployment errors by 30%. • Observability & Streaming Analytics: Optimized full-stack telemetry and eliminated alert fatigue by engineering threshold-based Grafana dashboards; monitored containerized microservices and heavy streaming workloads (Kafka, Apache Airflow) to improve system uptime by 25%. • Compliance & Security Posture: Designed and enforced Azure governance policies alongside SOX compliance frameworks using Azure Policy, enhancing security postures and audit readiness. • App Modernization & Identity Integration: Successfully architected microservices architectures on AKS, including the full lifecycle management of containerized JFrog Artifactory. Directed legacy Bugzilla-to-Jira migrations with modern SSO and OAuth adoption. • Source Control & Team Leadership: Governed distributed Git workflows across GitHub Enterprise and Azure Repos while mentoring junior engineers to align DevOps and security objectives.

Technical Lead at Convergys (Microsoft Enterprise Platform Support), Mar 2013 - Jan 2016 · 2 yrs 11 mos, Gurugram, Role Summary: Managed end-to-end technical delivery, team mentorship, and high-impact L3/L4 technical escalations for Microsoft’s enterprise-tier global customers. Led and mentored a high-performing team of 12 engineering professionals specializing in Identity platforms and Core Infrastructure. Served as the dedicated global Subject Matter Expert (SME) for Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) deployments. Key Responsibilities & Accomplishments: • Team Leadership & Performance: Led, mentored, and managed a team of 12 support and escalation engineers; conducted technical case reviews, built root-cause analysis (RCA) documentation, and drove key team metrics. • Technical Escalations: Maintained overall accountability for complex domain replication, GPO, and core network infrastructure (DNS/DHCP) faults as the highest point of technical escalation. • PKI Subject Matter Expertise: Acted as the dedicated global SME for PKI and Active Directory technologies, driving enterprise-wide Certificate Authority (CA) installations, complex migrations, and trust-chain management. • Strategic Microsoft Partnership: Partnered directly with Microsoft core product engineering groups to triage, debug, and resolve critical Severity-A enterprise production incidents under tight timelines. • Automation & Efficiency: Architected and deployed PowerShell scripts to automate repetitive infrastructure tasks, significantly improving overall operational efficiency and reducing manual configuration errors. • Cloud & Hybrid Identity Governance: Guided global enterprise clients through transitioning legacy Active Directory architectures into hybrid setups utilizing Azure Entra ID and Azure Governance policies. • Rapid Career Progression: Earned successive promotions from frontline Support Engineer to Escalation Engineer, and ultimately to Technical Lead, based on technical excellence, leadership capabilities, and successful team delivery.

Support Engineer at HCL Infosystems Ltd, Apr 2012 - Mar 2013 · 1 yr, Noida Area, India, • Administered and maintained Active Directory, managing user accounts, groups, and permissions to ensure seamless access control. • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to troubleshoot and resolve Active Directory-related issues, ensuring minimal impact on business operations. • Provided L2 support on DNS, DHCP and Windows Servers. • Managed patching of Windows servers using SCCM. • Administered the file servers and managed governance of shares hosted on them. • Designed RBAC model and service catalogue for the users to get access on Citrix machines accordingly.

Education

Executive Post Graduate Programme in Generative AI & Agentic AI, GenAI, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur

Postgraduate Degree, Systems Engineering, IMT CDL Ghaziabad