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Solution Architect | Cloud-Native & DevOps Expert | Kubernetes, Microservices, CI/CD, AWS | Azure | GCP Optimization | Driving IT Transformation | Cost Reduction | Python | SRE | AIOPS | Gen AI

About

As a Solution Architect with a passion for technology and problem-solving, I’ve spent my career transforming complex challenges into innovative solutions. Over the past several years, I've led 20+ impactful IT transformations in diverse sectors such as e-commerce, finance, and healthcare, designing strategic process redesigns and executing seamless application migrations. But it’s not just about the tech – it’s about how we use it to make people's lives easier. That’s why I automated the DevSecOps CI/CD pipeline using Jenkins, integrated SAST tools for vulnerability detection, and reduced manual effort by 70%. This allowed the team to focus on building rather than troubleshooting. I’m proud to have spearheaded strategic initiatives that saved businesses millions, such as cost-optimizing cloud infrastructure, reducing deployment times by 65%, and enhancing system reliability to 99.9%. Throughout all these initiatives, I’ve had the opportunity to not only shape technology but also mentor and lead. Managing a $200K infrastructure modernization project, I drove a 40% reduction in operational costs, utilizing cloud services and Terraform automation. In every project, I focus on both the technical execution and the people involved—believing that collaboration and clear communication are the keys to driving true transformation. Let’s connect if you’re looking for a results-driven leader who combines deep technical expertise with a strong sense of mentorship and business acumen

Location

Bengaluru

AI stack

claude code

Work experience

Cloud Solutions Architect at NTT DATA, Apr 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 8 mos, Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India, ● Enhance Linux servers’ security on AWS & GCP, reducing vulnerabilities by 70% by implementing robust security IAM policies, security groups, VPC firewalls, IDS, automated patching, and CIS benchmark compliance. ● Deployed 10+ microservices using Kubernetes and Terraform, ensuring 99.9% uptime. ● Reduced provisioning time by 60% through automated infrastructure, minimizing manual intervention. ● Implemented SRE AIOps POC for RCA(root cause analysis) anomaly detection, leveraging AI-driven log analysis to improve incident resolution by 20%, facilitating the onboarding of a new customer within 1 month. ● Migrated 28+ applications from AWS to GCP, achieving 15% infrastructure cost reduction while maintaining 99.9% uptime by implementing robust monitoring and risk mitigation strategies ● Lead server maintenance, security patching, and user management, achieving 100% compliance with security standards (ISO 27001, NIST) and improving system security by 20%. Achievements: ● Revolutionized ICP deployment by implementing a cutting-edge containerization strategy, reducing deployment times by 70% using Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform and Helm while ensuring scalability and automation. ● Successfully delivered a POC for a fleet management automobile solution using GCP DevOps pipelines, exceeding expectations by completing it 2 weeks ahead of schedule. This achievement facilitated the onboarding of a new customer within 4 months, driving a $110K ROI. ● Set up CI/CD infrastructure in GCP, driving the rapid deployment of industry cloud solutions and accelerating new customer integration in the Automobile sector

Cloud solutions architect at Cognizant, Nov 2021 - Apr 2024 · 2 yrs 6 mos, Karnataka, India, ● Saved $30K annually, reducing GCP infrastructure costs by 15% through auto-scaling, resource rightsizing, and eliminating unused cloud instances using GCP Cost Explorer, BigQuery, and Recommender API. ● Led cloud implementation and governance in the BFSI sector, enhancing data security, observability, and automation, achieving a 98% customer satisfaction rate. ● Driven cloud security compliance, implementing ISO 27001, NIST, GDPR, and HIPAA, automating IAM, VPC security, and encryption, reducing security incidents by 40% and ensuring 100% audit readiness. ● Automated CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins, Docker, GitLab, Terraform, reducing release cycle time by 35% and shifting from biweekly to daily deployments. ● Led a $180K on-premise to cloud migration to GCP and AWS for a North American e-commerce platform. ● Transformed infrastructure by implementing Kubernetes (GKE, Helm, Istio), driving a 20% reduction in operational costs and accelerating deployment frequency by 30%. ● Enhanced system reliability by integrating Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk, and ELK Stack, reducing Mean Time to Detection (MTTD) by 50% and downtime by 60% through proactive alerting streamlined incident management. ● Automated event correlation and system consistency using Python scripts and Ansible, minimised system noise by 45%, reducing configuration drift by 40%, and enhanced stability across CA observability environments. ● Conducted RCA for high-severity incidents, reducing downtime by 60% and boosting customer satisfaction. ● Streamlined automation using Ansible, cutting configuration drift by 40% enhancing system consistency across CA observability environments

Senior Devops Engineer at Cognizant, Oct 2015 - Oct 2021 · 6 yrs 1 mo, Utrecht, Netherlands, • 11+ years of experience in Cloud, DevOps, Tooling, Automating, Building, Deploying, and Releasing of code from one environment to anotherenvironmentalongwithCustomercentricoperations. • Forward focused architect with expertise in end-to-end delivery from architecting to implementation. • Planned and built IT solutions for enterprise projects involving selection of appropriate technology & products, collaborating with different stakeholdersanddirectingthetimelycompletionof theproject. • Expertise in working with end users & other key stakeholders to understand the business requirements. • Managed projects ranging Development, Strategy Planning, Solution Architecture & Servicedelivery • Expertise in leading diverse team of professionals to new levels of success in cutting edge markets & fast paced environments • Definethestandards&guidelines,focusonstrategytoimplement solution and align with company policies. • Participate in the Architecture Committee based on requirement and relevance • Expertise SupportOperations in Nagios,Web Services,CA-Spectrum, Zenoss, CA-Nimsoft, CA-SOI, CA EEM, SSO, HP-Sitescope, Jaspersoft Reporting, Splunk monitoring system, & prometheus. • Hands on experience in container management and creating Docker containers,Dockerconsolesformanagingtheapplicationlifecycle. • Experience working on Docker hub, creating Docker images and handling multiple images primarily for middleware installations and domain configuration. • Experienced in providing support to Customerson variousMonitoring andTicketingtoolsalongwithendtoendcustomeroperations. • In-depth understanding of SCM activities like creating repositories, administrating activities, branching, tagging etc. • Extensive experience on Version Controlling and Source Code Management tools like GIT, GITHUB • Hands on experience on cloud technologies like AWS. • Good Command in Shell scripting and python.

Software Development Team Lead at Capgemini, Sep 2014 - Sep 2015 · 1 yr 1 mo, Zenoss Tool Developer Zenoss,NCM, Syslog HP sitescope tool Implementation. BI Datawarehousing MYSQL Shell Linux Python

NMS tools Implementation at Accenture, Feb 2013 - Sep 2014 · 1 yr 8 mos, Enterprise Tools Implementation like Zenoss, NCM, Syslog

NMS Engineer at Herbalife, Jun 2011 - Jan 2013 · 1 yr 8 mos

Education

Bachelor of Engineering (BEng), E&CE, vtu

Diploma, E&CE, Rjs Bangalore