Headline

Cloud Administrator | Linux | Git | Microsoft Azure | Terraform

About

Azure Cloud Administrator with 9+ years of IT experience, combining a strong 5-year foundation in Linux Administration with 5 years of dedicated expertise in Azure. Proven track record of deploying and managing production-grade IaaS and PaaS environments. Highly focused on system reliability, ensuring high availability, and strictly adhering to SLAs. Dedicated to building scalable cloud infrastructure through genuine collaboration, working side-by-side with various departments to ensure our architecture supports the organization’s long-term goals. • Cloud Compute & Architecture: Azure Virtual Machines (VM), Virtual Machine Scale Sets (VMSS), Azure App Service / Web Apps, Resource Monitoring, Azure Compute Gallery. • Cloud Networking: Site-to-Site (S2S) & Point-to-Site (P2S) VPN, Azure Load Balancer, Application Gateway, NAT Gateway, Traffic Manager, Azure Front Door, Azure Bastion, User Defined Routes (UDR), Service & Private Endpoints, Hub & Spoke Architecture. • Storage, Backup & DR: Azure Storage Accounts, High Availability & Disaster Recovery (HA/DR) Design, Azure Snapshots, Azure Backup, Recovery Services vault. • Security & Identity: Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD), Azure Key Vault. • Operations & Migration: Azure Migrate, Azure Monitor, Automation Accounts (Runbooks). • OS & Scripting: Linux Administration (RHEL, Ubuntu), Windows, Bash Scripting. • Tools & ITSM: GitHub, Jira, ServiceNow, BMC Remedy.

Location

Pune Division

AI stack

hedra

inception

perplexity

replit

Work experience

Cloud Administrator at Tech Mahindra, Aug 2021 - Aug 2025 · 4 yrs 1 mo, Pune, • Configured centralized monitoring for diverse Azure resources using Azure Monitor and Log Analytics workspaces to diagnose system activities, resolve issues, and maintain monthly infrastructure reports. • Secured Azure workloads and restricted public exposure by deploying VNets, Subnets, and strict NSG access policies. • Performed multi-tier troubleshooting across the Azure environment, acting as the primary escalation point and actively liaising with Microsoft Support to resolve complex platform-level incidents. • Managed the complete lifecycle of core Azure infrastructure within highly available enterprise environments Microsoft Entra ID, Storage, and Azure Monitor. • Managed global traffic distribution and high availability routing methods. • Managed the end-to-end lifecycle of enterprise Azure Storage Accounts, • Advised clients on Azure cost management, resource rightsizing • Implemented Azure Private Endpoints to secure communication channels between application infrastructure and Storage Accounts • Configured and managed Azure VPN Gateways to maintain secure Point-to-Site (P2S) and Site-to-Site (S2S) network connectivity. • Streamlined infrastructure provisioning by deploying and configuring Virtual Machines from custom and specialized OS images • Generated detailed monthly resource utilization reports • Distributed inbound network traffic across backend Virtual Machine pools utilizing Azure Basic and Standard Load Balancers. • Led root-cause analysis and advanced troubleshooting for Azure Infrastructure and Networking services, • Designed and managed Microsoft Entra ID identity solutions, utilizing Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Privileged Identity Management (PIM) and Conditional Access to strictly protect infrastructure access at the Subscription, Resource Group, and resource levels. • Deployed and configured enterprise disaster recovery solutions • Implemented and managed Hub and Spoke network topologies.

Linux Administrator at Double Negative, Jul 2016 - Aug 2021 · 5 yrs 2 mos, Mumbai Metropolitan Region, • Specialized in system administration, configuration, and troubleshooting of the Linux environment and performance issues. • Analyzed server logs to troubleshoot complex issues and performed root cause analysis. • Proactively monitored Server performance using monitoring tools like Grafana, Sensu, Nagios and resolved issues in a timely manner to ensure production is not affected. • Implemented Kickstart/PXE Boot Servers that were synced between multiple locations. • Designed, implemented, and maintained storage solutions using LVM, ensuring data availability and performance. • Created Jenkins jobs for disaster recovery and troubleshooted issues related to Jenkins build failures. • Proactively monitored keep alive and health of servers, render farms, network switches etc with Sensu, Nagios. • Developed shell scripts to automate routine activities whenever possible. • Managed DHCP server entries using bitbucket (git) repository. • Co-ordinated with users and clients onsite and offsite, as required and resolved issues across all escalation levels. • Collaborated with different teams to improve application stability and performance by observing recurring patterns, failures or issues and advised respective teams on permanent fixes as part of problem management.

Technical Support Engineer at Epicenter Technologies Pvt. Ltd, Oct 2015 - Jul 2016 · 10 mos, Mumbai Metropolitan Region, • Addressed incoming incidents promptly and effectively via phone or email, ensuring minimal disruption to customers. • Handled hardware and software issues to ensure systems remained operational and efficient. Monitored user account statuses and managed user/group-level permissions to ensure proper access and security. • Captured and documented all call details accurately in the ticketing tool, maintaining a clear record of issues and resolutions. Addressed issues during calls and documented the troubleshooting process to create a knowledge base for future reference. • Kept customers informed about the progress of their issues and ensured all calls were resolved within the agreed Service Level Agreement (SLA). Prepared detailed reports on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis.

Education

Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Computer Science, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad

HSC, Physics,Chemistry and Electroncs, Maulana Azad College Aurangabad