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Azure Cloud Architect | SRE Lead | DevOps | Terraform | Networking | Multi-Region Reliability | AI & APIM Integration | Automation | Reliability | CI/CD (GitHub Actions) | FinOps

About

Azure Technical Architect and consulting-oriented CloudOps lead with 14 years of IT experience, including 4+ years designing, building, and running production Azure landing-zone-style architectures for a healthcare mobile-communications platform. Built a CloudOps practice from the ground up as first hire, growing and mentoring a technical team while owning enterprise-grade AKS platforms, hybrid network security architecture, Infrastructure-as-Code delivery, and identity/security governance. Comfortable translating ambiguous business requirements into build/test specifications, driving stakeholder alignment, and leading complex multi-workstream engagements to measurable outcomes. Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Administrator Associate, and Fundamentals certified Over the last several years, I’ve partnered directly with US engineering and leadership teams, owning end-to-end cloud delivery—including design, Terraform automation, CI/CD modernization, cost optimization, and incident management. My background in monitoring and SRE gives me a strong foundation in observability, root-cause analysis, performance tuning, and operational excellence across multi-region deployments. I bring deep expertise in Azure networking (VNETs, UDRs, Firewalls, Private Endpoints), infrastructure-as-code, platform reliability, and DevOps automation. I enjoy working across cross-functional teams, simplifying complex architectures, and creating predictable, resilient cloud systems that support rapid development and stable production operations. I stay current with Azure best practices, modern DevOps tooling, and the emerging AI/cloud intersection—including Azure OpenAI, APIM integration, and automation frameworks. I thrive in environments where ownership, innovation, and problem-solving are critical to business success. Core Competencies: Azure Cloud Architecture (Hub-Spoke, Security, Networking, Private Link) Infrastructure as Code: Terraform, Bicep CI/CD: GitHub Actions Containerization: Docker, Kubernetes SRE & Observability: Log Analytics, KQL, Prometheus, Grafana Configuration Management: Ansible Monitoring Foundation: IBM Tivoli, Zabbix Automation & Reliability Engineering AI & Cloud Integration (Azure OpenAI, APIM) Strengths: Strong communication, stakeholder management, and cross-team collaboration High ownership mindset with proven impact in critical production troubleshooting Ability to translate business needs into scalable architecture Continuous learning and passion for cloud automation and reliability

Location

Coimbatore

AI stack

claude

cursor

github copilot

ollama

railway

Work experience

Azure Technical Architect - SRE at Elixr Labs, Dec 2021 - Present · 4 yrs 9 mos, Remote, Client: Mobile Heartbeat Built a CloudOps practice from the ground up as first hire, growing and mentoring a technical team while owning enterprise-grade AKS platforms, hybrid network security architecture, Infrastructure-as-Code delivery, and identity/security governance. Comfortable translating ambiguous business requirements into build/test specifications, driving stakeholder alignment, and leading complex multi-workstream engagements to measurable outcomes. Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Administrator Associate, and Fundamentals certified

Senior Architect - IBM Tools Architect (SCAPM, Netcool/Omnibus, Impact, ITM, ILMT) at FIS, Apr 2018 - Dec 2021 · 3 yrs 9 mos, Greater Chennai Area

System Engineer Specialist - IBM Tools Architect (SCAPM, Netcool/Omnibus, Impact, ITM, ILMT) at FIS, Nov 2016 - Dec 2021 · 5 yrs 2 mos, Greater Chennai Area, Handling the enhancements, maintenance and support of following Monitoring Tools. Zenoss, Tivoli ITM 6.3, NetCool Omnibus, DASH, Smart Cloud/SCAPM, ILMT, IBM Netcool Probes, Gateways, by providing more automation and requirement gathering with clients. Leading the IBM License Metric Tools project where it involves Designing, Architect and Implementation of this tool in our Enterprise across 6 Different Data Center Actively working with clients, onshore Business units and various stakeholders in analyzing and understanding the business requirements for implementing the tools enhancements specific to the clients. Act as a subject matter expert and will be working with application team to install and configure IBM License Metric tool Project. Involve in post implementation support and in fixing issues on ILMT Tool to measure IBM Sub-capacity licensing. Interacting with onshore-offshore team to maintain the synergy by acting as effective mediator to resolve critical defects in a timely fashion.

Lead Solutions Architect at FIS, Jan 2011 - Dec 2021 · 11 yrs, Led enterprise observability platforms integrating Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Tivoli, and Zenoss for mission-critical financial systems with stringent SLA requirements. Managed Azure subscriptions and resource groups; enforced RBAC, governance policies, and tagging standards across Azure cloud environments. Deployed and administered Azure VMs, Storage Accounts, and platform services for financial application hosting and DR scenarios. Configured Azure VNETs, NSGs, and VPN Gateways enabling secure hybrid connectivity between on-premises data centres and Azure. Implemented Azure Backup and Recovery Services Vault to meet BCP/DR targets for critical regulated financial workloads. Automated environment provisioning and monitoring onboarding using PowerShell, Azure CLI, and ARM templates. Managed teams delivering incident response, capacity planning, and operational reporting; led post-incident reviews to reduce MTTR across production estates.

Education

Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Computer Science, karpagam college of engineering

Higher Secondary, Computer Science, Thamarai Matric Higher Secondary School