About Me

Principal Cloud Architect

• Developed Cloud Strategies: Design and implement cloud solutions using AWS, Azure, and GCP.
• Lead a team of engineers in the development and deployment of cloud-based applications.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define and implement cloud strategies.
• Conduct performance tuning and optimization of cloud resources.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior engineers.
• Develop and maintain documentation for cloud architecture and processes.
• Stay current with emerging cloud technologies and trends.

DevOps Engineer

Strategy and Design:

Developed Cloud Strategies: Defined the organization's cloud strategy, determining when and why to use services from both AWS and Azure.
Design Hybrid and Multi-Cloud Architectures:Designed complex architectures that span across AWS and Azure, considering factors like data integration, application interoperability, and workload placement.

Solution Architecture across Platforms:

• Gather and Analyze Requirements for Cloud Solutions: Worked with stakeholders to understand business needs and translate them into technical requirements for AWS and Azure solutions.
• Developed Cross-Platform Architectural Blueprints and Diagrams: Created detailed architectural diagrams and documentation that clearly illustrate the design and interactions for AWS and Azure components.

Infrastructure Design and Implementation:

• Designed and Implemented Core Infrastructure: Setting up and configured foundational services like VPC/VNet, EC2/Virtual Machines, S3/Blob Storage, IAM/Azure AD, Route 53/Azure DNS, etc.
• Implemented Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Utilized IaC tools (Terraform/OpenTufu) or platform-specific tools (AWS CloudFormation/Azure Resource Manager) to automate infrastructure provisioning and management across cloud platforms.

Security and Compliance:

• Implemented Security Best Practices: Implemented security best practices specific to AWS and Azure, leveraging services like AWS Security Hub, Azure Security Center, IAM, Azure AD, Security Groups, Network Security Groups, etc.
• Ensured Compliance with Industry Standards: Ensured that solutions complied with relevant industry regulations and standards (e.g. HIPAA, CSV, GDPR) across AWS and Azure environments.

Cost Optimization:

• Designed Cost-Effective Architectures: Designed solutions with cost optimization in mind, leveraging features like reserved instances/reserved virtual machine instances, spot instances/spot VMs, and appropriate service tiers.
• Monitored and Analyzed: Used cost management tools provided by AWS and Azure to monitor and analyze spending, identifying areas for optimization.

Migration and Hybrid Cloud Solutions:

• Plan and Execute Migrations: Developed and executed strategies for migrating applications and data from on-premises to AWS or Azure.
• Implemented and Managed Hybrid Cloud Environments: Managed hybrid cloud solutions that seamlessly integrate on-premises infrastructure with AWS and Azure.

Governance and Best Practices:

• Established Governance Frameworks: Helped establish and enforce governance policies and best practices for using AWS and Azure within the organization.
• Developed and Maintained Standards and Guidelines: Created and maintained standards and guidelines for deploying and managing applications and infrastructure across cloud providers.

Collaboration and Communication:

• Collaborated with Teams: Worked closely with development, operations, and security teams that may be focused on either or both cloud platforms.
• Communicated Technical Concepts Across Different Cloud Contexts: Effectively communicated technical concepts related to AWS and Azure to various stakeholders.

Cloud Engineer

• Built and configure VMware, Citrix and HyperV server clusters.
• Implementing High-Availability (HA) with Distributed Resource Management (DRM).
• Setup and configuration of iSCSI SAN\NAS network storage.
• Configured storage LUNs for VMFS and raw disk mappings.
• Performed migrated physical servers to virtual (P2V) of on premise servers.
• Migrated virtual machines (VM) from or to new data-center using Storage vMotion.
• Monitor, maintained, and troubleshooted cluster system along with security of systems and services.
• Administration of Cisco UCS and HP blade platforms.
• Interface with Application support team in changes needed for application upgrades or problem resolution.
• Planned and implemented Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) on Citrix Virtual Desktop.
• Configured and deployed Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) on Windows Server 2008 & 2012.
• Performed version upgrades on underlining Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) on both Linux and Windows.
• Administered and troubleshooted Citrix XenApp and enterprise Citrix environment.
• Plan & Co-ordinate migration of XP thick Desktop users to CAP (Competence Assurance Platform) virtual platform.
• Migration of Windows Server 2003 and 2008 to Windows Server 2012
• Manage & create power shell scripts for BAU (Business-as-Usual) support.
• Office 365 migrations with Active Directory integration.
• Create and maintain documentation of systems processes and procedures.
• Participate in Daily\Weekly review call with clients, provide update on current status.
• Update new issues & remediation, Updates if any new risk to the projects.

Systems Engineer

• Setup/Managed Windows 2003/2008 Cluster Servers for Active Directory, SQL databases, file sharing and messaging.
• Created and upgraded Active Directory domain controllers, Group Policy, DNS, DHCP, and WSUS.
• Domain migrations involved both Intra-forest and inter-forest.
• Designed and implemented servers Linux Servers (RHEL, and Debian variants).
• Designed, built and implemented firewalls Cisco, Sophos, SonicWall, and Juniper.
• Configured and administered Hyper-V and VMware ESXi virtual environments.
• Designed, implemented and maintained Data Center virtualization solutions using VMware vSphere suite.
• Performed daily system monitoring, verifying the integrity of server resources, and processes.
• Designed, implemented and tested Disaster Recovery solutions.
• MS Exchange Migrations moving clients from MS Exchange 2003/2007/2010 to Exchange 2013.
• Experience with IIS implementation, configuration, application, and user support.
• Established and maintained relationships with enterprise clients with environments up to 15,000 end users.
• Servicing clients in industries, such as banking, healthcare, insurance, retail, state and federal government.
• Deliver and support high level solutions using industry leading enterprise technologies including servers, storage solutions, switches, routers, firewalls, and wireless access systems.
• Perform complex troubleshooting and resolution on systems at enterprise levels.
• Serving as escalation point for issues as necessary.
• Document, track and troubleshoot tickets to evaluate and assess technical risks under (SLA’s).
• Provide training, mentorship, and support professional development of fellow engineers.
• Represent professionally to all interested parties including customers, prospects, and outside vendor partners.
• Tested COB (Coordination of Benefits) platforms and applications for HIPPA clients.

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science

AWS Certificates

• (SAA-C02) Solutions Architect Associate
• (DVA-C01) Developer Associate

Microsoft Certificates

• (MCSE) Azure Solutions Achitect Expert
• (MCSE) DevOps Engineer Expert
• (MCSA) Azure Administration

CompTIA Certificates

• Cloud+
• Linux+