Ravi Devendrakumar Patel

Around 5 years as an Azure Cloud Engineer, focusing on cloud automation, infrastructure provisioning, implementing cloud solutions to ensure optimal performance and cost efficiency. Expertise in leveraging Azure services such as Virtual Machines, Entra ID, Key Vault, Blob Storage, and SQL Database, alongside automation tools like Terraform and ARM Templates to optimize cloud infrastructure. Proficient in managing cloud monitoring with Azure Monitor, Grafana, Prometheus, Datadog, and Log Analytics, ensuring optimal performance and proactive real-time issue detection to drive operational improvements.

Adept at securing cloud infrastructure through Azure Active Directory (AAD) for identity management, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) for access control, and utilizing Azure Key Vault for secrets management while enforcing robust security standards. Versatile in building and managing CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps and Jenkins, with strong expertise in infrastructure as code (IaC) and containerization for efficient deployment.

DevOps Engineering Specialist - Azure at Canada Revenue Agency (2021-02 – Present)

DevOps Engineering Specialist focusing on Azure cloud infrastructure, automation, and CI/CD pipeline management.

• Developed robust IaC scripts using Terraform and ARM templates, ensuring consistent, scalable infrastructure provisioning across environments.
• Spearheaded the design and implementation of highly efficient CI/CD pipelines leveraging Azure DevOps, significantly reducing release times and ensuring seamless, error-free deployments.
• Integrated Grafana with Prometheus to build detailed dashboards for visualizing metrics, enabling proactive monitoring of performance across Azure environments.
• Managed and maintained a fleet of Linux-based VMs, ensuring high availability, optimal performance, and reliable operations for production environments.
• Orchestrated and fine-tuned CI/CD processes to automate the deployment and management of various databases, including SQL Database, MySQL, and Redis, enhancing data reliability and improving system uptime.
• Teamed up with development teams to automate builds and deployments using Azure Pipelines, implementing RBAC for secure access management while optimizing resource allocation for cost-efficiency.
• Conducted thorough security audits and vulnerability assessments on Azure-hosted resources such as Azure App Services, Azure Virtual Machines, Functions, Azure Active Directory, Key Vault, and Azure Load Balancer, ensuring compliance with security best practices.
• Led a key project leveraging Azure services, including Azure Virtual Machines, Blob Storage, and AKS, which enhanced application scalability and reduced infrastructure costs while improving resource utilization.
• Built and optimized Python-based applications for backend services, leveraging frameworks like Flask and Django to develop scalable web applications and APIs.
• Utilized Docker for containerization, streamlining application development and deployment on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), creating isolated, scalable, and efficient environments for development.

Diploma in Computer System Technician (Software Support) – Mohawk College Canada (2018-09 – 2020-05)

B.E in Computer Science & Engineering – Gujrat Technological University (2013-08 – 2017-05)