Infra. Technology Specialist – Azure Platform Engineering at Cognizant Technology Solutions (2023-07 – Present)
- Working as part of the Azure Platform Engineering team, developing standardized cloud platform capabilities and engineering best practices for enterprise Azure environments using Azure Bicep and Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
- Designing and developing reusable Azure Bicep modules, including custom enterprise modules and Azure Verified Modules (AVM), to standardize infrastructure deployments and promote scalability, consistency and reusability across Azure environments.
- Designing and managing the complete Azure infrastructure lifecycle, including provisioning, versioning, maintenance and decommissioning of cloud resources.
- Contributing to the design and evolution of Azure platform foundations by standardizing shared infrastructure, networking, security and governance capabilities to support enterprise cloud adoption.
- Developing reusable Azure platform capabilities to support enterprise Application, AI and Data services by standardizing deployment patterns across Azure environments.
- Developing and maintaining Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines for Azure Bicep-based infrastructure provisioning while supporting application deployment workflows across multiple environments.
- Implementing secure, scalable and highly available Azure infrastructure for enterprise Application, AI and Data platforms using Hub-and-Spoke topology, Azure Front Door (AFD), Application Gateway (WAF) and private connectivity patterns, while enabling security, governance and centralized observability through Azure Monitor, Log Analytics Workspace and Application Insights.
- Participating in architecture discussions, technical design reviews and solution planning while collaborating with application, networking and security teams to deliver standardized Azure platform solutions aligned with enterprise architecture standards.
- Managing Azure DevOps Git repositories, branching strategies, Pull Requests, code reviews and version control practices.
- Exposure to enterprise Azure platform services, including Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Azure Databricks, Azure Data Factory, Azure OpenAI and Azure AI Search, with hands-on experience in infrastructure provisioning and platform deployments.
- Troubleshooting complex infrastructure and platform issues while mentoring junior engineers on Azure Platform Engineering, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Azure DevOps and cloud engineering best practices.
Technical Specialist– Azure at HCL Technologies Pvt. Ltd (2021-05 – 2023-07)
- Built and managed Azure infrastructure using Terraform Infrastructure as Code (IaC) by developing reusable modules and automating infrastructure deployments across multiple environments.
- Developed and maintained GitHub Actions CI/CD pipelines to automate infrastructure deployments for Development, QA, UAT and Production environments.
- Provisioned and administered Azure IaaS and PaaS services while implementing monitoring and alerting solutions using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics Workspace and Application Insights
- Collaborated with application teams to gather infrastructure requirements, develop Infrastructure as Code solutions and support application onboarding to Azure cloud environments.
- Performed infrastructure validation, deployment support, production issue resolution and release activities while following enterprise deployment standards and best practices.
- Worked with GitHub repositories, branching strategies and code reviews, while mentoring junior engineers and contributing to Infrastructure as Code engineering best practices.
Administrator at Wipro Technologies Pvt. Ltd (2019-06 – 2021-05)
- Administered Microsoft Azure cloud infrastructure by provisioning and managing Azure compute, storage and networking services based on business requirements.
- Configured and maintained Azure Virtual Machines, VM Scale Sets, Availability Sets, Load Balancers and Azure Backup services to ensure high availability and business continuity.
- Implemented Azure networking solutions including Site-to-Site VPN, VNet Peering, ExpressRoute, User Defined Routes (UDR) and Network Security Groups (NSGs).
- Performed Azure infrastructure administration, patch management, vulnerability remediation and operational support while ensuring platform stability and compliance.
System Administrator at Inspace Technologies Pvt. Ltd (2018-06 – 2019-03)
- Work with VMware Infrastructure Client in supporting Windows 2008 & 2012 server Environment.
- Configuring, troubleshooting and providing support for clients regarding security appliances "SonicWALL Firewall".
- Upgrading client network setup to HA environment for SonicWALL NSA5600 & NSA2600 by implementing Failover process with zero percent downtime.
- Work together with project team to determine the appropriate firewall policies involved for the firewall changes.
- Setup and configuring site to site VPN connections.
- Responsible for firmware update for network devices as per latest release on network products (Firewall, Switch Wi-Fi Access Point)
System and Network Administrator at Future Calls Technology Pvt. Ltd (2017-04 – 2018-06)
- Installing, upgrading, monitoring and maintaining server 2012, 2008, 2008R2, 2003 in multiple domains.
- Maintaining server patches and updates.
- Installing and troubleshooting client and user level queries.
- Setup and configuration of remote access solutions including SSL VPN and IPsec
- Creating firewall rules in Cyberoam firewall for various operations as per project needs.
Junior Engineer- CAD at ASE Structure Design Pvt Ltd (2014-10 – 2016-07)
CAD Trainer at CADD Centre Training Services (2013-01 – 2013-10)
