Payal Jajodia

2+ years of hands-on experience as a Cloud, Network, and Firewall Administrator. Proficient in managing cloud infrastructure on platforms like AWS, Azure, GCP and Oracle Cloud (OCI). Skilled in designing and maintaining virtual networks, subnets, route tables, and VPN configurations.

Experienced in configuring and managing firewalls (cloud-native and third-party like Palo Alto). Strong knowledge of security groups, ACLs, NAT rules, and network segmentation. Adept at implementing IAM policies and enforcing least-privilege access across cloud environments.

Proficient in monitoring network traffic, diagnosing connectivity issues, and resolving firewall rule conflicts. Knowledgeable in cloud security practices, compliance standards, and incident response. Strong collaboration and documentation skills, supporting cross-functional IT and security teams.

Associate Consultant (Cloud and Network (TDMS) - Department) at Oracle Financial Services Software Limited (2024-01 – Present)

OCI Infrastructure Management, Governance & Organization, Network Design, Hybrid Connectivity, Security Controls, Access Management, Security Monitoring & Compliance, Monitoring & Troubleshooting, Disaster Recovery, Hybrid Cloud Support

• OCI Infrastructure Management: Provision and manage compute, storage, and databases
• Governance & Organization: Configure compartments, tenancy, and tagging
• Network Design: Design and deploy VCNs with necessary components (subnets, gateways, etc.)
• Hybrid Connectivity: Implement DRGs, service gateways, and secure on-prem/cloud integration
• Security Controls: Manage NSGs, firewalls (OCI & third-party), and firewall policies
• Access Management: Implement IAM policies and enforce least privilege access
• Security Monitoring & Compliance: Use Cloud Guard, Security Zones, and follow industry standards
• Monitoring & Troubleshooting: Set up monitoring, logging, and resolve network/infrastructure issues
• Disaster Recovery: Use OCI Vault, snapshots, and replication for backup and DR
• Hybrid Cloud Support: Manage FastConnect/VPN and coordinate with internal/external teams

Graduate SDE at Fynd (2022-12 – 2023-06)

DevOps and infrastructure support with focus on Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, and automated infrastructure provisioning

• Basic administration knowledge in Linux and Kubernetes
• Familiar with storage and networking subsystems
• Assisted in designing, implementing, troubleshooting, and maintaining CI/CD pipelines
• Supported automated infrastructure provisioning, deployment, and management
• Collaborated with development teams to address deployment needs and provide basic production support
• Monitored system performance and contributed to ensuring infrastructure health and scalability
• Began developing best practices for system hardening and configuration management under senior guidance
• Participated in disaster recovery and failover exercises
• Actively stayed updated with emerging DevOps tools and technologies

Software Engineer at Neutrino Tech Systems (2022-05 – 2022-10)

DevOps Engineer with hands-on experience across various tools and platforms including Kubernetes, Docker, Jenkins, and Infrastructure as Code

• Hands-on experience working as a DevOps Engineer across various tools and platforms
• Familiar with resolving issues in production Kubernetes clusters
• Knowledge of Docker, Kubernetes with experience troubleshooting related issues
• Experienced with Git and GitHub for version control
• Proficient in CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and Azure DevOps
• Skilled in using Docker and Kubernetes for containerization and orchestration
• Hands-on experience with Ansible for automation
• Using Terraform (IaC) for infrastructure provisioning on AWS and Azure cloud platforms

Google Cloud Intern at Shivaami (2021-01 – 2021-04)

Winter internship working on Google Cloud infrastructure setup for client migration from Microsoft to Google

• Setting up the infrastructure on the Google Cloud for one of the Client for migration from Microsoft to Google
• Worked on the Google Workspace and Google Workspace Migrate Platform
• Involved in deploying platform servers, database servers- MySQL and CouchDB
• Monitoring the node serves on the migration platform for the data migration
• Static analysis of the node serves for the mapping of the data to their respective users
• Involved in the daily meet ups with GWMP Engineer and documentation

Post Graduation in AI and ML – IIIT Bangalore and Liverpool John Moores University (2026-01)

B.Tech in CSE – Poornima University (2017-08 – 2021-06)

Higher Secondary Education – S.V.E.M. School (2015-06 – 2017-05)

Senior Secondary Education – S.V.E.M. School (2014-03 – 2015-03)