Lead Tech Project Manager (AI/App/Cloud/DevOps) at Lumen Technologies Singapore Pte Ltd (2022-04 – Present)
Spearheaded cross-functional teams to deliver complex software and cloud projects, applying expertise in agile methodologies, risk management, and stakeholder communication.
- Orchestrated projects from inception to completion, consistently delivering high-quality software/cloud solutions and bridging the gap between development teams and business objectives.
- Managed software development lifecycles, ensuring timely delivery and adherence to quality standards, aligning technical goals with business needs.
- Led a team of 10+ cloud engineers and developers in the successful migration of legacy on-premises applications to the AWS cloud, resulting in a 30% reduction in infrastructure costs.
- Administered project budgets ranging from $1 million to $5 million, ensuring efficient resource allocation and cost control.
- Instituted Agile methodologies and DevOps practices to streamline project delivery and enhance team productivity.
- Architected and re-architected Microsoft SQL to PaaS Database migrations in AWS (RDS) and Azure Database.
- Provisioned cloud networking architectures in DEV/QA/PROD environments, utilizing Virtual Networks, VPN, Express Route/Direct Connect, Network Security Groups, and Load Balancers.
- Managed Microservices using EKS/Docker for reproducible development environments and scaled them with Amazon EC2 Container Service (ECS).
- Implemented CI/CD, automation, infrastructure as code, configuration management, monitoring, and tools development for customer's enterprise software and systems.
- Authored CloudFormation Templates (CFT) in JSON and YAML format to build AWS services following the Infrastructure as Code paradigm.
Head of IT (Cloud/DevOps/Apps) at Funds Partnership Asia Pte Ltd (2019-06 – 2022-03)
Collaborated with sales teams to architect tailored cloud solutions, resulting in a 15% increase in new business contracts.
- Guided a team of cloud architects in the successful execution of complex cloud migration projects, including lift-and-shift and cloud-native transformations.
- Engineered scalable and cost-effective cloud solutions for enterprise clients, achieving a 25% increase in operational efficiency and a 20% reduction in infrastructure costs.
- Established best practices for cloud security, compliance, and governance, ensuring clients met regulatory requirements and maintained data integrity.
- Oversaw project budgets from $500,000 to $1 million, meticulously tracking expenses and resource allocation to ensure projects remained within scope.
- Executed data migration from NoSQL Cassandra database to AWS DynamoDB utilizing AWS Schema Conversion Tool and Database Migration Service.
- Automated cloud deployments using Chef, Python, and AWS CloudFormation Templates.
IT Lead Engineer – APAC at Pedia Pte Ltd (2017-02 – 2019-04)
Cultivated and maintained technical trusted advisor relationships across all organizational levels.
- Performed design and code reviews, including code sampling, design evaluations, code profiling, and memory utilization assessments.
- Developed business continuity/disaster recovery plans, documented runbooks, and identified optimal cloud architecture solutions.
- Leveraged Terraform for infrastructure management through terminal sessions and executed scripts to create alarms and notifications for EC2 instances using AWS CloudWatch.
- Established a new CI pipeline, tested, and deployed automation using Docker, Jenkins, and Ansible.
- Integrated SonarQube into the CI pipeline to analyze code quality and aggregate code coverage reports.
- Designed, deployed, managed, and operated scalable, highly available, and fault-tolerant systems on AWS.
- Implemented a containerization strategy using tools such as Docker and Kubernetes.
ITeS Service Delivery at A2Z Source Tech Pvt. Ltd (2010-12 – 2016-06)
Monitored and managed migration activities and associated checklists.
- Ensured scheduled activities were completed on time through coordination with all internal and external teams.
- Reported on daily, weekly, and monthly project progress, and enforced Project Management Best Practices.
- Conducted proactive monitoring, identified risks, and executed mitigation planning.
Senior IT Executive, Manager at Global Network Operation Centre, Mphasis Ltd (2006-11 – 2010-09)
Reviewed production problems, identified resolutions, and managed Incident, Problem, and Change Management processes.
- Coordinated monitoring efforts with the NOC team and contributed to process development.
