AVP, IAM/Azure Engineer - Citibank - Irving, TX
(2021-09)
Designed, implemented, and maintained Microsoft Entra ID identity infrastructure, including user lifecycle management, group automation, access reviews, privileged access workflows, and governance controls.
- Built and optimized Conditional Access policies, MFA configurations, Identity Protection risk policies, and SSO integrations for enterprise applications using OAuth2, SAML, and OpenID Connect.
- Managed Azure AD Connect, hybrid identity, federation (ADFS), and seamless SSO for large-scale environments.
- Implemented Privileged Identity Management (PIM) for role assignment, JIT access, approval workflows, and access reviews to strengthen least‑privilege and Zero Trust posture.
- Led onboarding SaaS applications into Entra ID Enterprise Apps, configuring SCIM provisioning, custom roles, and application consent policies.
- Developed and maintained RBAC models across Azure resources, subscriptions, and management groups; ensured compliance with internal and regulatory standards.
- Automated identity and access operations using PowerShell, Graph API, and Azure Automation.
- Worked closely with security teams to implement Zero Trust, identity governance, and cloud security best practices across Azure workloads.
- Performed regular audits of access, sign-in logs, risky users, and authentication patterns using Entra ID Identity Protection and Azure Monitor.
- Supported cloud migration initiatives by designing secure identity architectures for Azure VMs, VNets, storage accounts, and PaaS services.
Principal QA Analyst - Santander - Boston, MA
(2019-03 - 2021-06)
Built and managed Azure resources including VMs, VNets, NSGs, Load Balancers, Key Vault, Storage Accounts, and App Services.
- Implemented Managed Identities, service principles, and role assignments for secure workload authentication.
- Configured Azure Policies, Blueprints, and governance controls to enforce compliance across subscriptions.
- Integrated Azure resources with Entra ID for secure access, identity-based authentication, and conditional access enforcement.
- Used Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and Sentinel for identity and security monitoring.
- Administered Active Directory environments including OU structure, GPOs, domain controllers, group management, service accounts, and delegated administration.
- Implemented and supported Hybrid Identity using Azure AD Connect, Seamless SSO, Password Hash Sync, and federation services.
- Built and maintained RBAC models across Azure subscriptions, management groups, and resource groups to enforce least‑privilege access.
- Automated identity operations using PowerShell, Graph API, and Azure Automation runbooks.
- Configured and supported Azure services including VMs, VNets, NSGs, Key Vault, Storage Accounts, Managed Identities, and resource access policies.
- Performed identity security monitoring using Entra ID logs, Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and Sentinel; investigated signing anomalies, risky users, and authentication failures.
- Collaborated with security, infrastructure, and application teams to implement identity governance, cloud security controls, and compliance requirements.
QA Consultant - Encore Capital - San Diego, CA
(2017-09 - 2018-08)
Migrated legacy systems to a centralized debt management platform.
- Tested SSIS and bulk data load frameworks.
- Wrote complex SQL queries and validated data pipelines.
- Reviewed user stories and participated in Agile ceremonies to align testing with business goals.
- Performed Integration, Regression, Smoke, and Performance Testing across releases.
- Validated SSIS workflows and Bulk Data Load (BDL) processes post-migration.
- Wrote and executed complex SQL queries for Oracle and MySQL databases.
- Conducted data validation across sources, staging, and target layers.
- Logged defects in VSTS with root cause analysis and collaborated with developers.
- Authored test cases in VSTS and executed via Microsoft Test Manager (MTM).
QA Engineer - HSBC - Hyderabad, India
(2010-07 - 2014-05)
Tested the Integrated Data Warehouse for banking analytics.
- Created and executed functional/regression test cases.
- Automated tests using Selenium and TestNG.
- Performed unit testing of small components to help the dev team whenever needed.
- Executing Test Cases in QC and logging defects. Closely following up with the dev team to ensure proper defect fixes.
QA Engineer - Deloitte - Hyderabad, India
(2008-07 - 2009-11)
Developed and tested modules for the state taxation system.
- Reviewed documentation and improved QA processes.
- Handle the tasks of providing recommendations to improve the testing process for supporting quality assurance initiatives.
- Escalate unresolved problems to senior staff and guide less experienced testers.
- Reviewing and modifying user requirements according to Business Rules and technical specifications.
