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Specialist Infrastructure Designer (Azure Product Champion), Citrix-Wintel- SME, CIO
Delhi, India
Worldwide
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Highly accomplished Senior Cloud Security & Infrastructure Architect, multi-cloud certified with 25+ years of IT experience designing, implementing, and managing secure, scalable, and cost-effective cloud solutions on Microsoft Azure. Extensive expertise in data center, VMware, Citrix, and Microsoft technologies, enabling seamless migration and optimization of workloads to the cloud. Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams, deliver complex projects on time and within budget, and drive innovation through automation and best practices.
Experience
Professional experience5 - 10 years
Freelancer since2023
Languages
EnglishFluent
Project history
Currently working as Cloud Security & Solutions Architect for US based Banking client (Santander Group) which included designing application authentication and authorization solutions including Single-Sign-On, Multi-Factor Authentication, OAuth, OpenID Connect, Sentinel, Qualys, Key Vault and related technologies for workloads moving to the On-Prem, AWS & Azure Cloud. Provide expertise for cyber security technical and non-technical solutions; review and provide guidance enabling business system in the cloud while leveraging Platform as a Service (PaaS), Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) and Software as a Service (SaaS) in a manner that adheres to Santander information security policy and standards.
Key responsibilities:
* Designing Site Failover Strategy.
* Designing Site Recovery Infrastructure.
* Setup BCP/DR for VMware VM and Physical server on-prem to Azure, etc.
* Setup Azure Traffic Manager with Azure site recovery.
* Designed Citrix VDI solution in Azure + Citrix Cloud for 165 fully dedicated desktops.
* Ownership of technical delivery, customer engagements and sales enablement
* Meeting with clients to understanding their needs (lead architect assessment meetings), and
determining gaps between those and technical functionality, and collaborating with all
stakeholders to generate mutually agreeable and advantageous solutions.
* Led the design, architecture and deployment of solutions in Azure platform
* Architect and design n-tier applications grounds up using Azure IaaS and PaaS services
* Deploy Infrastructure using ARM templates for Azure PaaS services with deployment tools such
as VSTS
* Deployed Cloud controls, Landing Zone, Cloud Governance and Azure Security
* Created Azure architecture blueprints and developer documentation
* Migrated applications from on premise to Azure Cloud
* Providing the Azure Training for global internal stakeholders.
* Analyzing on premise cost and Azure cost as per customer requirements.
* Helping Customers for application monitoring and providing the internal training.
* Communication with client-side technical team on architecture point of view and signoff.
* Migration Project's reviews and guide team on technical and functional perspective.
* Windows Azure Environment setups and implementation.
* Support system testing\Integration testing and UAT before deploying to production Environment.
* Managing & Monitoring Daily events for Azure Technical Service.
* Coordinate all vendor management tasks inclusive of working with external vendors and internal
employees.
* Ensuring enterprise-wide needs for due diligence, risk assessment and continuing vendor
monitoring are being accomplished.
* Experience in designing cloud, Web and middleware solutions, supporting them with solution
approach, cloud assessment workshops, POCs and development/migration Plans.
* Analyzing and identifying applications for cloud assessment and fitment, mapping the workloads
across IaaS, PaaS and private clouds.
* Engaging with customer base to understand their evolving business needs and align IT strategy
on priorities.
* Designing Site Failover Strategy.
* Designing Site Recovery Infrastructure.
* Setup BCP/DR for VMware VM and Physical server on-prem to Azure, etc.
* Setup Azure Traffic Manager with Azure site recovery.
* Designed Citrix VDI solution in Azure + Citrix Cloud for 165 fully dedicated desktops.
* Ownership of technical delivery, customer engagements and sales enablement
* Meeting with clients to understanding their needs (lead architect assessment meetings), and
determining gaps between those and technical functionality, and collaborating with all
stakeholders to generate mutually agreeable and advantageous solutions.
* Led the design, architecture and deployment of solutions in Azure platform
* Architect and design n-tier applications grounds up using Azure IaaS and PaaS services
* Deploy Infrastructure using ARM templates for Azure PaaS services with deployment tools such
as VSTS
* Deployed Cloud controls, Landing Zone, Cloud Governance and Azure Security
* Created Azure architecture blueprints and developer documentation
* Migrated applications from on premise to Azure Cloud
* Providing the Azure Training for global internal stakeholders.
* Analyzing on premise cost and Azure cost as per customer requirements.
* Helping Customers for application monitoring and providing the internal training.
* Communication with client-side technical team on architecture point of view and signoff.
* Migration Project's reviews and guide team on technical and functional perspective.
* Windows Azure Environment setups and implementation.
* Support system testing\Integration testing and UAT before deploying to production Environment.
* Managing & Monitoring Daily events for Azure Technical Service.
* Coordinate all vendor management tasks inclusive of working with external vendors and internal
employees.
* Ensuring enterprise-wide needs for due diligence, risk assessment and continuing vendor
monitoring are being accomplished.
* Experience in designing cloud, Web and middleware solutions, supporting them with solution
approach, cloud assessment workshops, POCs and development/migration Plans.
* Analyzing and identifying applications for cloud assessment and fitment, mapping the workloads
across IaaS, PaaS and private clouds.
* Engaging with customer base to understand their evolving business needs and align IT strategy
on priorities.
* Supported Client Infrastructure which was based on Cisco UCS-Flexpod
* Project transition from onshore to offshore which includes Knowledge transfers, shadowing,
parallel runs, and Go live
* Preparation of Project Run Book & Technology Operation manuals & sign off from Client.
* Leading a team of 10 resources for Run Operations team
* Supporting Citrix Infrastructure which includes Provisioning Services 6.1, XenDesktop 5.6,
Netscaler 10 VPX, Edgesight & XenApp 6.5
* Building ESX hosts, virtual machines & managing resources & providing recommendations for
effective utilization of resources
* Performed the testing of VMWARE SRM (Site Recovery Manager) to test the DR for few critical
applications being accessed by the client
* Project transition from onshore to offshore which includes Knowledge transfers, shadowing,
parallel runs, and Go live
* Preparation of Project Run Book & Technology Operation manuals & sign off from Client.
* Leading a team of 10 resources for Run Operations team
* Supporting Citrix Infrastructure which includes Provisioning Services 6.1, XenDesktop 5.6,
Netscaler 10 VPX, Edgesight & XenApp 6.5
* Building ESX hosts, virtual machines & managing resources & providing recommendations for
effective utilization of resources
* Performed the testing of VMWARE SRM (Site Recovery Manager) to test the DR for few critical
applications being accessed by the client