Afsal Ashraf

Spearheaded the design and engineering of Walmart's Global Tech Platform (GTP) across hybrid cloud environments such as Azure, GCP, and OpenStack.

I delivered highly scalable PaaS solutions by implementing Kubernetes (AKS, GKE, and OpenShift) clusters and transforming services into a self-service model via the Electrode framework. I also designed and automated Terraform modules and Concord pipelines to standardize infrastructure provisioning across global teams.

Additionally, I integrated agentic AI and GenAI for intelligent decision-making, improving platform automation efficiency by 35%.

Finally, I developed and deployed custom ML models using Azure Cognitive Services and integrated AI workflows into production systems.

Designed and implemented CI/CD pipelines for the automotive sector, modernizing the ZF-TRW PTC environment. I automated infrastructure provisioning using ARM templates and migrated it to Terraform Cloud to improve scalability and standardization.

Also, I built custom solutions with Azure Pipelines and integrated PTC ThingWorx with Azure IoT Hub, enabling real-time streaming of vehicle telemetry data for predictive insights.

Finally, I enhanced system reliability by implementing monitoring with Azure Monitor and log analytics, reducing downtime by 25%.

Engineered and delivered cloud transformation for the Xerox Information Management (XIM) environment by migrating legacy on-premises applications to Azure. I built automated deployment pipelines using Azure DevOps, including repos, pipelines, and artifacts, and re-architected workloads into App Services and AKS to enhance scalability.

I also designed disaster recovery strategies to ensure high availability. I integrated monitoring via Azure Log Analytics and Power BI, improving visibility and reducing incident resolution time by 30%.

Finally, I led the migration of critical systems like EHS and ePIM to Teamcenter, ensuring compliance and data security.

Contributed to the New Quote 2 (NQ2) platform, a strategic initiative to modernize Allstate's online quoting and purchase experience.

I migrated production and testing environments, including databases, VMs, load balancers, and websites, to Azure Cloud, enhancing scalability and availability. I also provided IIS administration for hosted applications and automated deployments using PowerShell and ARM templates.

Finally, I implemented CI/CD practices with TFS and GitHub for collaborative development, reducing deployment times and improving release reliability.