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Hire ArunArun Selvaraju
Verified Expert in Engineering
DevOps Developer
Toronto, ON, Canada
Toptal member since January 23, 2023
Bio
Arun is a multi-cloud architect with over 12 years of experience in IT. He designed and migrated the on-premises data center to Azure using Azure Migrate and reduced the cost of licensing. Arun brings strategic vision and leadership to his work and is committed to designing highly secure, scalable solutions. His expertise lies in cloud security posture management, IAM, and Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response. He is also CISSP certified.
Portfolio
KPMG
Cloud Security, Single Sign-on (SSO), Microsoft Entra ID, Terraform, Linux...
MIR DigitlSolutions
Azure, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud Platform (GCP), DevOps...
TELUS
Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Kubernetes, Terraform, Cloud, Networking...
Experience
- CI/CD Pipelines - 7 years
- Identity & Access Management (IAM) - 7 years
- Terraform - 7 years
- Azure - 3 years
- Google Cloud - 3 years
- Google Cloud Platform (GCP) - 3 years
- DevOps - 3 years
- Kubernetes - 2 years
Preferred Environment
Slack, Windows
The most amazing...
...project I've designed is an end-to-end security defense-in-depth system.
Work Experience
Senior Solutions Architect, Security and IAM
2023 - 2025
KPMG
- Handled various security aspects of the design and solution, and implemented the solution.
- Contributed to various defense-in-depth security solutions.
- Added many strategies to the security, including creating a roadmap of the security technologies to be implemented.
Technologies: Cloud Security, Single Sign-on (SSO), Microsoft Entra ID, Terraform, Linux, Cloud, Networking, Virtualization, Kubernetes, Security, Slack, CI/CD Pipelines, DevOps, Identity & Access Management (IAM), IT Security, SecOps, DevSecOps, AWS Cloud Architecture, AWS DevOps, Azure Virtual WAN, Cloud Networking, Infrastructure
Cloud Architect
2022 - 2024
MIR DigitlSolutions
- Designed and migrated the on-premises data center to Azure using Azure Migrate while reducing the cost of licensing.
- Migrated the domain controllers to the cloud and created a perfect identity solution for a client in Azure.
- Federated a single sign-on for the users from Azure Active Directory to AWS and synchronized users to AWS.
Technologies: Azure, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud Platform (GCP), DevOps, Terraform, Cloud, Networking, Virtualization, Kubernetes, Security, Slack, CI/CD Pipelines, Identity & Access Management (IAM), Single Sign-on (SSO), Cloud Security, Microsoft Entra ID, IT Security, SecOps, DevSecOps, AWS Cloud Architecture, AWS DevOps, Azure Virtual WAN, Cloud Networking, Infrastructure
Cloud Architect
2021 - 2022
TELUS
- Architected end-to-end data architecture starting from ingestion to Visualization.
- Implemented a serverless Cloud messaging portal for customers so that customers can provide a complaint system.
- Designed and implemented Partner Interconnect direct connection for the Interactive Voice Response (IVR) system client.
Technologies: Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Kubernetes, Terraform, Cloud, Networking, Virtualization, Security, Slack, CI/CD Pipelines, DevOps, Identity & Access Management (IAM), Single Sign-on (SSO), Cloud Security, Microsoft Entra ID, IT Security
Architect
2021 - 2021
Go Cloud Careers
- Created an NFS file system using VMware ESXi in a bare metal server and shared files across a team of 200 students.
- Created a solution for setting up an Apache server on a bare metal server using VMware ESXi.
- Implemented samba server to access windows files and related windows system to a Linux system.
Technologies: Amazon Web Services (AWS), Azure, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Cloud, Networking, Virtualization, Kubernetes, Security, Slack, CI/CD Pipelines, DevOps, Identity & Access Management (IAM), Single Sign-on (SSO), Cloud Security, Microsoft Entra ID, IT Security
Machine Learning Consultant
2020 - 2021
Independent Consultant
- Achieved 84% accuracy in determining the price of a bulldozer using 412K rows of data for a Bulldozer company.
- Determined heart diseases by designing a machine learning model using Cleveland Heart Disease Database and 109 patient records.
- Strategized a business case and developed a machine learning model using 113k images to predict benign and malignant cancer.
Technologies: Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Azure, Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Junior Architect
2020 - 2021
Home Depot
- Led the delivery of container orchestration for retail customers of Home Depot and enhanced the delivery model.
- Collaborated cross-functionally, including production, testing, and engineering, and delivered high-quality design.
- Achieved a success rate of more than 88% in resolving design issues.
- Delivered a quarterly revenue target of $1.8 million by supporting the delivery team.
Technologies: CI/CD Pipelines, Azure, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
Junior Architect
2018 - 2020
Honeywell
- Created CI/CD pipelines by pushing source repository to a container registry and integrated Cloud Build.
- Implemented a serverless Cloud messaging portal for customers so that customers can provide a complaint system.
- Increased revenue by $1.3 million per quarter in net new business in North America, with Lockheed Martin and Boeing using presales.
Technologies: SAP, Tableau, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Amazon Web Services (AWS), Azure
Junior Architect
2015 - 2017
Amway India Enterprises
- Designed resilient architecture to migrate legacy ERP systems for managing inventory systems of clients.
- Provided highly available, low latency hybrid architecture to implement Atlas ERP systems.
- Developed security architecture for the client using GCP services such as DDoS, Firewall, and IDS/IPS.
Technologies: Atlas ERP, Azure, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
SAP Supply Chain Implementation Consultant
2012 - 2015
ITC
- Worked on several SAP implementation projects with great success.
- Achieved the great performer for the entire south.
- Implemented SAP projects from scratch from beginning to end.
Technologies: SAP
Experience
In-depth Security Architecture Designed
One of the projects designed an end-to-end security architecture to have robust security architecture in place. I have utilized the NIST framework to design the architecture strategically. The client was pleased to create such an architecture within a tight deadline.
Azure Dashboard
I have used Event Hubs, Stream Analytics, Azure Functions, Azure Data Factory, and Synapse Analytics to run through the report. Thus, I believe I can handle any Azure PaaS projects without any hassle.
AWS Use Cases
Employed several AWS services in my project to use Lambda Step Functions and other aspects of the project. With AWS, I've integrated Azure to enable Single Sign-on so that I can work on multiple clouds
Education
2010 - 2012
Master's Degree in Business Administration
Amrita University - Kochi, India
2006 - 2010
Bachelor's Degree in Engineering
Anna University - Coimbatore, India
Certifications
DECEMBER 2025 - PRESENT
Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
ISC2
JULY 2022 - JULY 2023
Azure Administrator Associate
Microsoft
MARCH 2022 - MARCH 2025
AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate
Amazon Web Services Training and Certification
AUGUST 2021 - AUGUST 2023
GCP Professional Cloud Architect
Google Cloud
Skills
Tools
Slack, Terraform, Tableau
Paradigms
DevOps, DevSecOps
Platforms
Azure, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Amazon Web Services (AWS), Kubernetes, Windows, Windows Server, Linux
Storage
Google Cloud, Microsoft Entra ID
Languages
Python 3, Bash Script
Other
Engineering, Azure Resource Manager (ARM), CI/CD Pipelines, Identity & Access Management (IAM), Cloud Security, Single Sign-on (SSO), AWS Identity and Access Management, Okta, Security, Cloud, Networking, Virtualization, IT Security, AWS Cloud Architecture, Cloud Networking, Azure Bicep, SecOps, AWS DevOps, Azure Virtual WAN, Infrastructure, SAP, Atlas ERP, Cloud Architecture
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