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Kiran Pawar
Verified Expert in Engineering
Cloud Architect and Developer
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Toptal member since July 10, 2022
Bio
Kiran is a passionate, enthusiastic, and energetic technology professional. He has over two decades of solid experience working on IT infrastructure design, security, networking, and business process automation projects, and he is more recently specializing in cloud architecture. Kiran is a fast learner, creative problem-solver, and challenge-oriented professional, always committed to providing the best solutions for customers' IT problems.
Portfolio
Go Cloud Careers
AWS Cloud Architecture, Hybrid Cloud Infrastructure, Cloud...
Softkey Techno Consultancy
Amazon Web Services (AWS), AWS Cloud Architecture, Amazon CloudFront CDN...
Softkey Techno Consultancy
On-premise, OpenStack, VMware ESXi, EMC VNX SAN, Architecture, Firewalls...
Experience
- Active Directory (AD) - 12 years
- Project Consultancy - 9 years
- Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery (BCDR) - 8 years
- SharePoint Administration - 8 years
- AWS Cloud Architecture - 7 years
- Cloud Security - 5 years
- Application Security - 4 years
- DevOps - 2 years
Preferred Environment
AWS Cloud Architecture, Google Cloud, Azure DevOps, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), AWS DevOps, SharePoint, Microsoft Power BI, Microsoft Exchange
The most amazing...
...solution I've designed is an on-premises and cloud security and infrastructure architecture for a large hospital and financial organization.
Work Experience
Cloud Architect | Consultant
2021 - PRESENT
Go Cloud Careers
- Developed and designed security and cloud infrastructure architecture for large healthcare and financial organizations, leading to cost savings over the existing IT infrastructure, agile business continuity, and business growth.
- Designed an end-to-end CI/CD pipeline for the software development team. I also developed the security monitoring architecture and created microservices and serverless architecture solutions.
- Oversaw microservices implementation projects and trained team members on various cloud technologies.
Technologies: AWS Cloud Architecture, Hybrid Cloud Infrastructure, Cloud, Amazon CloudFront CDN, Amazon CloudWatch, Amazon DynamoDB, AWS Elastic Beanstalk, Azure, DevOps, Azure Blobs, Project Consultancy, Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery (BCDR), Backup & Recovery, Data Encryption, Red Hat Hybrid Cloud, Systems Monitoring, Elastic Load Balancers, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, Application Security, IP Networks, Identity & Access Management (IAM), Cloud Security, Threat Intelligence, Microsoft Excel, VLAN 802.1q, DMZ Networks, Border Gateway Protocol (BGP), Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Cloud Services, Cloud Architecture, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), Microservices, DevOps Engineer, Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
Cloud Architect - Consultant
2014 - 2022
Softkey Techno Consultancy
- Understood business requirements and designed solutions for clients. End-to-end Infrastructure designing and implementation. Helping businesses to adopt cutting-edge technology to help them expand/grow their business.
- Implemented and configured Secure Container monitoring using the Sysdig tool. Audited the existing cloud set up and reengineered the same for security enhancement of the cloud environment.
- Managed teams sent across India to deliver client solutions. Understood the problem statement from the business management team and designed and delivered fruitful solutions.
Technologies: Amazon Web Services (AWS), AWS Cloud Architecture, Amazon CloudFront CDN, Google Cloud, Azure, AWS Elastic Beanstalk, Terraform, Ansible, Checkpoints, Python 3, Cloud, Jenkins, SonarQube, VAPT, DevOps, Azure Blobs, Azure PaaS, Sysdig, Innovation Strategy, Digital Transformation, Data Privacy, Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH), Web Architecture, Project Consultancy, Presales, DevSecOps, Vendor Management, Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery (BCDR), Backup & Recovery, Data Encryption, Git Repo, Red Hat Hybrid Cloud, Vulnerability Identification, Systems Monitoring, Elastic Load Balancers, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, Application Security, IP Networks, Web Security, Identity & Access Management (IAM), Cloud Security, Threat Intelligence, Microsoft Power BI, Microsoft Excel, VLAN 802.1q, DMZ Networks, IT Project Management, Agile Project Management, Trade Finance, Machine Learning, Border Gateway Protocol (BGP), Tableau, SharePoint 2013, Jenkins Pipeline, Google Cloud ML, Cisco, System Administration, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Cloud Services, Cloud Architecture, Python, Microservices, DevOps Engineer, Data Analytics, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), SharePoint Administration, IT Operations Management (ITOM)
Data Center Architect
2016 - 2018
Softkey Techno Consultancy
- Architected the end-to-end set up of a tier 2 data center, approximately 40 racks with switches, routers, firewalls, and ups.
- Configured VMware ESXi solution for cloud services.
- Oversaw the design and launch process of the data center.
Technologies: On-premise, OpenStack, VMware ESXi, EMC VNX SAN, Architecture, Firewalls, IDS/IPS, IT Networking, Cisco Switches, IT Infrastructure, Sysdig, Digital Transformation, Data Privacy, Project Consultancy, Presales, Vendor Management, Backup & Recovery, Data Encryption, Git Repo, Vulnerability Identification, Systems Monitoring, Elastic Load Balancers, Application Security, IP Networks, Web Security, Identity & Access Management (IAM), Cloud Security, Threat Intelligence, Microsoft Excel, VLAN 802.1q, DMZ Networks, IT Project Management, Border Gateway Protocol (BGP), Cisco, System Administration, Cloud Services, Cloud Architecture, IT Operations Management (ITOM)
Head IT | Business Process Automation
2000 - 2014
Prabhudas Lilladher Pvt. Ltd
- Acted as the lead architect, designing and implementing an on-premises data center consisting of 200 servers, 30 routers, and 20 switches, targeting over 600 employees and enterprise-wide security.
- Handled over 150+ business process automation for the organization.
- Ported an on-premise web application tier to AWS cloud with autoscoring.
Technologies: MCSE, Firewalls, VPN, VSAT, Vulnerability Management, Business Process Automation, SharePoint, SAN Switches, Cisco Switches, Microsoft, Oracle, SQL, .NET, IIS, ALGO, Innovation Strategy, Digital Transformation, Data Privacy, Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH), Web Architecture, Vendor Management, Backup & Recovery, Data Encryption, IT Management, Vulnerability Identification, Systems Monitoring, Elastic Load Balancers, Application Security, IP Networks, Web Security, Identity & Access Management (IAM), Cloud Security, Threat Intelligence, Microsoft Power BI, Microsoft Excel, VLAN 802.1q, DMZ Networks, IT Project Management, Trade Finance, Border Gateway Protocol (BGP), Tableau, SharePoint 2013, Cisco, System Administration, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Cloud Services, Python, Data Analytics, VMware, Microsoft Teams, Windows, Storage Area Networks (SAN), SharePoint Administration, IT Operations Management (ITOM)
Experience
Continuous Delivery of Java Application on AWS Cloud Services
A Java-based application serving thousands of banking customers and requiring continuous integration and delivery in a short time. The existing on-premise application was scalable but sometimes not reliable and time-consuming. Management had to manage development, security, and operation teams. The client wanted fewer overheads for managing current infrastructure and day-to-day operations, keeping security in mind. We have designed and implemented a complete end-to-end continuous delivery pipeline with security automation. It resulted in daily 3-4 in-place updates in the application, less overhead, higher time savings, and upskilling of existing team members.
Multi-cloud App Migration and Modernization
This project demonstrates the experience of migrating on-premise applications to multi-cloud environments, modernizing the application, converting them to containers, and running them under multi-cloud architectures.
Tools and technologies covered:
• Microsoft Azure and OCI (Oracle Cloud Infrastructure)
• IAM
• Azure App Service
• Docker container
• Docker Hub/Registry
• Docker Compose
• Oracle Autonomous Database
Tools and technologies covered:
• Microsoft Azure and OCI (Oracle Cloud Infrastructure)
• IAM
• Azure App Service
• Docker container
• Docker Hub/Registry
• Docker Compose
• Oracle Autonomous Database
AWS EBS Root Volume Disaster Recovery, Monitoring, and Notification
The company recently migrated its entire workload to the AWS Cloud. The workload has been running on the EC2 virtual machine where the application server is configured, and the web application is accessed through this server. They have to configure the monitoring system with AWS CloudWatch and integrate an SNS notification, through which cloud engineers receive a notification whenever a system check failed status for an EC2 machine occurs.
Once a cloud engineer received a System failure notification in an email, it was about EC2 machine root volume got corrupted due to some wrong system patching, and it got a system check instance failed via a monitoring system.
RTO and RPO requirements:
To maintain business continuity, the requirement to maintain an RPO and RTO ratio is most critical and essential during a systems failure.
RTO = 10 minutes is the system's downtime and acceptable recovery time after a failure.
RPO = With the initial 05 minutes of downtime, the system should be able to get back and recover the backup within the last 05 minutes.
Once a cloud engineer received a System failure notification in an email, it was about EC2 machine root volume got corrupted due to some wrong system patching, and it got a system check instance failed via a monitoring system.
RTO and RPO requirements:
To maintain business continuity, the requirement to maintain an RPO and RTO ratio is most critical and essential during a systems failure.
RTO = 10 minutes is the system's downtime and acceptable recovery time after a failure.
RPO = With the initial 05 minutes of downtime, the system should be able to get back and recover the backup within the last 05 minutes.
High Demand Web Application on AWS using Autoscaling, CloudFront, and DynamoDB
Implementing an application that needs to support the high demand of a large number of users accessing it simultaneously. This application has been used in a large conference with more than 10,000 people, in-person and online, with participants from all over the world.
This event was broadcasted online and in person, and ten vouchers were drawn for three Cloud certifications raffle prizes. At that moment, more than 10,000 people in the audience registered their emails to guarantee their participation in the raffle.
I used AWS Elastic Beanstalk services to deploy the web application, DynamoDB to store emails, and CloudFront to cache static and dynamic files in an edge location close to the user.
I can see how powerful AWS Elastic Beanstalk is in just a few clicks. I deployed my web application in the AWS environment with the configured automatic EC2 Auto Scaling and Elastic Load Balancing.
This event was broadcasted online and in person, and ten vouchers were drawn for three Cloud certifications raffle prizes. At that moment, more than 10,000 people in the audience registered their emails to guarantee their participation in the raffle.
I used AWS Elastic Beanstalk services to deploy the web application, DynamoDB to store emails, and CloudFront to cache static and dynamic files in an edge location close to the user.
I can see how powerful AWS Elastic Beanstalk is in just a few clicks. I deployed my web application in the AWS environment with the configured automatic EC2 Auto Scaling and Elastic Load Balancing.
Recruitment Process Automation Using SharePoint
The automation of an HR department's recruitment process using SharePoint was completed on time and within budget, meeting the department's needs and saving them time and effort.
The project team comprised a project manager, a SharePoint developer, an HR representative, and an IT specialist. The project manager created a detailed project plan and tracked progress closely. The SharePoint developer worked closely with the HR representative to ensure the project met their needs. The IT specialist provided technical support for the project, which was approved by the CEO, CFO, CIO, and HR Director. The project was considered closed when all of the criteria had been met.
RESULTS
• Increased efficiency: The HR department has saved time and effort with the automated recruitment process.
• Improved accuracy: The department can now evaluate all applicants fairly and consistently.
• Reduced costs: Expenses associated with hiring new employees dropped.
The project team comprised a project manager, a SharePoint developer, an HR representative, and an IT specialist. The project manager created a detailed project plan and tracked progress closely. The SharePoint developer worked closely with the HR representative to ensure the project met their needs. The IT specialist provided technical support for the project, which was approved by the CEO, CFO, CIO, and HR Director. The project was considered closed when all of the criteria had been met.
RESULTS
• Increased efficiency: The HR department has saved time and effort with the automated recruitment process.
• Improved accuracy: The department can now evaluate all applicants fairly and consistently.
• Reduced costs: Expenses associated with hiring new employees dropped.
Leave Travel Application Automation Using SharePoint Forms
The automation of leave travel applications using SharePoint forms was completed on time and within budget, meeting the organization's needs, saving them time and effort, and reducing associated costs.
Here are some of the steps involved in automating leave travel applications:
1. Create a SharePoint list to store the leave travel application data.
2. Create a SharePoint form to collect said data.
3. Develop a workflow to process the data.
4. Configure the SharePoint list and form to work with the workflow.
5. Train users on how to use the SharePoint list and form.
Here are some of the steps involved in automating leave travel applications:
1. Create a SharePoint list to store the leave travel application data.
2. Create a SharePoint form to collect said data.
3. Develop a workflow to process the data.
4. Configure the SharePoint list and form to work with the workflow.
5. Train users on how to use the SharePoint list and form.
Automation of Limit Enhancements Application for Trading
The process automation of applying for limit enhancements for trading was completed in six months within a $10,000 budget.
The team consisted of a project manager, SharePoint developer, back-office developer, and user acceptance tester. The project's scope included creating a web service in .NET to integrate SharePoint with the back-office system, SharePoint forms for users to apply for limit enhancements, and a workflow to automate limit enhancements approval.
CHALLENGES
• Integrating SharePoint with the back-office system.
• Creating SharePoint forms that were user-friendly and easy to use.
• Developing a workflow that was efficient and effective.
RESULTS
• The automated application process for limit enhancements saved users and employees time and effort.
• The streamlined approval process also improved efficiency.
• The standardized process also reduced the risk of errors.
The team consisted of a project manager, SharePoint developer, back-office developer, and user acceptance tester. The project's scope included creating a web service in .NET to integrate SharePoint with the back-office system, SharePoint forms for users to apply for limit enhancements, and a workflow to automate limit enhancements approval.
CHALLENGES
• Integrating SharePoint with the back-office system.
• Creating SharePoint forms that were user-friendly and easy to use.
• Developing a workflow that was efficient and effective.
RESULTS
• The automated application process for limit enhancements saved users and employees time and effort.
• The streamlined approval process also improved efficiency.
• The standardized process also reduced the risk of errors.
Document Hub Implementation Using SharePoint
A project aiming to implement SharePoint as a document hub for the organization. The project's scope involved creating a central location for storing all of the organization's documents and implementing document management features, collaboration tools, and reporting capabilities.
CHALLENGES
• Securing the document library to meet compliance requirements.
• Training users on how to use the new document management system.
• Integrating the document library with the organization's existing systems.
RESULTS
• Centralized the storage location for all of the organization's documents.
• Improved document management with implemented features like version control, document tracking, and document classification.
• Increased document collaboration with tools, such as document sharing, commenting, and discussion boards put in place.
• Enabled the identification of improvement areas with the implemented reporting capabilities for tracking the document library's usage.
CHALLENGES
• Securing the document library to meet compliance requirements.
• Training users on how to use the new document management system.
• Integrating the document library with the organization's existing systems.
RESULTS
• Centralized the storage location for all of the organization's documents.
• Improved document management with implemented features like version control, document tracking, and document classification.
• Increased document collaboration with tools, such as document sharing, commenting, and discussion boards put in place.
• Enabled the identification of improvement areas with the implemented reporting capabilities for tracking the document library's usage.
BOD and EOD Process Documentation with SharePoint
A project supporting IT to maintain beginning-of-day (BOD) and end-of-day (EOD) processes using interactive SharePoint forms for documentation.
We created a central repository for all BOD and EOD documentation in SharePoint and interactive SharePoint forms for collecting related data. Next, we automated data collection by creating workflows and used SharePoint documentation to provide user guidance. Finally, we trained IT staff on using the SharePoint forms, workflows, and documentation.
We created a central repository for all BOD and EOD documentation in SharePoint and interactive SharePoint forms for collecting related data. Next, we automated data collection by creating workflows and used SharePoint documentation to provide user guidance. Finally, we trained IT staff on using the SharePoint forms, workflows, and documentation.
Ticket Management System Using SharePoint
A ticket management system that we built and automated using SharePoint, which saved IT staff time and effort.
We created a central location for storing all tickets in SharePoint. We added fields to the ticket list to capture information such as ticket type, priority, description, assigned-to, and due date. Next, we developed workflows to automate tasks and trained IT staff on how to use the new ticket management system. IT staff efficiency increased through the automation of the following tasks:
• Assigning tickets to the appropriate IT staff member based on the ticket type.
• Sending email notifications to the ticket requester when a ticket is assigned, updated, or closed.
• Generating reports on the ticket volume, statuses, and resolution time.
We created a central location for storing all tickets in SharePoint. We added fields to the ticket list to capture information such as ticket type, priority, description, assigned-to, and due date. Next, we developed workflows to automate tasks and trained IT staff on how to use the new ticket management system. IT staff efficiency increased through the automation of the following tasks:
• Assigning tickets to the appropriate IT staff member based on the ticket type.
• Sending email notifications to the ticket requester when a ticket is assigned, updated, or closed.
• Generating reports on the ticket volume, statuses, and resolution time.
Education
1992 - 1996
Diploma in Electronics and Telecommunication
Sanjivani K.B.P. Polytechnic - Kopargaon, Mumbai, India
Certifications
NOVEMBER 2021 - PRESENT
Oracle Certified Associate Architect
Oracle
OCTOBER 2021 - OCTOBER 2023
Google Cloud Professional Architect
APRIL 2013 - PRESENT
Skelta BPM
Skelta
MARCH 2007 - PRESENT
Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH)
Red Hat
MARCH 2003 - MARCH 2005
CCNA
Cisco
APRIL 1999 - PRESENT
Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert (MCSE)
Microsoft, via Aptech Computer Training
Skills
Libraries/APIs
Jenkins Pipeline
Tools
Amazon CloudFront CDN, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Power BI, VPN, Terraform, Jenkins, Docker Hub, Amazon CloudWatch, Amazon Simple Notification Service (SNS), GitHub, Ansible, SonarQube, AWS CloudFormation, Tableau, Red Hat Hybrid Cloud, VMware, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE), Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Exchange, SharePoint Designer, Microsoft InfoPath, ADFS
Paradigms
Web Architecture, DevOps, Agile Project Management, DevSecOps, Microservices, Azure DevOps, Microservices Architecture, Automation
Platforms
Windows Server, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft, Azure IaaS, Azure PaaS, SharePoint 2013, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Windows, Kubernetes, SharePoint, Azure, Oracle, Docker, Visual Studio Code (VS Code), AWS Elastic Beanstalk, Sysdig, OpenStack
Storage
Google Cloud, Azure Blobs, On-premise, EMC VNX SAN, Oracle Cloud, Amazon DynamoDB, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Storage Area Networks (SAN), Microsoft SQL Server
Languages
Python 3, SQL, ALGO, Python
Frameworks
.NET
Other
AWS Cloud Architecture, MCSE, CCNA, Firewalls, VSAT, Vulnerability Management, Cloud Architecture, Active Directory (AD), Business Process Automation, Checkpoints, SAN Switches, Cisco Switches, CI/CD Pipelines, Architecture, VMware ESXi, IDS/IPS, IT Infrastructure, Trade Finance, IT Project Management, DMZ Networks, VLAN 802.1q, Threat Intelligence, Identity & Access Management (IAM), Web Security, IP Networks, Elastic Load Balancers, Systems Monitoring, Vulnerability Identification, Git Repo, IT Management, Backup & Recovery, Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery (BCDR), Vendor Management, Presales, Project Consultancy, Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH), Digital Transformation, Innovation Strategy, System Administration, Cloud Services, Scalability, System Architecture, IT Networking, Hybrid Cloud Infrastructure, Cloud, Containerization, VAPT, IIS, IT Security, Google Cloud ML, Machine Learning, Cloud Security, Application Security, Data Encryption, Data Privacy, Border Gateway Protocol (BGP), Cisco, Enterprise Architecture, Analytics, Machine Learning Operations (MLOps), Data Science, Digital Transmission, Data Analytics, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), Autoscaling, Cloudflare, SharePoint Administration, IT Operations Management (ITOM), Computer Skills, Vulnerability Assessment, Cisco Routers, AWS DevOps, DevOps Engineer, Digital Architecture, Workflow, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Web Services, MSMQ, IIS 7
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