Arsalan Ali
Verified Expert in Engineering
Cloud Architect and Developer
New York, NY, United States
Toptal member since March 14, 2023
Arsalan is a senior lead cloud architect with 12+ years of experience implementing cost-saving strategies through digital transformation. He has worked on large-scale cloud migration projects, data center transformation initiatives, and global digital transformations. Arsalan has extensive knowledge in designing cloud-native architectures.
Portfolio
Experience
- Cloud Infrastructure - 12 years
- Azure - 12 years
- Technical Architecture - 12 years
- Enterprise Architecture - 12 years
- Cloud Migration - 12 years
- System Migration - 12 years
- IT Infrastructure - 12 years
- Cloud - 12 years
Availability
Preferred Environment
Windows, Linux, Azure DevOps, Azure IaaS, Azure PaaS, Architecture, Cloud, Cloud Architecture, Hybrid Cloud Infrastructure, Cloud Infrastructure
The most amazing...
...thing I have designed and architected is a low latency, highly available architecture to meet 99.999% uptime running on the cloud.
Work Experience
Senior Lead, Cloud Architect
Jefferies
- Worked on the migration of a global application to the cloud.
- Used Jira and Azure DevOps to lead project planning and team Scrum calls.
- Built and executed the migration strategy of the on-premise workload to the cloud.
Manager, Support Engineering
Rackspace Technology
- Led the team of support engineers providing support for a managed hosted environment.
- Tracked and triaged system support tasks for high system availability.
- Created team processes to automate day-to-day support tasks, which reduced the ticket queue by 25%.
System Engineering Consultant
Infosys
- Worked in a consulting and strategy division providing advisory services for digital transformation to global customers.
- Built the strategy to migrate the global SAP infrastructure of a large conglomerate to the cloud.
- Oversaw the implementation of the cloud infrastructure build of global ERM systems.
System Analyst
Big 4 Consulting
- Acted as a system analyst, leading the cost analysis of the on-premise systems and the consequent IT systems cost reduction strategy.
- Tracked total hardware usage and utilization to understand the existing data center landscape for cost reduction.
- Presented the cost reduction strategy using automation to reduce the cost of legacy hardware technology and consolidate unused landscapes.
Experience
Global Data Centers Migration
• Working on the strategy design
• Running assessments
• Delivering total cost analysis
• Working with system integrators for a successful implementation
Education
Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology
City University of New York (CUNY) - New York, NY, USA
Certifications
Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert
Microsoft
Skills
Paradigms
Azure DevOps, DevOps
Platforms
Azure, Windows, Linux, Azure IaaS, Azure PaaS
Languages
Python 3
Frameworks
Windows PowerShell
Other
IT Infrastructure, Cloud Infrastructure, Solution Architecture, Technical Architecture, Cloud Migration, System Migration, Leadership, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Cloud, Architecture, Enterprise Architecture, Cloud Security, Cloud Architecture, Hybrid Cloud Infrastructure, CI/CD Pipelines, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), Shell Scripting, IT Support, Technology, Global Strategy, Strategy, IT Consulting
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