Karthi Kuppuraj
Verified Expert in Engineering
Cloud Architect and Developer
Amstelveen, Netherlands
Toptal member since January 16, 2023
Karthi is a Microsoft-certified technical engineer and architect who focuses on designing, developing, and deploying software applications and infrastructures. He specializes in Microsoft technologies, AWS, and Docker and prides himself on identifying and translating client needs into software solutions. Over the past 17 years, Karthi has led international agile and scrum teams and delivered complex and mission-critical applications for customers in various industries.
Portfolio
Experience
- Azure - 10 years
- Terraform - 9 years
- Cloud Architecture - 6 years
- Cloud - 6 years
- Azure DevOps - 6 years
- Management - 6 years
- Docker - 2 years
Availability
Preferred Environment
Cloud, Azure DevOps, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Migration, Solution Architecture, Docker, Docker Swarm, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), DevSecOps, Amazon Web Services (AWS)
The most amazing...
...project I've developed and helped design is an end-to-end supply chain management system for a logistics company with more than 100,000 users worldwide.
Work Experience
DevSecOps Technical Lead
Telecom company in Netherlands
- Created a scalable and resilient system for monitoring and analyzing telecommunications network data using Azure services, Docker containers, and data synchronization.
- Built deployment pipelines using the Azure DevOps YAML pipeline and used Docker services in Azure.
- Was tasked with real-time monitoring and analysis of telecommunication network data. Built scalable and resilient architecture using Azure services and Docker containers. Performed historical data analysis for long-term insights. Automated data synchronization for consistency.
Azure Infrastructure Analyst
G&L Geißendörfer & Leschinsky
- Created an infrastructure as a code for an Azure project and created a DevOps pipeline.
- Managed costs using Azure dashboard and reduced the infrastructure cost.
- Oversaw cost management and saw more than 50% cost reduction in a month after making the changes.
Senior Cloud Engineer and Architect
Maersk
- Developed an end-to-end supply chain management system that is used worldwide.
- Utilized an Azure DevOps board to track user stories and bugs.
- Implemented zero downtime deployment and a multi-region application.
- Created an entire platform design, initially as a small system that is now used by a 120-person team.
- Followed DevOps principles and devised a cloud development strategy.
Senior Cloud Engineer and Architect
IBM
- Built cloud principles for a new application, migrated existing applications, and managed the adaptation process. I also implemented the cloud and provided multiple options for it.
- Utilized Jira and Azure DevOps while working on various company projects.
- Developed and implemented cloud principles and implemented zero downtime deployment.
Azure Architect
IBM
- Built cloud principles for a new application, migrated the existing applications, and managed the adoption process.
- Provided multi-cloud options to meet the client's expectations.
- Understood customer needs and industry trends to develop new concepts of operations with cloud technologies.
- Met the client's expectation to implement on the cloud successfully.
Senior Full-stack Developer and SharePoint Admin
Accenture
- Developed a reporting app for an oil and gas company.
- Created an application to track employee movement relative to the oil and gas bed.
- Implemented an admin process for the SharePoint team and developed an issue tracker for the testing team.
Experience
Supply Chain Management App for Maersk
Reporting Application for an Oil and Gas Company
Retail App for a Chemical Company
Software Engineer in Infosys
My responsibilities included:
• Creating a cloud strategy to build a new cloud
environment, and building and migrating the application.
• Administrating the Azure Portal(Cloud admin portal) with UI and
Automation Script (PowerShell/ARM/Terraform)
• Cloud application evaluations.
• Working on Enterprise core applications like O365, Azure AD etc.
• Creating a strategy for DevOps principles for the product teams and
apply governance.
• Working with IT security to monitor the company's cloud policy
• Building a disaster recovery plan for the platform build and migrated
platform applications.
Microsoft Consultant
SCM Platform for Maersk
I developed cloud principles for the new platform, migrated existing applications, and managed the adoption process. I also built the cloud platform to manage the infrastructure required for the business application supporting the industry. Additionally, I provided multi-cloud options to meet the external vendor's expectations with API management and security, reviewed the technical documentation, and worked on the architecture.
Education
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Engineering
Anna University - Chennai, TN, India
Certifications
AZ-304: Microsoft Azure Architect Design
Microsoft
AZ-303: Microsoft Azure Architect Technologies
Microsoft
Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Expert
Microsoft
Developing Microsoft SharePoint Server 2013 Core Solutions
Microsoft
Developing Microsoft SharePoint Server 2013 Advanced Solutions
Microsoft
Skills
Libraries/APIs
OpenAPI, REST APIs, Node.js, Apigee, Azure Blob Storage API, Azure API Management, Amazon Rekognition, Zendesk API
Tools
Terraform, Azure Logic Apps, Azure Key Vault, System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM), CircleCI, Azure Machine Learning, Azure Application Insights, Azure App Service, Microsoft Teams, Ansible, Helm, Logging, Azure Virtual Network Gateway, VMware, Microsoft Intune, Asana, Azure Monitor, Jira, Confluence, Jenkins, SonarQube, GitHub, Microsoft Team Foundation Server, Azure DevOps Services, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Grafana, NGINX, Azure Automation, Git, Hyper-V, Azure Active Directory B2C (ADB2C), Amazon SageMaker, Azure IoT Hub, TestFlight, SQL Server BI, Azure Traffic Manager, Microsoft Exchange, Azure ML Studio, AutoML, Docker Swarm, Bitbucket, Tableau, Fastlane, GitLab CI/CD
Languages
SQL, Bash Script, Python, Bash, Go, YAML, C#, C#.NET, Snowflake, Active Server Pages (ASP), PHP, C++, JavaScript, SAML
Frameworks
OAuth 2, Unity, .NET, .NET Core, Windows PowerShell, ASP.NET, ADF, AWS Serverless Application Model (SAM)
Paradigms
Azure DevOps, DevOps, Continuous Development (CD), Agile, Event-driven Architecture, API/Services Architecture, Continuous Delivery (CD), Unit Testing, B2C, B2B, Continuous Integration (CI), Hosting, DevSecOps, Microservices, Serverless Architecture, Management, Penetration Testing
Platforms
Azure, Azure Functions, SharePoint, Windows, Windows Server, Docker, Windows Server 2016, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Linux, WordPress, Azure Service Fabric, Microsoft, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), AWS IoT, Kubernetes, Citrix, Azure PlayFab, Azure IaaS, Azure PaaS, Android, iOS, DigitalOcean
Storage
Azure Active Directory, Azure Cloud Services, Azure Blobs, On-premise, Azure Cosmos DB, Azure SQL Databases, Cache, Redis Cache, Microsoft SQL Server, PostgreSQL, Databases, Redis, MySQLdb, SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS), Microsoft Entra ID, Data Lakes, Google Cloud, MongoDB, MySQL, Database Migration, Data Synchronization, Database Security, Azure Storage, Azure Table Storage, Azure SQL, Datadog, Azure Queue Storage, Azure Tables
Industry Expertise
Cybersecurity, Network Security
Other
Cloud, Cloud Architecture, APIs, Cost Management, Cost Analysis, Cost Modeling, CI/CD Pipelines, Microsoft Azure, API Gateways, Azure Virtual Machines, System Administration, Architecture, Power Shell Commands, User Stories, Cloud Infrastructure, Solution Architecture, Azure Migrate, Microsoft 365, Identity & Access Management (IAM), SSL Certificates, Cloud Engineering, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), Monitoring, Office 365, IIS, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), WiFi, Networks, API Integration, .NET 6, Autoscaling, SaaS, SOC 2, Containerization, AWS DevOps, Containers, Machine Learning Operations (MLOps), LDAP, Scaling, Virtual Machines, Migration, Data Science, Single Sign-on (SSO), Cloud Storage, Web App Deployment, Azure CLI, Identity Experience Framework, Systems Monitoring, Repository Management, Rollback, Serverless, Code Deployment, Azure IoT, Azure Virtual Desktop, IT Security, OpenID Connect (OIDC), Authentication, VLANs, LAN, Data & Backup Management, Data Migration, Azure Data Factory (ADF), Storage, Cost Estimation, DevOps Engineer, Networking, Cloud Migration, Azure Virtual Networks, Documentation, SecOps, Windows System Administration, Scripting, Firewalls, System Testing Pipelines, Cloud Security, Web Application Firewall (WAF), Remote Desktop Services, Security, Orchestration, MigrationWiz, Performance Testing, Microsoft Azure Cloud Server, Configuration Management, Azure Files, File Sharing, File Management, GitHub Actions, SAP, IoT Protocols, OAuth, Mobile Device Management (MDM), WAN, Active Directory (AD), Software Development, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, ARM, Azure SaaS, Azure Administrator, Azure Data Lake, VM, Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), Azure Resource Manager (ARM), Pipelines, Azure Databricks, SCADA, Azure Bicep, Application Monitoring, Azure Service Bus, Infrastructure, HAProxy, WordPress Installation, Internet of Things (IoT), ISO 27001
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