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Verified Expert in Engineering
Cloud Architect and Developer
Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Toptal member since February 20, 2023
Bio
Sumeet is a seasoned Microsoft Azure Certified Cloud Architect with 11+ years of experience designing, building, and managing cloud platforms and infrastructures. With an extensive background in leading large-scale projects, developing strategies, and collaborating with cross-functional teams, Sumeet has proven expertise in delivering value to customers through adopting Azure cloud technologies.
Portfolio
Novartis
Azure, ARM, Azure PaaS, CI/CD Pipelines, Azure IaaS, Azure DevOps...
HCL Technologies
Cloud, Azure, Networking, Azure Active Directory, CI/CD Pipelines, Terraform...
Accenture
Azure PaaS, Azure IaaS, Azure, Cloud, Networking, Azure Active Directory...
Experience
Availability
Part-time
Preferred Environment
Cloud, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Azure, ARM
The most amazing...
...work I've done on Azure involved automating infrastructure and entire landing zone using infrastructure as code and having security and best practices as key.
Work Experience
Specialist Cloud Platform Engineering
2020 - 2023
Novartis
- Designed, documented, and qualified individual Azure services based on enterprise-grade best practices.
- Designed, documented, and implemented cloud governance at the enterprise scale to support compliance.
- Set up the infrastructure as code (IaC) using ARM template and Terraform and integrating them with Azure DevOps for Operations consumption.
- Worked on the landing zone planning and designing for subscription democratization.
- Partnered and collaborated with various teams like security, connectivity, operations, enterprise architect, AD, and service to deliver solutions within Azure.
- Worked on the POC of new Azure offerings and 3rd-party appliances to enhance and improve the platform's scalability, security, and performance.
Technologies: Azure, ARM, Azure PaaS, CI/CD Pipelines, Azure IaaS, Azure DevOps, Azure Active Directory, Cloud Architecture, Cloud Engineering, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), DevOps, Cloud, Control & Cost Analysis, Cloud Infrastructure, VM, Architecture, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), Docker, YAML, Azure, WordPress Installation, Microsoft SQL Server, Monitoring, Azure Portals, Systems Monitoring, Cloud FinOps, Costs
Cloud Architect
2019 - 2019
HCL Technologies
- Defined foundation architecture patterns and provided best practice considerations for cloud adaptation as a part of the center of excellence team. Reviewed and created an LLD and HLD architecture for the requirements to match the standards.
- Created CI/CD pipelines for all new Azure services and evaluated and handed them over to Operations. Automated the complete build process using infrastructure-as-code and considering DevOps best practices.
- Assessed the on-premise infrastructure for migration and shared recommendations on the architecture regarding the migration.
- Wrote scripts and enabled automation to reduce efforts and time for repeated activity. Provided a high availability and a DR solution based on requirements and use cases.
- Conducted POCs for a new offering from Azure and provided recommendations on their adaptation.
- Managed cost consumption and billing and shared advice for cost optimization.
Technologies: Cloud, Azure, Networking, Azure Active Directory, CI/CD Pipelines, Terraform, Cloud Engineering, Kubernetes, System Administration, DevOps, Azure DevOps, MacOS, Control & Cost Analysis, Cloud Infrastructure, Cloud Architecture, Microsoft Power BI, VM, Architecture, MySQLdb, Databases, Deployment, Azure, WordPress, WordPress Installation, GitHub Actions, Microsoft SQL Server, Monitoring, Azure Portals, Systems Monitoring, Cloud FinOps, Costs, APIs, Financial Options, Bash
Cloud Operations Senior Analyst
2018 - 2019
Accenture
- Architected the solution design and deployed the client infrastructure based on project and client requirements.
- Managed the Azure networking, following best practices. Implemented User Define Routes (UDR) across the Azure environment and deployed and connected virtual appliances like Palo Alto and Qualys.
- Handled Azure Active Directory access control for the Azure environment, conducted monthly performance analysis of the complete environment. and presented cost-saving suggestions.
- Implemented and managed cloud security, including Azure virtual machines (VM) backup, disaster recovery (DR), and restoration, and performed periodic test failover using ASR.
Technologies: Azure PaaS, Azure IaaS, Azure, Cloud, Networking, Azure Active Directory, Windows Server, CI/CD Pipelines, Terraform, Cloud Engineering, System Administration, DevOps, Azure DevOps, Control & Cost Analysis, Cloud Infrastructure, System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM), VM, Hyper-V, HAProxy, Troubleshooting, Databases, Deployment, Ansible, Azure, WordPress, Python, Microsoft SQL Server, Monitoring, Azure Portals, Systems Monitoring, Costs, Financial Options
Associate Consultant
2017 - 2018
SoftwareONE
- Onboarded new customers to Azure CSP and completed all the onboarding formalities. Helped customers with support and implementation related to Azure, Azure AD, and Office 365.
- Deployed around 60 virtual machines, configured backup, and set up monitoring using SCOM.
- Migrated the VMs from an enterprise agreement (EA) to cloud solution provider (CSP) subscriptions, installed AD, RDS, and IIS server roles, and set up Load Balancer, App Gateway, and VPN connectivity from on-premise to Azure.
- Rolled out around 39 virtual machines, configuring backup, OMS workspace, Log Analytics gateway, and Load Balancers. Deployed Service Bus and VPN connectivity from on-premise to Azure.
Technologies: ARM, Azure IaaS, Cloud, Linux, Azure, Networking, Azure Active Directory, Windows Server, Cloud Engineering, DevOps, Control & Cost Analysis, Cloud Infrastructure, Amazon Web Services (AWS), System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM), VM, Hyper-V, Troubleshooting, Azure, Monitoring, Azure Portals, Systems Monitoring, Costs
Experience
Modernization and Migration of an Application to the Cloud
Designed and implemented foundational and mainstream cloud services, migrated 300+ workloads to the cloud using best migration approaches such as lift and shift, refactoring, and replatforming, and modernized the application from virtual machines to Azure App services.
Cloud Resource Deployment Automation
Automated the deployment of Azure resources using infrastructure-as-code, like ARM templates and Azure DevOps. Designed the complete IaC framework for the organization and implemented best industry security and governance practices.
Landing Zone Automation | Terraform
Completed the project for the entire landing zone automation using Terraform and automated it using Azure DevOps in a reusable format. Included both platform and application landing zone as part of it. Modularized all Terraform codes as per best practices.
Education
2007 - 2011
Bachelor's Degree in Engineering
Gautam Buddha University - Uttar Pradesh, India
Certifications
NOVEMBER 2021 - NOVEMBER 2023
Microsoft Certified: Azure Network Engineer Associate
Microsoft
JUNE 2021 - PRESENT
Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Fundamentals
Microsoft
NOVEMBER 2020 - NOVEMBER 2023
Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate
Microsoft
MAY 2020 - MAY 2023
Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Expert
Microsoft
Skills
Libraries/APIs
Node.js
Tools
Terraform, System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM), Ansible, Azure, Hyper-V, Microsoft Power BI
Platforms
Azure, Azure PaaS, Azure IaaS, Windows, Windows Server, Kubernetes, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Docker, WordPress, Linux, MacOS
Languages
YAML, Python, SQL, C#, Bash
Paradigms
DevOps, Azure DevOps
Storage
Azure Active Directory, MySQLdb, Databases, Microsoft SQL Server
Frameworks
Windows PowerShell
Other
Cloud, Cloud Architecture, CI/CD Pipelines, Cloud Engineering, System Administration, Control & Cost Analysis, Cloud Infrastructure, Architecture, GitHub Actions, Monitoring, Azure Portals, Systems Monitoring, Networks, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), ARM, Networking, VM, HAProxy, Troubleshooting, Deployment, Cloud FinOps, Costs, APIs, Financial Options, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), WordPress Installation, Objects, Platform Engineering
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