Cloud and DevOps Solutions Architect

Seasoned Cloud and DevOps Solutions Architect with over 22 years of experience in Cloud, DevOps, SRE, and data center space. Proven track record of incubating and leading cross-functional teams of 20+ engineers and architects to manage high-performance, global-scale solutions. Served as the founding Director of a Cloud & DevOps practice for over 10 years, spearheading its development and operational leadership for customers from startups to global enterprises. Expertise includes 12+ years in Multi-Cloud (AWS, GCP, Azure), Kubernetes, and Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform/CloudFormation). Achieved a 25% reduction in operational costs and a 3x increase in project delivery efficiency through lean and agile methodologies. Spearheaded complex enterprise-wide PCI-DSS compliance initiatives to 100% completion, handled DDoS attacks, and implemented multi-layered security for web applications. Managed high-availability 24x7x365 operations serving users in 100+ countries. Designed Landing Zones to streamline developer onboarding, providing secure-by-default cloud environments. Equally comfortable as a fully hands-on engineer or in a strategic leadership role, having led everything from intra-city data-center migrations to next-gen micro-services platform pilots.