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Cloud & Platform Engineering • Azure, AWS, OCI & VMware Bare Metal • Kubernetes Operator CRD , Red Hat OpenShift, Oracle OKE ,OpenShift • Docker, Helm, GitOps (FluxCD, ArgoCD) • CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, Cloud Bees , Git-ops action, Nginix, Squid , Devsecops Observability & Logging • Elastic Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana) operations • ML-based anomaly detection & ELK DataOps • Prometheus, Grafana & Datadog APM integrations • Automated ServiceNow alert creation • Splunk • Grafana Stack (LGTM) SIEM/SOAR Palo Alto Cortex SOAR Messaging & Streaming • Kafka, Confluent Platform & Kafka Connect • KStream-based enrichment pipelines • Solace Messaging for low-latency routing • Experience with SWIFT FIN / ISO20022 message flows Integration & API Technologies • REST, SOAP, WSDL, XSD, JSON, XML • Swagger / OpenAPI documentation • API observability & security best practices Automation & IaC • Ansible, AWX/AAP automation • Terraform-based infrastructure provisioning • GitOps workflows for platform & application deployments Databases • Oracle, PostgreSQL, MS-SQL, Azure SQL & MySQL • On-prem → Cloud DB migration experience Security & Payments • Payment industry security standards • DLP, compliance & data protection integrations Other Skills • Strong Linux (RHEL/SLES) administration • Salesforce integration experience • Enterprise container platform operations

Azure Data Integration & Engineering • Built end-to-end Azure Data Factory (ADF) pipelines with automated CI/CD. • Developed Databricks workflows (ETL, Delta Lake, notebooks). ETL data loading • Integrated MongoDB, Cosmos DB, Azure SQL, Cloud SQL & PostgreSQL. • Performed SQL DBA activities, data migration & performance tuning. CI/CD & GitOps Automation • Implemented CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps. • Used ArgoCD for GitOps-based application deployment. • Built Helm Charts for Kubernetes Operators deployments. • Automated infra & configurations using Ansible and Terraform. Cloud Platforms & Governance • Worked across Azure, OCI and AWS environments. • Implemented Azure Governance & Cloud Center of Excellence principles. • Managed AWS IAM & access governance. • Performed Kubernetes & Docker-based platform operations. Network . Network Fortiner, Iptables , f5 , Load balancing Messaging, APIs & Integration • Worked with Kafka, Confluent Platform & Kafka Connect integrations. • Implemented API Gateway & Kong API lifecycle management. • Delivered REST/JSON/OpenAPI-based service integrations. Database Engineering • Administered Oracle, Azure SQL, AWS RDS & Cloud SQL PaaS databases. Oracle spatial GIS , Oracle database , Exadata , Rac • Managed data ingestion, migration & cloud modernization projects. DevOps & Cloud Infrastructure • Deployed microservices on Kubernetes clusters. • Built automated pipelines for application & infrastructure delivery. • Improved reliability, observability & operational automation. SIEM/SOAR Splunk , Palo Alto Cortex SOAR

Cloud Platforms & Infrastructure • Managed multi-cloud environments: Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI),Windows,DNS,DHCP, Active Directory ,On premises , AD sync DNS Conditional Resolver ,VM Ware , VSphere • Designed Hub-and-Spoke network architecture for secure cloud segmentation. • Handled Juniper Nginix, Squid & Fortinet firewalls, and F5 load balancing for high-availability traffic routing. • Managed VMware ESXi, Hyper-V, Actifio & Veeam backup solutions for on-premises datacenter operations. DevOps, CI/CD & Automation • Built CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitLab, GitHub Actions & ArgoCD. • Automated infrastructure and configuration using Terraform & Ansible. • Developed and deployed container workloads using Docker & Kubernetes. • Integrated ServiceNow and JIRA for workflow automation and change management. Observability, Logging & Monitoring • Implemented ELK Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana) for centralised logging. • Developed Splunk dashboards, alerts and operational insights. • Used Sparx Systems for enterprise architecture and solution design. Database & Data Engineering • Administered Oracle Database, Exadata, MySQL & MS-SQL. • Managed Cloud SQL (GCP), Azure SQL, and other PaaS database services. • Led data migrations from on-premises to cloud platforms. Network F5 load balancing , Ip tables , Netstat Palo-Alto Cortex , Big Ip SIEM/SOAR Palo Alto Cortex Soar

Delivered cloud security, DevSecOps, and governance solutions for enterprise customers across Azure, AWS, and GCP. Cloud Security & Governance • Implemented Zero Trust, identity protection, Conditional Access, secure landing zones, and continuous compliance controls. • Strengthened IAM, RBAC, certificate lifecycle, secrets management, and privileged access governance. • Performed cloud hardening, vulnerability remediation, encryption, network segmentation, and secure connectivity patterns. M365 Security & Data Protection • Managed Defender suite (identity, endpoint, cloud apps), Purview DLP, compliance policies, email protection, and Intune device governance. • Implemented data classification, retention, and secure collaboration controls across Exchange, SharePoint, and Teams. DevSecOps & Pipeline Security • Embedded security in CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, GitLab, Jenkins, and GitHub Actions. • Delivered secure code practices, SAST, dependency scanning, container/IaC validations, and automated policy enforcement. • Designed GitOps-based deployment models for secure and repeatable delivery. Monitoring, Detection & Response • Built SIEM use cases and dashboards for threat detection using Sentinel, Splunk, and ELK. • Integrated automated alerting and incident workflows with ServiceNow. • Performed investigation, triage, response, and root-cause analysis for cloud and identity-based threats. Application, API & Infrastructure Security • Secured APIs using standards like OAuth, OIDC, mTLS, gateway and WAF controls. • Improved Kubernetes and container security through RBAC, image scanning, runtime policies, and governance rules. • Automated infrastructure controls using Terraform, Ansible Palo Alto Cortex Soar