Experience
10+ years
Cloud
Expert
DevOps
Specialist

About Me

I help platform teams move from manual operations to self-service, audited, cost-conscious cloud infrastructure, built on reviewable, repeatable patterns.

Professional Summary

15+
Years in IT
10+
Years in Cloud
99.9%
Uptime Delivered
15+
Satisfied Clients

Expertise & Focus

An accomplished Senior Cloud DevOps Engineer with proven expertise in optimizing CI/CD pipelines for high-quality deployments on public and hybrid cloud platforms. Strong problem solver with a focus on performance monitoring, cloud security, and promoting DevOps best practices across enterprise environments.

Technical Proficiency

Skilled in modern DevOps toolchains including Azure DevOps, Jenkins, Kubernetes, Docker, GitHub Actions, Ansible, and Terraform. Proficient in scripting with Bash, Python, and PowerShell for automated infrastructure management.

Azure AWS Kubernetes Docker Terraform Jenkins GitHub Actions Python PowerShell

Location & Availability

Based in India and available immediately; previously Stockholm, Sweden and Bangalore, India. Most recently a DevOps Engineer at AFRY Digital Solutions AB (May 2025 to June 2026), building GitOps-based Kubernetes platforms, infrastructure automation, and CI-driven engineering workflows while supporting enterprise-scale test infrastructure for Ericsson AB.

Experience

DevOps Engineer

AFRY Digital Solutions AB • May 2025 - June 2026

Stockholm, Sweden

  • Designed and deployed a GitOps-based Kubernetes platform using K3s and ArgoCD with Prometheus and Grafana, enabling version-controlled, automated infrastructure provisioning
  • Maintained the GitOps platform as a live project and reusable engineering reference
  • Built RPA workflows in Power Automate to automate data collection from Tendsign, supporting business process optimization
  • Supported and maintained radio communication test infrastructure across hardware, servers, and end-to-end CI pipelines for Ericsson AB
Kubernetes K3s ArgoCD Prometheus Grafana Power Automate CI/CD GitOps

Cloud Engineer

Stena Metall AB • Aug 2024 - Jan 2025

Stockholm, Sweden

  • Contributed to the evolution of the Azure Cloud Adoption Framework and landing zone setup, helping define governance, compliance, and platform guardrails for enterprise Azure usage
  • Implemented Terraform and Azure Pipelines-based infrastructure patterns aligned with Azure governance standards
  • Defined and implemented Azure Policy guardrails, Entra ID and RBAC access controls, and secure-by-design infrastructure patterns
  • Designed custom Azure RBAC roles for backup resilience and separation-of-duties
  • Built Service Principal lifecycle and credential-rotation tooling, and implemented tenant-wide Key Vault compliance auditing via KQL
  • Improved reliability with KQL-based monitoring, reducing downtime by 20%
  • Developed reusable Azure cost optimization templates and a Terraform module library for standardized Azure infrastructure deployment
Azure Terraform Azure Pipelines Azure Policy Entra ID RBAC Service Principals Key Vault KQL

Senior Software Engineer (DevOps)

Capgemini Sverige AB • Sep 2021 - Jul 2024

Stockholm, Sweden

  • Implemented CI/CD pipeline automation in Azure DevOps, reducing deployment times by 30%
  • Built a GitOps self-service Databricks platform for data scientists using Terraform and GitHub Actions, reducing environment provisioning friction
  • Upgraded on-prem hardware for Kubeflow workloads, integrating with Kubernetes through Rancher RKE
  • Performed dual-cloud infrastructure benchmarking (AWS vs. Azure) for ML platform evaluation, configuring secure programmatic access with AWS IAM
  • Led internal platform initiatives and maintained reusable automation assets including a resume builder agent and a DevOps Python automation toolkit
Azure DevOps Terraform GitHub Actions Azure Databricks Kubeflow Rancher RKE AWS IAM GitOps

Senior Business Consultant (DevOps)

Tech Mahindra • Feb 2017 - Sep 2021

Bangalore, India

  • Designed and managed CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and Azure DevOps for hybrid cloud applications
  • Automated microservice orchestration with Docker and Kubernetes, improving resource utilization by 25%
  • Deployed an OpenStack 5G Network Slicing solution for Deutsche Telekom
  • Built AWS CD 2.0 platform infrastructure via Terraform for Cisco Systems, including automated SVN-to-Git migration of Cisco codebases
  • Orchestrated cross-tenant migrations using Python and shell scripting
  • Managed the ELK Stack for centralized logging and data indexing
  • Reduced operational overhead by 20% via Terraform and Ansible-based infrastructure automation
Jenkins Azure DevOps Docker Kubernetes OpenStack ELK Terraform Ansible AWS Python

Senior AEM Administrator (Cloud)

ICF Next • Sep 2015 - Jan 2017

Bangalore, India

  • Managed AWS and VMware environments, improving uptime by 15% through optimized resource utilization and automated operations with Ansible and shell scripting
  • Integrated SAML 2.0 federation from Azure AD / ADFS to AWS IAM for secure enterprise identity federation
  • Designed and maintained a production-like AWS sandbox environment for Channel 7, improving reliability of testing, validation, and release preparation
  • Provisioned and optimized AWS infrastructure using VPCs, security groups, and EC2 for secure AEM application environments
  • Supported AEM author and publish environments together with Apache Dispatcher integration
AWS VMware Ansible Shell Scripting VPC EC2 SAML Adobe AEM

Unix/Linux Systems Administrator

Hewlett Packard Enterprise • Nov 2011 - Aug 2015

Bangalore, India

  • Provided L1/L2/L3 support across global outsourcing accounts including HUL, E.ON, and Con-way
  • Administered Unix-based and VMware platforms, enhancing system performance and reliability
  • Authored a Linux procedure library for storage and system management, standardizing operational practices and reducing incident response times by 20%
Unix Linux VMware System Administration Operations

Skills & Expertise

Cloud Platforms

Azure Expert
AWS Advanced
OpenStack Advanced

Infrastructure as Code

Terraform Expert
Reusable Module Libraries Expert
Ansible Expert
ARM Templates Advanced
CAF Enterprise Scale Archetypes Advanced

Identity, Security & Governance

Entra ID Advanced
Privileged Identity Management (PIM) Advanced
Azure RBAC Expert
Custom RBAC Role Definitions Advanced
Azure Policy Advanced
Azure Cloud Adoption Framework Advanced
Azure Governance Advanced
Key Vault Advanced
AWS IAM Advanced
SAML Federation Intermediate
Least-Privilege Design Advanced
Security Auditing Advanced

CI/CD & GitOps

GitHub Actions Advanced
Azure DevOps Expert
ArgoCD Advanced
Jenkins Expert
GitLab CI Intermediate
Trunk-Based & GitFlow Workflows Advanced

Containers & Orchestration

Kubernetes Expert
AKS Expert
EKS Advanced
Rancher RKE Advanced
K3s Advanced
Docker Expert
Helm Advanced
Kubeflow Intermediate

Cost Optimisation & FinOps

Subscription Budget Automation Advanced
Cost-Allocation Tagging Advanced
Idle-Resource Elimination by Design Advanced
Reusable Cost Optimisation Templates Advanced

Observability

Azure Monitor Expert
KQL (Kusto Query Language) Advanced
Prometheus Advanced
Grafana Advanced
ELK Stack Advanced
Logstash Pipelines Advanced
CloudWatch Intermediate

Scripting & Automation

Python Advanced
Bash Expert
PowerShell Intermediate
Azure CLI Advanced

Artifact Management & Code Quality

Nexus Repository Expert
Artifactory Advanced
SonarQube Advanced
CVE & Vulnerability Scanning in CI Advanced
NuGet Feeds Intermediate

Data & Messaging

MySQL Advanced
MongoDB Intermediate
Kafka & Zookeeper Advanced
Azure Databricks Advanced
Backups & Recovery Advanced
Pipeline Integration Advanced

Web & Proxy Tier

Nginx Expert
Reverse Proxy & Path-Based Routing Expert
TLS Termination Advanced
Response Caching Advanced
Apache Dispatcher Advanced

Version Control

GitHub Expert
GitLab Advanced
Gerrit Advanced

Operating Systems & Infrastructure

RHEL / CentOS Expert
Ubuntu LTS Expert
SLES Advanced
Unix Expert
LVM & Storage Advanced
Kernel Tuning Advanced
Systems Troubleshooting Expert
VMware Advanced

Certifications

Professional credentials and qualifications

Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900)

Microsoft • March 2023

Demonstrates foundational knowledge of cloud services and how those services are provided with Microsoft Azure. Validates understanding of cloud concepts, Azure services, Azure workloads, security and privacy in Azure, as well as Azure pricing and support.

Azure Cloud Fundamentals

Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-104)

Microsoft In progress

Validates the skills to implement, manage and monitor an organisation's Microsoft Azure environment, covering identity, governance, storage, compute, virtual networking and monitoring.

Azure Administration Governance

Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE)

Red Hat • 2010 Expired

Hands-on certification in Red Hat Enterprise Linux system administration and configuration, covering system services, storage, networking and troubleshooting.

Linux RHEL System Administration