SUMMARY:

• A Chief Cloud Architect & DevSecOps SME, Enterprise Architect, Agile Coach, Digital Transformation Leader, Presales & Tech Evangelist, Agilist, Mentor, Speaker and Author with over 19 years of "hands on" professional IT experience in defining cloud strategy, modern engineering practices, Agile - DevOps practices, technical pre-sales, architecture, software development and maintenance of Cloud, Mobile, Web, IoT, ML, AI, Bots and desktop apps using Azure IaaS, PaaS, SaaS, ARM, DevOps, Big Data and Security.
• With a well-rounded enterprise level business and cloud architecture acumen, understand the interests and language of customers, technical, creative, and business professionals, and bridge between them, instilling people with a vision for a company or its’ product. Adapt quickly to new environment and work in teams with a can-do ability to take charge when necessary and drive the work to completion. Trained as servant leader in Agile-DevOps Transformation, Digital Transformation, Cloud Transformation and Technology Leadership.
• Hands-on in-depth IT experience in diverse industries - Retail, Finance, Logistics, Healthcare, EPC, Automation, Entertainment, Information Technology, Telecom, Energy, and Government of large scale and complex size.
• As a Cloud Architect & DevSecOps SME, contributed to enterprise application architecture & development; developed and configured the following: end to end CI/CD/CM, Git Repos, Build and Release Pipelines, ARM Templates, Terraform, Automation, Policies, Governance, Automated Testing, One-Click Rollback, DevSecOps, Cloud Security, HA, DR, Resiliency, Cost, Monitoring using Azure, TFS/Azure DevOps, etc.
• In the role of Enterprise Cloud Architect, contributed to corporate strategy of Digital Transformation (business, people, process, technology, roadmaps) and served as a solution visionary in Azure with hands-on assessment and migration of infrastructure and applications to Cloud in a global hybrid-cloud environment.
• me support global organizations as a DevSecOps SME and halped implement respective tools; Fortify, Veracode, SonarQube, Checkmarx, WhiteSource, Secure DevOps Kit (AzSK), OWASP ZAP, Visual Studio Code Analysis and Roslyn Security Analyzers, BinSkim, Aqua, ADO Security Scanner, Dotfuscator, SAST, DAST, IAST, SCA.
• As a seasoned Presales & Technology Evangelist created technical assets, authored a book, provided customer demos, and negotiated RFPs; additionally, participated in public speaking for Microsoft Azure Cloud & Azure DevOps resulting in a successful track record in strategy and new product development.
• As a Principal Architect, oversaw the architecture, design, development and maintenance of applications: Cloud, Mobile, Web, IoT, ML, AI, Bots, Desktop apps. Good at Machine Learning, Bot Framework, Big Data & Coding.
• As an Agile Coach; mentored, trained, and coached organizations on delivering continuous value to customers
• Certified expert noledge in architectural design and development of enterprise IoT/Bot/Web applications using: Azure Security, Azure Kubernetes Services (AKS), Docker, MicroServices, Service Fabric, Cognitive Services, Redis cache, Bot framework, IoT Hub, Stream Analytics, Logic App, Log Analytics, Big Data Technologies, Azure Web Apps, App service, Azure API Apps, Application Insights, API Management, Machine Learning, Azure SQL DB, Data Factory, Key Vault, Service Bus, Cosmos DB.
• As a Startup executive, built engineering teams, developed Minimum Viable Products (MVP) and MMF with little to no supervision; comfortable at all layers of the startup people stack.
• Possess strong business and software development methodologies/process noledge including Test-Driven Development (TDD), Agile Scrum Software Development, Behavioral Driven Development (BDD), SAFe, etc.
• Knowledge and experience in designing database programs using Azure SQL, Cosmos DB, PostgreSQL, etc.
• Stay up to date on relevant technologies, plug into user groups, understand trends dat ensure we are using the best techniques and tools; a love for mentoring and passion for sharing new technology with the dev community.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

DevSecOps: Azure DevOps, Azure Pipelines, Build Management, Release Management, Organizations, Security, Visual Studio Code, Azure Boards, Repos, Azure Artifacts, Azure Test Plans, DevTest Labs, Azure DevOps Extensions, CheckMarx, OWASP, SonarQube, Azure Monitor, Bitbucket, Microsoft Security Code Analysis, GitHub, Jenkins, WhiteSource, SAST, DAST, Container Security, Twistlock, ServiceNow, Infrastructure/Platform/Application Telemetry, Octopus, TeamCity, Application Insights.

Containers: Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Service Fabric, Container Instance, Azure Functions, Container Registry, Web Apps, API Apps, Web App for Containers, Docker.

AI & Machine Learning: Azure Bot Service, Bot Framework, Cognitive Services, Azure Machine Learning, ML Studio, LUIS, QnA Maker, Speaker Recognition, Speech Translation, Speech to Text.

Cloud Computing: AWS, Virtual Machines, App Services, Batch, Cloud Services, Azure Stack, Windows Virtual Desktop, Logic Apps, Event Grid, API Management, Service Bus, Azure Security Center, Azure Active Directory, Azure Active Directory B2C (ADB2C), Azure Active Directory B2B (ADB2B), Media Services,, Azure DNS, Virtual Network, Load Balancer, VPN Gateway, Application Gateway, Azure DDoS Protection, Network Watcher, Azure Firewall, Front Door, Azure Bastion, Azure Firewall Manager, Web Application Firewall, Key Vault, Storage - Blobs, Files, Tables, Queue, Micro Services.

Databases: Azure SQL Database, Cosmos DB, SQL Server, Oracle, Azure Cache for Redis, Azure Database for PostgreSQL and MySQL, Azure Database Migration Service.

Analytics: Azure Databricks, Synapse Analytics, HDInsight, Azure Data Factory, Event Hubs, Data Share, Power BI Embedded, Analysis Services, Data Catalog, Data Lake Storage.

IoT: Azure IoT Hub, Raspberry Pi, Intel, Azure IoT Central, IoT solution accelerators, Time Series Insights, Stream Analytics, Notification Hubs, Digital Twins, Azure IoT Edge.

Management/Governance: Azure Backup, Azure Site Recovery, Azure Advisor, Scheduler, Automation, Traffic Manager, Network Watcher, Azure Service Health, Azure Policy, Cost Management + Billing, Azure Blueprints, Azure Resource Manager templates (ARM), PowerShell.

UI Technologies: XAML, MVVM, WPF, Swift, MVC, Visual C++, MFC, Silverlight, C++ XAML, Win Forms

Technology & Languages: OOAD, UML, WinRT, PCL, C++, COM, VB, C#, WCF, MEF, LINQ, MVC, HTML5, VB.NET, RS-232, PL/SQL, App Center, Mobile Apps, Windows 10 UWP Apps.

Embedded: Embedded VC++, eVB, .NET Compact Framework, Pocket PC, .NET Smart Devices.

Industrial Automation: OPC, PLCs, SCADA, Embedded Systems development, CNC machines, Robotics.

Tools: Jira, Confluence, Quest, Visio, LucidChart, MS Visio, Enterprise Architect, MS Project.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Chief Azure Architect

Responsibilities:

• Spent most of my last 8+ year here working as an independent contractor for Fortune 500 Companies
• Architected technical solutions on Azure Cloud, DevOps, Mobile, Web, Agile & Digital Transformation
• Delivered projects for various clients working my way up from application development, DevOps through enterprise architecture.
• My success is underpinned by my customer focus and passionate drive for results

Confidential

Azure/TFS DevSecOps SME & Enterprise Hybrid-Cloud Architect

Responsibilities:

• Was primarily brought in as an Azure cloud Architect and DevSecOps SME to halp at the enterprise and solution level with the cloud migration and DevOps implementation. Architected technical solutions and provided technical leadership in a highly collaborative fast-paced environment for these custom-built apps.
• Architected and assisted in implementing & configuring nine Microsoft Azure subscriptions for Footlocker
• Lead the Cloud CoE, created Azure naming-, policy-, and governance standards.
• Developed cloud native applications & migrated existing core applications to the Azure cloud.
• Brought in the DevSecOps culture as part of the cloud transformation journey by working with IT, Security and various teams within the organization. Implemented CheckMarx, OWASP, SonarQube, Microsoft Security Code Analysis, WhiteSource Bolt, SAST, DAST, Container Security, Twistlock in Azure DevOps.
• Created the cloud strategy and implementation roadmap by working with various departments: Business, IT, Development teams, Security, Infrastructure, Operations, DevOps, Compliance, etc.
• Implemented security scanning for reusable open source software (OSS)/Software Composition Analysis (SCA) using WhiteSource and Veracode.
• Implemented Code Coverage Results task in a build pipeline to publish code coverage results produced when running tests to TFS and later to Azure Pipelines in order to obtain coverage reporting.
• Implemented Secure DevOps Kit (AzSK) and running Tests using Visual Studio task.
• Implemented security static code analysis using CA’s Veracode. Worked on adding Veracode's security static analysis rules into the IDE, using a local ruleset to scan Java, JavaScript, C# code for detecting security flaws.
• Implemented Publish Test Results task in a build pipeline to publish test results to TFS and later to Azure Pipelines when tests are executed to provide a comprehensive test reporting and analytics experience.
• Implemented Visual Studio Test task in a build and release pipeline to run unit and functional tests (Selenium, xUnit, NUnit, Chutzpah, Coded UI test) using the Visual Studio Test Runner.
• Implemented Container Structure Tests to validate the structure of a container image.
• Implemented Checkmarx unified security solution for Static Source Code Analysis (SAST) and Open Source Analysis (OSA) for identifying, tracking and fixing technical and logical security flaws in the projects.
• Implemented Fortify SCA to do static analysis for application security testing through TFS & Azure DevOps.
• Led and implemented the Cloud migration strategy as well as green-field cloud application architecture and development. Educated customer on Rearchitect, Refactor, Re-platform, Rewrite & Re-host strategies.
• As part of developing reference architecture patterns for cloud applications, took up a complex on-premise hosted web application built on ASP.NET & Java technology stack, and moved it completely into Azure using Azure Front Door, Azure WebApp for hosting the angular 2 website, Azure API Apps for hosting the API’s developed using JAVA, SpringBoot, API Management for managing the API’s, Azure Redis cache for high performance, Logic App for B2B workflow integration between Dynamic CRM and DB, Azure Service Bus for queuing the XML’s to be sent/received to/from Provenir, Azure functions for processing the messages, Application Insights for application performance monitoring, Log Analytics and Azure Monitor for enterprise monitoring dashboards of AKS, On-Premise and Cloud applications and Azure SQL DB for hosting the database. Developed Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) solution, Log management using Log Analytics and Azure Monitor. Integrated ServiceNow with Azure and Azure DevOps.
• Implemented Agile Scrum development process within the product development teams and used Azure DevOps for creating user stories, tasks, bugs, Sprint Planning, Team’s Kanban boards, backlogs custom dashboards and reporting in Azure Boards.
• Defined end to end integration test cases, regression test cases, performance test cases as well as user flow test cases, and played a major role in the automation of these test cases using Azure Test Plans in Azure DevOps to achieve 100% built in quality.
• As Lead Developer and member of Azure Cloud COE, developed Azure Cloud Design patterns, Azure naming guidelines, global deployment plans, global instance strategy, monitoring strategy, security guidelines using RBAC as well as best practices to protect data at rest, in transit and at the application level. Developed and Implemented RBAC policies and Identity and Access Management solutions (IAM).
• As part of dis project me was instrumental in transforming the infrastructure team into a modern cloud infrastructure team. Trained dis team and implemented various Infrastructure as Code design patterns like linked templates, shared templates and manifest deployment model for Azure DevOps, and paved the way for all the teams to use IaC at Footlocker. me also, led and implemented Azure IaC using Terraform.
• Initially setup gloden master ARM templates for most of the Azure resources dat can be used in fully automated CI/CD Azure Pipeline. Integrated Azure DevOps with Octopus and ServiceNow.
• Guided the Controller Replacement Program into moving to AKS through multiple workshops in coordination with the Microsoft team. Implemented design, build, release, and run process for the whole program.
• As part of Infrastructure DevOps implemented end to end CI/CD/CM for Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) using Azure Pipelines for Build Pipelines and Release Pipelines and deploying microservices into AKS.
• In reference to DevOps implementation architectural patterns, migrated existing Git repos from BitBucket & TFS into Azure DevOps and setup branching strategy, branch policies, gated check-in policies, build validation, Pull Request policies and Project Security. Used Key Vault for Secrets Management.
• Created a Release Management lifecycle and end to end governance of software deployment at Footlocker which includes unit testing, continuous integration, continuous deployment, continuous monitoring, coordinating and the management of releases across the enterprise for multiple applications across various portfolios. me was also responsible for migrating ARM templates into Terraform and develop Terraform code.
• Was responsible for Liaising with project managers/ScrumMasters, quality assurance, infrastructure & operations groups and other key stakeholders on the releases through Azure DevOps.
• For Warehouse Management Systems app, collaborated in the design and development of microservice-based applications using .NET, Java and Spring Boot Framework using best practices (12-factor app) and industry-standard design patterns for loosely coupled applications.
• Implemented Istio to integrate microservices and Twistlock for container security scanning in Azure DevOps.
• Designed and implemented disaster recovery and business continuity solutions for CR projects; ensured application performance and availability monitoring is embedded into all cloud native applications.
• As part of cost optimization opportunities, me was part of ARB to review every cloud application architecture at Footlocker to make sure cloud resources are used effectively and reduce cost.
• Took on additional responsibility of keeping provisioned infrastructure and applications in compliance with Azure Blueprints. Used PowerShell scripts for some of the Azure management activities.
• For Order Management Systems product, halped with solution architecture and designed application services using AKS for hosting Microservices, Cosmos DB for holding order data, Azure SQL DB for master data, Service Bus for message routing, Azure DNS, Paloalto, Application Gateway, Hybris, Storage Account - Blob/Files, Adyen for credit card, Apple and Android pay, Riskified for fraud check, Elavon for payment services, APIGEE for APIM. Designed secure data solutions to ensure data encryption at-rest and in-flight.
• Continuously kept reviewing cloud technologies roadmap so dat new solutions can be proposed to product teams and lead POC efforts to research new tools/products. Created technical white papers, blogs and repeatable architectural patterns at Footlocker. Instrumental in driving engineering excellence by guiding teams to become high-performing teams by adopting a DevOps-driven culture of continuous learning.

Confidential

Chief Cloud Strategist/SME/Architect

Responsibilities:

• As an Azure Cloud/DevOps architect & Agile leader, lead the transformation of DevOps practices and Implemented modern DevOps practices throughout the organization as well as contributing best practice on various aspects of Microsoft Azure, including PaaS (and IaaS) related services, Visual Studio, VSTS, Azure DevOps, Secrets Management, CI/CD, ARM Templates, Terraform and other development practices.
• Led 2-day global GE Bot Hackathon event in Atlanta in June 2017 with Chris Drumgoole, CIO at GE and Scott Guthrie, Executive VP at Microsoft. Led 2 weeks of pre-workshop sessions with multiple GE teams and onboarded them to GE Azure cloud platform as well as got everyone familiar with Azure Bot Framework.
• Provided architectural blueprints for multiple web applications and designed cloud solutions dat support long term strategy. Implemented proof of value as necessary to demonstrate the cloud designs to the team
• Was instrumental in formulating DevOps strategy and process and implementing Azure DevOps.
• Developed Master ARM templates code in Visual Studio Code for many of the Azure Services being consumed at GE aviation laying the foundation for reusable Infrastructure CI/CD templates.
• Single handedly developed end-to-end pipelines in Azure DevOps for Kubernetes CI/CD, Docker, Alerts automation, automation of monitoring dashboards & Application performance monitoring using App Insights.
• Formulated a cloud migration strategy for GE Aviation and migrated existing applications as well as architected green field applications using Azure technologies.
• Instrumental in moving existing data from On-Premise and legacy databases into Azure cloud Data Lake using multiple Azure services mainly Data Factory, Data Lake and developing API’s on it for consumption.
• As SME for all Azure related technologies, performed R & D on any new services dat come out of Azure. Share the outcomes with GE teams so dat they can make better decisions as we iterate through the design.
• Educated leadership and customers on Cloud technologies and influenced direction of the solution to be selected. Provided training and mentorship to junior developers, engineers, and staff.

Confidential

Chief Cloud & DevOps Architect

Responsibilities:

• Architected, Designed, Developed and implemented Azure DevOps end to end process for Infrastructure CI/CD & application CI/CD and governance. Developed Global implementation DevOps process for GE.
• Provided Architecture guidance and strategy to GE enterprise architects and played a vital role in shaping up GE cloud strategy and architecture and in migrating existing applications to cloud.
• Designed and developed solution architecture for N* Framework and migration of GE legacy apps to microservices architecture. Helped the team develop multiple microservices and deployed them into Service Fabric. Created On-Premise hosted, standalone Service Fabric cluster, running on Windows Server. Worked on Cluster Capacity Planning and infrastructure setup. After getting security approval, me was involved in setting up end to end CI/CD for creating Service Fabric infrastructure using ARM to deploy to Azure.
• Worked on architecting, designing and developing MicroServices using Reliable Services and Reliable Actors Programming model for coding stateless and stateful services to be deployed into ServiceFabric.
• Performed discovery sessions, solution architecture, component design and MVP 1 and MVP2 development using Azure IoT Technologies to integrate field device sensors data to ServiceMax Salesforce.com
• Developed the strategy to migrate GE Predix applications into Cloud using Azure PaaS offerings and implemented the same. me did R &D to deploy app to Linux virtual machines using Jenkins and Azure DevOps
• me am involved in architecting hybrid-cloud solution architecture for the customer facing website along with developing MicroServices for REST API's. dis is an IaaS architecture and me was involved in setting up Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) Instances for hosting website and MicroServices as well as backend database, Network Load Balancer for load balancing VM's, AWS Auto Scaling, and Simple Storage Services (S3) to store application data in Object Storage. Website is deployed onto EC2 instances. Microservices has been deployed into EC2 instances as well as the database for dis application.
• me did R&D on RBAC using AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), AWS Secrets Manager for storing database connections and other secrets needed in website so dat it is easier to rotate and manage secrets.
• For hybrid-cloud solution architecture, me led the architecture R &D and developed infrastructure DevOps by migrating ARM Templates into Terraform for both Azure and AWS deployments. Did R&D on creating Elastic Beanstalk Application and Environment in AWS through Azure DevOps to move to SaaS architecture.

Confidential, New Jersey

Azure IoT SME

Responsibilities:

• Prepared vision, strategy for Mobile, Cloud and IoT technologies. Developed reference architecture for IoT.
• Developed POC’s for device to cloud and cloud to device communication using Azure IoT technology stack.
• me am the only architect & developer on a project dat involved developing IoT solution for delivery tracking. me successfully developed Windows10 IoT Core application dat runs on Pi3 to communicate with IoT Hub, Stream Analytics and to database. With the halp of Logic apps, the solution is now able to send anomaly reports using SendGrid. Performed hands-on coding to develop POV’s to implement enterprise IoT strategy.
• Developed the IoT Core edge application dat runs on edge devices to communicate with IoT Hub, Stream Analytics, tan to Service Bus Queue based on condition, and data eventually ending up in Cosmos DB.
• With the halp of Cortana Intelligence Suit & Microsoft Cognitive Services the project performs facial identification for user autantication combined with user identification and verification.
• Was able to predict the behavior of the delivery person by using Azure Machine Learning and Data Science algorithms in dis project. A bot was built on top of the solution and was used as a reference architecture.

Confidential

Principal Cloud & IoT Architect

Responsibilities:

• Was primarily brought in to modernize the machinery interface in the manufacturing plant by connecting the machines to devices to IoT systems to increase efficiency and halp in reducing maintenance costs.
• For machines on shop floor, which are event producers, designed and developed IoT edge applications including Operator Login Screen and persisted data between screens. Implemented functionality for Setup, Run and Lunch. Implemented Part attribute counter for Setup and Run operations.
• As part of evaluation, developed and used Connected Factory in Azure IoT Suite. To provision devices at scale, worked on IoT Hub Device Provisioning Service to enable IoT devices to receive provisioning information automatically. Used Azure IoT Hub Device Management to manage devices at scale.
• Implemented Hot Path analysis by connecting Azure IoT Hub to Azure Stream Analytics to analyze real-time and on demand data and powered intelligent actions like machine shutdown, maintenance and business functionality. From here, data is sent to Event Hub and tan to Cosmos DB and Power BI for dashboards.
• Implemented Warm Path analysis by connecting Azure IoT Hub to Azure Time Series Insights to visualize IoT time series data in near real time. Created customized solution in Time-series.

Project: Marriott International, Bethesda, MD

Mobile & Cloud Architect

Responsibilities:

• As a technology champion with mobile/cloud team, did industry wide research on state-of-the-art technologies for mobile and cloud and laid a foundation for the future of mobile and cloud at Marriott. Received appreciation and award from management for my contribution to mobile and cloud architecture.
• As part of Run team, researched, identified and developed solution pathways to business challenges and standards. Provided customer support and resolving customer issues by working with customer care team.
• Involved in the overall redesign of the mobile user experience and redesign of the mobile technology platform and played a major role in architecture, design and development of MVP for Release 1.
• Implement monitoring solutions from a mobile/cloud services and security implementation perspective.
• As part of enterprise DevOps, laid out process for Continuous Integration, Continuous Deployment, Continuous Monitoring as well as strategies for Release Management of mobile apps, Web API’s in Azure.
• Translated complex Functional Specifications to detail Technical Designs regarding the enterprise mobile and cloud architecture/services and security requirements.
• Provided input, guidance and recommendations on Technical Designs developed by other team members
• Engaged with internal/external teams to share best practices, information, and experiences like IT All Hands meeting, Lunch & Learn sessions, brown bag sessions. Performed hands-on coding to develop various POV’s to demo the concepts and handed them to development teams to build on it.
• Played a pivotal role in halping the company move into Azure and brought in the culture of DevOps for mobile platform. Implemented Azure application insights for business metrics measurement.

Confidential

Azure DevOps SME & Architect

Responsibilities:

• Implemented tools and processes to enable infrastructure automation using Azure DevOps.
• Implemented and managed automated build pipelines and release pipelines on Git Repos and Azure DevOps for enterprise applications
• Reviewed and analyzed technical and business requirements and played a crucial role in determining the approach required for defining a standard architecture pattern/solution through proof of concept and documentation
• Assisted with environmental configuration, automated deployment and testing
• Developed and delivered scripts and automation tools used to build, integrate, and deploy software releases to various platforms. Provided recommendations for appropriate supporting technologies for projects and design relationships for cloud deployed solutions

Confidential

Mobile & Cloud SME/Architect

Responsibilities:

• TJC intended to develop mobile and tablet app for its surveyors to halp automate the paper process and improve the efficiency of the surveyors. me was hired to halp with the mobile/cloud strategy as well as develop and implement Mobile Survey Technology (MST) apps.
• As part of the modernization process, me was tasked with modernizing Web Survey Technology (WST) and rearchitected the system to use single API's for both web and mobile apps. Developed various Rest API’s by developing cloud services dat are used by both web and mobile teams.
• Involved in designing and developing HCO Dashboard to take notes, run notes report, perform Template Management, edit Records, edit Tracers, edit Observations, etc.
• Developed step by Step documentation on how to deploy MST app using SCCM. Also, developed support process for mobile apps at Joint Commission. Designed and implemented AAD Single-Sign on and Login flows for the all the mobile and web apps as part of modernization.
• Established the cloud enterprise architecture practice by taking a lead role in delivering architectural services for next generation solution development efforts. Introduced DevOps practice for early value delivery.
• Worked with peers to build tailored solutions with repeatable patterns dat can be leveraged across business and IT solutions

Confidential

Azure and Azure DevOps SME

Responsibilities:

• Played a vital role in shaping the cloud journey for ACA
• Led the assessment of existing Mainframe applications, On-Premise systems, and process to come up with a process and technology transformation strategy for replacing legacy Mainframe applications with Azure; dis included High Availability, Disaster Recovery, and bringing in resiliency into the cloud architecture
• Led Value Stream Mapping workshop with both Business and IT teams to come up with new value streams and operating models for integration between systems and components dat includes 8 data centers with various solutions and platforms ranging from SAP, Hybris, Linux, Unix, Windows, iOS, Android, Apache, IIS, Java, .NET, Angular, Node, Jboss, WebSphere, Tomcat, Oracle Database, DB2, SQL Warehouse, SQL Database, Sybase, PostGre SQL, Informatica, Provenir, SunGard, Secure FTP, Azure Cloud, etc.
• Was responsible for defining Non-Functional requirements around Business continuity with data resiliency, achieving High Availability, Disaster Recovery, Backup, etc. Tan, me had taken up responsibility to come up with Strategy, Process and best practices around these Non-Functional requirements to ensure mission-critical applications and data are built for resiliency by working with various teams and stakeholders.
• As trusted advisor to CIO for cloud initiatives, provided objective, practical and relevant ideas, insights and advice while also building organizational partnerships and networks to ensure comprehensive cloud capabilities are developed with input from appropriate business, application architects and IT resources.
• Championed and implemented the DevSecOps practices as part of integrating security and monitoring activities into Azure DevOps pipelines. Played major role in interacting with various infrastructure, development, Security, Operations and Compliance teams to align on architecture and migration process.
• Developed Built-in Quality strategy, and defined end-to-end integration -, regression-, performance-, and user flow test cases. Played major role in automation of these test cases to achieve 100% built in quality.
• As an ARB and Cloud Center of Excellence member defined and reviewed architecture
• Designed repeatable architectural patterns dat follow best practices resulting into modeling the best-practices for architecture and resilience readiness and other product teams adapting
• Architected, designed, and developed the integration of Azure App Services (API Apps and Web Apps) with On-Premise software applications like Provenir, Sungard
• Developed business case, assessed financial impacts of proposed solutions, and lead teams on RFP/RFI's

Confidential

Azure DevOps Architect/SME

Responsibilities:

• As Cloud Center of Excellence & DevOps SME, halped spread DevOps practices into different product development groups through training and coaching. Implemented Infrastructure CI/CD using Azure DevOps
• Moved the On-Premise TFS hosted DevOps process to VSTS using build definitions, release definitions for CI/CD and releasing the software into Azure. Developed and implemented blue green configuration approach using Azure deployment slots, PowerShell and ARM templates as part of DevOps process
• Developed CI/CD for deploying applications to multi-tenant clients and implemented monitoring solutions
• Worked on developing end to end CI/CD for Kubernetes based applications using Docker, ARM templates and manifest deployment architecture through Azure DevOps
• Solution design, development and technical consultancy across broad Azure technology stack.
• Developed cloud strategy document to halp Tomra in Cloud transformation journey.
• Implemented end to end Database DevOps process including CI/CD as well as for SSIS & SSRS.

Confidential, Reston, VA

Bechtel Procurement System, Software Architect & Engineering Manager

Responsibilities:

• Maintained and migrated 60 applications and 270 DLLs written in VC++, MFC, COM, C# & SQL queries
• Advocated on using Azure cloud and .Net for all new development and made the existing components .Net compatible. Presented a technology road map to the senior management and moved workloads to Azure.
• Played a crucial role in the architecture, design and development of robust, reusable .NET class libraries.
• Migrated paper based and desktop material receiving application to mobile and web apps.
• Led the effort to analyze, re-architect and rebuild Supply Chain Management modules (Requisitions, Purchase orders, Inventory, Material Management, payments and shipment), using VC++, MFC, COM, C#.NET, MEF, WPF, XAML, HTML5, ASP.NET MVC and Oracle 11G Server. Migrated existing code base to VS 2013.
• Involved in updating the software to latest Microsoft technologies as well as explored non-Microsoft alternatives.
• Took up the additional role of Configuration Controller to maintain the complete Software versions and bug list by using TFS. Played a major role in migrating source code from VSS to TFS to Git.