Aaruj Verma
Program & Project Manager
Noida
Summary
- Highly skilled and dedicated professional with a goal of becoming an invaluable asset to your organization by consistently exceeding client expectations.
- Self-motivated, flexible, and adaptable, always eager to learn state-of-the-art technologies and passionate about improving processes. Prioritizes bringing creativity and innovation into work.
- Over 11 years of experience as a resourceful Project Manager, successfully organizing business operations, managing finances, and ensuring smooth project flow.
- Excels in procurement, monitoring production schedules and budgets, and providing targeted solutions to challenges. Possesses strong knowledge of accounting principles, bookkeeping, budgeting, and financial management.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
5
5
Certifications
4
4
Languages
Work History
Project Manager & Scrum Master
Primus Software
Noida
08.2023 - Current
- Lead and manage a portfolio of high-priority projects across [UK & US regions], ensuring alignment with organizational objectives and delivering measurable business outcomes
- Lead a team of 20 resources in the migration of On-Premise infrastructure to Azure Cloud for a global insurance company, ensuring seamless transition and minimal disruption to operations
- Develop and execute end-to-end project plans, including initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, and closure, while adhering to budget and timeline constraints
- Oversee the portfolio and project management processes, including work intake, prioritization, capacity planning, and governance
- Establish performance metrics and KPIs to monitor and optimize portfolio performance, generating high-quality reports for executive stakeholders
- Partner with cross-functional teams to define project scope, manage risks, and implement change management strategies to drive successful adoption
- Facilitate workshops to align stakeholders, define priorities, and ensure clarity on project objectives and deliverables
- Serve as a mentor to junior team members, providing guidance on best practices in project and portfolio management
- Drive accountability by documenting deliverables, tracking milestones, and ensuring timely follow-ups on critical action items
- Successfully managed complex, cross-functional projects, delivering on-time and within budget while achieving business outcomes
- Collaborated with senior leadership to develop and implement portfolio planning processes, ensuring alignment with strategic goals
- Leveraged data analysis and visualization tools to provide insights into project performance and inform decision-making
- Spearheaded process re-engineering initiatives that resulted in [X%] efficiency improvement across project workflows
- Delivered comprehensive training sessions to stakeholders on portfolio and project management methodologies and tools
Cloud Infrastructure Specialist
Wipro
Noida
08.2022 - 08.2023
- Create and manage instances (manual/automated) and optimize resources (CPU, RAM, disk) based on trends
- Install software with application team coordination and assist with antivirus/security incidents
- Schedule and monitor backups for instances, RDS, and other services, ensuring compliance and alert automation
- Troubleshoot OS-related issues, manage patches, access, and ensure high availability (HA) of critical services
- Track usage for billing optimization and maintain resource inventory on SharePoint or CMDB
- Design and manage cloud subnets, security groups, firewalls, routing tables, and load balancers
- Oversee SSL certificates and monitor connectivity between on-premise and cloud tenancy
- Troubleshoot network issues and audit logs for security
- Create, extend, and monitor block/file storage as needed
- Ensure backups are available and fulfill restoration requests
- Create/manage users/groups, integrate with identity services, and assign resource access policies
- Audit server access logs when required
- Document cloud setups and update regularly
- Maintain overall cloud security, cost optimization, and resource monitoring
- Automate resource creation using Terraform and other tools
- Manage cloud services to ensure seamless operations
- Client: Insurance & Banking sector
Technical Services Specialist
Kyndryl
Noida
09.2021 - 08.2023
- Provide advanced troubleshooting and problem resolution of the entire Virtualization Infrastructure, Build, install, configure and maintain/ Upgrade VMware products including ESXi servers, HA clusters and Virtual Centre
- Effectively collaborating with Server / Storage / Network / Data Centre / Facilities / Audit / Compliance and PMO teams
- Managing problem and service tickets ensuring timely resolution to meet Service Level Agreements, follow established Enterprise change management procedures
- Participating in Business Continuation / Disaster Recovery infrastructure planning, building, and testing
- Provide project management that includes planning, documentation, meetings, conference calls, and reporting
- Client: Global Bank
Technical Services Specialist
IBM India Pvt Ltd
Noida
04.2014 - 08.2021
- Supported Remote Infrastructure for a UK-based client across 3 regions (UK, US, AUS) with 40+ data centers
- Upgraded and patched V Block Converged Infrastructure and UCS Manager
- Led projects for monitoring agent installation and vulnerability patching, ensuring compliance with IBM guidelines
- Developed Defective Prevention Plans (DPPs), reducing tickets and earning Client Value Recognition (CVR) awards
- Managed V Block Infrastructure and VM server builds/rebuilds as per client requests
- Automated tasks to reduce manual effort, receiving accolades for creativity
- Managed change processes in HPSM, Remedy, and ServiceNow, ensuring ITIL compliance and SLA adherence
- Client: Oil & Gas sector, pharmaceutical sector
Education
B.Tech - Civil
M.S Ramaiah Institute of Tech
Bengaluru 01.2009 - 01.2013
12th - Science
Bharat National Public School
New Delhi 01.2007 - 01.2008
10th -
Baroda High School
Vadodara 01.2005 - 01.2005
Skills
- Portfolio Management & Governance
- Strategic Planning & Risk Management
- Stakeholder Engagement & Communication
- Process Re-engineering & Optimization
- Change Management & Organizational Transformation
- Workshop Facilitation & Performance Measurement
- Data Analytics & Reporting
- Leadership & Team Mentorship
- Agile
- Waterfall
- Hybrid Methodologies
- Project management
- Project planning
- Project planning and development
- Project tracking
Certification
AWS Solution Architect Associate, MRGBWD8KZ1VEQH5B
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 09/12/89
- Marital Status: Married
Timeline
Project Manager & Scrum Master
Primus Software
08.2023 - Current
Cloud Infrastructure Specialist
Wipro
08.2022 - 08.2023
Technical Services Specialist
Kyndryl
09.2021 - 08.2023
Technical Services Specialist
IBM India Pvt Ltd
04.2014 - 08.2021
B.Tech - Civil
M.S Ramaiah Institute of Tech
01.2009 - 01.2013
12th - Science
Bharat National Public School
01.2007 - 01.2008
10th -
Baroda High School
01.2005 - 01.2005
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