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Amit Sharma

Amit Sharma

Cloud Engineer
New Delhi,DL

Summary

Cloud Migration & Gen AI Consultant with 17+ years in IT and 8 years specializing in multi-cloud architecture, migration, and DevOps automation. Proven expertise in designing and executing large-scale migration programs, building landing zones, and implementing Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, ARM) and CI/CD pipelines for secure, compliant, and cost-efficient cloud transformations. Skilled in stakeholder collaboration, technical governance, and aligning modernization initiatives with business outcomes-driven IT infra-Management with many years of progressive experience leading cloud, compute, and infrastructure operations across on-premises data centres and multi-cloud environments (OCI, Azure, AWS, VMware). Proven expertise in strategic planning, IT operations governance, and lifecycle management of physical and virtual servers while ensuring compliance with customer and industry standards. Specialized in driving large-scale cloud migration and transformation programs, including consolidation, modernization, automation, and disaster recovery planning. Adept at defining delivery architecture, creating migration strategies, and implementing efficiency improvements aligned with business needs and best practices. Strong track record in vendor management, third-party coordination, and cross-functional leadership to deliver highly available and secure infrastructure. Experienced in IT security, audits, backup/recovery management, vulnerability & compliance reporting, and risk mitigation, ensuring resilient and optimized operations. Recognized for mentoring technical teams, enhancing workflows, and implementing proactive problem-solving frameworks that improve service quality and reduce downtime.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience
13
13
Certifications

Work History

Principal Cloud Consultant

Oracle Solution Service Pvt Ltd.
10.2023 - Current
  • Lead end-to-end cloud migration programs, covering discovery, assessment, strategy, execution, and post-migration optimization for hybrid and on-prem workloads.
  • Conduct application portfolio assessments and define rehost/replatform/refactor approaches aligned with client objectives, compliance, and operational readiness.
  • Architect and implement Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) using Terraform and ARM templates, ensuring standardized, policy-compliant environment provisioning.
  • Design and operationalize Landing Zones in GCP and Azure with baseline security, IAM, and networking guardrails to support migration scalability and governance.
  • Build and optimize CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps, Cloud Build) to automate build, test, and deployment processes for migrated workloads.
  • Integrate DevOps practices (automated validation, drift detection, and policy enforcement) into migration workflows to improve consistency and reliability.
  • Lead datacentre exit and hybrid transformation initiatives, coordinating across infrastructure, application, and operations teams to ensure seamless cutovers.
  • Collaborate with client architects, developers, and security teams to design migration roadmaps, address risks, and produce detailed technical documentation.
  • Collaborate with security, compliance, and legal teams to implement hardening standards, enforce RBAC, MFA, and secrets management.
  • Integrate networking components (ExpressRoute, Cloud Interconnect, VPNs, and firewalls) to build a resilient and compliant multi-cloud network.
  • Perform post-migration optimization, driving measurable improvements in performance, cost, and availability.
  • Enhance observability and incident management through Prometheus, Grafana, and Cloud Monitoring integrations.
  • Current Project: NTU, Al Futtaim & NBK

Associate Consultant

HCL Technology
02.2019 - 10.2023
  • Technical Skills: Cloud, Windows Server & VMWare Lead

Professional-1

DXC Technology
10.2013 - 02.2019
  • Technical Skills: Windows Server & VMWare Administrator

IT Infra Manager

Polaris Software Lab
01.2008 - 10.2013
  • Technical Skills: Server Administrator and Data Centre

Education

Master - Computer Science

Graduation -

Delhi University

Diploma - Computers

Board of Technical Education Delhi

Skills

Cloud Architecture, Migration & Governance

Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, ARM)

Cloud Security, IAM & Hardening, Disaster Recovery, Backup & Resilience

Infrastructure Optimization – Consolidation, Virtualization & Automation

Security & Audit Compliance – Vulnerability Remediation, ITIL, ISO Standards

Cloud & Data Centre Management – Migration, Transformation, Monitoring

Incident, Change & Problem Management – ServiceNow, RCA & SLA Compliance

Team Leadership & Vendor Management – Coordination with 3rd Party Suppliers

VMWare: Working with VMware vCenter including installing, configuring, securing, managing, troubleshooting, versions 60 or newer

Configuring and scheduling automated backups

Daily performance monitoring, tuning, and optimization of VMware environment

Prepare & handle Virtual Machines and Templates and log/ resolve all identified issues in the system

Involve in de-provisioning/ de-commissioning of Virtual Desktops & Servers as per business requirements

Create Clusters for High Availability (HA) and Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS) and handled Data Centers, Hosts & VMs

Prepare, rebuild and manage de-provisioning of Virtual Desktops & Servers as per business requirements and created clusters for High Availability and Distributed Resource Scheduler

Create and handle Data Centers, Hosts & VMs

MS Windows: Configuration of Windows Firewall Rules (inbound/outbound) as per requirement

File/folder share access management

Network Drive mapping and data share

Troubleshooting VM windows and other windows related issue using event viewer

Troubleshooting network related issue using telnet, tracer, ping, NSlookup and other method

Using robocopy method to transfer data from one server to other servers

IIS windows vm configuration and management

Certificate installation and renewal on IIS servers

File server configuration and management

Working & troubleshooting DHCP, DNS, DFS, account management, account lockout & printer-related issues

Troubleshooting domain issues, DFS, Group Policies related issues and account lockout issues

Working and troubleshooting FSMO roles, Group Policies, replication and DNS-related issues

Managing Users, Groups, Roles Access Permissions and Printers

Migrating VM's across hosts to perform maintenance tasks on ESXi hosts

Moving VM's from one LUN to another LUN using Storage V-Motion

Patching of both Windows Servers & ESX hosts as and when required

Data Centre: Worked on commissioning, decommissioning and migration of physical data centre to virtual

Worked on troubleshooting devices like physical servers, storage, backup tapes, network switches

Network Cabling and storage drive management (physically managed NAS and SAN hard disk)

Error acknowledges experience through led lights on storage and tape IBM tape libraries

Fire safe record update and data centre access management task

Datacentre LAN & WAN connectivity

Performed activity for Tape drive changes, storage drive changes, rack changes, server CMOS batter changes

IT Operations: Managing all the operation specific aspects like -Incident Management, Change Management, Problem and Capacity Management

Handling Security (BS7/ SAS70) and Operation Audits and closing the gaps

Helping the team for any ongoing Priority issue and for concluding the RCA

Ensuring all Proactive Problem tasks are in place to enhance the operations effectiveness with respect to alert optimisation

Responsible to operate daily huddle calls (Internal and Customer)

Leading the team for value add and enhancements efforts

Multi-cloud strategy

Accomplishments

  • Led migration of 140+ applications from on-premises to OCI, defining migration strategy, tooling (Migrate for Compute Engine, HCX, VMware Converter, Rackware,and cutover execution. Achieved zero critical downtime and a 20% reduction in operating cost.
  • Improved resilience and compliance through automated Terraform provisioning and centralized IAM controls.
  • Automated server patching, backup, and recovery workflows to reduce downtime and improve operational efficiency.
  • Implemented self-service password reset (SSPR), improving infra reliability and user autonomy.
  • Enhanced operational workflows for admin access, server build/decommissioning, backup integration, and vulnerability remediation.
  • Delivered multiple cloud migration projects (OCI, Azure, AWS, VMware) using strategies like rehosting, redeployment, refactoring, etc.
  • Developed and executed PowerShell automation scripts for server troubleshooting, patch verification, and upgrades, reducing manual effort.
  • Enabled auto-recovery and monitoring dashboards to proactively identify server issues and optimize infra health.

Certification

OCI Generative AI Professional Certified

Interests

Hobbies: Sports and Reading

Timeline

Principal Cloud Consultant

Oracle Solution Service Pvt Ltd.
10.2023 - Current

Associate Consultant

HCL Technology
02.2019 - 10.2023

Professional-1

DXC Technology
10.2013 - 02.2019

IT Infra Manager

Polaris Software Lab
01.2008 - 10.2013

Diploma - Computers

Board of Technical Education Delhi

Master - Computer Science

Graduation -

Delhi University
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