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Amrin Sulthana M A

Bengaluru

Summary

Experienced Senior Azure Infrastructure Engineer with over 5.4 years of proven proficiency in architecting, overseeing, and refining cloud solutions within the Microsoft Azure ecosystem. Skilled in steering intricate infrastructure endeavors, prioritizing high availability, security, and performance. Eager to leverage expertise in Azure architecture and automation to propel the advancement of cloud-driven endeavors in a dynamic and challenging environment.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Azure Infrastructure Engineer

Odessa
Bengaluru
03.2022 - Current
  • Proficient in deploying, configuring, and maintaining diverse Azure resources including Virtual Machines, Network Security Groups (NSGs), App Configuration service, Web Apps, Application Service Plans (ASPs), Key Vaults, Storage Accounts, Private Endpoint resources, Application Insights, Route Tables, VNets, Subnets, among others.
  • Demonstrated expertise in configuring and deploying resources using ARM templates, ensuring efficient and standardized deployments across projects.
  • Successfully implemented Azure DevOps Pipelines for over 30 projects, orchestrating seamless releases and enhancing project delivery efficiency.
  • Led multiple Proof of Concepts (POCs), encompassing tasks aimed at optimizing pipeline efficiency and streamlining operations. Notable POCs include Azure App configuration updates via DevOps pipeline, automated release content deployment onto Site Content, SQL Managed Instance Database backup, and configuration of Backup Retention policies.
  • Orchestrated the hosting and management of over 40 sites on Azure Web Apps, alongside the configuration of App Service Plans, ensuring optimal performance and scalability.
  • Integrated Azure Key Vault service, App Configuration service, and Application Insights service seamlessly into newly created sites, enhancing security and performance.
  • Leveraged PowerShell scripting to automate various tasks, significantly reducing manual effort and improving operational efficiency. Examples include backup of site content pre-deployment, validation of release content, and access management for SQL Managed Instances.
  • Managed the hosting and maintenance of 50+ sites on IIS within Azure Virtual Machines, ensuring reliability and optimal performance.
  • Proficiently utilized Azure Automation Account for patching Windows Machines and created RunBooks for automating tasks such as VM start/stop and monitoring resource utilization.
  • Possess strong expertise in virtual networking, network appliances, VNet peering, and configuration of Network Security Groups for traffic management.
  • Skilled in disaster recovery configurations like Azure Site Recovery (ASR), ensuring business continuity and data integrity.
  • Proficient in storage account integration and configuration for file management, including SAS key generation and Life-Cycle Management configuration.
  • Experienced in Microsoft Enterprise ID management, including Enterprise Applications configuration, App Registration, user addition, and group management.
  • Demonstrated capacity planning and resource sizing expertise for cost efficiency and optimal performance.
  • Ensured scalability and high availability through efficient server virtualization, networking, and storage configurations.
  • Provided technical support to development teams regarding infrastructure-related queries, leveraging JIRA for ticketing and incident management.
  • Proficient in troubleshooting issues within Azure and Windows environments related to memory, networking, processor, and VM clusters.
  • Developed comprehensive technical documentation to facilitate knowledge sharing and support troubleshooting efforts.

Systems Engineer

Tata Consultancy Services
Bengaluru
11.2018 - 02.2022
  • Formulating and implementing Virtual networks and Subnets tailored to diverse environments such as Production and Non-Production.
  • Demonstrated proficiency in seamlessly scaling VMs and executing rebuilds with minimal downtime for critical production applications. Proficient in VM migration across Resource groups, Virtual Networks, Subnets, and NSGs.
  • Extensive experience in configuring connectivity solutions including Site to Site, Point to Site connections, and Virtual Network Peering.
  • Proficient in implementing and fine-tuning Network Security Groups (NSGs) to govern inbound and outbound network traffic for Production VMs.
  • Skilled in setting up and configuring Azure Load Balancer to ensure equitable distribution of traffic among backend virtual machines.
  • Accomplished in crafting and configuring Azure storage accounts to efficiently store production data, managing data archival, and optimizing access tier changes for cost efficiency.
  • Expertise in establishing Azure Recovery services vault, crafting Backup Policies, and configuring backup strategies for Azure VMs.
  • Proficient in dynamically adding or expanding data disks within VMs as necessitated by operational requirements.
  • Implementation of Auto Start and Stop mechanisms for VMs utilizing Azure automation accounts to proactively manage resource utilization costs.

Education

B.Tech -

Coimbatore Institute of Technology
Coimbatore
04-2018

Skills

  • Azure Cloud
  • Azure DevOps

Timeline

Senior Azure Infrastructure Engineer

Odessa
03.2022 - Current

Systems Engineer

Tata Consultancy Services
11.2018 - 02.2022

B.Tech -

Coimbatore Institute of Technology
Amrin Sulthana M A