Ankush Vats
IT Services
Delhi,DL
Summary
DevOps Engineer / Solution Architect – Infrastructure Automation with HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate credentials and delivery across Azure and AWS environments. Designs infrastructure automation, Azure landing zones, and CI/CD modernization using Terraform, Ansible, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, and Jenkins, reducing environment delivery by 2+ sprints. Leads cloud-to-cloud migrations and security remediation for large applications and Oracle database estates, delivering €90K+ annually while maintaining 95%+ compliance across cross-functional teams, including Microsoft Defender for Cloud.
Overview
2
2
Languages
5
5
Certifications
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
DevOps Engineer /Cloud Solution Architect
TCS
Netherlands, EU
01.2021 - Current
- client: leading European retail group (supermarkets and e-commerce) | on-site Netherlands
- Streamlined infrastructure automation across environments by standardizing provisioning workflows with Terraform and Ansible, reducing 90% manual effort.
- Deployed automated CI/CD pipelines through Git, and GitHub Actions, Jenkins to accelerate release delivery for client Netherlands operations.
- Led assessment and migration of DFS file shares from Oracle Cloud VMware Solution (OCVS) to Azure Storage File Share, coordinating IaC target architecture planning, licensing, and cutover across multiple business units; supported 200+ store users with minimal downtime and delivered €90k+ cost savings.
- Migrated CI/CD pipelines from Azure DevOps and Jenkins, including Groovy scripts, to GitHub Actions by designing target architecture and standardizing release processes for improved maintainability, scalability, and developer experience.
- Managed infrastructure lifecycle and compliance, configuring Microsoft Defender for Cloud VM baseline and executing security remediation informed by Power BI threat reports, achieving a 95%+ compliance score.
- Led Azure cloud-to-cloud migration of application and Oracle DB VMs onsite with client product owners, tech leads, network security, and application teams.
- Assessed VM dependencies, network traffic flows, and business requirements. Designed Azure landing zone covering networking, KPN firewall, compute, storage, Update Manager, backup, VM sizing, IAM/RBAC and DNS firewall and load balancer changes during workload transitions across environments..
- Oversaw migration application, performance validation, and cutover troubleshooting, followed by monitoring backup/dr setup and executing formal handover.
- lead cloud migration planning for application and database workloads covering dependencies, cutover steps, and rollback readiness.
- Manage compliance remediation activities using security findings to address configuration gaps across virtual machines.
Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
TCSL
Delhi, Delhi
01.2020 - 01.2021
- Enabled zero-touch automated patching with Azure Update Manager, improving patch compliance and saving €60K+ annually.
- Built a reusable Terraform module library adopted by Cloud Core, Apps, DBA, and Security teams, cutting delivery from 4 sprints to 2 and reducing configuration drift.
- Architected Azure landing-zone components across VNet, VMs, Key Vault, Defender for Cloud, Cost Management, and Storage Accounts for production workloads.
- Extended cloud governance to AWS by right-sizing EC2 instances and S3 storage tiers for a FinOps initiative.
- Supported Linux and Windows platforms end to end, including identity and access management across hybrid environments.
- Led cloud infrastructure design across AWS and Azure environments, aligning architecture with security and scalability requirements.
- Automated provisioning using Terraform and Ansible, improving consistency across development, testing, and production deployments.
Remote Support to SCCM to CloudOps Associate
Accenture
Delhi, Delhi
01.2014 - 01.2020
- Handled incident, change, and service requests in ServiceNow across multiple UK clients, maintaining 95% first-call resolution through root-cause analysis and alert tuning.
- Administered SCCM for a UK insurance broker, delivering 95% deployment success across OSD imaging, patching, and application packaging.
- Streamlined task sequences and offline image servicing, reducing patch compliance turnaround by 80% for endpoint rollout support.
- Provided remote desktop support for a global hospitality client, resolving 225+ tickets per month across OS troubleshooting, re-imaging, VPN, and antivirus issues.
- Maintained 95% customer satisfaction while supporting O365 migration, Active Directory accounts, and end-user connectivity issues.
- Managed VMware vCenter administration and daily remediation to keep cloud and on-premises platforms stable.
- Supported CloudOps for a global TIC client, coordinating cross-platform operations across cloud and on-prem infrastructure.
- Led daily operational support, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and consistent service delivery.
- Coordinated cross-functional workflows to resolve issues and maintain smooth task completion.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Electronics & Communication Technology
DCRUST, HR
01-2018
Skills
Microsoft Azure
AWS (VPC, EC2, S3, IAM)
Azure Cost Management
Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Azure Update Manager
Solutions deployment
Virtualization technologies
Project planning
Effective communication
Developer collaboration
Terraform
Ansible
PowerShell
Bash
Python (basic)
GitHub Actions
Azure DevOps
Jenkins
Docker
Kubernetes
Grafana
VNet/VPC
DNS
firewalls
load balancers
NSG
VPN
ExpressRoute
SSL/TLS
CDN
IAM/RBAC
Active Directory
Oracle DB
Linux
Windows Server
VMware vCenter
SCCM
ServiceNow
Drawio
Power BI
Generative AI
AI Agents
Certification
AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate
ADDITIONAL TRAINING
- Generative AI Apps and Agents on Azure (workshop completed)
- Generative AI (course and assessment completed)
Timeline
DevOps Engineer /Cloud Solution Architect
TCS
01.2021 - Current
Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
TCSL
01.2020 - 01.2021
Remote Support to SCCM to CloudOps Associate
Accenture
01.2014 - 01.2020
Bachelor of Science - Electronics & Communication Technology
DCRUST, HR