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CHAITANYA BHAVE

Thane

Summary

Team Leader with 17+ years of IT experience, including 6+ years in AWS and Azure cloud architecture. Proven expertise in cloud migration, infrastructure optimization (achieved 40% AWS cost reduction), identity and access management, and secure solution design. Skilled in monitoring tools (CloudWatch, Datadog, Prometheus) and disaster recovery planning. Certified AWS Solutions Architect and Microsoft Azure Security Engineer, with a strong track record of leading cross-functional teams, enhancing performance, and ensuring business continuity.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Team Leader

DEXITGLOBAL Formerly known as NSEIT LTD
Andheri
03.2022 - Current
  • Led end-to-end management of AWS infrastructure, ensuring high availability, performance, and cost-efficiency.
  • Designed and implemented secure multi-cloud architectures aligned with compliance and industry best practices.
  • Administered IAM by configuring roles, permissions, and policies to enforce least-privilege access.
  • Optimized cloud costs, reducing AWS expenses by ~40% (from $33K to $19K) using VMware Cloud Health.
  • Managed server deployments, configuration, failover systems, and incident response to ensure business continuity.
  • Directed cross-functional teams, resource allocation, and service improvement initiatives to enhance productivity and collaboration.
  • Respond promptly to incidents, events, and performance issues, ensuring business continuity and maintaining optimal system uptime.
  • Implemented and administered Active Directory (AD) hosted on Azure VMs, enabling domain services, Group Policies, and secure identity management.
  • Configured and integrated ADFS with Azure AD for Single Sign-On (SSO) across enterprise and SaaS applications.
  • Deployed and managed WVD (Windows Virtual Desktop Infrastructure) to provide secure access for finance applications, improving user experience and compliance.
  • Migrated legacy email systems to Office 365 (Exchange Online), including data migration of older emails, ensuring seamless transition and minimal downtime.
  • Administered Office 365 email services for secure sending/receiving, implemented policies, and managed user access.
  • Ensured identity security by configuring IAM, Conditional Access, and MFA to enforce least-privilege access across environments.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to integrate business applications with Azure services, enhancing performance, reliability, and availability.

Senior Support Engineer

Logix Infosecurity Pvt. Ltd.
Navi Mumbai
02.2008 - 02.2022
  • Provisioned and managed AWS resources, including EC2 instances, S3 buckets, and IAM users/policies to support secure and scalable cloud operations.
  • Upgraded EC2 resources to ensure optimal performance based on evolving application and infrastructure requirements.
  • Collaborated with L2 and senior engineers to diagnose and resolve complex technical issues, ensuring minimal downtime and rapid incident response.
  • Maintained up-to-date knowledge of AWS services, best practices, and cloud industry trends to apply innovative solutions and improve infrastructure reliability.
  • Ensured the security and privacy of networked systems and endpoints by implementing security protocols and conducting regular system checks.
  • Scheduled and executed system upgrades and maintenance to minimize disruption and maintain business continuity.
  • Diagnosed and resolved server-level issues, keeping comprehensive records of maintenance, fixes, and upgrades for audit and compliance purposes.
  • Supported high availability by managing incidents and ensuring system performance, capacity planning, and operational continuity.
  • Worked in close coordination with networking, cybersecurity, and software development teams to ensure seamless system integration and functionality.
  • Participated in a 24/7 on-call rotation, delivering timely support for critical infrastructure and services.
  • Led and executed data centre expansion and cloud migration initiatives, improving scalability and operational efficiency.
  • Installed, configured, and managed enterprise email solutions including Microsoft Exchange, Zimbra, and G Suite.
  • Implemented advanced email security measures such as SPF, DKIM, and DMARC, and configured antivirus and spam filters to protect against phishing and malware threats.
  • Monitored email system performance and resolved issues to ensure uninterrupted communication and data integrity.

Education

Bachelor of Commerce (B. Com) -

University of Mumbai
04.2017

Skills

  • Operating Systems: Linux (RHEL, Ubuntu), Windows Server (AD, DNS, DHCP, GPO)
  • Cloud Platforms: Amazon Web Services (EC2, S3, RDS, VPC, CloudWatch), Microsoft Azure (VMs, Azure AD, ADFS, SSO, WVD)
  • Cloud Migration: End-to-end migration of workloads, applications, and emails to AWS and Azure Cloud
  • Email Services: Office 365 (Exchange Online) implementation, legacy email migration, SMTP/IMAP configurations
  • Identity & Access Management: IAM roles, policies, least-privilege access, Conditional Access, MFA
  • Virtualization: VMware vSphere/ESXi, Nutanix AHV
  • Cloud Security: Secure architecture design, compliance alignment, monitoring & incident response
  • System Administration: Server deployment, patching, backup & disaster recovery, failover systems

Certification

  • AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate
  • Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate

Timeline

Team Leader

DEXITGLOBAL Formerly known as NSEIT LTD
03.2022 - Current

Senior Support Engineer

Logix Infosecurity Pvt. Ltd.
02.2008 - 02.2022

Bachelor of Commerce (B. Com) -

University of Mumbai

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