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DEEPAK KUMAR

Sr Solution Architect
Faridabad

Summary

Senior Cloud & Solution Architect with 20+ years of experience in cloud engineering, FinOps, and DevSecOps. Built and scaled Reinforce360 (https://www.reinforce360.com), delivering 20–30% cloud cost savings through automation, governance, and optimization strategies.

Expert in CI/CD and secure cloud architectures with experience in AI-driven solutions to improve efficiency and reduce operational costs. Proven track record of leading scalable, high-impact cloud initiatives across enterprise environments.

Overview

23
23
years of professional experience
7
7
Certifications

Work History

Sr. Solution Architect

GRAG AI FACTORY PRIVATE LIMITED
Noida
02.2025 - Current
  • Led end-to-end development and commercialization of Reinforce360 (https://www.reinforce360.com), a cloud cost optimization and governance platform, successfully launched on the AWS Marketplace
  • Architected a scalable FinOps-driven solution enabling real-time cost visibility, automated optimization, and governance across multi-account cloud environments
  • Delivered 20–30% cloud cost savings for clients through intelligent right-sizing, idle resource detection, and policy-driven tagging strategies without compromising performance or availability
  • Designed and implemented a centralized cost governance framework using AWS Organizations and AWS Cost Explorer for enterprise-wide spend control
  • Designed and implemented end-to-end CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions
    → Integrated SAST/DAST security testing and container vulnerability scanning with Trivy
    → Enabled secure, automated, and compliant deployments aligned with DevSecOps best practices
  • Built serverless cost analytics pipelines leveraging AWS Lambda and APIs to enable automated anomaly detection and actionable insights
  • Automated outbound growth engine: Designed and deployed end-to-end email + LinkedIn outreach workflows using n8n, Apollo, and HeyReach
    → Reduced outreach tooling cost from ~$700/month to ~$160/month (~75% savings) while streamlining lead generation and campaign execution
  • Optimized AI chatbot cost architecture: Re-architected retrieval layer by migrating from Amazon OpenSearch to vector-based retrieval using Amazon Bedrock
    → Reduced operational costs by ~$400/month (~$4.8K annually) while improving response relevance and system scalability
  • Integrated conversational interfaces into Reinforce360, including WhatsApp-based and email alerts, enabling real-time cost monitoring and operational intelligence
  • Developed two-tier AI chatbot architecture:
    Basic (RAG-based) for knowledge retrieval and contextual assistance
    Advanced (cloud-integrated) with secure AWS account connectivity to query live cost, usage, and optimization insights
  • Delivered executive dashboards using Microsoft Power BI, providing real-time financial and architectural visibility to leadership
  • Managed cloud infrastructure strategy and AWS Partner Network alignment, driving marketplace adoption, governance maturity, and solution scalability

Solution Architect

Persistent Systems
Noida
08.2022 - 01.2025
  • Architecting solutions for Intuit Inc. focusing on automation and compliance
  • Designed and implemented Python-based serverless automation which monitor newly created AWS resources in 50+ cloud accounts for proper tagging related to cost & compliance requirement
  • Automation Features: slack/email alerts, controlled reactive auto-terminate, API validation, secret/KMS, tags/account exceptions, reports, Dashboard
  • Features development with DevOps CI/CD GitOps model & agile methodology
  • Feature development, CI/CD troubleshooting for spring boot-based cost-workflow automation
  • Worked on proposal, SOPs, SOW, conducting DevOps bootcamps, Jira security tickets, account sunset, automations/scripts, cloud360 query/report analysis

Associate Consultant

HCL Tech
Noida
10.2020 - 08.2022
  • Consulting services for Adobe/Allergan project
  • Worked with distributed teams to design/develop AWS cloud-based solutions adhering to DR and availability best practices.
  • Leading Automation & DevOps with various tool/tech (like Terraform, CI/CD, Ansible, Git, Python, boto3, bash, maven, SonarQube, OpenShift, Kubernetes).
  • Experience in Virtual Machines, Azure Storage accounts, Resource Groups, Subscription, Virtual Network.
  • Suggesting scopes of improvement and troubleshooting for existing App deployments, creating SOPs for new/improved deployments.
  • Security Monitoring: Moog soft integration, security service implementation, audits, and vulnerability management.

SME - Team Leader

IBM India Pvt. Ltd.
Gurgaon
04.2016 - 10.2020

Projects - Evry/shared accounts (Sandvik)

  • Created and maintained scalable, fault-tolerant AWS cloud deployments with high availability.
  • Managed AWS services, including EC2, IAM, Load Balancer, S3, and EKS, to optimize cloud operations.
  • Led application deployments using DevOps tools such as Terraform, Ansible, and CI/CD pipelines.
  • Supervised Unix/Linux servers and physical machines, utilizing VMware and X-series technologies.
  • Provided innovative solutions for application deployments, developing SOPs for process improvements.

System Senior Advisor

Dell Int Services
Noida
10.2012 - 04.2016
  • Involved in healthcare projects and infrastructure enhancements
  • Designed and implemented new UNIX Infrastructure Components
  • Proposed & implemented upgrade of AIX/Linux, troubleshooting/root cause analysis
  • Security hardening, patch management of Unix
  • Migration/Administration of AIX/HACMP/VIOS/GPFS

Level E

Accenture
Gurgaon
09.2010 - 10.2012
  • On bench for upcoming pipeline projects.
  • Highlight your accomplishments, using numbers if possible.

Project Lead

DCM Data Systems
Gurgaon
11.2007 - 09.2010

Projects: HERO HONDA MOTORS LTD (Dharuhera - Aug 2009 - Aug 2010), LG ELECTRONICS (G. Noida - Apr 2008 - Aug 2009)

  • Serving as Project Lead across various clients
  • Managing the team to meet project delivery, meeting SLAs, and reporting project updates
  • Configuration and administration of AIX local Datacenter/DR server
  • User, patch/fixes, performance, veritas backup/restore management

System Engineer

Shiksha Advisory & Educational Services Pvt. Ltd
Bangalore
07.2005 - 10.2007
  • Technical support and system maintenance
  • Maintenance and Troubleshooting of Fedora Linux/Win 2003 Server, Win XP
  • Installed Active directory, DHCP, DNS servers
  • Implemented & troubleshot PC, LAN/WAN's, & printers

Customer Support Engineer

HCL INFOSYSTEMS LTD
Jaipur
05.2005 - 02.2006
  • Technical support for government banks
  • Improved customer satisfaction by 15% by efficiently managing AMC collections and delivering technical support to Govt clients
  • Networking & Operating System Problem Maintenance & troubleshooting

Service Eng

BERGER PAINTS INDIA LTD
Jaipur
03.2003 - 04.2005
  • Provided H/W & S/W Maintenance to All Dealers of Berger Paints in all over Rajasthan.
  • Provides servicing & maintenance of the Semi automatic, Harlequin,F.M. and TD-9000 Machines

Education

BCA - Computer Application

Mahatma Gandhi University
Meghalaya
12-2015

Polytechnic Diploma - Electrical Engineering

S.G.B.B. Poly College, Board of Tech Education
Sirohi, RJ
11-2002

Skills

Cloud computing expertise

Infrastructure automation

Security and compliance

Continuous integration and deployment

Containerization technologies

Python programming

Scripting languages

Accomplishments

  • Developed the reinforce360 product which optimized cloud costs and improved efficiency, evidenced by significant cost savings, Automation Achievements.
  • Provided/implemented value additions ideas in HCL which saved significant client cost +100,000 $ per year.
  • Built python-based automation to track the untag resource’s leakage cost - it reduced untag cost from $111k to $60K monthly.
  • Received a Silver award for outstanding performance at Dell Services
  • Promotion as Technical/Project Lead at Hero Honda Datacenter demonstrates leadership and project management success

Certification

AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional

Interests

Cloud modernization, scalable and secure system design, technology strategy alignment, and mentoring high-performing engineering teams

TRAINING / COURSES

  • AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional
  • Red Hat Certified Specialist in OpenShift
  • Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE)

Timeline

Sr. Solution Architect

GRAG AI FACTORY PRIVATE LIMITED
02.2025 - Current

Solution Architect

Persistent Systems
08.2022 - 01.2025

Associate Consultant

HCL Tech
10.2020 - 08.2022

SME - Team Leader

IBM India Pvt. Ltd.
04.2016 - 10.2020

System Senior Advisor

Dell Int Services
10.2012 - 04.2016

Level E

Accenture
09.2010 - 10.2012

Project Lead

DCM Data Systems
11.2007 - 09.2010

System Engineer

Shiksha Advisory & Educational Services Pvt. Ltd
07.2005 - 10.2007

Customer Support Engineer

HCL INFOSYSTEMS LTD
05.2005 - 02.2006

Service Eng

BERGER PAINTS INDIA LTD
03.2003 - 04.2005

Polytechnic Diploma - Electrical Engineering

S.G.B.B. Poly College, Board of Tech Education

BCA - Computer Application

Mahatma Gandhi University
DEEPAK KUMARSr Solution Architect