GAUTAM RAJ
Bangalore
Summary
I am an accomplished IT professional with 18 years of experience specializing in Project Management, Azure Cloud, AWS Cloud, and DevOps. My expertise lies in managing large-scale IT projects and delivering innovative cloud solutions. I am skilled in leading cross-functional teams and aligning IT strategies with business goals to optimize infrastructure effectively.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Project Manager
Wipro Technologies
06.2015 - Current
- Supervised a cross-functional team of 40+ people to deliver complex technical projects within budget, leading to a 95%+ project completion rate
- Led and delivered multiple Azure Cloud migration projects, ensuring seamless transitions and meeting deadlines
- Conducted comprehensive market analysis to inform strategic decisions that boosted revenue by $6.6M over 3 fiscal years
- Facilitated organizational growth objectives by identifying critical opportunities and streamlining operational processes
- Developed and presented business case reports to senior management, which highlighted ROI projections and feasibility
- Mentored junior project managers, enhancing their project execution skills, resulting in a 20% performance improvement
- Managed cross-functional teams in implementing DevOps pipelines for CI/CD, reducing deployment time by 40%
- Spearheaded the adoption of Infrastructure as Code (IAAC) using Terraform, streamlining infrastructure provisioning
- Coordinated with stakeholders to define project scopes, timelines, and budgets, ensuring alignment with business goals
- Successfully implemented Kubernetes for container orchestration, achieving improved application scalability and performance
- Enhanced operational efficiency by automating Linux SUSE system maintenance tasks, ensuring 99.9% uptime
- Managed projects from procurement to commission.
- Identified plans and resources required to meet project goals and objectives.
- Planned, designed, and scheduled phases for large projects.
- Provided detailed technical and operational direction in project challenges, consistently meeting deliverables according to deadlines.
Senior Backup & Storage Administrator
Hibu India Pvt. Ltd.
06.2013 - 06.2015
- Company Overview: Company providing online marketing and advertising services
- Designed and implemented cloud backup solutions for enterprise environments
- Administered and optimized storage systems to support business-critical applications
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to improve system availability and performance
- Company providing online marketing and advertising services
- Reduced worker accidents by implementing improved safety standards and monitoring procedures.
Associate Consultant
HCL Comnet
11.2011 - 06.2013
- Company Overview: IT services company providing solutions and business services
- Delivered cloud solutions for clients, focusing on AWS infrastructure setup and management
- Provided consultation for Linux-based systems, ensuring compliance with security standards
- IT services company providing solutions and business services
- Helped team of 12 lead consultants optimize efficiency of current systems by conducting training sessions.
Senior Consultant
Capgemini Pvt. Ltd.
03.2011 - 07.2011
- Company Overview: Global leader in consulting, technology, and outsourcing services
- Managed enterprise-level Linux environments and ensured high availability of services
- Supported project delivery through automation and scripting for system configurations
- Global leader in consulting, technology, and outsourcing services
- Liaised with customers, management, and sales team to better understand customer needs and recommend appropriate solutions.
- Prioritized projects and project tasks depending upon key milestones and deadline dates.
Senior Specialist
DCM Data System
10.2008 - 02.2011
- Company Overview: Multinational technology company providing hardware and software solutions
- Played a key role in server optimization projects, achieving better resource utilization
- Automated repetitive tasks to improve operational efficiency
- Multinational technology company providing hardware and software solutions
- Identified areas in need of critical improvement and implemented strategies to achieve targets.
- Helped meet changing demands by recommending improvements to business systems or procedures.
- Supported department leadership in implementing new policies, procedures and controls.
Senior System Administrator
RCS Technology
04.2007 - 10.2008
- Company Overview: IT services and solutions provider
- Maintained Linux and Unix-based environments, ensuring reliability and performance
- Supported large-scale deployments, adhering to client requirements
- IT services and solutions provider
Data Centre Administrator
CMS Computers
04.2006 - 12.2006
- Monitored and maintained critical data centre infrastructure, ensuring maximum uptime
- Supported hardware and network configurations for smooth operations
- Collected and reported technical metrics to identify improvement opportunities.
- Regularly referenced reports or system operations, task lists, problems and resolution updates.
- Clearly discussed expectations and solutions with customers and team members.
Education
MCA - MCA
Chhattisgarh University
MBA -
Dr. C.V. Raman University
Skills
- Agile Methodologies (Scrum, Kanban)
- Waterfall Methodology
- Project Planning and Execution
- Risk Management
- Budget Management
- Stakeholder Communication
- Team Leadership
- Change Management
- AWS (EC2, S3, RDS, VPC, Lambda, etc)
- Azure (Virtual Machines, Storage, Databases, Networking, etc)
- Cloud Migration Strategies
- Cloud Security
- Cloud Cost Optimization
- CI/CD Pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps)
- IAAC (Terraform)
- Configuration Management (Ansible)
- Containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)
- Monitoring and Logging
Websites
Timeline
Project Manager
Wipro Technologies
06.2015 - Current
Senior Backup & Storage Administrator
Hibu India Pvt. Ltd.
06.2013 - 06.2015
Associate Consultant
HCL Comnet
11.2011 - 06.2013
Senior Consultant
Capgemini Pvt. Ltd.
03.2011 - 07.2011
Senior Specialist
DCM Data System
10.2008 - 02.2011
Senior System Administrator
RCS Technology
04.2007 - 10.2008
Data Centre Administrator
CMS Computers
04.2006 - 12.2006
MCA - MCA
Chhattisgarh University
MBA -
Dr. C.V. Raman University
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