Imran Hussain Mohammad
Hyderabad
Summary
Experienced Cloud & DevOps Engineer with 9+ years in AWS infrastructure engineering and DevOps automation. Expertise in designing and managing secure, reliable cloud environments with a focus on automation and cost optimization. Skilled in Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation) and CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitHub). Capable of supporting mission-critical systems and collaborating effectively across teams.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
6
6
Certification
Work History
Lead – Cloud Automation & DevOps
Hitachi Digital Services
Hyderabad
07.2023 - Current
- Standardized AWS infrastructure by evolving TST setup into separate Dev, QA, and Prod accounts, enhancing isolation and operational clarity.
- Automated AWS provisioning, configuration, and compliance reporting using Terraform, Ansible, and Python (Boto3).
- Designed Jenkins-based CI/CD pipelines for secure cross-account deployments across Global and China AWS environments.
- Optimized infrastructure automation to enhance reliability, maintainability, and operational consistency.
- Led automation projects that improved operational efficiency across multiple departments.
- Implemented advanced networking solutions, enhancing connectivity and security with Transit Gateway, route tables, prefix lists, and CIDR migration.
- Executed enterprise traffic inspection solutions, streamlining network monitoring through CSR-based deployments and EC2 automation scripts.
- Enabled VPC Flow Logs for network monitoring, security analysis, and troubleshooting purposes.
- Conducted security hardening activities such as S3 & SNS encryption and SSL/TLS enforcement.
Lead Cloud Engineer
Accenture Pvt Ltd
Hyderabad
09.2019 - 07.2023
- Spearheaded Infrastructure as Code adoption, developing reusable templates and modules for consistent deployments.
- Streamlined infrastructure operations through automation with AWS Lambda, Step Functions, Jenkins, and CodePipeline.
- Achieved 99.9%+ uptime for production systems through highly available and fault-tolerant architectures.
- Designed and implemented scalable AWS infrastructure using Terraform and CloudFormation according to AWS Well-Architected Framework.
- Executed cost optimization initiatives, achieving a reduction in AWS expenditures by approximately 30–45% across projects.
- Managed production environments with CloudWatch, AWS Config, and Trusted Advisor for optimal performance.
- Supported backup strategies for EC2, EBS, and RDS utilizing AWS Backup and custom automation.
- Mentored junior engineers on AWS certification and facilitated DevOps enablement initiatives.
Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
Mindtree Ltd
Bangalore
07.2016 - 08.2019
- Constructed foundational AWS infrastructure utilizing CloudFormation and Terraform.
- Configured VPCs, subnets, routing, security groups, load balancers, and Route53 to enhance cloud infrastructure performance.
- Implemented IAM roles and policies while adhering to AWS security best practices.
- Maintained production operations and ensured high availability through Auto Scaling and ELB strategies.
- Facilitated on-premises to AWS migration, establishing robust VPN connectivity and ensuring seamless data transfer.
- Gained extensive hands-on experience in Linux, cloud operations, and DevOps tooling, enhancing operational capabilities.
Education
M. Tech - Computer Software Engineering (WILP)
Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani
01.2027
B. Tech - Electrical & Electronics Engineering
Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University
Hyderabad01.2016
Skills
- AWS services: EC2, VPC, IAM, S3, EKS, Lambda, CloudTrail, Cloudwatch,
- Networking: VPC, subnets, NAT gateway, internet gateway, security groups, Transit Gateway, Routing,
- Security: IAM policies, KMS, secrets management
- CI/CD tools: Jenkins, GitHub Actions
- Infrastructure as code: Terraform, CloudFormation
- Configuration management: Ansible
- Scripting languages: Bash, Python
- Containerization: Docker optimization
- Centralized logging and alerting
- Linux operating system proficiency
- Version control: Git workflows
- Agile methodologies: Scrum
Certification
- AWS Certified – Cloud Practitioner
- AWS Certified – Solutions Architect Associate
- AWS Certified – Developer Associate
- HashiCorp Certified – Terraform Associate
- Microsoft Certified – AZ-900 (Azure Fundamentals)
- Technology Architect Associate – Master Technology Architect Program - Accenture
Accomplishments
- Accenture – ACE Award (2022)
- Accenture – TechStar (2023) (Admission to IIM Calcutta)
- Accenture – Client Appreciation Award (2021)
- Mindtree – Star Performer (2018)
- Hitachi – Spot Award (2024)
- Hitachi – TechnoWiz (2023)
Timeline
Lead – Cloud Automation & DevOps
Hitachi Digital Services
07.2023 - Current
Lead Cloud Engineer
Accenture Pvt Ltd
09.2019 - 07.2023
Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
Mindtree Ltd
07.2016 - 08.2019
M. Tech - Computer Software Engineering (WILP)
Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani
B. Tech - Electrical & Electronics Engineering
Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University