Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
Certification
Timeline
MURALI MUCHELI

MURALI MUCHELI

IT
Chennai,TN

Summary

As a seasoned IT professional with 18 years of comprehensive experience in infrastructure and cloud technologies, including 6 years as an Azure Lead and DevOps Administrator. Proven expertise in designing, implementing, and managing IaaS and PaaS solutions on Microsoft Azure. Adept at automating deployments, optimizing cloud resources, and ensuring high availability and scalability of enterprise applications. Strong leadership in cross-functional teams, with a focus on continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD), infrastructure as code (IaC).

Overview

19
19
years of professional experience
2
2
Certification

Work History

Infra technology Specialist

COGNIZANT
Chennai
07.2017 - Current
  • UK-Aberdeen, Frontier, CENTRICA, USA - Polo RLC
  • ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
  • CLOUD:
  • Working as Azure lead and maintaining a 10-member team in azure hybrid cloud team.
  • 6 years of experience in Azure Cloud administration and management.
  • Very good experience in Incident/Change and problem management process.
  • Successfully supported several accounts (UK and USA) clients during the tenure.
  • Effectively handling the P1/P2 calls and tickets and solving the issue from azure end.
  • Very good exposure to work with Microsoft vendor and solved critical issues.
  • Done Cost saving to the client with Identifying the resources optimization like non-used resources /less utilization of resources through azure advisory and resizing and decommissioning the resources.
  • Successfully completed the DR activities from azure end on yearly basis.
  • Configuring resources like (resources group, Virtual network, and Subnets, Azure Storage accounts and private endpoints on all environments (Dev, Sit. Prpd, Prd)
  • Good experience on new builds and decommission of all azure Resources.
  • Configured the LAW and migrated application insights to LAWs.
  • Configuring the azure data factory (ADF) and Azure data bricks (ADB) and grant access to users as per the project requirements.
  • Hands on experience on Backup and restore Azure services.
  • Expertise in Azure Scalability and Azure Availability - Build VMs availability sets using the Azure portal to provide resiliency for IaaS based solution and Virtual Machine Scale Sets (VMSS) using Azure Resource Manager (ARM) to manage network traffic.
  • Working knowledge of Azure Site Recovery and Azure Backup Installed and Configured the Azure Backup agent and virtual machine backup, Enabled Azure Virtual machine backup from the Vault and configured the Azure Site Recovery (ASR).
  • Expertise in Azure Scalability and Azure Availability - Build VMs availability sets using the Azure portal to provide resiliency for IaaS based solution and Virtual Machine Scale Sets (VMSS) using Azure Resource Manager (ARM) to manage network traffic.
  • Create ARM templates to reuse similar deployment with some standard configurations and naming conventions.
  • Daily monitoring the azure resource health and alerting thresholds.
  • Evaluation of Azure VMSS to auto-scale up and scale down Azure VM workloads.
  • Prepared HLD and LLD documents for on premises to Cloud migration project.
  • AVS: Azure VMware Solutions
  • Deploying AVS Private Cloud in azure using IaaC(Terraform) and Azure DevOps Pipelines.
  • Deploying Clusters in AVS
  • Deploying the NetApp Account in Azure
  • Deploying and updating the NetApp Capacity pools in AVS.
  • Deploying and updating NetApp Volumes in AVS.
  • Daily monitoring the hardware and software alerts through ILO console on AVS clusters.
  • Resizing the VMware VMs resources as per the client requirement in the AVS clusters through ILO console.
  • DEVOPS
  • Experience in Azure DevOps Configuration management, Infrastructure automation,Continuous Integration and Delivery (CI/CD).
  • Good knowledge of GITHUB and Analyzing the YAML files.
  • Experience in writing Infrastructure as a code (IaC) in Terraform, Azure resource management. Created reusable Terraform modules in both Azure environments.
  • Created CI/CD pipelines for multiple projects which represented the most mature CI/CD processes among various client projects by different technical organizations.
  • Configured and managed Microsoft cloud resources including VMs, App Services, Storage Accounts, and Networking.
  • Managed source control and branching strategies using Git, ensuring smooth collaboration across development teams.
  • Hands on experience on Backup and restore Azure services and in Design and configure Azure Virtual Networks (VNets), subnets, Azure network settings, DHCP address blocks, DNS settings, security policies and routing.
  • Experience in migrating on-premises applications to Azure and configured VNETs and subnets as per the project requirement
  • Also performed PowerShell scripting to do Patching, Imaging, and Deployments in Azure. Implemented a CI/CD pipeline using Azure DevOps (VSTS, TFS) in both cloud and on-premises with GIT, MS Build, Docker, Maven along with Jenkins plugins
  • TERRAFORM:
  • Expert in provisioning and managing Azure resources using Terraform, including virtual machines, storage accounts, virtual networks, and Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS).
  • Experience in deploying and maintaining Azure infrastructure that supports high availability, scalability, and disaster recovery.
  • Implemented automated deployment pipelines using Azure DevOps, integrating Terraform for Infrastructure as Code (IaC). Developed reusable Terraform modules for consistent and efficient infrastructure deployments.
  • Azure Resource Management: Proficient in managing Azure resource groups, role-based access control (RBAC), and Azure Policy for governance. Experience in configuring Azure-specific services like Azure Functions, App Services using Terraform.
  • Managed Terraform state files using Azure Blob Storage for remote state storage, ensuring consistency and collaboration across teams. Implemented Terraform workspaces for managing multiple environments (e.g., development, staging, production).
  • Ensured secure infrastructure deployments by integrating Terraform with Azure Key Vault for secrets management. Applied best practices for Azure resource tagging, security groups, and network security.
  • Conducted performance tuning and optimization of Azure resources, ensuring cost-effective and efficient utilization. Set up monitoring and alerting using Azure Monitor and Application Insights to maintain infrastructure health.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to align Azure infrastructure needs with application requirements. Used Git for version control and code reviews of Terraform scripts, maintaining high code quality and standards.
  • Documentation and Training: Documented infrastructure designs, terraform scripts, and deployment processes for knowledge sharing and onboarding.
  • Trained team members in best practices and advanced techniques for using Terraform with Azure.
  • Achievements and Impact: Successfully migrated on-premises infrastructure to Azure using Terraform, resulting in reduced operational costs and increased agility. Improved deployment times and reduced errors by implementing Infrastructure as Code with Terraform, leading to faster release cycles. Led efforts to standardize infrastructure provisioning across multiple projects, improving consistency and reliability.
  • KUBERNETES:
  • AKS Management and Orchestration: Proficient in deploying, managing, and scaling containerized applications using Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS). Expertise in setting up Kubernetes clusters on Azure, including cluster creation, node management, and upgrading clusters.
  • Containerization and Microservices: Experienced in containerizing applications using Docker and orchestrating them with Kubernetes on Azure. Developed and managed microservices architectures, ensuring efficient and scalable deployments.
  • CI/CD Integration: Implemented continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines using Azure DevOps for automated deployments to AKS. Integrated Kubernetes with CI/CD tools like Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or Azure Pipelines to streamline the development lifecycle.
  • Networking and Security: Configured and managed Kubernetes networking components, including network policies, Ingress controllers, and service meshes. Implemented security best practices for Kubernetes, including Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), secrets management, and pod security policies.
  • Monitoring and Logging: Set up comprehensive monitoring and logging solutions using Azure Monitor, Grafana for AKS clusters. Analyzed logs and metrics to ensure high availability and performance of Kubernetes workloads.
  • Autoscaling and Load Balancing: Configured horizontal pod autoscaling and cluster autoscaler to optimize resource utilization and handle varying loads. Implemented load balancing solutions using Azure Load Balancer and Ingress controllers to manage traffic to Kubernetes services.
  • Collaboration and Documentation: Collaborated with development, operations, and security teams to ensure seamless integration and deployment of applications on AKS.
  • Documented Kubernetes deployment processes, configurations, and best practices for knowledge sharing and onboarding.

Senior Principal Infrastructure Engineer

MPHASIS PVT LTD
Chennai
03.2009 - 07.2017
  • AHOLD Retail (USA), AVIVA (UK)

System Engineer

IGATE GLOBAL SOLUTIONS
Bangalore
08.2006 - 02.2009
  • ING Vysya Bank Data Centre (ITPL Bangalore)

Education

Bachelor of technology - Electronics and Communications Engineering

JNTU Hyderabad

Skills

  • Azure Technologies: Microsoft Azure, Azure IaaS / PaaS, Azure Resource Manager (ARM), Azure DevOps, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Azure Monitor / Log Analytics, Azure Virtual Machines, Azure App Services, Azure Functions, Azure Storage / Blob / Files, Azure Networking (VNet, NSG, VPN)
  • Monitoring & Security: Application Insights, Grafana, Security Center, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Key Vault, Identity & Access Management (IAM)
  • DevOps: CI/CD Pipelines, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Terraform, ARM Templates, GitHub, PowerShell / Bash scripting, YAML, Kubernetes
  • Project & Process Management: Incident & Change Management, Stakeholder Communication, ITIL Framework, Technical Leadership, Cloud Migration, Cost Optimization
  • Ticketing Tool JIRA, Service Now BMC Remedy
  • Operating System: Windows Linux SUSE

Accomplishments

  • Successfully migrated on-premises infrastructure to Azure using Terraform, resulting in reduced operational costs and increased agility. Improved deployment times and reduced errors by implementing Infrastructure as Code with Terraform, leading to faster release cycles. Led efforts to standardize infrastructure provisioning across multiple projects, improving consistency and reliability.
  • Successfully migrated legacy applications to AKS, improving scalability and reducing operational costs and Improved application reliability and performance through effective monitoring, scaling, and disaster recovery practices

Certification

  • AZ-900: Certification Number: 824369-GE56FB, Earned on February 2, 2023(8579BB70B6199A1F)
  • AZ-104: Certification Number: 381059-16P8BF, Earned on: February 3, 2025(47B89464DD2AFDDB)

Timeline

Infra technology Specialist - COGNIZANT
07.2017 - Current
Senior Principal Infrastructure Engineer - MPHASIS PVT LTD
03.2009 - 07.2017
System Engineer - IGATE GLOBAL SOLUTIONS
08.2006 - 02.2009
JNTU Hyderabad - Bachelor of technology, Electronics and Communications Engineering
MURALI MUCHELIIT