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PANKAJ KUMAR SINGH

Pune

Summary

Dynamic Sr. GCP Cloud Architect at Vodafone Shared Services, adept at designing scalable cloud infrastructures and automating CI/CD pipelines, achieving a 50% reduction in deployment time. Proven leadership in cloud migration and cost optimization, coupled with strong problem-solving skills and expertise in Terraform and Ansible, driving operational excellence and compliance.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience
2
2
Certifications

Work History

Sr. GCP Cloud Architect

Vodafone Shared Services
Pune
03.2019 - Current
  • Expertise in designing scalable cloud infrastructure using Terraform and Ansible, coupled with advanced skills in DevOps and CI/CD automation to enhance deployment cycles.
  • Led a team of engineers responsible for managing GCP platform operations for an internal SAP environment.
  • Successfully executed the phased transition of a large-scale project, maintaining service level agreements (SLAs) and ensuring uninterrupted operations.
  • Developed and maintained CI/CD pipelines to automate GCP/AWS resource deployments, optimizing development cycles and minimizing manual intervention.
  • Cloud Infrastructure Automation & Management: Designed and automated scalable, high-performing cloud infrastructure on GCP using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform, streamlining Vodafone's global infrastructure deployment across multiple regions.
  • Application Migration & DevOps Integration: Led the migration of on-premise applications to GCP, ensuring smooth transitions with minimal downtime, automated testing, and optimized cloud resources for enhanced performance and cost-efficiency through continuous delivery pipelines.
  • GCP Account Orchestration & Governance: Manage hundreds of GCP accounts, automating onboarding processes and ensuring seamless integration with DevOps best practices for performance optimization, security, and compliance.
  • Infrastructure as Code (IaC) & Optimization: Architected automated cloud environments using Terraform, enabling rapid, consistent deployment with reduced manual intervention.
  • Configuration Management Automation: Leveraged Ansible to automate configuration management across GCP environments, reducing manual overhead and enhancing consistency in cloud operations.
  • Security & Compliance Automation: Integrated security automation using GCP Security Command Centre, ensuring compliance with industry standards and automating the remediation of vulnerabilities across the cloud infrastructure.
  • CI/CD Pipeline Automation: Designed and implemented CI/CD pipelines for GCP environments using Terraform, Cloud Build, and Cloud Deploy, reducing deployment time by 50% and enabling automated testing and infrastructure provisioning.
  • Real-Time Data Processing with Pub/Sub: Architected real-time data processing pipelines using Pub/Sub for fault-tolerant, high-throughput data workflows, improving system performance and responsiveness in data-driven applications.
  • Kubernetes & Containerization Automation: Deployed and managed Kubernetes clusters on GKE, migrating legacy applications to containerized environments, implementing automated IAM roles, security policies, and continuous monitoring for efficient, secure deployments.
  • Cloud Migration & Optimization: Led automated migration of 50+ applications to GCP, utilizing DevOps principles to reduce infrastructure costs by 30%, optimize application performance by 25%, and enhance operational agility.
  • Automated Network Configuration & Security: Configured and automated GCP VPC (including shared VPC and VPC peering) and VPC Service Control for optimized traffic flow, restricted service access, and enhanced security using network automation tools.
  • Automated Monitoring & Alerts: Developed custom dashboards with Cloud Monitoring and automated alerting integrations with Slack, enabling proactive infrastructure and application monitoring for faster issue resolution.
  • Cost Management & Automation: Automated reporting on resource usage, identifying under-utilized resources, orphaned disks, and stopped VMs, driving continuous cloud cost optimization and improving overall resource efficiency.

Consultant III

DXC Technology
Bengaluru
08.2018 - 03.2019
  • Managed GCP platform operations, ensuring service continuity and meeting SLAs.
  • Developed and maintained CI/CD pipelines for GCP/AWS resource deployment, enhancing automation and efficiency.
  • Designed and deployed scalable infrastructure using Terraform, Ansible, and VMware, tailored to internal customer demands.
  • Facilitated seamless handovers between DevOps and operations teams for newly built environments.
  • Acted as the primary technical contact for internal customers, resolving complex cloud and VMware-related issues.
  • Worked with the Security Governance team to address security vulnerabilities and ensure compliance.
  • Contributed to cost optimization by analysing resource usage and reducing cloud and VMware-related expenses.
  • Implemented Linux VM patch management using SUSE Manager, improving system security and stability.

System Administrator Specialist Advisor

NTT DATA
Noida
05.2010 - 08.2018
  • Managed complex virtual infrastructure with 100+ ESXi hosts and thousands of VMs for multiple customers at NTT Data.
  • Coordinated with storage and network teams for profile creation and troubleshooting.
  • Participated in daily operations calls with business stakeholders for issue resolution and escalations.
  • Installed, configured, and upgraded ESXi and vSphere/vCenter Server.
  • Monitored and optimized the performance of ESXi servers and VMs.
  • Managed ESXi host patching and updates using Update Manager.
  • Created and managed clones, templates, and configurations.
  • Administered HCI (VxRail) using VxRail Manager.
  • Managed network virtualization using VMware NSX.
  • Ensured security hardening and compliance for VMs and ESXi servers.
  • Managed high availability, vMotion, Storage vMotion, DRS, and user roles.

Sr. Support Engineer

Convergys
Pune
07.2007 - 05.2010
  • Addressed technical issues related to Microsoft OS in a domain environment, including troubleshooting Global Active Directory domains for enterprise-level customers, including Gold Certified Partners.
  • Performed configuration and maintenance of Windows Server 2K/2K3/2K8 OS.
  • Diagnosed and resolved blue screen issues, managed software RAID, and handled unattended installations.
  • Managed NT Backup and implemented backup and restore solutions.
  • Administered File and Print Servers, network administration, and performed maintenance tasks.
  • Managed data storage and backup technologies, ensuring reliability and security.
  • Provided troubleshooting expertise for Microsoft Hyper-V environments.

Education

Bachelor of Engineering -

University of Pune
Pune
04.2009

Skills

  • Cloud computing and infrastructure management
  • DevOps practices
  • Linux administration
  • Ansible and Terraform
  • Networking expertise
  • Continuous integration and delivery
  • Cost optimization strategies
  • Governance frameworks
  • Public cloud platforms
  • Scalability solutions
  • Stakeholder engagement
  • Project management methodologies
  • VMware technologies
  • Network virtualization techniques
  • System availability assurance
  • Virtual machine management
  • Cloud engineering principles
  • Server administration skills
  • Problem-solving abilities
  • Identity and access management strategies
  • Innovative solutions development
  • PowerCLI scripting expertise
  • Agile methodologies implementation
  • Communication proficiency

Languages

  • English
  • Hindi

Certification

Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)

Timeline

Sr. GCP Cloud Architect

Vodafone Shared Services
03.2019 - Current

Consultant III

DXC Technology
08.2018 - 03.2019

System Administrator Specialist Advisor

NTT DATA
05.2010 - 08.2018

Sr. Support Engineer

Convergys
07.2007 - 05.2010

Bachelor of Engineering -

University of Pune
PANKAJ KUMAR SINGH