Pavan Kumar Mayakuntla

• Designed, authored, automated end-to-end infrastructure provisioning and application deployment on multi-cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP, Oracle Cloud). Automated >95% of the processes.
• Deep hands-on expertise in building and managing Kubernetes environments (EKS, AKS, GKE, OKE) using Infrastructure As Code (IaC), Terraform, Helm, Docker, GitHub Actions, Grafana and Prometheus.
• Strong expertise with compute, storage, network, databases, identity & access, security, policies across multiple clouds (AWS, Azure, GCP, Oracle Cloud).
• Developed and simplified CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions/Azure DevOps and Container Registries.
• Simplified and highly transformed employee onboarding experience using Azure Active Directory Single Sign-On across business applications.
• Led ISO27001 compliance accreditation for Huma Infrastructure on multi-cloud platform.
• Expertise with enterprise monitoring systems using Grafana, Prometheus, Azure Monitor and native cloud provider tools.
• Experience with code debugging, automation and tooling using Python.
• Experience with vendor management, team management and recruiting.

Senior Cloud Network Engineer (Mar 2020 to Apr 2021)

• Led, developed and mentored team to deliver Azure Resource Manager (ARM) templates and Ansible playbooks. Accountable for code reviews, and channelized team efforts to enhance business impact.
• Expertise in developing and maintaining CI/CD build and release pipelines to automate and deliver reliable and robust ARM templates and automate test/release mechanisms.
• Developed Ansible playbooks for 15K+ devices comprising of Cisco, Aruba, F5, Arista, PaloAlto networks. Developed playbooks for Cisco ISE AAA authentication configuration deployment.
• Design, develop, deploy solution for virtual internship for 600+ summer interns during COVID-19. Recognized with Customer Obsession Award, and published in Microsoft IT Showcase.
• Experience in architecting and designing N-tier architectural systems using Azure technologies.

Cloud Service Engineer (Oct 2015 to Feb 2020)

• Managed Microsoft IT Virtualisation (Windows FailOver Clustering (5K+ nodes), Hyper-V, and Azure) infrastructure across multiple geographical locations. Design and maintain Infrastructure as code.
• Delivered Azure Resource Manager (ARM) Templates for 15K+ user base to meet the business demands. Developed ARM templates for complex Windows/SQL AlwaysOn scenarios.
• Developed Azure Automations and PowerShell scripts for VM migration to new Virtual networks, Auto-Azure-VM-SKU-Resize, Identifying and Cleaning up of Orphaned VHDs on Azure Fabric (delivered $1M+ Cost Optimization Opportunity; case study written on ROI).
• Designed and implemented Azure blueprints, Azure policies for enterprise management. Developed Azure policy/blueprint for Disk Encryption as policy.
• Design and implement IT Definitive Software Library using Azure File Sync (AFS) and accountable for accuracy of data across globe.
• Delivered PowerShell Automations for Windows 2019 upgrade on Azure, Azure Cloud Services clean up, self-healing DNS Client remediation, auditing 2-factor authentication.

Server Problem Manager (Mar 2012 to Oct 2015)

• Managed 50K+ VM foot print on Hyper-V/FailOver Clustering; Provided Root Cause Analysis to Live site outages and Customer reported problems on Azure, Failover Cluster and Manageability platform, and implemented permanent resolution to avoid recurrence of issues.
• Proactively identified problems in server and manageability platform, implemented mitigation steps to improve service.
• Conducted deep dive analysis for defects and partnered with customer BPUs to improve infrastructure health for quarter close readiness.
• Exhibited deep expertise in resolving platform issues in Windows failover clustering, Hyper-V, group policy, authentication etc.
• Developed numerous PowerShell scripts to scan infrastructure for plausible problems and applied resolutions.
• Contributed to design, develop and implement solutions for EMC storage reclamation project.
• Presented monthly business reviews to senior management.

• Developed tools to automatically synchronize mail objects information from Unix to Windows and vice-versa; received ‘Pat On Back’ award.
• Expertise with Active Directory/LDAP, SQL Servers, Level 3 Windows operations and Level 2 Unix operations, Security and Antivirus products.
• Designed and authored WinClientDR tool (Perl/PowerShell/HTA) to automatically switch Windows clients to Disaster recovery site in case of BCDR scenario.
• Architected and delivered zero touch installation of Windows XP/7/2008 build images using Windows Deployment Services (WDS). Experience with Mac OS X build images.
• Designed, implemented and automated WSUS patching, Symantec Enterprise Vault for Exchange 8.0.4/9.0/9.0.1/9.0.2, Symantec NetBackup 7.0.1, CA BrightStor ARCserve Backup, DFS, DFS-R and Group Policies.
• Led automation team and held accountable for quality control of PowerShell and Perl scripts from Hyderabad office.
• Developed numerous PowerShell/Perl scripts for WSUS, Symantec Antivirus and Windows 7/2008 such as login script for windows 7 users, Network drive mapping script, auditing accounts, scripts to backup IIS/Registry/Environment variables, manage user printers.