Pritish Raje
Pune
Summary
Transformational Cloud Solution Architect with 11.8 years of experience in IT and Consulting currently working at KPMG Global Services, specializing in scalable cloud architectures and AI-driven services. Proven track record in leading successful cloud migrations, implementing robust security frameworks, and optimizing CI/CD pipelines to ensure high availability and compliance across diverse environments.
Successfully delivered a high-impact onsite engagement in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, focused on Cloud Assessment and Cloud Service Provider Benchmarking, where I was formally appreciated and awarded by both the client and KPMG for excellence.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Assistant Manager-Cloud Solution Architect
KPMG Global Services
07.2022 - Current
- Led multiple Cloud Assessments and Service-Provider Benchmarking engagements, including a high-impact on-site consulting project in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, where I was formally recognized by both the Client and KPMG for delivering strategic cloud recommendations that directly influenced executive decision-making and vendor selection.
Designed enterprise-scale cloud and hybrid architectures aligned with business, security, regulatory, and financial objectives.
Defined and delivered cloud strategy, migration roadmaps, and operating models, enabling organizations to modernize legacy platforms and adopt cloud-native services.
Architected end-to-end customized Azure solutions and migration proposals, presenting innovative cloud services that improved operational efficiency, scalability, and resilience.
Deployed, managed, and optimized Azure IaaS, PaaS, and Kubernetes (AKS) platforms for mission-critical workloads.
Designed secure network architectures using Azure Virtual Networks, VPN, ExpressRoute, Azure Firewall, NSGs, and private endpoints.
Implemented Zero Trust security architectures using Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD), Conditional Access, MFA, and RBAC.
Built Enterprise Governance Frameworks using Azure Policy, management groups, tagging strategies, and compliance controls to ensure secure and compliant cloud deployments.
Led CI/CD and Infrastructure-as-Code automation using Azure DevOps, Terraform, and ARM/Bicep templates, enabling repeatable, auditable, and scalable cloud delivery.
Designed and delivered hybrid cloud architectures, integrating on-premises environments with Azure using secure connectivity and identity federation.
Architected AI-powered cloud applications leveraging Azure AI, Cognitive Services, and Machine Learning platforms.
Conducted cloud infrastructure and security audits, identifying performance bottlenecks, compliance gaps, and cost-optimization opportunities.
Led FinOps and cost-optimization initiatives, reducing cloud spend while improving performance and availability.
Worked closely with engineering, operations, security, and executive stakeholders to ensure architectures met technical, regulatory, and business requirements.
Reviewed and approved customer cloud architectures to validate alignment with security, resilience, compliance, and workload-specific needs.
Led large-scale Infrastructure migration and modernization programs, including legacy data center to Azure transformations.
Supported pre-sales and partner teams through customer assessments, architecture reviews, POCs, and RFP responses, acting as a trusted cloud advisor.
Supervised day-to-day cloud operations, ensuring platforms met availability, performance, quality, and SLA expectations.
Lead Consultant-Technology
Virtusa Consulting Services
06.2021 - 06.2022
- Defined project scope, delivery timelines, milestones, and governance models, ensuring cloud programs were delivered on time, within budget, and aligned with business objectives.
Architected end-to-end Microsoft Azure solutions by translating business requirements into secure, scalable, resilient, and cost-optimized cloud architectures.
Designed and delivered highly available, distributed cloud applications aligned with enterprise standards, security policies, and cloud best practices.
Led application and infrastructure migration programs from on-premises and hybrid environments to Azure, including assessment, dependency mapping, migration strategy, and execution.
Designed and implemented Azure infrastructure platforms, including Virtual Machines, VNets, Subnets, NSGs, Azure Firewall, Load Balancers, Application Gateway, Storage, SQL, and PaaS services.
Owned overall technical quality, architecture governance, and deployment standards across cloud solutions and migration programs.
Implemented Azure security and compliance frameworks, including Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD), RBAC, Conditional Access, Key Vault, network segmentation, and Zero Trust architectures.
Established CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure-as-Code using Azure DevOps, Terraform, ARM/Bicep, enabling automated, repeatable, and compliant deployments.
Led end-to-end cloud migrations, including re-hosting, re-platforming, and modernization of enterprise applications.
Produced Detailed Design Documents (DDD), target architectures, and migration runbooks to support large-scale cloud transformation programs.
Monitored performance, reliability, and scalability metrics, driving continuous optimization and cost efficiency across Azure platforms.
Partnered with engineering, operations, security, and business teams to ensure cloud solutions aligned with organizational strategy and compliance requirements.
Participated in customer and internal architecture forums, contributing to the evolution of cloud platforms and technology roadmaps.
Supported team growth and delivery excellence by assisting in recruiting, interviewing, onboarding, and mentoring cloud engineers and architects.es to maintain adequate staffing levels. - Architect solutions on the Microsoft Azure platform to meet business requirements involves understanding the business needs, evaluating technical options, and designing scalable, reliable, and cost-effective cloud solutions.
- Working with large teams and involved in architecture of highly scalable, secure, distributed applications, aligned with company standards, process, methodologies, and best practices in cloud.
- Assisting organizations in migrating existing applications and workloads to Azure cloud which involve assessing on-premises environments, developing migration strategies, and executing migration projects.
- Implementing security best practices and compliance standards to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data in Azure.
- Responsible for overall technical quality, migration, deployment standards and architecture of the application.
- Planning, designing, and deploying Azure infrastructure components such as virtual machines, networks, storage, and databases which includes selecting the appropriate Azure services and configurations to support the solution requirements.
- Driving end-to-end cloud migration of applications from on-premises or hybrid cloud.
- Implementing automation solutions and DevOps practices to streamline deployment, configuration, and management of Azure resources.
- Analyzing performance metrics and identifying opportunities for optimization to improve the performance and scalability of Azure solutions.
- Participate in internal and customer meetings assisting with the ongoing evolution of technology offerings.
- Collaborating with cross-functional teams including developers, operations, and business stakeholders to align technical solutions with business goals.
- Preparing Detailed Design Document of large applications in Migration to showcase the landscape of application in cloud.
Cloud Support Engineer
Bentley Systems
07.2014 - 07.2018
- Work very closely with application users (internal developers and researchers) to troubleshoot and resolve application or system issues.
- Work on critical, highly complex customer scenarios that span across multiple Azure services.
- Implementing and maintaining security measures to protect cloud infrastructure and data from unauthorized access, breaches, and cyber threats.
- Monitor all production networks, servers, applications and services through a centralized monitoring console in Azure.
- Collaborate with global support engineers internally to address queries/issues.
- Troubleshoot issues across different technology layers in a cloud environment for compute, storage, networking, Databases and applications to identify and correct operational problems.
- Analyzing system performance metrics and identifying opportunities for optimization to improve efficiency, scalability, and cost-effectiveness of cloud services.
- Install and configure Linux (Debian, CentOS) and Apache, systems across an Azure environment.
- Perform general systems maintenance tasks such as adding users, managing disk space usage, changing passwords, and applying patches.
- Work closely with other systems administrators and engineers to meet team goals, and improve processes and apply best practices.
- Creating and maintaining technical documentation, including troubleshooting guides, best practices, and knowledge base articles.
- Developing and implementing automation scripts and tools to streamline repetitive tasks and improve operational efficiency in Azure.
- Responding to incidents and service requests promptly, ensuring minimal downtime and disruption to customers' operation.
Associate Consultant
Capgemini Technology Services
07.2014 - 07.2018
- Analyzing the problem statement and designing a scalable solution using software engineering principles.
- Handle Azure Infrastructure by leveraging Azure cloud services in Compute, Storage, Networking, Databases for faster application/database deployment.
- Build, Test and Deploy applications for hardware and software configuration on servers.
- Handle deployment workflow including provisioning, load balancing, and health monitoring across the environments.
- Design Network Security Groups (NSG), subnets and maintain the Resource groups in Azure.
- Managing Azure VMs, Networking (VNets, Load Balancers, App Gateway, Traffic Manager, Storage, Azure AD).
- Drive end to end deployment of various Components on the Azure Platform.
- Modification of Certificates, Password and Storage Accounts on the cloud platform.
- Setting up and administer service accounts.
- Data designing, acquiring, maintenance and security, test case designing and documentation.
- Planning and implementing Disaster Recovery solutions, capacity planning, data archiving, backup/recovery strategies, Performance Analysis and optimization.
- Installing and configuring SSL certificates in web servers in all the infrastructure environments.
- Meeting user needs and client demands with updates and enhancements in existing software.
- Expertise in setting up cluster environment for load balancing and high availability of Windows servers.
- Experience in working with Windows Server 2008/2008 R2 Active Directory and Administration.
- Support in automating day-to-day activities by using Windows PowerShell for software applications.
Education
Post Graduate Diploma - IT Infrastructure, Systems And Security
CDAC Bengaluru
Bengaluru, India04.2014
Bachelor of Engineering - Information Technology
NMIET
Pune04.2013
12th -
VIT Junior College
Maharashtra04.2007
10th -
SSEMHS
Maharashtra04.2005
Skills
- Cloud Architecture & Design
- Cloud Security & Compliance
- Cloud Migration & Modernization
- Azure Infrastructure Management
- CSP Benchmarking
- Cloud governance
- Cloud Strategy
- AI Services & Intelligent Automation
- Azure Policy & Landing Zone Implementation
- DevOps Engineering & CI/CD Pipelines
- Service Delivery & Project Execution
- Disaster Recovery & High Availability
- Project management
Certification
- AZ-305 Microsoft Certified Azure Solutions Architect Expert
- AZ-104 Microsoft Certified Azure Administrator Associate
- GCP Certified Professional Cloud Architect
Personal Information
Activities Awards
- Recognized with an award at KPMG and praised by the client for delivering onsite project in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Cloud Assessment and CSP benchmarking
- Recognized by senior leadership and the client for effectively overseeing and executing cloud migration activities during a critical project phase.
- Awarded for driving significant workflow improvements and automation in the Cloud team that minimized escalations and enhanced communication across the team
Timeline
Assistant Manager-Cloud Solution Architect
KPMG Global Services
07.2022 - Current
Lead Consultant-Technology
Virtusa Consulting Services
06.2021 - 06.2022
Cloud Support Engineer
Bentley Systems
07.2014 - 07.2018
Associate Consultant
Capgemini Technology Services
07.2014 - 07.2018
Post Graduate Diploma - IT Infrastructure, Systems And Security
CDAC Bengaluru
Bachelor of Engineering - Information Technology
NMIET
12th -
VIT Junior College
10th -
SSEMHS