RAMAKANTH DONTULWAR
Azure DevOps Engineer
Hyderabad
Summary
Results-driven IT professional with 8.8 years of experience in Azure Cloud and DevOps, adept at deploying and managing cloud-native solutions across PaaS, IaaS, and hybrid environments. Expertise in automating CI/CD pipelines and implementing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform. Strong focus on cloud security, governance, and compliance to deliver scalable and secure solutions. Skilled in performance optimization, cost efficiency, and enhancing collaboration between development and operations teams. In-depth knowledge of Azure networking, identity/access management, and modern data services including Data Factory, Data Lake, and Azure AI to ensure secure and intelligent cloud platforms.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
2011
2011
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Certifications
Work History
Azure DevOps Engineer
Xoriant
01.2021 - 06.2025
- Designed and implemented Azure Landing Zones with Terraform aligned to governance and security best practices.
- Developed and managed CI/CD pipelines for AKS workloads and advanced Azure Data Factory (ADF) pipelines automating complex ETL and data integration workflows.
- Architected Data Lake solutions to efficiently store and manage large datasets, enhancing analytics readiness.
- Integrated Azure AI services for intelligent automation and analytics within cloud solutions.
- Implemented role-based access control (RBAC) and managed identities to optimize permissions in Azure Identity & Access Management, avoiding redundant privileges.
- Automated monitoring of Azure Data Factory pipelines with Azure Monitor and Log Analytics for proactive pipeline health and error management.
- Worked extensively with ARM CLI and SDKs using Bash, PowerShell, and Python for resource provisioning and management.
- Applied governance using Azure Purview for comprehensive data cataloging and compliance.
- Executed HA and disaster recovery configurations for critical business applications.
- Configured and optimized Azure Load Balancers and hub-and-spoke network topologies, enhancing traffic flow and security.
- Reduced deployment time by 30% through Infrastructure as Code and automated multi-stage YAML pipelines across QA, UAT, and Production environments.
Cloud Consultant
Affluent Global Services
03.2019 - 06.2020
- Managed Azure environment including provisioning and monitoring of Azure Data Factory pipelines focusing on data ingestion, scheduling, and pipeline troubleshooting.
- Set up Site-to-Site VPN connectivity between on-premises and Azure environments.
- Implemented resource quota management and monitoring to optimize cloud resource usage.
- Played key role in remediating security vulnerabilities reported by Azure Defender.
- Developed YAML pipelines in Azure DevOps for automation of data and infrastructure deployments.
- Supported hybrid cloud environment configuration and implementation.
Software Engineer
Edgerock Software Solutions
02.2016 - 03.2019
- Delivered Azure IaaS implementations with automation via PowerShell and Runbooks.
- Managed multiple Azure instances configuring security groups, load balancers, and auto-scaling for cost-effective, fault-tolerant, and highly available systems.
- Prepared branching and merging strategies for effective code management.
- Documented best practices and change management processes.
Education
B.Tech - CSE
All India Institute of Technology
Intermediate - undefined
New Vision Junior College
10th - CBSE
Sanghamitra School
Skills
- Azure Cloud
- Azure Kubernetes
- Azure DevOps
- Azure Data Factory
- Azure Data Lake
- Azure AI Services
- Azure Identity and Access Management
- Azure Purview
- Databricks Unity Catalog
Certification
Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate
Timeline
Azure DevOps Engineer
Xoriant
01.2021 - 06.2025
Cloud Consultant
Affluent Global Services
03.2019 - 06.2020
Software Engineer
Edgerock Software Solutions
02.2016 - 03.2019
Intermediate - undefined
New Vision Junior College
10th - CBSE
Sanghamitra School
B.Tech - CSE
All India Institute of Technology
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