Sagar Koshinapogu
Summary
Senior Azure Cloud Lead with 8+ years of IT infrastructure experience specializing in Microsoft Azure. Strong expertise in Azure Storage, Backup, and Disaster Recovery, with proven success in delivering secure, compliant, and resilient enterprise solutions. Skilled in Azure PaaS and IaaS platforms, automation with PowerShell and ARM templates, and proactive monitoring of Azure Storage performance and Backup alerts/failures. Adept at driving Cloud Operations, governance, and cost optimization while mentoring teams to support mission-critical workloads.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Cloud Lead
Centific Global Solutions
06.2020 - Current
- Lead Azure Cloud Operations, covering provisioning, access management, monitoring, and administration of IaaS and PaaS resources.
- Designed and implemented Azure Storage solutions with lifecycle policies, redundancy, and proactive monitoring dashboards.
- Implemented backup and restore governance with automated alerts for failures/missed jobs, ensuring high availability and audit compliance.
- Directed Azure Site Recovery (ASR) planning and execution for critical workloads with regular DR drills.
- Deployed and managed PaaS platforms (App Services, SQL DB, Functions, Service Bus, Key Vault) for production workloads.
- Championed an automation-first approach using PowerShell and ARM templates, reducing manual provisioning effort by 60%.
- Defined SOPs, access reviews, and cost management frameworks, improving governance and transparency.
- Delivered budget enforcement automation via Logic Apps (70/80/90% alerts + subscription lock at 100%).
- Mentored and onboarded cloud engineers, improving capabilities in provisioning, monitoring, backup, and storage optimization.
System Engineer
RMSI Pvt Ltd
05.2017 - 03.2020
- Provided L1 cloud operations support for Azure IaaS environments including VMs, VNets, and Storage Accounts.
- Performed monitoring of Azure resources (VM health, storage capacity, backup jobs) using Azure Monitor and Log Analytics.
- Triaged and resolved cloud support tickets (incidents and service requests), escalating complex issues to senior admins when required.
- Configured basic Azure Backup policies for VMs and SQL databases, ensuring data protection and recovery compliance.
- Assisted in DNS management (domain records, NSG checks, name resolution issues).
- Supported RBAC permissions and Entra ID (Azure AD) user access.
- Developed basic automation scripts with PowerShell/Azure CLI to streamline routine tasks such as VM status checks and backup validation.
- Created and maintained documentation for procedures, ticket resolutions, and knowledge base articles.
Education
Bachelor of Technology - Electronics & Communication Engineering
St Mary’s Engineering College (JNTUH)
03-2016
Skills
- Azure Storage
- Backup & Disaster Recovery
- Azure IaaS
- Azure PaaS
- Cloud Operations
- Monitoring & Reliability
- Automation
- Data Migration
- Cost Optmization
- Security & IAM
Certification
Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-104)
Accomplishments
- Delivered cost optimization of ~$15,000 USD per month by implementing cloud efficiency strategies; received a Reward & Recognition Award for this contribution.
- Received award for developing and implementing a Cloud Governance Framework that streamlined Azure request processes and strengthened access management, improving compliance and operational efficiency.
- Recognized with Reward & Recognition award for successfully migrating data from NetApp to Azure Storage and delivering the best solution for data accessibility using Azure File Share.
- Optimized Blob/File storage with lifecycle rules, reducing costs by 25%.
- Standardized backup restoration evidence processes to meet audit and compliance requirements.
Timeline
Senior Cloud Lead
Centific Global Solutions
06.2020 - Current
System Engineer
RMSI Pvt Ltd
05.2017 - 03.2020
Bachelor of Technology - Electronics & Communication Engineering
St Mary’s Engineering College (JNTUH)
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