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Sakthivel M

Cloud architect
Chennai

Summary

  • Innovative Cloud Solution Architect with over 15 years of experience in designing, developing, and deploying scalable and secure cloud solutions. Seeking a senior role to leverage my expertise in cloud technologies (Azure, AWS), DevOps, and architecture to drive transformative solutions that exceed expectations and deliver value to clients.
  • Leadership & Management: Leading a team of 8 in managing disaster recovery (DR) programs for DR automation and modernizing client solutions.
  • Solution Delivery: Expertise in end-to-end solution delivery, including Infrastructure as Code (IaC), architecture modernization, and deployment.
  • Cloud Expertise: Deep knowledge of Azure and AWS, with a little background in .NET technologies and complex application migrations.
  • Strategic Planning: Skilled in strategic planning and implementation of secure, scalable cloud solutions tailored to client requirements.
  • Cost Management: Successfully implemented cost-control strategies and developed pricing models for complex engagements.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience
8
8
years of post-secondary education
4
4
Certifications

Work History

Senior Specialist - Architecture (Sr. Cloud Architect)

LTIMindtree Limited
1 2022 - Current
  • Architected and deployed scalable, resilient solutions using AWS, Azure, and Kubernetes, focusing on microservices, serverless, and cloud-native architectures.

Project Name: DR Program - Assessment and DR Automation
Duration: January 2022 – Ongoing
Team Size: 12
Description: Conducted a comprehensive assessment of Disaster Recovery (DR) planning and execution. Implemented DR automation to enhance operational resilience.
Role & Contribution:

  • Led an in-depth assessment to evaluate existing DR plans and their effectiveness across five use cases.
  • Executed recovery exercises to measure readiness, including environment failover/failback and cyber exercises to test preparedness against cyber-attacks and data corruption.
  • Utilized the Operational Resilience Maturity (ORM) model to score and improve DR capabilities.
  • Coordinated with cross-functional teams to test and validate DR strategies.
    Technology & Tools: Azure, AWS, Rackspace, SAP, 3rd Party Services

Manager (Cloud Architect)

Capgemini Technology Services India Limited
8 2019 - 12.2021
  • Designed and implemented hybrid cloud architectures, integrating public cloud with traditional hosting models.


Customer Projects: Matalan, Rogers Communications, Bayer

1. Project Name: Data Analytics Platform Build
Duration: July 2021 – December 2021
Team Size: 8
Description: Developed an ETL framework in Azure to provide actionable insights through data analysis and reporting.
Role & Contribution:

  • Designed and implemented Azure Data Analytics solutions with a focus on DevOps.
  • Developed ETL pipelines for data extraction, transformation, and loading.
  • Monitored and maintained data analytics processes to ensure high performance and accuracy.
    Technology & Tools: Azure Data Factory, Databricks, Azure Data Lake, Azure Key Vault, Power BI.

2. Project Name: Migrating On-Prem Workloads to Azure
Duration: October 2020 – June 2021
Team Size: 15
Description: Assessed and migrated on-premises workloads to Azure using Cloudscape. Designed and deployed landing zone infrastructure for seamless cloud transition.
Role & Contribution:

  • Conducted assessment of existing on-premises infrastructure and designed landing zone architecture.
  • Led the migration of all workloads to Azure, ensuring minimal disruption and optimized performance.
    Technology & Tools: Azure Migrate, Azure App Service Migration Assistant, Database Migration Assistant, Cloudscape, Azure App Services, Active Directory

3. Project Name: AWS Cloud Migration
Duration: January 2020 – September 2020
Team Size: 10
Description: Managed the migration of on-premises workloads to AWS using CloudEndure.
Role & Contribution:

  • Orchestrated the migration of on-premises infrastructure workloads to AWS IaaS and PaaS environments.
  • Ensured successful integration and performance optimization on the AWS platform.
    Technology & Tools: CloudEndure.

4. Project Name: Cloud Migration
Duration: August 2019 – December 2019
Team Size: 12
Description: Migrated on-premises workloads to Azure cloud using Azure Site Recovery.
Role & Contribution:

  • Oversaw the migration of on-premises infrastructure to Azure IaaS and PaaS environments.
  • Managed end-to-end migration processes, ensuring successful deployment and integration.
    Technology & Tools: Azure Site Recovery, Azure Database Migration Services

System Analyst (Sr. Cloud Engineer)

Rotary Engineering Ltd. (Sinmec)
1 2017 - 8 2019
  • Administered Azure and on-premises environments, including network configuration, security, and performance monitoring.


1. Project Name: Rotary Engineering - On-premises to Cloud Migration including AD.
Duration: September 2017 – May 2018
Team Size: 15
Description: Designed and deployed landing zone infrastructure and migrated workloads to Azure.
Role & Contribution:

  • Conducted infrastructure assessment and designed the landing zone architecture for cloud migration.
  • Managed the complete migration of on-premises workloads to Azure, ensuring smooth transition and optimized performance.
    Technology & Tools: Azure Site Recovery, Azure App Services, Database Services, Active Directory

2. Project Name: Lotus Notes to Office 365 Migration
Duration: March 2017 – May 2017
Team Size: 6
Description: Migrated legacy Lotus Notes mailboxes in to Office 365 Env.
Role & Contribution:

  • Served as Migration SME, overseeing the transition of mailboxes from Lotus Notes to Office 365.
  • Utilized mMigrator tool for efficient migration and data integrity.
    Technology & Tools: Office 365, Lotus Notes, mMigrator Tool

Server & Security Engineer

Turbo Energy Pvt. Ltd. (TVS Group of Companies)
01.2013 - 12.2016
  • Administered and secured Windows servers in both physical and virtual environments.

Systems Administrator

Classic Computers Ltd.
08.2010 - 12.2012
  • Administered Windows Server environments and network infrastructure.

Customer Support Engineer

Care IT Solutions Pvt. Ltd
08.2009 - 09.2010
  • Installed and configured operating systems including Windows XP, Vista, and 7.

Education

B. Engg. in Computer Engineering (P.T) -

Anna University, College of Engineering, Guindy
01.2010 - 04.2014

D.ECE (Diploma in Electronics and Communication Engineering) - undefined

Raja Design Polytechnic College, Gingee
01.2005 - 04.2008

Skills

    Cloud Architecture: Microservices, Multi-Tenant SaaS, Event-driven, Cloud-native, Serverless, Modular Monolithic, Clean Architecture, DDD, CQRS, OAuth

    AWS: EC2, VPC, ELB, ASG, S3, RDS, Lambda, EKS, ECS, Fargate, SQS, SNS, CloudFront, API Gateway

    Azure: App Service, Functions, VMs, VMSS, VNet, Load Balancer, Application Gateway, AKS, ACI, Blob Storage, Service Bus, APIM

    DevOps: Kubernetes, Terraform, Docker, Helm, Prometheus, Grafana, ArgoCD, GitOps, Azure Pipeline, AWS Code Pipeline

    Backend Development: NET (7-8x), ASPNET Core, C#, REST API

    Database Management: SQL Server, Amazon RDS/Aurora, Azure SQL, MongoDB, DynamoDB

    Project Management: Agile, Scrum, Kanban, Jira, Trello

    Additional Skills: Oracle Cloud, Hybrid Cloud, Python, Redis, Linux, PowerShell, Bash

Certification

Microsoft Certified: Azure AZ-300, AZ-301

Personal Information

  • Passport Number: M1599609
  • Date of Birth: 05/09/1988
  • Marital Status: Married

Pan

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Software

Excel

Word

Powerpoint

Languages

English
Advanced (C1)
Tamil
Advanced (C1)

Interests

Cricket

Timeline

Server & Security Engineer

Turbo Energy Pvt. Ltd. (TVS Group of Companies)
01.2013 - 12.2016

Systems Administrator

Classic Computers Ltd.
08.2010 - 12.2012

B. Engg. in Computer Engineering (P.T) -

Anna University, College of Engineering, Guindy
01.2010 - 04.2014

Customer Support Engineer

Care IT Solutions Pvt. Ltd
08.2009 - 09.2010

D.ECE (Diploma in Electronics and Communication Engineering) - undefined

Raja Design Polytechnic College, Gingee
01.2005 - 04.2008

Senior Specialist - Architecture (Sr. Cloud Architect)

LTIMindtree Limited
1 2022 - Current

Manager (Cloud Architect)

Capgemini Technology Services India Limited
8 2019 - 12.2021

System Analyst (Sr. Cloud Engineer)

Rotary Engineering Ltd. (Sinmec)
1 2017 - 8 2019
Sakthivel MCloud architect