SATYAMARKANDAN PILLAI

Senior Cloud Engineer

FUJITSU CONSULTING INDIA

01.2015 - Current

Led a cross-functional cloud team, providing mentorship, technical guidance, and performance feedback.

Acted as the escalation point for complex Azure and OCI issues, ensuring timely resolution.

Managed cloud transformation projects aligned with business goals and SLAs.

Architected secure and scalable solutions in OCI, including VCNs, DRGs, and Linux server migrations.

Implemented IAM policies, dynamic groups, VPN Connect, FastConnect, and DNS forwarding.

Automated infrastructure with Terraform; developed DR strategies using cross-region backups and block volume replication.

Managed OCI storage solutions (Object, Block, and File Storage) with cost and performance optimization.

Built monitoring and alerting solutions using OCI Monitoring, Logging, and Alarms.

Ensured security and compliance via security zones, compartments, and audit logs.

Supported hybrid and multi-cloud architectures (Azure to OCI).

Delivered architecture documentation, network diagrams, and operational runbooks.

Worked on Azure AD, MFA, ASR, Defender for Cloud, and NSG best practices.

Managed backups for VMs, app services, SQL databases, and storage using Recovery and Backup Vaults.

Analyzed security reports and implemented Azure Advisor recommendations for cost and performance.

Prepared and presented cost optimization reports; implemented RIs and Azure Hybrid Benefit.

Reserved and monitored resources (VMs, SQL MI, Cosmos DB, App Plans) for optimal utilization.

Generated monthly invoice reports using Azure Cost Management.

Performed VM sizing and performance tuning; handled VM restore from backups/snapshots.

Used Azure Policy to restrict public IPs and ensured consistent resource tagging.