Shivam Tiwari

Cloud Architect and Consulting Experience CGI – 15th Oct 2021 – Till Current Date.

• Work with clients in broad roles spanning cloud advisory (AWS/Azure/GCP), discovery, cloud platform selection, business case development, migration and modernization services, cloud native build, cloud operating models and Cloud COEs
• Leading our Cloud teams and work with our clients to define their vision and strategy for enterprise cloud adoption.
• Handle and drive conversations with enterprise CxO level executives and provide advisory services and actionable recommendations on implementation of cloud services / solutions.
• Define Cloud Platform Architecture, Cloud Technical and integration Architecture and provide design guidelines and recommendations to the IT solutions & development team.
• Define cloud migration and modernization strategy, migration patterns, modernization of legacy applications with serverless technologies, containers and Kubernetes, modernization of data and databases, integration platforms and cloud native tools.
• Define cloud native architecture and design guidelines for the enterprises to develop new cloud applications.
• Own and lead cloud delivery programs - in formulating / defining and driving the end-to-end enterprise cloud transformation life cycle stages in cloud adoption - Analyze, Define, Build, Migrate, Develop, Operate and Manage stages.
• Define / refine cloud operating models including design and setup of cloud CoE’s.
• Create a detailed cost benefit analysis (CBA) model and business case for the cloud transformation programs that are recommended to enterprises.
• Worked as Technical and business advisor for Cloud Digital Transformation, Migration Strategy, Technical Design (HLD and LLD), Planning, Analysis, Effort estimation, Modernization. Worked in building & maintaining cloud Based Infrastructure, requirement gathering, Business analysis consulting and road map strategies.
• Helping to define Cloud technology roadmaps and solutions.
• Cloud Based Architecture and migration skills and experience.
• Designing and deploying scalable, highly available, Secured and fault tolerant systems on Cloud.
• Good knowledge on Application Migrations and Data migrations from On-premise to AWS/Azure/GCP Cloud.
• Requirement gathering, Business analysis consulting and road map strategies.
• Experience on HLD and LLD for new cloud deals and projects.
• Experience on RFP and RFQ for new business deals related to cloud projects.
• Worked with Sales Team for price estimation and costing.
• Managing Team of People in the areas of Cloud, Storage, Backup, Engineering and “Tools and Automation".
• Building and applying technical, industry, and functional knowledge to support efforts in selling opportunities to both existing and new clients for cloud platform.
• Engaged with leadership and clients in strategic discussion to provide outstanding IT strategy and industry guidance to improve client longterm business objectives.
• Assessed client current and planned use of cloud in terms of alignment with strategy , industry best practice and optical architectural , operational and financial fit.
• Possess deep understanding of technology trends and strategies for understanding cloud solutions to meet client business and financial and technical objectives.
• Developed strong and positive relationships with clients executives, and effectively sell follow on Advisory engagements.
• Drived the sales process while collaborating with team members with sales efforst including development of client proposals and pitch mechanics.
• Developed and maintained goto market strategies around cloud adoption and optimization and supporting solution area migration services.

Responsible for managing a large team of senior professionals in the areas of Cloud, Storage, Backup, Engineering and “Tools and Automation”. Responsible for bringing a significant transformation in these services and further maturing them on service taxonomy by focusing on big opportunities on Technology, Process and Innovation. BOA has a very large infrastructure with their own datacenter in multiple locations in US. Worked in different phases of Business Operations, IT Operations, Cloud Consulting, IT Governance, IT Service Delivery operations, Transformation & Transition Management, Pre-Sales & Solution in Infrastructure/Cloud Management domain and Managed Services.

Infra Backup And Recovery Experience : (Initial IT Experience)- Nov 2008 – Aug 2015.

• Installation and patching Netbackup Master, Media and Clients with Netbackup client/server software on Windows & UNIX in a cluster server environment.
• Worked on implementing Avamar Backup Solution, troubleshooting and managing backup enviourment.
• Handling Escalated issues related to Avamar and Netbackup Backup Solution.
• Cloud Integration with Backup Solutions like Netbackup and Avamar.
• Managing AWS S3 cloud layer with Backup Solutions.
• Troubleshooting Cloud related issues with Backup Solutions.
• Tape Library/Tape drives management including FalconStor VTL, Data Domain VTL, ACS/IBM library and drives.
• Handling FalconStor VTL/SIR and Data Domain space issues and configured the email alerting on VTL/SIR nodes.
• Worked on FT media servers and SAN clients. Managing SAN media servers.
• Participated in quarterly steady state account reviews.
• Provided end to end solution for backup and storage based on the best practice.
• Provided product updates and technical advice to clients – Explained technical capabilities and business benefits of solutions to the customer.
• Implementing the backup and recovery solutions based on the approved end state solution.

Worked here as Senior Backup and Storage Consultant.

Worked here as Senior Backup & Storage Lead.

Worked here as Backup and Storage consultant.

Worked here as Backup & Storage specialist.

Worked here as Backup Admin.

Worked as Technical Support Engineer for Bank of America Project.