Sourabh Majali
Pune
Summary
Accomplished Sr. Cloud Engineer at Futran Solutions, specializing in Azure IaaS and PaaS deployment. Expert in PowerShell scripting and incident response planning, I drive automation and security enhancements, achieving significant cost reductions and improved compliance. Proven ability to streamline workflows and optimize resource management, ensuring robust cloud solutions for clients.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Sr. Cloud Engineer(DevSecOps)
Futran Solutions
Pune
01.2025 - Current
- Driving compliance and automation across Azure environments by implementing custom Policies and PowerShell scripts.
- Experienced in setting up Microsoft Entra External ID for secure multi-tenant identity management, integrating .NET applications with Azure services, and streamlining resource governance and lifecycle operations.
Cloud Engineer
e-Zest Solutions
Pune
12.2017 - 12.2024
- Hands on experience in Azure IaaS and PaaS in designing, deploying, and managing scalable cloud solutions like Virtual machines, Load Balancers, App gateway, Front Door, WAF, Alerting, Log Analytics workspaces, App Services, DB Services, Logic Apps, Terraform (Beginner), Azure DevOps (Beginner), Kubernetes (Beginner).
- Automation solutions to save costs. designing and implementing automated processes that streamline workflows, reduce manual efforts, and lower operational costs like 'Sandbox Justification System' where unnecessary POC left over resources are removed if not needed.
- Implement Defender Recommendations, extensive experience in implementing Azure Defender recommendations to enhance cloud security to improve security score for clients.
- Monthly Machine Patching through Update Management or Update Manager. Expertise in orchestrating and automating patch deployment across environments to ensure.
- Skilled in minimizing downtime and disruption during updates by planning and executing efficient patch management strategies.
- Monitor & Setup up resource alerts via metric & Log Analytics Workspace. experience in monitoring and setting up resource alerts using Metric and Log Analytics Workspace.
- Skilled in configuring real-time alerts and dashboards to track performance and health metrics, ensuring timely detection and resolution of issues.
- Deploy Logic Apps, Webapps, Function Apps. Building logic workflow to automate the processes for example, Weekly Certificate Expiry Report that is pulled custom tables from log analytics workspace to and converted to HTML format to display and make sure the certs are renewed and updated for continued operations of client apps/services.
- Report and investigate Azure Sentinel incidents. Proficient in conducting thorough investigations to understand the scope and impact of threats, and in implementing effective response strategies to mitigate risks.
- Dedicated to enhancing security posture through continuous monitoring, proactive incident management. Like Blocking the Suspicious Ips (Mostly verified on Abuse IP DB.com).
- PowerShell Scripting for small- and large-scale changes and automations. Skilled in developing scripts to streamline administrative tasks, optimize system configurations, and automate routine operations, enhancing efficiency and reducing manual effort.
- Like Sandbox Justification System which tags the VMs or resources that are not is used and asks for a justification to continue using the deployed resources in sandbox.
- Upon failing to provide justification, these automations create a ticket to remove the resources.
- Setup Security services like App Gateway with WAF and Front Door. Configuring WAF policies, optimizing traffic routing, and enhancing application delivery through Front Door's global load balancing and web application acceleration features.
- Implementing OWASP rules with help of developers in client applications.
- Optimize Storage accounts using Life cycles, defining, and implementing storage tiering and lifecycle policies to automate data movement, reduce costs, and enhance performance based on access patterns and business requirements.
- Proficient in leveraging Azure Storage features to achieve efficient data retention, archival, and deletion workflows.
- Weekly reporting on client env. secure score with help of third-party tools like Armor. leveraging Armor’s capabilities to monitor, analyze, and report on security metrics.
- Working on Armor incidents just like any other SIEM tools incident and providing details on attackers and type of attacks and next steps we can take.
Software Engineer
MagicSackTech
Pune
06.2016 - 12.2017
- Worked as freelance to develop website for MIT college Pune 'MITSOP.edu.in' in DOTNET MVC and Bootstrap CSS, MSSQL.
Education
MCA - Master of Computer Application
MIT
PUNE06.2016
BCA - Bachelor of Computer Application
CIMDR
Sangli06.2013
Skills
- IaaS and PaaS deployment
- Azure infrastructure management
- Security solutions (WAF, Sentinel, Front Door)
- Log analytics and alerting
- PowerShell scripting
- Automation strategies
- Incident response planning
- Monitoring and logging practices
- Cost optimization techniques
- Azure DevOps practices
Hobbies and Interests
- Cricket
- Guitar
- Video Creator
- Mobile Photography
- Travelling
Languages
- English
- Hindi
- Marathi
- Kannada
Personal Information
Date of Birth: 06/28/92
Accomplishments
- Pat on the back
- SuperSquad on multiple occasions
Certification
- AZ-104 (Azure Admin)
- Preparing for AZ-500 (Security)
Timeline
Sr. Cloud Engineer(DevSecOps)
Futran Solutions
01.2025 - Current
Cloud Engineer
e-Zest Solutions
12.2017 - 12.2024
Software Engineer
MagicSackTech
06.2016 - 12.2017
MCA - Master of Computer Application
MIT
BCA - Bachelor of Computer Application
CIMDR