Vaibhav Rastogi
Principal / Lead Cloud & DC-DR Architect (Presales & Enterprise Solutions)
Ghaziabad
Summary
Principal / Lead Cloud & DC-DR Architect with 12+ years of experience designing and delivering enterprise-scale public and private cloud solutions for large enterprise and government environments. Specialized in cross-hypervisor DC-DR architectures supporting 150+ virtual machines with high availability and minimal RPO/RTO. Proven track record in presales and solutioning for ₹30 Cr cloud and DC-DR engagements and contribution to large enterprise programs up to ₹100 Cr, including Infosys-led initiatives. Strong expertise across AWS, VMware, KVM, and hybrid cloud platforms, with experience enabling AI-ready and AIOps-aligned infrastructure while acting as principal design authority for complex, mission-critical architectures.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
4
4
Certificates
Work History
Sr. Manager – Public / Private Cloud and IT Infrastructure
Tata Communications Limited
New Delhi
09.2025 - Current
- Led presales and solution architecture for enterprise and government cloud & DC-DR engagements with deal values up to ₹30 Cr.
- Designed cross-hypervisor DC-DR platforms supporting 150+ VMs across VMware and KVM environments.
- Acted as Principal Architect and L4 design authority for complex hybrid cloud and disaster recovery architectures.
- Contributed to large enterprise programs up to ₹100 Cr, including Infosys-led initiatives.
- Enabled AI-ready infrastructure and AIOps-aligned cloud platforms.
Solutions Architect-Cloud and IT Infrastructure
Protean eGov Technologies Limited
New Delhi
03.2023 - 09.2025
- Designed and delivered cloud and DC-DR architectures for government and enterprise digital platforms.
- Implemented HA and DR strategies across private cloud
environments using VMware and KVM. - Collaborated with product and engineering teams to define and prioritize platform feature enhancements.
- Improved solution efficiency by designing and implementing scalable architectures for enterprise clients.
Associate Manager – Solutioning (Data Center)
NEC Corporation India Pvt. Limited
New Delhi
03.2022 - 01.2023
- Initiated process improvements based on thorough analysis of internal operations data resulting in enhanced productivity levels.
- Managed cross-functional projects, ensuring timely completion and alignment with company objectives.
- Collaborate with Sales, Pre-sales, and Bid Management teams to prepare and respond to RFPs, RFIs, and RFQs.
- Led team meetings regularly to discuss progress updates, identify challenges or roadblocks, and provide guidance towards successful project completion.
- Enhanced team productivity by implementing efficient project management strategies.
- OEM Co-ordination for Discussion of technical Solution requirements & inline the except requirement of RFP/RFI.
Manager- Techno-Commercials Solutioning
Texonic Instruments
New Delhi
10.2021 - 02.2022
- Managed and motivated employees to be productive and engaged in work.
- Accomplished multiple tasks within established timeframes.
- Maximized performance by monitoring daily activities and mentoring team members.
Senior Engineer – Airport IT Systems & Operations
GMR Airport Development Limited, GMR Group
New Delhi
09.2017 - 07.2021
- Monitored employee performance to keep projects on task.
- Determined equipment failure root cause and implemented solutions.
- Led cross-functional team for successful completion of multiple large-scale projects, ensuring timely delivery within budget constraints.
- Controlled project costs by approving expenditures.
Project Engineer- IT Security Solutions
Stanley Security Solution India Pvt Limited
New Delhi
03.2016 - 08.2017
- Monitored installation of materials and equipment for compliance with drawings and specifications.
- Completed construction tasks while providing safe working conditions, staying on budget and meeting project deadlines.
- Identified technical risks within managed projects.
Project Engineer- IT Security Solutions
First Alarm Systems India Pvt Limited
New Delhi
02.2014 - 03.2016
- Provided technical expertise throughout all phases of the project, ensuring accurate execution of designs and specifications.
- Maintained records for each project and engineering discipline.
Education
Bachelor of Technology - Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering
Uttar Pradesh Technical University
Lucknow06.2013
Skills
Cloud Architecture: Enterprise Cloud Architecture, Hybrid Cloud, Multi-Cloud Strategy
Public Cloud (AWS): EC2, VPC, RDS, S3, IAM, Lambda
Private Cloud & Virtualization: VMware, KVM, Platform9
Disaster Recovery & BCP: DC-DR Architecture, Cross-Hypervisor DR, Active-Active / Active-Passive DR, RPO / RTO
Backup & Data Protection: Zerto, Commvault, NetApp, EMC Networker
Containers & Automation: Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, Ansible (Infrastructure as Code)
AI-Ready Infrastructure: AIOps, AI Infrastructure Architecture, AI Workload Enablement, AI-Ready Data Centers
Networking & Security: Cisco Data Center, Cisco ACI, BGP, OSPF, Firewall Technologies
Presales & Solutioning: Solution Architecture, Presales, RFP, RFQ, BOQ, SOW
Architecture Leadership: Enterprise Architecture, Architecture Governance
Certification
Azure Cloud Fundamental -900
Work Availability
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Timeline
Sr. Manager – Public / Private Cloud and IT Infrastructure
Tata Communications Limited
09.2025 - Current
Solutions Architect-Cloud and IT Infrastructure
Protean eGov Technologies Limited
03.2023 - 09.2025
Associate Manager – Solutioning (Data Center)
NEC Corporation India Pvt. Limited
03.2022 - 01.2023
Manager- Techno-Commercials Solutioning
Texonic Instruments
10.2021 - 02.2022
Senior Engineer – Airport IT Systems & Operations
GMR Airport Development Limited, GMR Group
09.2017 - 07.2021
Project Engineer- IT Security Solutions
Stanley Security Solution India Pvt Limited
03.2016 - 08.2017
Project Engineer- IT Security Solutions
First Alarm Systems India Pvt Limited
02.2014 - 03.2016
Bachelor of Technology - Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering
Uttar Pradesh Technical University