Vedant Shimpi

Leading a team of 10 Engineers and Acquisition Engineers, driving Azure cloud strategy, secure architecture design, project delivery, and performance optimization in observability and monitoring engineering to meet organizational goals.

• Monitoring & Observability : Implemented Azure Monitor and Log Analytics for deep insights into logs, metrics, and application performance. Deployed Prometheus, Grafana and Graylog for advanced telemetry across network components, firewalls, Linux servers, and Kubernetes clusters (AKS).
• Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) Security : Enforced least-privilege access using Azure RBAC and Azure AD-integrated identity for Kubernetes API. Applied network security policies, NSGs, and WAF integration for hardened microservice protection.
• Secrets & Key Management : Integrated Azure Key Vault for secure storage and access of secrets, certificates, and credentials. Configured key rotation and managed access with Azure Policies, ensuring compliance with organizational and regulatory standards.
• Containerization & Serverless Architecture : Deployed Azure Container Instances (ACI) for scalable, managed compute. Leveraged Azure Functions and Logic Apps for event-driven, serverless workflows.
• CI/CD & Automation : Developed Ansible playbooks and automated deployments via GitLab CI/CD pipelines. Integrated Azure DevOps for pipeline management, ensuring faster and reliable application delivery.
• Cost Optimization : Leveraged Azure Reservations, Cost Management, and ACI's consumption-based billing to optimize cloud spend while maintaining high availability and performance.
• Client Engagement & Delivery Leadership : Conducts weekly client meetings to drive alignment, ensure deliverables, and manage escalations. Leads end-to-end project lifecycle — planning, execution, migration, and risk mitigation.

• AWS/Nutanix/VMware
  Migrated 100+ applications to a containerized microservices architecture using Kubernetes & Helm.
  Built a centralized monitoring system using Prometheus, Grafana, and ELK, reducing MTTR by 50%.
  Designed an enterprise-wide Dev Sec Ops framework ensuring compliance with ISO 27001 & PCI-DSS.
• Mentored junior team members, fostering professional growth and increasing overall team efficiency.
• Implemented best practices in documentation management systems that improved efficiency, accessibility, and security of project-related information.
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration of various project components.
• Saved costs on multiple projects by identifying opportunities for process improvement and implementing cost-effective solutions.
• Conducted post-project evaluations to identify lessons learned and opportunities for process enhancement.