Venugopal Gunda
Azure Engineer
Mumbai
Summary
An achievement-driven IT infrastructure management professional with over 9 years of experience. Seeking a challenging assignment that offers growth and career advancement opportunities. Worked closely with diverse stakeholders including business units, trading partners, functional groups, consultants, vendors, and external agencies. Established and improved infrastructure solutions to meet organizational goals. Managed large-scale infrastructure refreshes, cloud integration and migration projects, as well as network traffic optimization initiatives. Expertise in application assessing, planning, validation, and Azure cloud architecture diagram sign off. Consistently delivered excellent results while exceeding quality of service commitments and ensuring high customer satisfaction. Demonstrated capabilities in multi-site facility roll-outs including data center build & migration (including sizing, configuration, bandwidth estimation, load balancing), servers, network, and storage. Versatile and high-energy professional with exceptional communication skills and a strong aptitude for people management and problem-solving. Confident in ability to lead teams and achieve business growth objectives.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Customer Service Executive
CMC Ltd.
2 2013
Migration Engineer and Assessment & Azure DevOps Engineer
Mobiquity
8 2021 - Current
- Implementing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps for .NET applications, ensuring efficient and automated build, test, and deployment processes
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to integrate Azure DevOps pipelines with Mobile App projects, facilitating seamless integration and continuous delivery practices
- Leveraged Azure DevOps features, such as YAML pipelines, release gates, and environment approvals, to enforce quality standards and ensure reliable software releases.
- Led initiatives to optimize CI/CD workflows, incorporating best practices and tools to enhance deployment speed, reliability, and traceability.
- Actively participated in code reviews, providing constructive feedback and ensuring adherence to coding standards, security guidelines, and performance optimizations
- Mentored team members on Azure DevOps practices, NuGet package management, and .NET MAUI & Mobile app development, fostering skill development and knowledge sharing within the organization
- Build pipeline for azure functions, Automate CI/CD for building and deployment to Azure functions
- Successfully deployed and managed Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) clusters, ensuring high availability, scalability, and security of containerized applications
- Configured and optimized AKS clusters, managing node pools, scaling strategies, and resource utilization to meet application requirements
- Deployed microservices-based applications to AKS using Kubernetes manifests (YAML), automating the process with CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps)
- Implemented secure access to AKS clusters using Azure Active Directory (AAD) integration and managed Kubernetes RBAC policies
- Troubleshot and resolved issues related to application deployments, networking, and Kubernetes services (Pods, Services, Ingress Controllers)
- Infrastructure as Code (IaC) with Terraform Started working from 2023 Aug- Proficient in writing and managing Terraform configuration files to provision, manage, and automate infrastructure in both Azure and AWS environments
- Created and managed resources such as Virtual Machines, IAM users, policies, and networks using Terraform, ensuring consistent and repeatable deployments
- Developed Terraform modules to simplify resource creation and reuse code across multiple environments.
Consultant
Capgemini Consulting Technology
05.2018 - 08.2021
- Migrated infrastructure from VMware/Hyper-V to Private Cloud & Azure using Azure Site Recovery and Azure Migrate appliance.
- Performed application assessments and planned migration strategies based on technical architecture and dependencies.
- Implemented landing zones and designed Azure Cloud Architecture diagrams for migration sign-off.
- Executed test cutovers and performance testing during migration for validation and success criteria.
- Managed post-migration Hypercare support and conducted Windows-level troubleshooting for migrated servers.
- Scheduled server and database backups, and conducted patching activities for ongoing support.
- Utilized third-party tools like Plate Spin, Veeam, SCVMM, 5Nine, Disk2VHD, and Export Import for Hyper-V during the migration process.
- Performed OS-level troubleshooting for migrated servers, ensuring minimal downtime and operational continuity.
- Conducted server-level backups using Veeam for business continuity and disaster recovery preparedness.
Azure Technical Cloud Engineer
Cloud Fronts Technologies LLP
04.2016 - 03.2018
- Performed day-to-day activities as an Azure Engineer Managed Azure administration, deployment of IAAS, Hybrid environment, backup of files & folder, SQL backup to Azure Storage, DRS setup
Technical Engineer- L1 Support Engineer
Continuum Managed Solutions Private Limited
06.2014 - 04.2016
Education
B.Sc. (IT) -
Mumbai University
H.S.C. (Science) - undefined
Maharashtra Board
S.S.C. (English) - undefined
Maharashtra Board
Skills
IT Infrastructure Management
Cloud Architecture
Incident Management
Azure Pricing
VMWare Migration
Soft Skills
Project Management
Client Relationship Management
Backup Administration
Migration & Cut-over Strategies
IAAS Deployment
Certification
Completed Azure certification as AZ-104 Azure Administrator
Operatingsystems
- Windows XP
- 2000/2003/Vista/7/8.1
- Servers – 2003/08/R2/12/R2/2016/2019
Computerlanguages
- Basic Networking
- Telecom
Keyimpactareas
- IT Infrastructure Management
- Incident Management
- Azure Pricing
- Migrations
- Soft Skills
- Client Relationship Management
- Backup and restore
- Migration & Cut-over Strategies
- IAAS Deployment
Notableaccomplishments
- Received Appreciation Mails from the clients in Mobiquity
- Employee of the Quarter Award in Capgemini
Personal Information
Date of Birth: 12/11/1988
Languages
English
Hindi
Marathi
Telugu
Timeline
Consultant
Capgemini Consulting Technology
05.2018 - 08.2021
Azure Technical Cloud Engineer
Cloud Fronts Technologies LLP
04.2016 - 03.2018
Technical Engineer- L1 Support Engineer
Continuum Managed Solutions Private Limited
06.2014 - 04.2016
Customer Service Executive
CMC Ltd.
2 2013
Migration Engineer and Assessment & Azure DevOps Engineer
Mobiquity
8 2021 - Current
B.Sc. (IT) -
Mumbai University
H.S.C. (Science) - undefined
Maharashtra Board
S.S.C. (English) - undefined
Maharashtra Board
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