Engineering Leader & Cloud Strategy Executive

EdTech Leadership & Business Strategy - Founded and scaled AI-powered EdTech platform, building business from ground up with focus on cloud, DevOps, and data engineering talent development.

• Founded and built EdTech startup from concept to revenue-generating business, establishing operations across UK and India with focus on experiential cloud and DevOps training.
• Personally mentored 100+ students with 50% job placement success rate in UK Digital Sector, developing comprehensive curriculum covering Azure, AWS, GCP, Kubernetes, Terraform, and CI/CD.
• Designed and implemented AI-driven learning platform with automated progress tracking, personalized learning paths, and real-world project-based assessments.
• Developed horizontal and vertical scaling strategies generating significant revenue through B2C student enrollments and B2B corporate training partnerships.
• Built strategic partnerships with UK enterprises for talent pipeline development, contributing to digital skills gap reduction in cloud and DevOps domains.
• Established technical roadmap, curriculum design, and hands-on mentorship programs combining theoretical knowledge with practical industry experience.
• Managed end-to-end business operations including marketing, sales, delivery, student success, and financial management demonstrating entrepreneurial leadership.

Platform Engineering & Cloud Modernization Leadership - Led platform engineering strategy and cloud infrastructure transformation initiatives.

• Directed platform engineering strategy and roadmap, establishing enterprise-wide standards across Azure cloud infrastructure serving 2M+ users.
• Built and led cross-functional engineering team of 15+ engineers across platform, DevOps, and SRE functions with focus on performance and reliability.
• Architected self-service developer platforms using Infrastructure as Code (Terraform), GitOps practices, and policy-as-code guardrails reducing deployment time by 70%.
• Established comprehensive observability and performance monitoring frameworks with Azure Monitor, Application Insights achieving 99.95% uptime SLA.
• Led migration of legacy workloads to containerized platforms (AKS, Azure Container Apps) with zero-downtime strategy and security-first approach.
• Implemented platform security controls including Azure Policy, RBAC, network segmentation, and compliance automation for SOC2/ISO27001 standards.
• Drove platform cost optimization initiatives reducing cloud spend by 30% ($500K+ annual savings) through resource rightsizing and automation.
• Mentored engineering teams on platform engineering best practices, SRE principles, cloud-native architecture, and established technical excellence culture.

Legacy Infrastructure Modernization & EKS Migration - Led modernization of legacy infrastructure and containerization strategy for financial platform serving 10M+ customers.

• Built and led team of 10+ engineers across DevSecOps, SRE, and cloud engineering for financial platform modernization and containerization initiatives.
• Led modernization of legacy infrastructure running shell scripts on standalone Linux machines to containerized workloads on EKS with proper resource management.
• Stood up production EKS clusters from scratch, migrated 100+ Jenkins jobs from independent Linux VMs to EKS pods eliminating dependency on static build servers.
• Redesigned Jenkins architecture to run on EKS with dynamic pod provisioning, containerized legacy applications and batch jobs with Docker and Kubernetes manifests.
• Built CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins on EKS, integrated security scanning (Snyk, SonarQube), automated compliance checks for financial services regulations.
• Implemented Datadog APM, distributed tracing with OpenTelemetry, centralized logging with ELK for containerized workloads achieving full visibility.
• Established SLO-based monitoring, error budgets, incident response procedures achieving 99.9% uptime with 60% faster deployment cycles.
• Drove cost optimization achieving 25% reduction in infrastructure spend through containerization, resource optimization, and automated remediation workflows.

Cloud Design & Migration (RHS Grow) - Led strategic cloud migration from GCP to Azure, platform modernization, and data engineering transformation for digital membership platform.

• Directed end-to-end cloud migration strategy from GCP to Azure, defining technical roadmap, risk mitigation, and zero-downtime migration approach for business-critical applications.
• Architected Azure Landing Zones with enterprise governance, security guardrails, and multi-team access controls using Terraform IaC and policy-as-code frameworks.
• Led team of 8+ engineers across cloud, DevOps, and data engineering functions, establishing technical standards and best practices for platform modernization.
• Designed and implemented scalable data pipelines using Python, SQL, and DataOps methodologies processing 5M+ records daily with performance optimization and monitoring.
• Established security architecture including B2C identity management, API Management integration, network segmentation (NSGs, Route Tables, vNets), and compliance controls.
• Built CI/CD pipelines for .NET Core applications and AKS cluster deployments using Azure DevOps and Terraform reducing deployment time by 65%.
• Implemented comprehensive observability with Azure Monitor, Application Insights, Container Insights, and Log Analytics achieving 99.95% uptime SLA.
• Established Hub Services architecture (SonarQube, shared tooling) via Azure Container Instances enabling centralized governance and quality gates across teams.

DBaaS - Database as Service - Led platform engineering strategy and built enterprise-scale Database-as-a-Service platform with multi-cloud governance, security guardrails, and self-service capabilities.

• Directed platform engineering strategy for enterprise DBaaS initiative, defining technical roadmap, governance frameworks, and service delivery models across Azure, AWS, and GCP.
• Architected multi-cloud database platform using Terraform IaC, establishing standardized modules, security guardrails, compliance policies, and cost governance across 50+ database instances.
• Built and led cross-functional team of 6+ platform engineers, establishing technical excellence, code review standards, and knowledge sharing practices.
• Designed self-service catalog with built-in security policies, backup/recovery automation, performance monitoring, and compliance controls reducing provisioning time from weeks to hours.
• Implemented enterprise governance framework including RBAC, network isolation, encryption at rest/transit, audit logging, and regulatory compliance for financial services.
• Established CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps automating database deployments, configuration management, and infrastructure updates with zero-downtime strategies.
• Led AKS platform operations including cluster management, workload deployments, Helm chart development, and Kubernetes best practices for containerized database workloads.
• Drove platform adoption across 15+ development teams through training, documentation, and technical enablement reducing database provisioning costs by 40%.

Journey to Cloud (J2C/Monarch) - Led cloud migration strategy, DevOps transformation, and platform modernization for European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.

• Led cloud migration strategy and architecture for Journey to Cloud initiative, defining technical roadmap, security frameworks, and governance models for Azure cloud adoption.
• Architected Azure infrastructure using Terraform, Bicep, and ARM templates establishing IaC standards, reusable modules, and multi-environment deployment strategies.
• Directed DevOps transformation across 12+ development teams, establishing CI/CD standards, automation frameworks, and GitOps practices reducing deployment time by 70%.
• Built enterprise CI/CD pipelines for Angular, Java Spring Boot, and Python applications using Jenkins and Azure DevOps with security scanning, automated testing, and compliance gates.
• Initiated and led development of Self-Service Portal enabling teams to provision infrastructure, deploy applications, and manage resources with built-in governance and cost controls.
• Established comprehensive observability and monitoring strategy using ELK stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana) and Nagios providing centralized logging and proactive alerting.
• Designed AKS platform architecture including cluster management, Helm chart development, manifest files, and Kubernetes best practices for containerized workloads.
• Mentored engineering teams on Azure cloud services, DevOps practices, Git workflows, and infrastructure automation through regular training sessions and technical enablement.

Clients: Fidelis CyberSecurity (US), AeroHive Networks (US), UMUC (US), Teranet (Canada) - Led DevOps transformation and cloud migration initiatives across multiple international clients.

• Led DevOps transformation strategy for 4+ international clients across cybersecurity, networking, education, and government sectors with focus on automation and cloud adoption.
• Generated $2M+ in revenue by winning back clients through rapid POCs, innovative solutions, and technical excellence demonstrating business impact and client relationship management.
• Architected and executed migration strategy from on-premises TFS to Azure DevOps (VSO) for 10+ projects ensuring zero-downtime transitions and minimal business disruption.
• Designed custom CI/CD solutions tailored to diverse client requirements across multiple tech stacks (Java, .NET, Python, Node.js) with security scanning and automated testing.
• Built Docker-based containerization strategies and deployment automation reducing infrastructure costs by 35% and improving deployment consistency across environments.
• Established observability frameworks using ELK stack with custom Kibana dashboards providing real-time monitoring, logging, and alerting for production systems.
• Configured TFS Build Service infrastructure including build agents, controllers, and distributed build systems for continuous integration at scale.
• Led technical training and enablement programs for client teams on Azure DevOps, Git workflows, CI/CD best practices, and infrastructure automation.

Intelligent Directory - Health Information Exchange

• Contributed to the development of Health Information Exchange (HIE).
• Designed architecture, conducted code reviews, and set up CI/CD tools.

Clients: Sylvan, UMUC

• Developed responsive frontend interfaces for educational sector clients.
• Ensured cross-browser compatibility and optimized UI performance.

Client: LinkedIn

• Led automation testing initiatives for high-traffic social platform features.
• Designed, maintained, and executed automated test scripts to ensure release quality.

Client: LabVantage

• Managed Quality Assurance processes for Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS).
• Coordinated with development teams to track defects and validate fixes.

Clients: Morgan Stanley, 21st Century, AIG

• Led QA teams for major financial and insurance sector clients.
• Oversaw User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and compliance validation.

Client: Apex Covantage

• Conducted quality analysis and data validation for engineering projects.
• Maintained strict adherence to quality standards and reporting metrics.