Pravin Mishra

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Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland14 yrs 7 mos experience
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Key Highlights

  • 15+ years in engineering with a focus on cloud solutions.
  • Led significant cloud migrations saving millions annually.
  • Authored three books on cloud computing and DevOps.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Cloud Architect specializing in Fintech and SaaS solutions with extensive DevOps experience.

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Core Skills

Cloud ArchitectureData PlatformsCloud MigrationInfrastructure DesignInfrastructure ManagementDevopsSoftware Development

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AWSApache IcebergTerraformCDKPythonSnowflakeCI/CDGoogle Cloud SQLAzureMigration StrategyRisk ManagementInfrastructure as CodeGovernanceComplianceCloud-Native Methods

About

I help tech companies ship faster and spend less in the cloud—designing pragmatic AWS/Azure architectures, automating CI/CD, and tightening cost governance. I bring 15+ years in engineering (10+ DevOps, 8+ AWS, 4+ Azure) with a track record across Nordea, KONE, Konecranes, Ericsson, OP Bank, S-ryhmä, Trimble, Elisa, and Tacton. Selected outcomes: 👉 Led a green-field data platform for a Nordic bank: S3 + Apache Iceberg lakehouse, federated Availability Layer, HLD/SDD, and a self-service Data Product Marketplace. 👉 Drove Azure FinOps at Ericsson—policy/KPI-based controls delivering ~€1–1.3M (~10%) annual cloud savings. 👉 Built KONE’s AWS landing zone & identity federation for 100+ accounts; delivered hands-on solutions across ~60 applications, incl. encryption and RBAC. 👉 Redeployment strategy & PoC for 30+ microservices from AWS Global to AWS China at manufacturing company; formalized a six-layer architecture, strengthened runbooks/playbooks, and modernized pipelines (GitHub Actions, API Gateway, Lambda, Cognito, DynamoDB). What I do? 👉Cloud architecture, Cloud Engineer & modernization (Well-Architected, security, reliability, cost). 👉CI/CD & platform engineering (GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, Terraform/CDK, Kubernetes). 👉FinOps & governance (policies, KPIs, rightsizing, cost visibility). 👉Data platforms (S3/Iceberg, Kafka/MSK, Glue/Athena) with clear productization and self-service. Cred: AWS Solutions Architect – Professional, ML – Specialty, AWS Authorized Trainer; Author of three books: Cloud Computing with AWS, Mastering AWS DevOps, Git & GitHub for Modern Software Development. How we can start? 📩 hello@thecloudadvisory.com | DM me here on LinkedIn

Experience

14 yrs 7 mos
Total Experience
1 yr 11 mos
Average Tenure
2 yrs 10 mos
Current Experience

The cloudadvisory

Cloud, DevOps, Data & AI Consultant (self-employed)

Jul 2023Present · 2 yrs 10 mos · Finland · Hybrid

  • In past worked for Nordea, Kone, Konecranes, Ericsson, S-ryhmä/S Group, OP Bank, Trimble, Elisa, Tacton
  • 1+ years Data Platform Architect
  • 4+ years experience in Azure and
  • 8+ years of experience on AWS
  • 15+ Overall IT experience
  • Author of Three books "Cloud Computing with AWS", "Mastering AWS DevOps" & "Git and GitHub for Modern Software Development"
  • Customer: Finnish Banking
  • Role: AWS Data Platform Solution Architect
  • Leading a green-field Data Lakehouse & Data Mesh programme for a Nordic financial-services client, replacing a siloed Cloudera/Snowflake warehouse with an Amazon S3 + Apache Iceberg foundation and a federated Availability Layer. Defined the end-to-end reference architecture, authored HLD/SDD, and built reusable integration pipelines (stream, batch, API, file) plus a self service Data Product Marketplace.
  • Skills Used: AWS (S3, Glue, Athena, MSK/Kinesis), Apache Iceberg, Kafka,, Terraform, CDK, Python,
  • Snowflake, CI/CD.
  • Customer: Finnish Machinery Manufacturing
  • Migrated a complex microservice-based application from AWS Ireland to AWS China.
  • Worked directly with 5 Feature Teams, including POs and Tech Leads.
  • Addressed gaps in documentation for architecture, integration, runbooks, and playbooks.
  • Developed a 6-layer architecture using industry expertise.
  • Deployed the application, clarified future steps, and conducted POCs for Tech Leads and POs.
  • Technology Stack: React, TypeScript, GithubAction, API Gateway, Lambda, AWS Cognito, Dynamodb, S3, ACM, Route53, CloudFormation, CloudFront and many more..
  • At The CloudAdvisory, I offer freelance consulting on AWS and Azure Cloud, partnering with businesses to transform their cloud strategies. My focus areas include:
  • If any of these services align with your needs, feel free to reach out. Let's discuss how I can assist you on your cloud journey.
  • Contact: hello@thecloudadvisory.com
AWSApache IcebergTerraformCDKPythonSnowflake+3

Capgemini

AWS Finland Lead architect, AWS MAP Ambassador

Sep 2021Jun 2023 · 1 yr 9 mos · Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland

  • Finland AWS Lead Architect:
  • Customer work!
  • Elisa:
  • Evaluated MariaDB infrastructure, identifying databases, schemas, and dependencies.
  • Assessed MariaDB compatibility with Google Cloud SQL.
  • Identified necessary changes for cloud environment.
  • Designed migration strategy with project plan, timelines, milestones, and risk management.
  • Configured Google Cloud infrastructure with VPC, subnets, and firewall rules.
  • Provisioned Google Cloud SQL instances with appropriate configurations and high availability.
  • Trimble: AWS to Azure Migration
  • Conducted inventory of AWS infrastructure, including components, services, and dependencies.
  • Assessed application setup compatibility with Azure services.
  • Identified necessary code changes and configuration adjustments for Azure.
  • Developed detailed migration plan with timelines, milestones, and risk management.
  • Chose migration approach (e.g., lift-and-shift, re-platforming, re-architecting).
  • Configured Azure infrastructure with VNets, subnets, and NSGs.
  • Provisioned Azure services, including VMs, App Service, SQL Database, Storage, and other resources.
  • S-ryhmä/S Group:
  • Assessed existing AWS infrastructure and applications.
  • Held interviews and workshops with stakeholders to gather insights and understand pain points.
  • Developed a 250-page improvement plan with:
  • Executive summary and key findings.
  • Analysis and recommendations for each Well-Architected Framework pillar.
  • Implementation roadmap with timelines, milestones, and responsible parties.
  • Technical appendices with diagrams, configuration details, and reference materials.
  • Capgemini Internal:
  • AWS MAP Ambassador:
  • Accelerate customer cloud migration and modernization with an outcome-driven approach.
  • Leading Future Talent Program:
  • Develop and maintain technical training content, labs, presentations, and materials.
  • Deliver instructor-led training to end-user customers across Europe.
Google Cloud SQLAWSAzureMigration StrategyRisk ManagementCloud Migration+1

Nordcloud, an ibm company

2 roles

Senior Cloud Architect

Mar 2019Sep 2021 · 2 yrs 6 mos · Helsinki Area, Finland

  • I was also responsible for designing, automating, implementing and operating application environments in Microsoft Azure & AWS Cloud. Consult on infrastructure best practice/governance Assist in new onboarding practices
  • Ericsson:
  • In Azure responsible for design and implementation in the following areas:
  • Infrastructure as Code (ARM Templates and Azure DevOps)
  • VM Deployment & Azure App Services
  • SQL family service (SQL Database, Managed Instance, SQL Virtual Machine)
  • Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
  • Network configuration
  • Governance and Compliance (Azure Policy)
  • IaaS and PaaS based solutions
  • Kone: AWS Team Leand
  • Involve in bigger projects on AWS like:
  • AWS Multi Account Design & Implementation
  • End to End Encryption of existing AWS resourdes
  • Organize AWS Well-Architected Review for customers.
  • Worked as Lead Architect, working hands-on as part of the KONE AWS team. Designed, Developed & Participated in about 60 application projects / cloud services for KONE. Was responsible for KONE AWS Infrastructure and CI/CD (Azure DevOps) Automation. Created Application
  • RBAC model allowing only per Application IAM accesses for teams in shared accounts. Created Peer Reviews model for pre-prod code reviews. Worked also in China AWS.
  • NordCloud Internal Training:
  • Nordcloud IBM provides a 6 week program which offers the possibility to gain practical work experience as incorporating cloud services into real-world client initiatives is a great way to learn about them. I played a very crucial role in this program by being a guest lecturer and enlightening the students by explaining the key features of this programme and informing how beneficial this training will be for them. At the end of the lecture, I would be willing to assist anyone who is having trouble understanding anything about the program or cloud services.
AzureAWSInfrastructure as CodeGovernanceComplianceCloud Architecture+1

Cloud Architect

Nov 2018Feb 2019 · 3 mos · Helsinki Area, Finland

  • Working as a Cloud Architect with Nordcloud’s customers in a public cloud, using cloud-native methods and DevOps to achieve maximum agility in their business. Consulting Nordcloud’s customers on the cloud usage, AWS best practice, AWS Security best practices, IaC and migration to the cloud
AWSCloud-Native MethodsDevOpsCloud Architecture

Eficode

Cloud Architect

Feb 2018Oct 2018 · 8 mos · Helsinki Area, Finland

  • I am involve in planning, specifying, implementation, consultation, support, testing and maintenance of software and IT systems as well as consultative work related to improving customer's tools and practices related to software creation. My area of work also includes customer management responsibilities such as contract negotiations, technical sales work and planning of existing work related to customers and tasks within the consults area of expertise.
  • I am currently involve in complete migration of an existing on-prem (hetzner) based application to AWS, for a leading, online, Danish sports company that servers over 15 million request per day. AWS services used in project:
  • IAM: identity and access management
  • Codepipeline: Continuous delivery pipeline
  • Codebuild: Execute build and test (like Jenkin)
  • Codecommit: version control
  • Cloudformation: Infrastructure and resources definition (infra as code) + deployment
  • Lambda: Serverless code compute: to resize images, run small tasks
  • EC2 + EBS: Virtual machines to run/autoscale the web server
  • VPC: Virtual private cloud: networking, security, subnets, route table for EC2 instances
  • Application Load Balancer (ALB): Load balance traffic from clients (mobile, browser) to web servers
  • Cloudfront (content delivery network): Caching and distribute content to clients (mobile, browser)
  • S3: Store static contents, resized images, CI/CD built artifacts
  • API gateway: Invoke lambda to resize image
  • Cloudwatch: Logs, metrics, alarm
  • SNS: Simple notification service: notification (email, slack message)
  • Route53: For domain name system
  • Systems Manager Parameter Store: Secure storage for credentials
  • Aurora: relational database service: Run the mysql database
  • Key management service (KMS): Key to encrypt storage, parameter store credentials
  • AWS Config: Assess, audit, and evaluate the configurations of AWS resources
  • AWS certificate manager: Free SSL certificate for load balancer
AWSCloud MigrationContinuous DeliveryCloud ArchitectureDevOps

Verizon

Architect - AWS Cloud

Feb 2016Jan 2018 · 1 yr 11 mos · Hyderabad Area, India

  • Having discussions with different application teams and understanding their on-prem architecture and proposing optimal solutions for migrating into Cloud. Assisting in the migration effort. Automating the environment creation process completely end to end (from instance creation till the application is up and running with CI/CD process through Jenkins and Ansible). Creating Enablers for Compute/RDS/S3 Automation which will help the application teams in migrating the applications at quicker pace.
  • Currently working on migration efforts (solution architecture/cost optimization) for enterprise
  • applications on to AWS Cloud across portfolio.
  • Expert-level knowledge of Amazon EC2, Amazon S3, Amazon RDS, Amazon Elastic Load Balancing,and
  • other services of the AWS family
  • Drive constant interaction with developers, architects, and project managers.
  • Provide input to project planning, estimation, budget, resource, and technology planning.
  • Involve in end to end automation and implementing CI/CD model for migrating applications.
  • Extracting weekly reports for our PaaS Platform and analyzing high cost resources which are not
  • optimally utilized.
  • Proposing Rightsizing of the resources in Cloud to optimize savings for the PaaS Platform.
  • Security Development Lifecycle, Security Reviews and Security Architecture PaaS Platform.
  • Security checks for developer application deploying on PaaS Platform.
  • For this , we use Jenkins to build and deploy infrastructure as code (GIT HUB) through use of Cloud Formation templates, Ansible scripts to install software automatically from the One Artifactory.
  • As a cloud trainer, I led the digital transformation of various departments at Verizon from the ground up. Designed and delivered training programs in cloud architecture to my peers and functioned as their counsellor. I offered them solutions and guidance for their cloud-based problems and was also awarded the 2nd place in AWS Professional Certification out of 6,000 people.
AWSCI/CDAutomationCloud ArchitectureDevOps

Ericsson

Senior Software Developer (Cloud Center of Excellence)

Aug 2014Feb 2016 · 1 yr 6 mos · Gurgaon, India

  • Worked extensively on providing Cloud based architecture for high availability, scalability and security, deployment of DB both on AWS RDS and on-instance
  • Hands on experience with most AWS services, including but not limited to VPC, S3, EC2, EMR, RDS, ELB, DynamoDB, SQS, etc
  • DevOps for the Cloudfoundry-based PaaS Development
  • Responsible for Cloud Foundry deployment on OpenStack IaaS
  • Improved the Build Deployment process using ansible, chef, Jenkins
  • Develop and manage rapid deployment, automation tools, monitoring our ESP
  • Manage scripts and recipes for deployment packaging that support our application
  • Manage monitoring systems to ensure visibility and health of our PaaS environment
  • Experimenting with different Cloud Foundry releases.
  • Enabling Cloudfoundry services like MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis and Memcached.
  • Taking care of release management, mentoring etc
  • Debugging Platform component, Containers and Application logs
  • Explored CF golang client REST endpoints
AWSCloud ArchitectureDeploymentSoftware Development

Shephertz technologies

Senior Software Engineer

Mar 2013Aug 2014 · 1 yr 5 mos · Gurgaon, India

  • Member of the Runtime Systems team, Active participate of App42 PaaS architecture ,
  • Taking care of distributed systems that manage many application hosting(Ruby/Node.js/Go), systems development and infrastructure automation.
  • Completely responsible for deployment of Ruby on Rails/Sinatra/Rack applications/ Node.js/Go/Martini/Revel on App42 PaaS cloud hosting platform.
  • Responsible for development of the app42 client(ruby gem), Sample application, logging infrastructure and content of the App42 PaaS Dev Center.
  • I manage the tech support staff for Ruby/Rails/Sinatra/Rack/Node.js/Go/Revel, as well as meet customers, develop tools in Ruby and handle support tickets!
  • I'm now responsible for building tools and applications that benefit our customers, staff and the public.
Software Development

Maisa solutions, inc.

Software Engineer

Jun 2011Feb 2014 · 2 yrs 8 mos · Hyderabad Area, India

  • Assumed leadership of the team by allocating tasks to team members and assisting/training them when they become stuck. In addition, also trained new personnel.
  • Designed databases to minimise redundancy, protect accuracy and be easily accessible. Also coded critical sections of multiple projects.
  • Worked on product architecture design to adapt components and to make it easier to optimise the overall system.
  • Server Administrator for cloud based servers (AWS EC2, S3, Heroku, Engin yard)
Software Development

Packtup

CTO && AWS Trainer

Feb 2009May 2011 · 2 yrs 3 mos · Gurgaon, India

  • A company that provides the easiest way to make your move hassle-free. It is a comparison engine for moving companies that allows you to compare pre-screened moving companies and book them online.
  • I was also responsible to training and educating our intern and software engineer to develop our product and features.

Education

Durgapur Institute of Advanced Technology & Management

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