Ahmad Bardolia

CEO

Pune, Maharashtra, India11 yrs 3 mos experience

Highly Stable

Key Highlights

Expert in cloud migration and infrastructure automation.
Proven leadership in Agile and DevOps transformations.
Extensive experience with multi-cloud environments.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Cloud Infrastructure and DevOps Specialist with expertise in multi-cloud solutions.

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Skills

Core Skills

DevopsCloud MigrationCloud Solutions ArchitectureCloud ArchitectureCloud Engineering

Other Skills

AWS LambdaAWX ProjectAgile DeliveryAgile PracticesAgile Project ManagementAmazon VPCAmazon Web Services (AWS)AnsibleApache Cloud Stack DeploymentAzure DevOpsAzure DevOps ServerAzure DevOps ServicesBashCC++

About

Cloud Infrastructure & DevOps Specialist (SME) | AWS Azure GCP OpenStack/CloudStack Solutions architect | Kubernetes | AWS Certified Developer | Kubernetes | Terraform | Ansible | AWS | Virtualization | CICD Design & Deployment | Cloud Security CSPM | Project Lead and Scrum Master Experienced Cloud & DevOps professional with a strong background in implementing and integrating IaaS platforms using OpenStack and CloudStack with leading virtualization technologies including VMware, Hyper-V, XenServer, and KVM. Extensive hands-on experience in designing and managing cloud infrastructure across AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud Platform (GCP), including resource provisioning, automation, and cost optimization. Proven expertise in infrastructure as code using Terraform, and configuration management with Ansible to ensure consistency, scalability, and security across environments. Proficient in deploying, managing, and scaling Kubernetes clusters for container orchestration, as well as containerizing legacy and modern applications to support portability and microservices-based architectures. Experienced in leading cloud migration initiatives across hybrid and multi-cloud environments (on-prem, public, private). Delivered projects involving the implementation of open-source, object-based storage solutions integrated with public and private cloud stacks. Built and maintained CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, enabling automated deployment of applications and hardened VM images. Led initiatives focused on vulnerability management, compliance automation, and secure image pipelines for cloud and on-prem infrastructure.

Experience

11 yrs 3 mos

Total Experience

3 yrs 6 mos

Average Tenure

9 mos

Current Experience

Orbia pune

Lead product owner - Infra Automation

Sep 2025 – Present · 9 mos · Pune, Maharashtra, India · On-site

Tomtom

Expert System Engineer

May 2019 – Aug 2025 · 6 yrs 3 mos · Pune, Maharashtra, India · Hybrid

Agile Delivery, DevOps
Transformation & Project Leadership
Led Agile ceremonies as Scrum Master for a 6-member engineering team using Jira; managed bi-monthly sprints, delegated tasks, and ensured timely delivery of features and bug fixes.
Spearheaded vulnerability management onboarding, delivering end-user support, process documentation, and governance.
Drove Agile and DevOps transformation across teams by defining structured cultural adoption roadmaps and mentoring cross-functional teams for scalable delivery.
Cloud Migration
Migrated/containerized legacy workloads, including databases, onto Microsoft Azure with improved scalability/maintainability.
Directed the migration of a legacy ERP application (WebSphere + Oracle SQL) from on-premise infrastructure to public cloud, and subsequently oversaw the database conversion from Oracle SQL to PostgreSQL (project lead).
DevOps & Automation
Engineered and maintained a CI/CD pipeline on Azure DevOps to provide hardened VM images compliant with organizational security standards, supporting agents such as Tenable, CrowdStrike, Rapid7, Scalyr, OTEL, etc.
Migrated infrastructure monitoring tools (Grafana, LogicMonitor); validated performance under stress conditions thereafter.
Containerization & Orchestration
Supported internal Business Units in containerizing applications and deploying them on managed AKS clusters.
Infrastructure Operations, Cloud Management and Modernization
Provided governance for PB of storage and a broad spectrum of OpenStack services: Horizon, Keystone, Glance, Neutron, Nova, Cinder, Designate, Octavia, Heat, Magnum.
Designed and implemented OpenStack private cloud with TLS encryption and autoscaling capabilities to transition from legacy platforms to modernized environments.
Patched 400+ hypervisors (KVM) in a rolling fashion with zero downtime for security compliance/continuous availability.
Implemented robust Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) across multi-cloud environments

Agile DeliveryDevOps TransformationProject LeadershipCloud MigrationCI/CD PipelineContainerization+4

Cloudcover

Solutions Architect

Oct 2018 – May 2019 · 7 mos · Pune, Maharashtra, India

Translated complex customer requirements into scalable cloud solutions across AWS, GCP, and Azure, addressing critical business challenges.
Led successful migrations from on-premise data centers to public cloud platforms, enhancing operational efficiency.
Championed Agile/DevOps practices, mentoring teams to align solutions with business objectives and drive cultural transformation.

Cloud SolutionsAgile PracticesPublic Cloud MigrationCloud Solutions Architecture

Cloud enabled

2 roles

Senior Cloud Engineer

Promoted

Mar 2016 – Oct 2018 · 2 yrs 7 mos · Bangalore

Cloud Architecture & Infrastructure Modernization
 Translated complex customer requirements into scalable, secure, and cost-efficient public cloud solutions (AWS, GCP, Azure).
 Led infrastructure migrations from on-premise data centers (e.g., Netmagic) to public cloud platforms and conducted periodic Well-Architected Reviews to optimize performance and costs.
 Built a private cloud environment for client using OpenStack with auto-scaling enabled via Gnocchi and Oadh.
 Onboarded enterprise/government customers to public/private cloud environments for technical training & adoption support.
Private Cloud Projects Deployments
 Private Cloud Implementation on NetApp HPC Hardware for Infosys using RedHat Cloud Platform 12, Bangalore (2018)
 Multi-Region Private Cloud Implementation using OpenStack for major travel vendor in india , Mumbai & Chennai (2018)
 Private Cloud Implementation & App Migration from Hyper-V to CloudStack - (2015 - 2016)
 Nepal’s First Public Cloud Deployment - Kathmandu (2015 - 2016)
Application Migration, CI/CD & Containerization
Website Migration to AWS for firm | Setup of CI/CD Environment for Client | | Application Containerization for a leading international bank | Patch & Upgrade of existing ESXi clusters using vSphere (vCenter)

Cloud ArchitectureInfrastructure ModernizationPrivate Cloud Implementation

Cloud Engineer

Feb 2015 – Mar 2016 · 1 yr 1 mo · Bangalore

Implement and Maintain Virtual Environment for Clients using Open stack and Cloud stack,
Hands on Experience in Administrating Public clouds Like AWS and Azure,
Integrating Hypervisors Such as VMWare, KVM, Hyper-v with Open stack,
Administrating Open stack,

Virtual Environment AdministrationOpenStackCloudStackCloud Engineering