AMAN RAJ

DevOps Engineer

Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India9 yrs 6 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

8+ years of experience in cloud infrastructure.
Expert in Azure and AWS cloud solutions.
Skilled in infrastructure automation and CI/CD.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Cloud Infrastructure Specialist with expertise in enterprise cloud solutions.

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Skills

Core Skills

Cloud InfrastructureInfrastructure AutomationAzure ManagementServer Management

Other Skills

AWSAmazon Web Services (AWS)AzureAzure FirewallAzure IaCAzure IaaSAzure Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)Azure MigrateBackup and RestoreBackup vaultsClassic to ARMGitHubGuest agent IssuesHigh availabilityITIL

About

Cloud Infrastructure Specialist with 8+ years of experience in designing, deploying, and managing cloud solutions on Microsoft Azure and AWS. Skilled in infrastructure automation using Terraform, CI/CD with Jenkins and GitHub, and implementing secure, scalable architectures. Experienced in Azure landing zones, VM provisioning, networking (NSG, UDR, Firewall), backup & recovery, and cross-subscription or tenant migrations. Strong understanding of cloud security, policy enforcement, high availability setups, and ITIL-based operations. Passionate about automation, cloud best practices, and continuously optimizing infrastructure for performance, compliance, and cost-efficiency.

Experience

9 yrs 6 mos

Total Experience

2 yrs 4 mos

Average Tenure

5 yrs 2 mos

Current Experience

Hcl technologies

Azure Specialist

Apr 2021 – Present · 5 yrs 2 mos · Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

As a Specialist at HCL Technologies, I work on enterprise-grade cloud infrastructure projects for global clients, focusing on Microsoft Azure and AWS. My role involves infrastructure provisioning using Terraform, cloud security configurations, and implementing scalable and compliant cloud environments.
Designed and configured Azure Landing Zones including Virtual Networks, Subnets, and Network Security Groups (NSGs) in consultation with application teams.
Created and managed Azure Dev and Enterprise subscriptions.
Set up and managed Terraform and Azure providers, along with secure backend storage for state files.
Authored Terraform configuration files and managed centralized source control using GitHub.
Implemented Hub & Spoke networking architecture in Azure subscriptions.
Developed Terraform modules for provisioning Azure infrastructure: VMs, Disks, VNets, Storage Accounts, Private Endpoints, and Recovery Services Vault.
Integrated Jenkins pipelines with GitHub for automated infrastructure deployment.
Applied Azure Policy to enforce security and compliance standards.
Configured Azure Firewall, Network Rules, NSGs, and User Defined Routes (UDRs).
Managed cloud backups by creating Recovery Services Vault and backup policies; enabled automated VM backups using Azure Policy.
Generated weekly backup compliance reports through Azure Backup Center.
Assisted in cross-tenant resource migration using Azure Migrate.
Worked on provisioning and management of AWS EC2 instances, volumes, and golden image creation.
Migrated AWS resources across accounts using snapshots and shared AMIs.

TerraformAzureAWSJenkinsGitHubAzure Firewall+6

Mindtree

Senior System Engineer

Sep 2019 – Mar 2021 · 1 yr 6 mos · Pune Area, India

As a Senior Engineer at Mindtree, I was responsible for managing and supporting Azure IaaS cloud infrastructure, focusing on VM provisioning, storage, networking, and resource migration. I played a key role in optimizing cloud deployments and ensuring high availability for enterprise workloads.
Key Responsibilities & Achievements:
Provisioned and managed Microsoft Azure IaaS components including Virtual Machines, Storage Accounts, and Virtual Networks.
Performed cloud resource migrations from Classic (ASM) to ARM model using Azure portal.
Migrated Azure resources between resource groups and subscriptions with minimal downtime.
Configured and maintained Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets (VMSS) for elastic and scalable compute workloads.
Implemented high availability strategies using Availability Sets and Availability Zones to ensure fault tolerance.
Resolved RDP connectivity issues and managed troubleshooting of Azure VM Guest Agent and Extension-related failures.
Provided operational support and incident resolution across Azure infrastructure components.

Azure IaaSVM provisioningStorage AccountsNetworkingHigh availabilityCloud Infrastructure+1

Concentrix

System Engineer – Cloud & Infrastructure

May 2018 – Sep 2019 · 1 yr 4 mos · Pune Area, India

As a System Engineer at UST Global, I worked closely with cross-functional teams to manage Azure-based server infrastructure. My responsibilities involved supporting day-to-day server operations, creating virtual machines, performing backups and restores, and documenting operational processes in collaboration with the Network and Storage teams.
Key Responsibilities & Achievements:
Created and maintained Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and Work Instructions for server builds in Azure.
Performed Level 1 server monitoring activities, ensuring proactive detection of performance or availability issues.
Provisioned Azure Virtual Machines based on user and application team requirements.
Added and configured data disks for VMs, coordinating with application teams for optimal storage management.
Took snapshot backups of VM disks before critical activities and restored VMs in cases of issues like black screens or BSODs.
Decommissioned Azure virtual machines following ITIL-compliant processes based on application lifecycle requirements.
Collaborated with the Network and Storage teams to develop and maintain operational documentation.