Arun S. — DevOps Engineer

I'm a solutions-driven Cloud & Security Architect with 12+ years in IT, 9+ years building secure, scalable systems across 🌐 Azure, AWS, and GCP with deep expertise in IGA and Security solutions. With an 🙋🏽‍♂️ impatient optimist's mindset, I lead high-impact teams through complexity — delivering scalable solutions that align security with business outcomes. 🏆 Highlights: 🔐 Delivered enterprise-grade IGA solutions integrating ABAC, PBAC, SOD, and birthright access controls across regulated environments 📈 Boosted cloud security posture by 8% via compliant transformations aligned to NIST, SOX, and Zero Trust 👥 Built and led cross-functional teams of 10+ engineers across 10+ enterprise engagements 🔐 Hands-on with identity protocols: SAML, OIDC, OAuth, FIDO, SCIM, LDAP, and MFA 💡 Designed and delivered complex POCs showcasing enterprise IAM and security capabilities 🛡️ Secured privileged accounts using JIT access, session recording, and secrets management 🌐 Hands-on with PAM and CSPM tools including PIM and Defender in Azure 🔄 Embedded SAST, DAST & SCA (SonarCloud, Snyk, OWASP ZAP) into CI/CD pipelines, shifting security left across 5+ engagements 🛡️ Architected SIEM/SOAR platforms (Sentinel, Splunk) to automate threat detection and incident response, reducing MTTR by 40% 🤖 Architecting enterprise AI solutions leveraging Azure OpenAI, AWS Bedrock, and GCP Vertex AI designing secure, scalable LLM-powered applications aligned to responsible AI frameworks 🧠 Driving AI governance and security strategy embedding Zero Trust, data privacy, and NIST AI RMF principles into end-to-end AI/ML pipelines and agentic workflows. 🔗 Bridged AppSec and CloudSec aligning SAST/DAST, SCA, and SOAR playbooks with NIST and Zero Trust frameworks My passion lies in: ⚙️ Automating IGA and Security workflows to reduce friction 🔁 Enabling end-to-end DevSecOps from pipeline security to runtime threat response 🧭 Influencing C-level leaders on cloud-first security strategy 🧑‍🏫 Mentoring teams to grow into future cloud and security leaders I partner across engineering, product, and security to ship secure, resilient, user-centric solutions grounded in clarity, empathy, and impact. ♟️ Outside work: 1800-rated chess player, leadership book nerd (📚 Think Like a Monk), and lifelong learner.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Cloud Security Architect specializing in enterprise solutions and AI integration.

Location: Greater Toronto Area, Canada

Experience: 6 yrs 9 mos

Skills

Cloud Security
Enterprise Architecture
Identity Governance
Cloud Architecture

Career Highlights

Delivered enterprise-grade IGA solutions across regulated environments.
Boosted cloud security posture by 8% through compliant transformations.
Architected enterprise AI solutions leveraging Azure OpenAI and GCP.

Work Experience

KPMG Canada

Sr. Cloud Architect - Manager (2 yrs 6 mos)

MIR Digital Solutions

Cloud Architect (11 mos)

TELUS

Cloud Architect (4 mos)

Go Cloud Architects

Cloud Architect (5 mos)

The Home Depot

Customer Solutions/ Junior Architect (1 yr)

Freelance

Independent Consultant (1 yr 9 mos)

Honeywell

Customer Success - Junior Architect (1 yr 6 mos)

Amway

Senior Consultant - Junior Architect (2 yrs 1 mo)

ITC

SAP Supply Chain Implementation Consultant (2 yrs 11 mos)

Education

Data science workshop with project deployment at Aggregate Intellect

Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) at Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham

Bachelor of Engineering (BE) at Anna University Chennai

Arun S.

DevOps Engineer

Greater Toronto Area, Canada6 yrs 9 mos experience

AI EnabledAI ML Practitioner

Key Highlights

Delivered enterprise-grade IGA solutions across regulated environments.
Boosted cloud security posture by 8% through compliant transformations.
Architected enterprise AI solutions leveraging Azure OpenAI and GCP.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Cloud Security Architect specializing in enterprise solutions and AI integration.

Contact

arunselvarajugcp@gmail.com LinkedIn

Skills

Core Skills

Cloud SecurityEnterprise ArchitectureIdentity GovernanceCloud Architecture

Other Skills

team leadership and DevelopmentCross Functional Team engagementEnterprise Architecture PlanningCloud StrategyAzure FunctionsInformation SecurityIT IntegrationEngineeringOperational ExcellenceDLPEngineering ManagementAmazon Web Services (AWS)Gen AI SecurityRisk and Compliance ManagementTechnical Leadership

About

Experience

6 yrs 9 mos

Total Experience

2 yrs 3 mos

Average Tenure

Current Experience

Kpmg canada

Sr. Cloud Architect - Manager

Mar 2023 – Sep 2025 · 2 yrs 6 mos · Toronto, Ontario, Canada · Hybrid

Embedded security architecture patterns into API platform standards, improving threat detection by 12% and enabling scalable adoption across product teams.
Established a security architecture governance forum that reviewed designs, enforced cloud security standards, and ensured consistent adoption of Zero-Trust and IAM principles across client portfolios.
Elevated enterprise security posture by embedding threat modeling and endpoint protections into cloud platform standards, reducing incidents by 12%.

team leadership and DevelopmentCross Functional Team engagementEnterprise Architecture PlanningCloud StrategyAzure FunctionsInformation Security+19

Mir digital solutions

Cloud Architect

Apr 2022 – Mar 2023 · 11 mos

Directed a team of cloud engineers and developers delivering enterprise cloud migration and modernization projects while maintaining high team engagement and operational excellence.
Mentored junior architects on secure cloud architecture patterns, identity governance models (Azure AD, SSO), and regulatory compliance strategies.
Spearheaded the design of a Single Sign-On (SSO) architecture and centralized IAM policies to enhance secure access management across hybrid ecosystems.
Saved ~$400K annually by orchestrating an end-to-end migration of legacy workloads to Azure, consolidating servers, and eliminating on-prem licensing overhead, while ensuring security-by-design principles across hybrid environments.
Freed $20K CAD per year by engineering a scalable Azure landing zone and implementing AWS landing zones, accelerating delivery of 3+ digital products with integrated security and compliance guardrails.

MentorshipInformation SecurityIT IntegrationEngineeringCloud SecurityIdentity Governance+6

Telus

Cloud Architect

Nov 2021 – Mar 2022 · 4 mos

Partnered with internal engineering teams and security operations to drive cloud-native security initiatives, providing technical leadership and mentorship on identity and access control best practices.
Developed best practice documentation and knowledge sharing sessions to upskill junior architects and cloud engineers.

Identity & Access Management (IAM)Technical EnablementEngineering ManagementCloud SecurityIdentity Governance

Go cloud architects

Cloud Architect

Jul 2021 – Dec 2021 · 5 mos · Canada

Led small project teams delivering hybrid cloud and security solutions, ensuring knowledge sharing and skill-building through technical coaching and solution reviews.
Guided teams on secure Kubernetes deployments, container security best practices, and Zero Trust cloud security models, improving solution quality and project velocity.

Cross-functional Team LeadershipInformation SecurityOperational ExcellenceKubernetes securityEngineering ManagementEnterprise Architecture+5

The home depot

Customer Solutions/ Junior Architect

Oct 2020 – Oct 2021 · 1 yr · Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Provided architectural leadership for cloud migration projects impacting over 50 applications, collaborating with cross-functional engineering, security, and DevOps teams.
Mentored junior engineers on Azure architecture best practices, cost optimization strategies, and DevSecOps integration.
Led technical workshops and cloud enablement sessions, fostering a strong internal knowledge-sharing culture that improved team cloud maturity.
Partnered with product owners and delivery managers to align cloud adoption initiatives with business outcomes, improving time-to-market by 20%.

cross-functional leadershipteam enablementSoftware DevelopmentAzure Governancecloud ArchitectureCloud Architecture

Freelance

Independent Consultant

Mar 2020 – Dec 2021 · 1 yr 9 mos · Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

Strategized a business case and developed a machine learning model to detect cancer using 113K images to predict benign and malign cancer cells; (patented and sold to VC).
Determined heart diseases by designing machine learning model using the Cleveland Heart Disease database and 109 patient records for an external client.
Achieved 84% accuracy to determine the price of a bulldozer using 412K rows of data for a Bulldozer company.
Improvised trading efficiency by developing trading mechanism using decision tree algorithm and random forest regression model to predict stock prices with 82% accuracy.

Honeywell

Customer Success - Junior Architect

Sep 2018 – Mar 2020 · 1 yr 6 mos · Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

Acted as technical lead on large-scale IoT and cloud-based solutions, coordinating efforts between software development, QA, and cloud operations teams across three geographies.
Coached and mentored a team of 5+ developers on implementing cloud-native services (Azure Functions, Event Hub) and microservices design patterns.
Initiated internal knowledge sharing forums to build team capabilities around cloud best practices and secure development standards.

Cross-team CollaborationTechnical LeadershipAgile Application DevelopmentCloud Architecture

Amway

Senior Consultant - Junior Architect

Oct 2015 – Nov 2017 · 2 yrs 1 mo

Designed resilient architecture to migrate legacy ERP systems for managing inventory systems of clients.
Designed highly available, low latency hybrid architecture to implement Atlas ERP systems for providing robust financial processing application to retail customers.
Developed security architecture for the client using GCP services such as DDoS, Firewall, IDS/IPS, host-based firewall systems and to build highly secure system.
Created large batch and scalable real time data pipelines to monitor inventory of the stores and achieved 13% increase in revenue.
Resolved customer issues using Microsoft CRM to provide customer support to active customers, reducing customer issues from 164 per week to 12 per week.

Itc

SAP Supply Chain Implementation Consultant

Jun 2012 – May 2015 · 2 yrs 11 mos

Delighted customers and accomplished a high performer award for exceptional customer service for all retail clients.
Migrated legacy ERP systems to SAP Warehouse Management Systems, SAP sales and delivery modules to enhance the delivery.
Reduced incurred cost by 3% by implementing highly efficient architecture for SAP warehouse management systems.
Achieved quarterly revenue targets by working closely with cross-functional teams, including marketing, finance, operations, and supply chain to increased revenue by 13% YoY