Technical Consultant, AWS Infrastructure

Experienced Senior Infrastructure Engineer with over 16 years’ expertise in designing, building, and maintaining secure, high-performance IT infrastructures. I specialize in cloud platforms—especially Microsoft Azure—and possess deep experience with virtualization (VMware, Hyper-V) and enterprise networking. I excel in architecting and managing hosting environments, landing zones, and managed infrastructure services, employing advanced automation techniques using PowerShell, Azure CLI, Terraform, and Python. I am skilled in integrating diverse infrastructure components, ensuring robust security controls, and driving continuous service improvement in dynamic, user-centric environments.

KEY SKILLS & EXPERTISE Cloud Infrastructure & Azure: Design, build, and maintain Microsoft Azure resources (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS). Manage tenants, subscriptions, management groups, and identity & access controls. Expertise in network topology, connectivity, certificate services, cryptographic key management, and virtual desktop solutions. Automation & Integration: Proficient in automating service configuration and maintenance using Azure Automation, PowerShell, Azure CLI, JSON, Bicep, Terraform, and Python. Experience defining integration builds to consolidate IT infrastructure components and coordinating cross-system build activities. Infrastructure Operations & Service Management: Deliver high availability and performance monitoring using tools such as Azure Monitor and SolarWinds. Manage incident resolution, change advisory board (CAB) participation, and root cause analysis (RCA) to improve service delivery. Oversee updates, patching, backup, and disaster recovery strategies to ensure rapid restoration of critical services. Security & Compliance: Embed security controls and hardening measures (encryption, RBAC) into cloud and on-premises systems. Apply ITIL best practices and align with ISO20000/27000 frameworks to ensure regulatory compliance and data protection. Collaboration & Communication: Strong track record in conveying technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders. Experienced in working with technical architects and cross-functional teams to translate architectural designs into operational solutions. Skilled in producing detailed technical documentation, compliance reports, and technology roadmaps. Service Improvement: Focused on developing and enhancing IT infrastructure products and processes to simplify systems, improve reliability and security, and achieve cost efficiencies.