Principal Architect: Hybrid Cloud & Infrastructure Transformation

Building
Resilient
Cloud at Scale

20+ years designing fault-tolerant, highly available architectures across AWS and Azure. Specialising in zero-trust security, SRE adoption, platform modernisation, and cost optimisation for global enterprises.

View Experience ↓ Flagship Projects The 'KIRAN' Bot AI Project
20+ Years Experience
3 Enterprise App Migrations
4 Data Centers Consolidations
200+ Apps DR-Covered
40% MTTR Reduction
30% Ops Overhead Cut
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Principal Cloud Architect

Core Competencies

Technical Expertise

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Cloud Architecture
AWS, Azure, Hybrid Cloud, Multi-Account Landing Zones, Control Tower, Well-Architected Framework
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SRE & Reliability
SLIs/SLOs, Error Budgets, Observability stacks, MTTR Reduction, self-healing systems
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Infrastructure as Code
Automated multi-cloud provisioning and configuration management across AWS and Azure utilizing Terraform, CloudFormation, and Ansible.
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Disaster Recovery
Azure Site Recovery, RTO/RPO Design, DR Runbooks, automated failover plans
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High Availability
Multi-AZ, Auto Scaling Groups, ELB, Zero-Downtime Deployments, DNS-based failover
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Security & Compliance
Zero-trust IAM, Checkmarx scanning, Policy Governance, Regulatory Compliance frameworks
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AI Engineeting
Architecting RAG-based AI agents and Streamlit-driven tools to automate incident analysis and modernize enterprise SRE workflows
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Cost Optimisation
Reserved Instances, Savings Plans, TCO Reduction, infrastructure footprint analysis
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Tool Implementation
Automox, Tenable, PointFive
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DataCenter Consolidation
Migations, Foot Print reduction, DR

Professional Experience

Career History

Jan 2018 – Present Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)
Principal Cloud Architect & SRE Lead
  • Established an AI Operations strategy architected RAG-based prototypes and agentic frameworks to automate complex log analysis and incident diagnosis.
  • Directed enterprise-wide cloud financial strategy by translating TCO and ROI analysis into C-level business cases that shifted organizations from CapEx to OpEx, establishing FinOps governance to deliver 30–40% cost efficiencies and accelerated time-to-market.
  • Established SRE culture across mission-critical platforms — defined SLIs, SLOs, and error budgets enabling data-driven reliability governance.
  • Reduced operational overhead by 30% by automating workflows using Terraform and Ansible across multi-cloud environments.
  • Implemented proactive observability using Azure Monitor, CloudWatch, and OpenSearch, reducing MTTR by 40%.
  • Architected end-to-end migration of Order-to-Cash applications to AWS, covering 100+ application dependency maps.
  • Designed secure multi-account AWS landing zones using AWS Control Tower with centralised IAM, logging, and governance.
  • Led enterprise DR program covering 200+ business-critical applications using Azure Site Recovery (ASR).
  • Consolidated 4 enterprise datacenters into 2 centralised environments using VMware, EMC, Vblock, and HP BladeSystem.
Jan 2011 – Jan 2018 Infosys
Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
  • Managed Azure infrastructure (compute, storage, networking) across hybrid environments ensuring SLA compliance.
  • Led hardware modernisation and SAN implementation, optimised backup windows and reduced storage footprint.
  • Supported global datacenter operations, migrations, and enterprise infrastructure transitions.
Jan 2009 – Jan 2011 HSBC
Storage & Backup Administrator
  • Managed enterprise storage and backup systems ensuring high availability and data protection across banking infrastructure.
Jan 2005 – Jan 2009 CSC (Computer Sciences Corporation)
Storage & Backup Administrator
  • Maintained enterprise backup and storage environments, supported recovery operations and system monitoring.

Flagship Architecture Projects

Key Deliverables

01 / AWS
Cloud Modernisation & Migration
Architected a secure multi-account AWS Landing Zone using AWS Organizations and Terraform, implementing centralized IAM, cross-account logging, and automated governance.
IAC Multi-AZ Direct Connect VPN IAM Well-Architected
02 / Azure
Enterprise Disaster Recovery Transformation
Led enterprise-wide DR program for 200+ critical applications using Azure Site Recovery with deep-tier recovery mapping. Designed automated recovery plans integrating Identity (AD / Azure AD Connect) and Backup. Achieved full regulatory compliance with clearly defined RTO/RPO for all workload tiers.
Azure Site Recovery Azure AD Connect RTO/RPO VNet Failover Automation
03 / SRE
SRE Platform Design for WNS
Architected highly available platform using Auto Scaling and Multi-AZ; achieved 99.9% availability SLA. Implemented SLI/SLO-driven monitoring with error budget governance. Built self-healing systems using Lambda and CloudWatch; reduced MTTR by 40%.
SLI/SLO Lambda CloudWatch OpenSearch Auto Scaling CI/CD
04 / AI
AI Transformation & Agentic Workflows
Architected RAG-based incident analysis prototypes using local LLMs (Ollama) and FAISS vector databases. Developed Streamlit-driven AI agents to automate log abstraction and root-cause diagnosis. Leading enterprise evaluation of licensed LLMs for production-grade reliability and governance.
GenAI/RAG Ollama FAISS Streamlit AI Agents Python

Certifications

Industry Credentials

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AWS Solutions Architect — Associate
Amazon Web Services
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MCSA Cloud Platform Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate
Microsoft Azure
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ITIL Foundation
AXELOS

Education

Academic Background

2002 – 2005
Master of Computer Applications (MCA)
Andhra University
1999 – 2002
Bachelor of Computer Science (B.Sc)
Andhra University