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In today's fast-paced digital landscape, organizations are increasingly moving away from traditional on-premises infrastructure to cloud-based solutions. Between May and August 2025, I led a complex VMware-to-AWS migration project that successfully t...

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“Cloud • SRE • DevOps • Data • Security

Fractional Cloud DevSecOps Architect | Multi-Cloud AWS Azure GCP VMware Migration Expert With 15+ years of IT infrastructure, cloud architecture, and DevSecOps expertise, I architect and implement enterprise-grade cloud solutions across AWS, Azure, GCP, and VMware environments. I specialize in designing scalable, secure, and cost-optimized cloud infrastructure while accelerating infrastructure automation and modernization initiatives. Core Expertise: • Multi-Cloud Architecture & Migration: Leading complex cloud transformation journeys with minimal business disruption, reducing infrastructure costs by 30-40% through optimization and rightsizing strategies • Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Terraform, Bicep, CloudFormation, Pulumi for reproducible, version-controlled infrastructure deployments across all cloud platforms • DevSecOps & Zero Trust Architecture: Implementing security-first infrastructure design reducing security incidents by 45% while maintaining development velocity • Cloud Cost Optimization: Analyzing cloud spending, implementing FinOps practices, and driving strategic cost reduction initiatives • Data Modernization: Designing and implementing cloud-native data platforms, migration strategies for on-premises to cloud data ecosystems • Compliance & Cloud Security: GRC-compliant infrastructure for healthcare, finance, and regulated industries serving 50+ enterprise clients Track Record: ✓ Architected multi-cloud strategy for Fortune 500 company, reducing operational costs by 35% ✓ Designed Zero Trust security frameworks improving security posture while enabling developer agility ✓ Implemented infrastructure automation reducing deployment time by 80% ✓ Led data modernization initiatives migrating legacy systems to cloud-native architectures ✓ Established DevSecOps practices across 100+ development teams Open to fractional/part-time engagements for cloud architecture, DevOps transformation, infrastructure modernization, and security architecture consulting.

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