Azure Cloud Infrastructure Engineer (13+ Years)

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Results-driven Azure Cloud Engineer with 13+ years of IT experience, including 7+ years specialising in Azure cloud infrastructure design, deployment, and support. Proven track record of architecting scalable, secure cloud environments and leading on-premises-to-cloud migrations. Adept at driving cost optimisation initiatives (up to 20% savings), implementing robust security frameworks, and automating infrastructure workflows. AZ-305 and AZ-104 certified, with deep expertise in hybrid cloud, identity management, and multi- cloud operations.

CORE COMPETENCIES

Cloud Platforms

Azure (IaaS, PaaS),

AWS,Monitoring

Security & Identity

Entra ID, MFA, RBAC, Key Vaults,

Defender for Cloud

Networking & Infra

VNETs, VPN Gateway,

ExpressRoute, Subnets,

Availability Zones

Cloud Operations

Cost Optimisation, Right-sizing,

Monitoring & Alerting, VM Tuning

Automation & IaC

Terraform, ARM Templates,

WDS, ADMT

Systems & Identity

Active Directory, AD Connect,

Exchange, O365

CERTIFICATIONS

AZ-305

Designing Azure Infrastructure

Solutions

AZ-104

Azure Administrator Associate

CCNA / MCSE

Diploma in Computer Hardware &

Networking, Jetking

KEY ACHIEVEMENTS

Cloud Re-implementation Leadership: Directed the re-implementation of Azure Cloud services for multiple enterprise clients, establishing reusable architecture standards adopted across the organisation.

Cost Efficiency: Consistently delivered up to 20% cloud cost savings for clients through rightsizing, Reserved Instances, and architectural optimisation.

Client Excellence: Recognised by senior leadership for exceptional incident resolution speed and sustained high client satisfaction scores across long-term engagements.

Automation Impact: Reduced infrastructure provisioning effort by ~40% at Globtier through Terraform- based automation, freeing team capacity for higher-value engineering work. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Technical Specialist Noventiq Services India Pvt Ltd Bengaluru, Karnataka · March 2024 – December 2024

Architected and delivered scalable, secure Azure cloud solutions seamlessly integrated with enterprise systems, reducing deployment timelines by standardizing reusable infrastructure templates.

Spearheaded complex on-premises-to-Azure migrations leveraging VPN Gateways, VNETs, and hybrid connectivity, ensuring zero data loss, minimal downtime and data integrity, security, compliance, and minimal business disruption during migration.

Design and execute data migration solutions leveraging AWS migration services and perform migration discovery, data profiling, data quality assessment, and reconciliation planning.

Coordinate with Infrastructure, Application, Database, Network, Security, and dependencies of stakeholders.

Reduction in cloud expenditure through proactive resource monitoring, right sizing, and Reserved Instance recommendations.

ISHRAR ANSARI

Azure Cloud Architect · Technical Specialist · 13+ Years IT Experience Bengaluru, India · +91-981******* · ******.******@*******.***

Worked on ITSM tools to manage and monitor Service Level Agreements (SLAs), ensuring timely resolution of service requests and incidents. Coordinated with support and technical teams to follow up on SLA breaches, pending changes, and critical incidents.

Enforced security best practices across environments using RBAC, Azure Key Vaults, and Microsoft Defender for Cloud, achieving full compliance with client security policies. Azure Cloud Support Engineer Globtier Infotech Pvt Ltd (Clients: Diageo / Emami Limited) Noida, Uttar Pradesh · February 2017 – February 2024

Designed and maintained Azure environment architectures encompassing VMs, Storage Accounts, Load Balancers, and high-availability configurations for enterprise clients.

Automated infrastructure provisioning using Terraform and ARM Templates, reducing manual deployment effort by approximately 40% and increasing consistency across environments.

Administered Azure AD (Entra ID) identity services including MFA enforcement, AD Connect synchronization, and granular user/group permission management.

Monitored and optimized hybrid multi-cloud environments (Azure + AWS), including VM performance tuning, alerting configuration, and capacity planning.

Served as primary escalation point for Azure infrastructure incidents, consistently meeting SLA targets for high-profile clients.

Senior Desktop Support Engineer (L2) Net Connect Pvt Ltd (Client: Times of India) Mumbai, Maharashtra · January 2015 – December 2016

Resolved complex L2 technical issues across applications, networking, and hardware for a large-scale media organization.

Administered Microsoft Office 365 and Exchange Server, including mailbox configuration, mail-flow troubleshooting, and user provisioning.

Desktop Support Engineer (L2) Globtier Infotech Pvt Ltd (Clients: Johnson Controls / Kotak Bank) Mumbai, Maharashtra · June 2010 – December 2014

Led Active Directory domain migration (2003 to 2008) using ADMT, ensuring seamless transition with no disruption to end-user operations.

Automated OS deployment via Windows Deployment Services (WDS), standardising enterprise desktop/laptop configuration across multiple sites.

Managed and supported diverse messaging platforms including Exchange, Office 365, and Lotus Notes for banking and manufacturing clients.

EDUCATION

M.A. in Political Science DDU Gorakhpur University, 2008 B.A. in Arts DDU Gorakhpur University, 2006

H.S.C & S.S.C (Science) PNM Inter College, UP

I here by declare that all the above information is true and complete to the best of my knowledge. Ishrar Ansari India

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