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Sundar Somasundaram

Singapore

Summary

Dynamic Cloud Architect with 4 years of experience in designing and implementing scalable cloud solutions. Proven expertise in seamlessly integrating DevOps practices to enhance efficiency and streamline development workflows.

Having 12 years of overall experience in various IT industries across domains.

Seeking for an architect position, one that will make best use of my existing skills, experience, and further my career development.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Cloud Architect With DevOps Expertise (Azure)

WIPRO TECHNOLOGIES LTD.
08.2021 - Current
  • Being a cloud solutions architect for Govt Agency, I was instrumental in convincing the customer along with our client partner to get the GCC Cloud migration project in Singapore public sector for order value worth 3 million (SGD).
  • Developed Architecture baselines (Cloud native & IaaS), provided architecture recommendations to show migration options with risk-benefit analysis which also is approved from Singapore Govt Central Technology Team (GOVTECH) to be provisioned in GCC.
  • Provisioned entire infrastructure in Terraform.
  • Deployment is carried out through CICD pipeline in Azure DevOps with approvals and gates.
  • Involved in End-to-End lifecycle of cloud migrations including designing architecture for log collection/monitoring/security and data governance.
  • Engineered end-to-end cloud solutions, optimizing infrastructure efficiency and reducing operational costs by 30%.
  • Integrated DevOps methodologies to automate deployment pipelines, resulting in a 50% increase in release frequency.
  • Collaborated closely with cross-functional teams to ensure the seamless incorporation of DevOps practices into cloud architecture designs.
  • Spearheaded robust security measures, ensuring compliance with industry standards and protecting sensitive data.

Cloud Engineer

Great Eastern Life
09.2020 - 08.2021
  • Led the deployment and management of cloud infrastructure across AWS incorporating DevOps best practices.
  • Serverless third party authentication using API/Cognito/lambda.
  • Designed Business Logic/AppSync Layer/Integration Layer for backend.
  • Automated manual processes, increasing operational efficiency and accelerating time-to-market.
  • Collaborated with development teams to integrate cloud services, optimizing application performance through DevOps principles.
  • Implemented advanced monitoring and alerting systems to ensure the reliability and availability of cloud-based applications.

Lead Engineer

Sembcorp Marine, Singapore
07.2016 - 08.2019

Application: Claims System, Time Management System, Alliance Portal, Supply Chain System. Actively contributed to the architecture, design, and improvement of DevOps processes.

Implemented automated alerting around infrastructure issues which resulted in quicker and more efficient fixes leading to an improvement in the response time to critical errors by 85%.

Collaborated with the agile team to ensure proper infrastructure development planning leading to on-time feature release for 95% of feature requests.

Drive best practice, quality and consistency within design and development phases.

Perform code reviews to identify basic technical and logical errors. Work with business analyst and customers to determine business requirements and project objectives. Ensure project deliverables meet business requirements.

Module Lead

Tech Mahindra
10.2013 - 07.2016

Team lead for TIS module. Manage a team of approx. 15-18 Customer Service Representatives and ensure that all key metrics of performance as per the Client SLA are met and exceeded.

Handle escalated customer calls and guide/assist the agents to take calls in premium queue and use of customer service tools.

Design, implement, deployment and maintain ADF application phases.

Software Analyst

Verizon India
04.2011 - 10.2013

Individual developed a dashboard to know the Status for the scheduled Autosys Jobs.

Education

Master of Computer Applications -

Anna University
Tamil Nadu, India
01.2010

Skills

  • Cloud Platforms: Azure, AWS
  • Infrastructure as Code: Terraform, ARM
  • Containerization: Docker, Kubernetes
  • Scripting: Python, Bash
  • DevOps Tools: Jenkins, Git, Ansible, SonarQube, and JMeter
  • Networking: VPCs, VPNs, DNS, Firewall
  • Security: IAM, Encryption, SSL/TLS
  • Monitoring and Logging: Azure Monitor, CloudWatch, ELK Stack

Certification

  • Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert
  • Google Cloud Certified - Professional Cloud Architect
  • Microsoft Certified: DevOps Expert
  • AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate

Timeline

Cloud Architect With DevOps Expertise (Azure)

WIPRO TECHNOLOGIES LTD.
08.2021 - Current

Cloud Engineer

Great Eastern Life
09.2020 - 08.2021

Lead Engineer

Sembcorp Marine, Singapore
07.2016 - 08.2019

Module Lead

Tech Mahindra
10.2013 - 07.2016

Software Analyst

Verizon India
04.2011 - 10.2013

Master of Computer Applications -

Anna University
Sundar Somasundaram