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About

Cloud Infrastructure & SRE leader with 10+ years building and running enterprise-scale banking platforms for Tier-1 global financial institutions.

Proven success leading cross-functional teams across cloud transformation, DevOps modernization and FinOps. Experienced across AWS, Azure, Kubernetes, Terraform and SRE practices, with deep stakeholder management and executive business reviews. Recognized for aligning technology strategy with business outcomes while holding the line on security, compliance and cost optimization — bridging deep technical execution and executive strategy through structured MBRs, QBRs and client-facing engagement.

10+
Years of experience
99.99%
Platform availability sustained
20%+
Cloud cost reduction (FinOps)
7+
Tier-1 global banks supported
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Experience

Principal Infra Developer · Manager (M Grade)

Sept 2024 — Present
Cognizant
  • Leadership: Lead a 10-member cross-functional infrastructure org spanning SRE, Platform Engineering, Network and Systems — owning reviews, resource planning, mentoring, workload allocation and delivery.
  • Enterprise portfolio: Oversee mission-critical cloud and on-prem infrastructure for SitusAMC's portfolio of global banking giants — JPMC, Citi, Truist, Mizuho, Santander, BMO and BPPR.
  • Banking architecture: Subject matter expert on core banking architecture, bridging compliance, security and operational differences between US and Indian banking frameworks.
  • Governance: Spearhead DevOps MBRs and QBRs directly with C-suite client stakeholders to align infrastructure velocity with business growth.
  • FinOps: Drove initiatives delivering 20%+ reduction in cloud spend via rightsizing, storage lifecycle management and workload optimization.
  • Reliability: Sustained 99.99% availability across critical banking platforms through proactive monitoring, automation, incident management and SRE best practices.

DevOps Lead

Sept 2021 — Sept 2024
Paytm Payments Bank
  • Architected highly available applications across Azure and physical data centers with strict IAM and access controls.
  • Built and managed CentOS and Azure servers running Core Banking Server (CBS) apps — KYC, NACH, CTS, Finassure, SFTP, IMPS, DCMS, BBPS DWH, Middleware and SOC.
  • Spearheaded Infrastructure as Code with Terraform for all Azure changes, eliminating manual intervention and ensuring compliance.
  • Promoted GitOps by implementing ArgoCD alongside Jenkins for robust, automated CI/CD pipelines.
  • Built monitoring with Prometheus, Grafana and Telegraf, plus centralized logging on AWS S3 and Glacier by retention tier.
  • Ensured security and uptime through proactive patching — built an in-house tool, 'DR patch' — with rapid RCA for high-priority incidents.
  • Managed Docker and its registry on AWS using Boto3 and Route 53 for seamless integrations.

Technical Lead

June 2016 — Sept 2021
Particles Studio Pvt Ltd
  • Led deployment, support and maintenance for 300+ physical and virtual Linux (CentOS/RedHat) servers.
  • Architected experimental app development and CI/CD (Jenkins) workflows using Kubernetes, Python, Kafka and Elasticsearch.
  • Administered full system lifecycles — troubleshooting, OS upgrades, automated patching (RPM/YUM) and security hardening.
  • Managed encryption zones, Kafka topics and large-scale storage / filesystem expansions.
  • Configured Nginx, SSL, and NIC teaming/bonding for network throughput; used TCPDUMP for deep troubleshooting.
  • Coordinated incident, problem and change management with hardware vendors and datacenter teams on high-priority bridge calls.

Game Developer

Nov 2015 — June 2016
Sachetan Knowledge Solutions LLP
  • Developed India's first knowledge-kube application — interactive brain-training games for logic, language and creativity through gamification.
  • Used Unity 3D as the core engine for all application APIs and interactive logic.
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Technical Skills

Cloud & Infrastructure
AWSMicrosoft AzureGoogle Cloud (GCP)Linux (CentOS/RedHat)DNSTCP/IP
Containers & Orchestration
KubernetesDocker
IaC & Config Management
TerraformAnsiblePackerVagrant
CI/CD & Version Control
JenkinsArgoCDGitBitbucketMavenGitOps
Observability & Logging
PrometheusGrafanaELK StackSplunkFluentdNagiosZabbixGraphiteStatsDTelegraf
Programming & Scripting
PythonFlaskWSGIJava
Databases & Messaging
PostgreSQLAmazon RDSApache KafkaRabbitMQ
Web Servers & Security
ApacheNginxHSMWiresharkNmapTcpdumpMetasploitIAM Controls
Management & Workflow
JIRATrelloSalesforceDraw.ioFigmaProto.io
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Leadership Expertise

01Cloud Team Management & Mentoring
02Stakeholder Management
03Executive Client Engagement
04Strategic Planning
05FinOps & Cost Governance
06Service Delivery Management
07Incident & Crisis Management
08Monthly Business Reviews (MBR)
09Quarterly Business Reviews (QBR)
10Resource Planning
11Vendor Management
12Banking Technology Operations
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Education

Jaipur National University

B.Tech, Electronics & Communication Engineering · Jaipur, India
2013
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Beyond Work

  • Reviewed code and hardware design for Embedded System projects.
  • Won Third Prize at the National Level Project Exhibition, organized by the R&D department of VIT, Jaipur.
  • Active in cultural activities; served as a Varsity Basketball Player.
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Contact

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