Experience

Cloud Architect | Slower LLC May 2022 - Present

SRE/DevOps Engineer, Cloud & Infrastructure Architect (Azure, Hybrid, IaC)
· Architected and deployed enterprise-scale Azure landing zones aligned with Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF), integrating secure networking, identity access management, monitoring, and governance policies across Fortune 500 financial services organizations while ensuring compliance with SOC 2, PCI-DSS, and other regulatory requirements.
· Engineered resilient, highly available, and DR-ready architectures, integrating Azure Front Door, WAF, and Traffic Manager to ensure zero-downtime failover with RPO/RTO targets under 15 minutes and optimized global application delivery.
· Enhanced hybrid cloud connectivity by designing and implementing VPN and ExpressRoute integrations with SD-WAN peering between on-premises and Azure environments spanning 4+ regional offices to ensure secure, low-latency communications.
· Architected containerized application platforms using Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), implementing auto-scaling, security policies, and GitOps workflows for cloud-native workloads supporting 40+ microservices.
· Led modernization of identity and access management (IAM) by migrating 200+ enterprise applications from Okta to Microsoft Entra ID, strengthening MFA/SSO enforcement and re-architecting group and role structures for least privilege access across 1,000+ users.
· Designed and deployed network and security appliances (Azure Firewall, Palo Alto) across cloud and on-premises data centers, integrating with enterprise SIEMs and policy management platforms.
· Engineered and automated Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and Ansible, building reusable modules for Azure networking, compute, and security services while implementing CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps and GitHub Actions for an enterprise financial services client.
· Architected and orchestrated workload migrations from on-premises virtualization platforms (VMware, Hyper-V) to Azure, reducing infrastructure costs by 30-40% while improving scalability, observability, and cost efficiency through automation and IaC.
· Drove cloud acceleration and automation initiatives, establishing enterprise IaC standards, enforcing policy-as-code, and mentoring engineering teams of 5-15 engineers on cloud architecture, DevOps, and SRE best practices for multi-environment deployments.
· Led technical incident response and architecture review processes, conducting root-cause analyses and architecting sustainable improvements to performance, security posture, and operational resilience for Fortune 500 clients across financial services, healthcare and automotive sectors.

Cloud Architect | Centric Consulting April 2021 - May 2022

· Created deployment automation and Infrastructure configuration of a Microsoft marketplace offering that took the speed of deployment from weeks to minutes
· Engaged in multiple knowledge transfer sessions that focused on teaching the capabilities of CI/CD practices and IaC concepts for client team members
· Implemented branching strategies centered around best practices when working with DevOps processes
· Crafted documents related to statement of work scope, resource alignments, sprint duration, and final deliverables
· Managed client teams on large initiatives that focus on orchestrating different technical aspects of Cloud adoption for both the short-term and long-term

Senior Consultant DevOps Cloud & Infrastructure | West Monroe: August 2017 - April 2021

· Successfully designed and implemented Cloud migration ideologies and practices in an environment with over 700+ servers using an agile development process
· Performed ongoing knowledge transfer sessions and trainings to provide clients and team members with the necessary skills required to manage IT Infrastructure using Terraform and Azure DevOps
· Architected and implemented best practices for Azure policies focusing on securing information and data, data loss prevention, mobile device management, and networking security
· Implemented enhanced email security configurations for Exchange and hardened client’s environment by deploying Office 365 Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) policies
· Led and managed client infrastructure assessments and provided a multi-year roadmap to address pain points in overall IT processes and systems