Ajay G.

About Ajay G.

Experienced Cloud Engineer with 5 years of architecting enterprise-scale cloud solutions…

Experience

1. Cloud Engineer

   LTIMindtree

   Jan 2024 — Present · Bellevue, WA, US

   CLIENT: Microsoft• Deployed and configured 150+ Azure Virtual Machines using ARM templates and Azure CLI for production workloads, ensuring 99.9% uptime.• Automated VM provisioning with SSH keys and PowerShell, cutting manual effort by 30%.• Troubleshot VM allocation failures, OS issues, and deployment errors using Azure Diagnostics, Log Analytics, and Bastion.• Supported 200+ Linux/Windows servers (RHEL, Ubuntu, CentOS, SUSE, Windows Server) across hybrid environments with proactive patching and automation.• Reduced outage resolution time by 40% through monitoring, alert tuning, and root cause analysis using Azure Monitor.• Configured Hyper-V with nested virtualization for development and testing workloads.Improved storage scalability by 20% via Logical Volume Management (LVM) — creating and extending Logical Volumes and Groups.• Implemented Azure Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) and Privileged Identity Management (PIM) for 500+ users.• Strengthened identity protection with Conditional Access, MFA (Microsoft Authenticator), and passwordless authentication.• Integrated on-prem AD with Azure AD using AD Connect and ADFS for hybrid identity and SSO, improving authentication efficiency by 45%.• Delivered Tier-2 support resolving 98% of Azure Cloud Shell, migration, and portal issues within SLA.• Partnered with Product Operations and Escalation teams on high-priority incidents to improve mean-time-to-resolution.• Boosted customer satisfaction by 25% through proactive communication and timely resolutions.Achieved 20% cost savings by optimizing unused resources, automating cleanup, and managing lifecycle policies across subscriptions.