Ajay Sharma

About Ajay Sharma

With over 8 years of experience, I specialize as a Senior Systems Engineer at AutoZone, focusing on distributed systems, engineering management, and leveraging Google Cloud Platform (GCP) technologies. My work has emphasized enhancing system resilience, scalability, and performance through mission-critical initiatives, including modernizing applications and implementing disaster recovery solutions. I am passionate about optimizing system architecture for improved maintainability and user experience. My contributions have included leading cross-functional teams, implementing advanced monitoring solutions, and collaborating across departments to ensure high availability for core applications. My work is driven by a commitment to innovation and delivering impactful solutions that align with organizational objectives.

Experience

1. Senior Systems Engineer

   AutoZone

   Feb 2023 — Present · Memphis, TN, US

   Role Highlights:Led a team of 10+ highly skilled engineers to deliver mission-critical projects that improved system resilience, scalability, and performance.Successfully delivered Data Center Disaster Recovery (DR) failover, ensuring business continuity and compliance with high-availability standards.Enhanced production system stability by implementing Class A monitoring solutions, reducing downtime and improving incident response times.Spearheaded AZ Driver Delivery App modernization, optimizing architecture for better performance, maintainability, and user experience.Directed the Tiger Team initiative, coordinating across multiple tech leads and departments to achieve zero downtime for core applications during high-risk deployments and maintenance windows.Key Impact:Improved system reliability and disaster recovery readiness.Reduced operational risk and enhanced monitoring capabilities.Delivered modernization projects that aligned with strategic business goals.

Education

• National Institute of Technology Surat

  Bachelor's Degree, Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering

  2009 — 2014

• University of Mississippi

  Master’s Degree, Computer and Information Sciences,

  2014 — 2016

Skills

• Java
• C++
• Software Development
• Javascript
• C
• Research
• Algorithm Design
• Html5
• Sql
• Opencl
• Lua
• Operating Systems
• Haskell
• Calculus
• Troubleshooting
• Data Mining
• Html
• Matlab
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Office
• Test Engineering
• Test Automation
• Programming
• Python
• Cascading Style Sheets (Css)
• Agile Methodologies
• Algorithms
• Data Structures
• Git
• Web Services