Ajit Vakodkar

About Ajit Vakodkar

Hello! I’m Ajit Vakodkar, a Cloud Solutions Architect with 18+ years of experience helping enterprises transform, secure, and scale their digital ecosystems on the cloud.I specialize in AWS-driven architectures, hybrid/multi-cloud strategies, and container platforms that enable enterprises to modernize applications, accelerate delivery, and meet compliance standards without compromising on cost or security. What I Bring to the TableCloud Strategy & Governance: Designed and implemented AWS landing zones, Well-Architected reviews, and security frameworks aligned to enterprise policies and industry standards.Large-Scale Migrations: Led multi-year cloud migration programs, moving 200+ workloads from physical and virtualized environments to AWS, improving availability SLAs by 99.99% and reducing infra costs by up to 30%.Container & DevOps Enablement: Modernized legacy apps through Docker/Kubernetes platforms, integrated CI/CD pipelines, and automated infrastructure provisioning with Terraform & Ansible.Leadership & Collaboration: Partnered with CxOs, architects, and engineering teams to align technology decisions with business outcomes; mentored cross-functional teams to adopt cloud-first practices.Industry Experience: Delivered solutions across BFSI, retail, and manufacturing domains, enabling secure digital channels, resilient e-commerce platforms, and global-scale workloads. CertificationsAWS Solutions Architect – Associate (working toward Professional)VMware Cloud on AWSSAFE 5 Agilist (Scaled Agile delivery across multiple teams)AWS Partner: Generative AI Essentials Passionate about leveraging secure, scalable cloud architectures to not just solve technical challenges, but to create measurable business impact — whether through cost optimization, resilience engineering, or innovation at scale.Let’s connect and explore how cloud solutions can drive the next wave of growth for your business.

Experience

1. Multi-cloud Architect Bfsi Domain

   IBM

   Oct 2024 — Present · Mumbai, IN

Education

• Swami Vivekanand College

  Diploma, Instrumentation

  2001 — 2006

• OLGCHS Sion

  SSC, SSC

  1991 — 2001

• Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee

  Executive Post Graduate Certification, Cloud Computing and DevOps

• University of Mumbai

  Bachelor of Science (BSc), Information Technology

  2009 — 2012

Skills

• Vmware
• Hadoop
• Vmware Vsphere
• Networking
• Shell Scripting
• Operating Systems
• Team Management
• Puppet
• Big Data
• Red Hat Linux
• Linux
• Unix
• Dns
• Cloud Computing
• Amazon Web Services (Aws)
• Servers
• Aws
• Amazon Ec2
• Microsoft Sql Server
• Virtualization
• Mysql