Gagandeep Singh

Principal Solutions Architect @Avahi

Toronto, ON, CA

Led complex, multi-cloud migration assessments from GCP, Azure, and on-premises to AWS, designing strategies that reduced TCO through workload optimization, rightsizing, and cost governance.Delivered pre-sales technical leadership to AWS and sales teams - qualifying opportunities via deep technical discovery, aligning solutions with customer business objectives, and differentiating AWS capabilities against competitive platforms.Authored detailed Statements of Work (SOWs), Level of Effort (LOE) estimates, and pricing proposals, ensuring technical accuracy while maximizing AWS service adoption.Executed AWS Migration Acceleration Program (MAP) engagements, securing funding and building business cases that accelerated cloud adoption from strategy through mobilization and delivery.Designed and deployed security-focused architectures, integrating AWS native security services (Security Hub, GuardDuty, IAM best practices) and Fortinet Virtual Appliances (FortiGate, FortiAnalyzer) to enhance threat prevention, segmentation, and compliance posture.Delivered PoCs and Proof-of-Value (POV) engagements, including hands-on configuration of AWS environments, Fortinet firewall deployments, and secure workload migrations - demonstrating measurable value prior to full rollout.Architected modernization solutions leveraging AWS-native services, container orchestration (ECS/EKS), and serverless computing to increase scalability, reduce operational overhead, and harden security.Facilitated C-level workshops and technical deep-dives, translating strategic objectives into secure, scalable architectures that aligned with compliance and performance requirements.Acted as technical escalation point for high-stakes migration challenges, developing innovative approaches to mitigate risk, ensure security, and accelerate timelines.

Punjab Technical University

Bachelor of Technology - BTech, Information Technology