Garima Anand

About Garima Anand

I’m an Expert Cloud Infrastructure Engineer with 8 years of experience and a Master of Science in Computer Science from George Mason University, where I graduated with a 3.94 GPA and earned the Distinguished Academic Achievement Award. I’m passionate about building secure, scalable, and cost-optimized cloud solutions. My career has been shaped by hands-on experience and a constant drive to learn and adapt as technology evolves. Over the years, I’ve worked extensively on designing and implementing robust multi-cloud environments across AWS, Azure, and GCP, ensuring high availability, resilience, and performance. While my primary focus has been infrastructure engineering and automation, I’ve also had the opportunity to contribute to architecture discussions and design decisions, something I’m excited to grow into even more in the future. My strengths include cloud infrastructure design, DevOps engineering, and automation through Infrastructure as Code and CI/CD pipelines, helping teams deliver faster and more reliably. I’ve partnered closely with business units to adopt cloud-native strategies that boost agility and scalability, and I enjoy finding practical ways to make technology work for the business. Lately, I’ve been exploring AI-driven solutions for predictive scaling, intelligent monitoring, and operational optimization, integrating analytics into cloud ecosystems to improve efficiency and security. Looking ahead, my goal is to combine deep technical expertise with strategic thinking, bridging the gap between engineering and architecture to deliver innovative, future-ready solutions that help organizations thrive in their digital transformation journey.

Experience

1. Expert, Cloud Infrastructure Engineer

   Schneider Electric

   Sep 2023 — Present · Andover, MA, US

   Active Participation in SCRUM Process. Involved actively in SCRUM ceremonies and implementing new requirements from the backlog, emphasizing agile development practices.• Operability Improvement through Design Adaptations. Proposed design adaptations to enhance the operability aspect of the Landing Zone architecture, showcasing a focus on improving operational efficiency.• Automation Advocacy and Implementation. Automation was a key focus, with guidelines established for infrastructure engineers and SREs to automate tasks whenever possible. The role entailed automating manual requests and tasks to streamline operations.• Technical Expertise in Azure Infrastructure. Addressed architectural consulting questions related to Azure infrastructure, indicating a strong proficiency in Azure cloud services and solutions.• Incident Management and Proactive Monitoring. Responsibilities included handling on-call duties, coordinating with other teams during incidents, contributing to root cause analysis documents, and proactively monitoring systems to detect and address issues before they escalated, showcasing a proactive approach to system management and incident resolution.

Education

• Mahatma Gandhi Mission's College of Engineering & Technology, Noida

  Bachelor’s of Technology, Computer Science

• George Mason University

  Master's degree, Computer Science