Harnish J.

About Harnish J.

Senior Azure Cloud Architect and Operations Leader with 15+ years of enterprise IT experience, delivering and governing hybrid cloud platforms for business-critical and regulated workloads.Deep expertise in Azure infrastructure, cloud operations, and platform governance, ensuring environments meet availability, security, compliance, and cost efficiency requirements at scale.Proven ability to operate across architecture, operations, and leadership layers—supporting delivery teams, guiding engineers, and partnering with stakeholders to mature cloud platforms and operational practices.Experienced in building stable, scalable, and support-ready Azure environments, with a strong focus on service reliability, operational readiness, and enterprise alignment.Core Focus Areas:• Azure Hybrid & Enterprise Architecture (IaaS-centric)• High Availability & Disaster Recovery Strategy• Cloud Cost Optimization & Governance (FinOps-aligned)• Secure Identity, Network & Platform Operations• Cloud Operations Maturity & Service Delivery Excellence• Team Leadership, Escalation Management & Stakeholder EngagementMicrosoft Azure certified (AZ-900, AZ-104, AZ-305) with a long-term focus on enterprise cloud strategy, operational excellence, and scalable cloud practices.

Experience

1. Cloud & Collaboration Engineer

   Concentrix

   Sep 2025 — Present · Hyderabad, IN

   I currently work on a Microsoft-aligned engagement supporting enterprise customers with Azure cloud reliability, disaster recovery, and operational resiliency initiatives. My role focuses on assessing cloud readiness, identifying risk, and strengthening recovery and continuity capabilities across Azure environments.• Conduct Azure resiliency and HA/DR assessments focused on reliability, continuity, and recoverability• Review and validate High Availability and Disaster Recovery architectures using Azure Availability Zones, Backup, and Site Recovery• Assess and improve Major Incident Response Plans (MIRPs) aligned with SLAs and recovery objectives• Perform end-to-end Azure architecture reviews covering compute, networking, identity, monitoring, and recovery readiness• Evaluate business continuity and incident response processes, identifying gaps across people, process, and technology• Apply cloud-native resiliency and SRE principles to improve platform stability and fault tolerance• Translate technical findings into clear, actionable recommendations for technical and leadership stakeholders

Education

• Chandigarh University (CU)

  BCA, Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications