Alok Sharma

Systems Architect @EPAM Systems

Led a team in designing a strategic plan promoting vendor neutrality, self-service, and cost reduction. Conducted comprehensive cost-analysis, comparing offerings from AWS and Azure. Implemented an automated deployment process using control clusters and cloud-native tools, decreasing inter-team dependencies. 1) Azure DevOps for Client Landing Zone Preparation: Collaborated on Azure DevOps pipelines to prepare the client landing zone, providing a platform for application teams to deploy their infrastructure with ease. 2) Extended Kubernetes API, creating custom resource definitions with Crossplane for infrastructure design. Developed architectural diagrams and standard operating procedures, ensuring best practices. 3) Managed an EKS cluster using custom kernel Amazon Machine Image as worker nodes. Programmed a Lambda function in Python, integrating it with DynamoDB and CodeCommit. 4) Utilized Prometheus and Grafana for capturing and visualizing application performance metrics. Created Tekton tasks and pipelines using Kaniko for streamlined application image building. Worked on Azure DevOps pipelines for client landing zone preparation, enabling application teams to deploy infrastructure with ease.