Rajesh A

About Rajesh A

I am a multifaceted Cloud Infrastructure Architect with 18+ years of experience in cloud…

Experience

1. Senior Cloud Architect, Cloud Infrastructure Services

   Kraft Heinz

   Dec 2022 — Present · Chicago, IL, US

   Served as part of the Cloud COE and Infrastructure Services team; ensured cloud technologies were effectively configured and maintained, as required, to support business applications and services.• Implemented cloud architecture best practices and features related to cloud multi-tenancy, virtualization, elastic scalability, networking, security, landing zones, containerization orchestration, serverless functions, governance, and financial analysis.• Acted as a Subject Matter Expert to the larger organization and internal customers for cloud native application design and deployment patterns leveraging AWS, Azure, and GCP services such as CI/CD pipelines, containerization, serverless functions, and autoscaling.• Developed a library of documented Infrastructure-as-Code design patterns as a basis for deploying services to the cloud (in Terraform or other cloud native tooling such as Azure ARM or Bicep).• Developed solutions architecture and evaluate architectural alternatives for private, public, and hybrid cloud models, including IaaS, PaaS, and other cloud services.• Provided consulting to application development teams to identify and implement the most optimal cloud-based solutions, providing associated training as required.• Ensured work adheres to IT, Cybersecurity, and Business standards, targeting enforcement through policy and automation to minimize potential gaps.• Researched and evaluated alternative technical solutions, developing recommendations to improve total cost of solution ownership, system reliability, repeatability, and availability.

Education

• School of Architecture and Planning, Govt. Engineering College, Thrissur

  Bachelor of Technology - BTech