Sandhya Pailwar
Associate Director – DevOps @ UBS | AI-Assisted DevOps | Azure | AWS | Kubernetes | Terraform | DevSecOps | Ex-EU Blue Card
- Role
- Associate Director -devops IT at UBS
- Location
- Pune District, MH, IN
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Sandhya Pailwar
Associate Director with 10 years of experience in Cloud, DevOps, and DevSecOps, enabling large enterprises to design and operate secure, scalable, and resilient cloud environments.I specialize in building standardized and secure cloud ecosystems that empower engineering teams through automated CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as Code, Kubernetes platforms, and identity-first security models. My experience spans Azure, AWS, and enterprise container platforms including AKS and OpenShift.Key focus areas include:• Cloud Architecture & DevOps Leadership• DevSecOps & Secure CI/CD Automation• Identity Governance, RBAC & Secrets Management• Kubernetes & Container Orchestration• Infrastructure as Code (Terraform)• Cloud Governance, Cost Optimization & ReliabilityI operate at the intersection of engineering, security, and operations defining standards, driving automation strategy, and making architectural decisions that scale across enterprise environments.I also actively enable AI-assisted DevOps practices using Microsoft Copilot to enhance infrastructure automation and CI/CD engineering within governed cloud environments.
Experience
Associate Director -devops IT
Jul 2024 — Present
Leading DevOps and cloud engineering initiatives within a global banking environment.I am responsible for defining DevOps standards, strengthening cloud governance, and ensuring secure, scalable deployments across Azure environments. • Standardized CI/CD practices to enable secure and consistent enterprise deployments. • Led Kubernetes (AKS) operations to ensure reliability, scalability, and resilience. • Established Infrastructure-as-Code standards using Terraform and ARM templates. • Strengthened identity-first security models using RBAC, managed identities, and secrets governance. • Embedded DevSecOps controls across pipelines to align with enterprise compliance standards. • Drove cost optimization and operational efficiency initiatives across cloud workloads.AI Enablement:Actively integrating Microsoft Copilot into DevOps workflows to accelerate Infrastructure-as-Code development, CI/CD engineering, and Kubernetes automation within governed environments.
Education
Pune University
Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Electrical engineering
2010 — 2013
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