Shankar Narayanan Kuppuswamy

About Shankar Narayanan Kuppuswamy

Engineering Manager and Azure Solution Architect at EY with 20+ years of experience…

Experience

1. Assistant Director

   EY

   Dec 2021 — Present

   Experienced Azure Solution and Infrastructure Architect proficient in designing scalable and reliable cloud solutions. Skilled in analyzing business requirements, developing architecture blueprints, and implementing Azure resource management, networking, security, and governance solutions. Strong ability to translate complex business needs into practical Azure solutions. Committed to staying updated with the latest Azure trends and best practices. Notable Accomplishments • Defined and implemented cost optimization strategies using Cloud FinOps framework, resulting in projected cost savings of $5 million across various tax strategic programs while maintaining quality and efficiency, ensuring that our technology operations align with our business goals. • Designed and implemented successful AKS infrastructure redesign with dynamic design to improve efficiency and reduce costs during non-busy seasons. • Developed a comprehensive costing model that enables us to identify the cost per client, feature team, and usage by each team, allowing us to make data-driven decisions and optimize resource allocation. • Defined migration strategy for Azure App Services into AKS, including AKS Cluster and Node pool design, RBAC, and Wave planning • Designed and implemented security compliance measures by hardening Kubernetes PODS, Nodes, and Containers, ensuring adherence to Infosec standards. • Reviewed and validated the implemented design and processes, leveraging the Microsoft Well-Architected Framework, to identify areas for improvement in order to optimize cost, performance, and compliance posture. • Defined governance frameworks for Web Application Firewall (WAF), Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), SQL, and other critical components. Established policies, guidelines, and processes to ensure secure and compliant operations, aligning with organizational objectives and regulatory requirements. • Recipient of 15+ Bravo and applause awards from EY cross-functional teams.

Education

• University of Madras

  MCA, Computer Applications

  2004 — 2007

• University of Madras

  BCA, Computer Applications

  2000 — 2003

• Sri Ramakrishna Matriculation Hr. Sec School, Arcot, TamilNadu, India

  High School, Physics, Chemistry, Maths, Biology

  1988 — 2000

Skills

• .net Framework
• Sql
• Web Applications
• Xml
• Software Project Management
• Software Development
• Ajax
• Software Development Life Cycle (Sdlc)
• Business Intelligence
• Microsoft Office Sharepoint Server
• Asp.net
• Requirements Analysis
• .net
• Javascript
• C#
• Sharepoint
• Wcf
• Web Services
• Pl/Sql
• Business Analysis
• Ssrs
• Ado.net
• Microsoft Sql Server
• Service-Oriented Architecture (Soa)
• Azure Machine Learning
• Soa
• Microsoft Azure
• Office 365
• Enterprise Architecture
• Solution Architecture
• Sdlc
• Jquery
• Agile Methodologies
• Windows Communication Foundation (Wcf)
• Sharepoint Server