Snehal Paunikar

Azure Cloud Engineer @TELUS

Design, deploy, and manage scalable, secure Azure cloud infrastructure, including Virtual Machines, Networking, and Storage, optimizing resources to support enterprise applications and ensure high availability and reliability• Implemented IaC using Terraform, ARM templates, and Azure Bicep to automate and standardize cloud infrastructure deployment, ensuring consistency and repeatability• Manage identity and access using Entra ID (Azure AD), RBAC, and Conditional Access policies to ensure secure authentication, authorization, and compliance, enforcing role-based permissions for a secure cloud environment• Set up and managed CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, and Jenkins to automate build, testing, and deployment, ensuring efficient and continuous delivery across environments• Monitor and optimize cloud resources with Azure Monitor and Application Insights, ensuring system reliability and performance through real-time tracking and alerts• Secured cloud environments using Azure Security Center, Key Vault, and Azure Firewall, enforcing compliance policies and continuous monitoring to protect against threats and ensure data integrity• Managed containerization with Docker and AKS, using Python scripts to automate deployments, ensuring efficient scaling, high availability, and seamless management of microservices• Optimized cloud migration costs by implementing cost-effective Azure services and leveraging Azure Cost Management• Managed Azure databases (SQL, PostgreSQL) to ensure high availability, performance, and data security with optimized backup and replication strategies