Sushant Kataria

Azure Cloud Engineer @Scotiabank

Deployed and managed Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) to orchestrate containerized applications, ensuring scalability, high availability, and efficient resource utilization.• Optimized Azure Virtual Machines and networking configurations, enhancing workload performance and reducing operational costs through effective resource scaling.• Implemented and managed secure Azure infrastructure using Azure Key Vault, RBAC, and Conditional Access Policies to protect sensitive data and ensure compliance.• Designed and executed cloud migration strategies, transitioning on-premises workloads to Azure with minimal downtime and full data integrity.• Automated infrastructure provisioning workflows using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) with Terraform and ARM templates, ensuring consistency and efficiency across environments.• Configured hybrid cloud connectivity using Azure ExpressRoute and VPN Gateway, enabling secure and low-latency communication between on-premises and Azure resources.• Developed CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps, automating build, test, and deployment processes to streamline the software release lifecycle.• Monitored application and infrastructure performance using Azure Monitor, Application Insights, and Datadog, enabling proactive issue detection and resolution.• Designed and executed disaster recovery strategies with Azure Site Recovery (ASR), ensuring business continuity during unexpected outages through regular failover testing.• Automated administrative tasks using advanced PowerShell scripts, such as resource cleanup, user onboarding, and system performance monitoring.