Achilles Manjunath
Toronto
Summary
Dynamic Senior Technical Architect with Ontario Public Service, specializing in Azure Cloud Services and solutions architecture. Achieved significant deployment time reductions through Terraform automation and led successful cloud migration initiatives. Proven leadership and analytical skills drive innovative solutions, enhancing operational efficiency and ensuring compliance with security standards.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Technical Architect
Ontario Public Service (Ministry of Transportation)
Toronto
10.2023 - Current
- Architected and deployed highly available applications on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), reducing deployment time significantly.
- Automated infrastructure provisioning using Terraform, ensuring consistency and compliance across all environments.
- Collaborate with Microsoft Teams and partners to enhance go-to-market strategies and increase cloud adoption.
- Conduct presentations, demos, and proof-of-concept (PoC) sessions for internal clients and key stakeholders.
- Designed and deployed API Management solutions, securing and scaling enterprise APIs.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to modernize legacy integrations into microservices.
- Implemented event-driven architecture leveraging Azure Event Grid and Service Bus.
- Architected cloud-native integration solutions using Azure Integration Services.
- Designed secure, scalable solutions leveraging Azure services such as Azure Functions, Azure API Management, and Azure Blob Storage.
- Lead the development, implementation, and maintenance of the Target State Architecture (TSA).
- Manage the planning, design, and delivery of architecture solutions for large-scale, multi-year IT engagements.
- Develop and implement architecture policies, standards, guidelines, and best practices.
- Provide expertise in IT architecture, focusing on technology, Infrastructure, network, IT Security, application, and data domains.
- Lead application portfolio rationalization and consolidation, ensuring compliance with policies and standards.
- Analyze future-state capabilities and IT environments to identify gaps and recommend improvements.
- Built CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, accelerating code deployments.
- Conducted regular performance assessments and implemented cost optimization strategies, achieving significant cost reduction in monthly cloud costs.
- Collaborated with DevOps and development teams to containerize legacy applications using Docker, migrating workloads seamlessly to AKS.
- Monitored and managed clusters using Azure Monitor, Prometheus, and Grafana, ensuring all the SLA's are met.
- Implemented Terraform scripts to automate the provisioning of Azure resources, including virtual networks, storage accounts, and AKS clusters.
- Migrated on-premise workloads to Azure, enhancing system availability and performance.
- Configured and managed Azure Active Directory for secure user and application access.
- Set up AKS environments with Helm for application deployment, scaling, and management.
- Designed disaster recovery solutions using Azure Site Recovery and Backup services.
- Implemented secure coding practices and application security patterns to protect sensitive data and ensure compliance.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to analyze technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents to ensure business alignment.
Senior Infrastructure Architect
Cognizant Technology Solutions
Mississauga
02.2015 - 10.2023
- Led multiple complex IT projects across North America on Datacenter Transformation, Datacenter Hardware Refresh, Systems Integrations & Migration projects.
- Lead technical pre-sales discussions, crafting cloud strategies and proposals to drive customer success.
- Engage with enterprise clients to understand business challenges and map Private/Public Cloud solutions to meet their needs.
- Conduct presentations, demos, and proof-of-concept (PoC) sessions for clients and key stakeholders.
- Architected cloud-native integration solutions using Azure Integration Services.
- Experience in strategic delivery development of operational readiness programs for large and complex organizations including Datacenter Management & cloud management.
- Led the transformation of legacy data centers into modern, scalable environments, incorporating VMware ESXi clusters and hyperconverged infrastructure, reducing operational costs.
- Migrated monolithic applications to serverless architecture using Azure Functions.
- Optimized API performance and reliability via caching, throttling, and rate limiting.
- Designed data ingestion pipelines with Azure Data Factory & Synapse Analytics.
- Designed and executed cloud migration strategies for mission-critical workloads, transitioning from on-premise to Azure and AWS.
- Built new data centers to meet enterprise-grade standards, including power, cooling, and network designs, supporting specific capacity or business requirement.
- Implemented robust disaster recovery solutions using VMware SRM and cloud-based backups, achieving improvements in recovery times.
- Collaborated with developers to build and optimize cloud-native applications using React, .NET Core, and SQL to improve scalability and performance.
- Partnered with cross-functional teams to align infrastructure strategies with business goals, ensuring seamless project delivery within budget and timelines.
- Designed and deployed scalable cloud architectures leveraging Azure services such as Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Azure Functions, and Azure App Service.
- Led cloud migration initiatives, transitioning legacy on-premise workloads to Azure, achieving more cost savings and improved system performance.
- Automated infrastructure provisioning using Terraform and ARM templates, reducing deployment times significantly.
- Implemented secure networking solutions, including Azure Virtual Networks, NSGs, and ExpressRoute, to ensure compliance with enterprise security standards.
- Built and managed CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps, enabling faster, automated deployments.
- Monitored and optimized Azure resources, utilizing Azure Monitor and Application Insights, ensuring all the SLA's are met.
- Ensured security best practices with Azure Key Vault, Managed Identities, and OAuth.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to implement cybersecurity frameworks, mitigating risks and achieving compliance with specific regulations.
Technical Consultant
Wipro Technologies
Bangalore
10.2012 - 02.2015
- Delivered IT strategy consulting for businesses, aligning technology investments with long-term goals to drive operational efficiency and innovation.
- Designed and implemented migration strategies for clients, transitioning on-premise systems to VMware/ Hyper-V, reducing operational costs significantly.
- Conducted technology audits to identify gaps and implemented solutions, improving system performance and compliance with industry standards.
- Managed vendor relationships, ensuring cost-effective procurement and seamless deployment of technology solutions.
Technical Lead
Mphasis
Pune
02.2012 - 09.2012
- Analyzed and documented business processes to recommend and implement technology solutions, resulting in streamlined workflows.
- Supported IT infrastructure projects, including server upgrades and network enhancements, to support organizational growth.
- Optimized IT environments by consolidating legacy systems and introducing modern tools, improving productivity significantly.
- Developed and executed disaster recovery plans, ensuring high availability and business continuity.
Technical Support Engineer
VMware
Bengaluru
12.2009 - 01.2012
- Provided Tier 2/3 support for VMware vSphere environments, resolving technical issues related to ESXi hosts, vCenter, and virtual machines.
- Diagnosed and resolved performance issues, storage bottlenecks, and network latency in VMware environments.
- Assisted customers with vSAN deployments, troubleshooting disk group configurations, and optimizing storage performance.
- Guided clients through VMware Horizon configurations for virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) implementations.
- Delivered recommendations for patching, upgrades, and scalability, ensuring system security and stability.
- Collaborated with internal teams to identify bugs and escalate unresolved issues to the engineering department.
Technical Operations Technician
J P Morgan Chase
Bengaluru
03.2006 - 12.2009
- Monitored and maintained IT systems, ensuring uptime for critical applications and services.
- Resolved high-priority incidents within SLA timelines by identifying root causes and implementing long-term fixes.
- Ensured compliance with security and regulatory standards, implementing robust monitoring and reporting solutions.
Technical Support Engineer
Dell Software Services
Bengaluru
06.2004 - 03.2006
- Resolve hardware and software issues related to LAN/WAN.
- Supported Microsoft, Symantec, and MacAfee products.
- Performed upgrades, installation of software and drivers and essential desktop troubleshooting.
- Troubleshooting hardware peripherals like printer, modem etc.
Education
MBA - Information And Computer Systems
Sikkim Manipal University
India01-2010
Skills
- SOLUTIONS ARCHITECTURE
- Azure Cloud Services
- Enterprise Architecture
- Networking & Security
- Datacenter Infrastructure
- IaaS
- PaaS
- SaaS
- Terraform
- Kubernetes
- Containerization
- Application Architecture
- Azure Spring App Server
- Azure App Services
- Azure API Management (APIM)
- Azure Logic Apps
- Azure Service Bus
- Azure Event Grid
- Azure Functions
- Web App
- Azure Network Security Groups
- Azure Load balancer
- Azure Application gateway
- Cosmos DB
- IT Pre-Sales & Solution Consulting
- RFP/RFI & Proposal Management
- Business Development
- Cloud Migration & Digital Transformation
- Partner & Stakeholder Management
- Customer Relationship Management
- Competitive Analysis & Market Research
- PROJECT MANAGEMENT
- Delivery Management
- Agile
- Resource Management
- Problem-solving skills
- Leadership qualities
- Analytical thinking
- Team collaboration
- Networking
- Relationship Management
- Negotiation
- Critical thinking
- Strategic Thinking
- Building teams
- Risk Management
- Collaborating effectively
- Results driven
- Success driven
- Cloud architecture
- Microservices design
- Infrastructure automation
- API management
- Event-driven architecture
- CI/CD pipelines
- Disaster recovery
- Cost optimization
- Collaboration skills
- Security compliance
- Technical presentations
- Stakeholder engagement
- Project management
- Problem solving
- Vendor management
- Enterprise architecture design
- Technical leadership
- Agile project management
- Application security
- Performance optimization
- Continuous integration and deployment
- Microservices architecture
- IT infrastructure planning
- DevOps methodologies
- IT service management
- IT risk assessment
- Client engagement
Certification
- Microsoft Certified Trainer
- Terraform Associate - HashiCorp
- Certified Kubernetes Administrator - The Linux Foundation
- DevOps Engineer Expert - Microsoft
- Azure Security Engineer Associate - Microsoft
- Azure Solutions Architect Expert - Microsoft
- Microsoft Azure Integration and Security - Microsoft
- Microsoft Azure Infrastructure and Deployment - Microsoft
- TOGAF - The Open Group
- PRINCE2 Agile Foundation & Practitioner - PeopleCert
Timeline
Senior Technical Architect
Ontario Public Service (Ministry of Transportation)
10.2023 - Current
Senior Infrastructure Architect
Cognizant Technology Solutions
02.2015 - 10.2023
Technical Consultant
Wipro Technologies
10.2012 - 02.2015
Technical Lead
Mphasis
02.2012 - 09.2012
Technical Support Engineer
VMware
12.2009 - 01.2012
Technical Operations Technician
J P Morgan Chase
03.2006 - 12.2009
Technical Support Engineer
Dell Software Services
06.2004 - 03.2006
MBA - Information And Computer Systems
Sikkim Manipal University