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Ankita Rani Patro

Ankita Rani Patro

NewJearsey,US

Summary

Senior Cloud Engineer with 7+ years of experience in designing, deploying, and managing cloud infrastructure and cloud based solutions on Microsoft Azure using ARM Templates, Azure PowerShell Module, Ansible, Azure Devops ,Terraform and Azure CLI focusing on high - availability and auto-scaling along with security, stability . Expertise in leveraging Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools, automating processes, and optimizing cloud performance to ensure high availability, security, and scalability. Expertise in Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Identity & Access Management (IAM), Azure Security & Compliance(NIST,Azure security benchmark,HIPAA), and automation. Proven ability to optimize cloud performance, ensure high availability, and enforce security best practices. Worked on AD, ADFS, Passthrough, password hash, SAML, OAUTH, AD Connect tool, Fiddler, conditional access Investigating the diagnostic logs to find unidentified issues and diagnose the root cause of the issue. Implementing various resources in Azure using Azure Portal, PowerShell on Azure Resource Manager deployment models. Azure PaaS Solutions like Azure Web Apps, Redis Cache, Application Insights, Azure Serverless Functions, Azure Stream Analytics, SQL Azure and Azure Storage. Experience in Designing ARM Template and extensive experience in designing custom build steps using PowerShell. Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) of the Applications into Azure Cloud. Experience in creating various jobs in Jenkins like maven, free-style, external, pipeline and multi-configuration job.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Senior Cloud Engineer

Avanade
03.2022 - Current

Client: MSHS Hospital, Eversource,RBC Bank

  • As a cloud architecture designed and secured dynamic cloud/Azure environments while ensuring compliance, access control, and security using Azure Policy, Azure Security Benchmark, HIPAA, and custom policies
  • Created High-Level Design (HLD), Low-Level Design (LLD), and Proof of Concept (POC) documents for clients
  • Performed comprehensive analyses of existing workloads; identified opportunities to optimize their placement across various compute instances.
  • Worked extensively with SIEM products like Azure Sentinel, Log Analytics Workspace, and KQL queries to generate security audit reports
  • Automated cloud infrastructure deployments using Terraform, ARM templates, and PowerShell allowing for faster software releases and reduced downtime.
  • Developed monitoring tools for real-time visibility into system health, enabling proactive issue resolution before impacting end users.
  • Managed Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) for user permissions, set up project structures, and maintained repositories
  • Designed, implemented, and maintained automated CI/CD pipelines for various cloud resources while enforcing coding standards and best practices
  • Maintained in-depth knowledge of Azure services, financial impact analysis, and best practices
  • Developed and executed release management strategies and coordinated deployments
  • Implemented monitoring solutions to track application performance, infrastructure health, and resource utilization
  • Identified bottlenecks and optimized processes and infrastructure for enhanced efficiency
  • Enforced security controls, encryption, and compliance measures within the CI/CD pipeline
  • Designed and deployed Azure and AWS solutions based on business requirements
  • Developed automation tools using PowerShell for improved resource management
  • Worked with technologies such as Azure Automation, VMSS, AWS EC2, Azure ARC, Policy, Blueprint, VM, Storage Explorer, Password Protection, Defender for Identity, CrowdStrike, Tenable, Terraform, and Ansible, splunk, appdynamics
  • Client: MSHS Hospital, Eversource
  • Championed containerization initiatives using Docker/Kubernetes platforms that increased application scalability while reducing overheads associated with traditional virtualization techniques.
  • Migrated legacy systems to the cloud, reducing operational costs and improving system stability.

Associate Cloud

NewayUS
06.2020 - 03.2022

Client: Tosca, Covanta, Thorlab

  • Deployed Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) solutions effectively
  • Migrated 300+ servers using Azure Migrate following detailed plans and procedures
  • Configured VWAN and implemented Azure Backup, monitoring, dashboards, and security alerts
  • Worked with Azure Compute services, Web Apps, Data Factory, Storage, Networking, Hybrid Integration, and Azure IAM
  • Documented Technical Specification Documents (TSD) and Functional Specification Documents (FSD) to align with project requirements
  • Managed IaaS services like Azure VMs, Virtual Network configurations, load balancing, and creating availability sets for VMs
  • Automated daily tasks using Windows PowerShell to improve efficiency
  • Planned and implemented Disaster Recovery solutions, including capacity planning, data archiving, and performance optimization
  • Architected solutions for Azure MFA, SSPR, and SSO implementations
  • Rolled out two-factor authentication for 5,000+ users, enhancing environment security
  • Created PowerShell scripts to automate MFA policy configurations for users
  • Configured Intune Mobile Application Management (MAM) for BYOD environments
  • Worked in tandem with Office 365 migrations, creating conditional access rules to secure environments
  • Configured networking solutions for disaster recovery planning
  • Implemented Web Application Firewall (WAF) with policies for security enhancement
  • Set up SSO integration for SuccessFactors HR portal
  • Demonstrated strong organizational and time management skills while managing multiple projects.
  • Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.

IAM ENGINEER

Mindtree Ltd
06.2019 - 03.2020

Client: Microsoft

  • Managed and troubleshot Active Directory, ADFS, Azure AD, and Azure Passthrough Authentication
  • Administered Office 365 Exchange Online, configuring secure authentication methods
  • Implemented Single Sign-On (SSO) using SAML, OAuth, and WS-Fed authentication protocols
  • Deployed conditional access policies, MFA, and identity security controls
  • Developed automation scripts for AD, ADFS, and Azure AD configurations using PowerShell
  • Worked with DNS, CA, ADFS, and load balancers like F5 LTM for secure access control
  • Developed positive working relationships with stakeholders to effectively coordinate work activities.
  • Presented technical findings to stakeholders, ensuring clear understanding of project status and goals.
  • Enhanced safety protocols during construction projects, ensuring compliance with national standards and reducing workplace accidents.

Azure Consultant

Katpro Technologies Private Limited
11.2018 - 06.2019
  • Company Overview: Katpro is a silver partner IT company having multiple clients
  • Worked with architecture team to deploy client environment
  • Client: Satvatinfosol pvt Ltd
  • Both frontend and backend application in onpremise migrated to Azure and implemented appinsight to improve the performance and monitoring the site
  • Worked on patch update, critical update, WAF and DDOS
  • Helped our client for deploying NIST architecture
  • Client: LM Wind Power Pvt Ltd
  • Experienced with web application design and development, database access support and Server setup which is same as client environment and SSRS setup, Azure website creation and DB setup and support
  • Client: Nth Star Pvt Ltd
  • Worked on Azure VM deployment, Azure sql database creation and code publishing and deployment in Azure app services, SSL certificate installation and wordpress installation
  • Client: Inspirational school project: Worked for Resource migration from pay as go to CSP, Exchange server migration, Active directory migration
  • Responsibilities: Worked on the Business requirements and developed the solution, Agile Methodology and continuous integration using the SDLC process
  • Worked on Power Shell scripts to automate the Azure cloud system creation of Resource groups, Web Applications, Azure Storage Blobs & Tables, firewall rules
  • Deployed and hosted Web Applications in Azure created Application Insights for monitoring the applications
  • Worked on Server less services (Azure Functions) created and configured HTTP Triggers in the Azure Functions with Application Insights for monitoring and performing load testing on the Applications using VSTS
  • Develop CI/CD pipeline using Code Pipeline, Code Commit and Code Deploy
  • Performed Integrated delivery (CI and CD process) using Jenkins, Release on Version Control Tools: GitHub
  • Worked on provisioning and maintaining the Azure instances and storage for builds, build deployments etc
  • Involved in Creating and Managing Virtual Machines in Windows Azure and Setting up communications with the help of endpoints
  • Worked on planning and deployment of Self-service password reset functionality of Azure AD which reduces IT helpdesk cost
  • Implementation of Office 365 and Azure Active Directory for Single Sign on, Authentication, Authorizations and Azure Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
  • Worked with staff to outline and scheduled department needs regarding database functionalities, data analytics and reporting; created business requirements
  • Worked on Azure AD connect to sync on-premises AD user data, groups and organizations to Azure AD and troubleshoot Azure services sync with on-premises AD and resync using the Azure tools
  • Troubleshooted the issues regarding to access to the applications using the audit logs
  • Katpro is a silver partner IT company having multiple clients

Education

Master's - communication system engineering

Institute of Technical Education And Research
05.2016

Bachelor - Electronics and communication engineering

TITE engineering College
06.2013

Skills

  • Cloud & Infrastructure: Microsoft Azure PAAS,IAAS,SECURITY,AWS
  • Automation & DevOps:Terraform,IAC,ARMTemplate,KUBERNETES,DevOps,Powershell,CLI,YAML
  • Security & Compliance: NIST, HIPAA, PCI, RBAC, Encryption, Security Benchmarking
  • Monitoring & Optimization: Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, KQL queries, AppDynamics
  • Disaster Recovery & High Availability: Azure Site Recovery, Backup Strategies, Business Continuity Planning
  • Identity & Access Management: Azure AD, ADFS, SAML, OAuth, Conditional Access, MFA
  • 3rd Party Technologies: Cisco, Citrix, CrowdStrike, Tenable, SQL
  • Certification : AZ305,AZ500,AZ104,SC500,AZ400

Certification

  • AZ305
  • AZ500
  • AZ104
  • SC500
  • AZ400

Timeline

Senior Cloud Engineer

Avanade
03.2022 - Current

Associate Cloud

NewayUS
06.2020 - 03.2022

IAM ENGINEER

Mindtree Ltd
06.2019 - 03.2020

Azure Consultant

Katpro Technologies Private Limited
11.2018 - 06.2019

Bachelor - Electronics and communication engineering

TITE engineering College

Master's - communication system engineering

Institute of Technical Education And Research
Ankita Rani Patro