Ganapathy Arvindan Vivekanandhan
Cloud Infrastructure Architect
Chennai
Summary
- 18 + Years in IT with Cloud and DevOps
- 8 + Years into Microsoft Azure.
- Specialized in Azure DevOps.
- Expert level of understanding and Implementation experience on AVD and Azure Stack HCI.
- Expert level of Azure Finops Implementation
- Specialized in Cloud Security and Disaster Recovery.
- Team Handling Experience – 6 member’s team
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
4
4
Certifications
Work History
Cloud Infrastructure Architect
Intuitive Technology Partners
06.2022 - 03.2024
- Designed a new Azure landing zone architecture putting into consideration the network, compute and other Azure Cloud Adoption Framework principles and deployed Azure resources in the new Azure landing zone.
- Deploy network resources like VNets, Subnets, VNet Peering for connectivity within the Azure Landing Zone.
- Troubleshoot Active Directory and Azure Active Directory issues in relation to user and group accounts within On-Prem and Hybrid Environment.
- Creating Docker Containers and Docker Consoles for managing application life cycle.
- Used Shell Scripts to day-to-day activities and tasks for automating.
- Installing and configuring Jenkins master and slave nodes. Built CI/CD pipeline and managing infrastructure as code using Terraform.
- Deployed and managed Docker Containers with Kubernetes as an Orchestrator (AKS & ACS)
- Involved with Development of SIEM and SOAR use cases.
- Experience in creating analytic rules, incidents, playbooks, notebooks, workbooks, threat hunting, and KQL queries using Azure Sentinel.
- Experience in developing and maintaining CI/CD process for enterprise SaaS and on-prem applications using tools like Git, Jenkins.
- Worked on Installing Ansible tower.
- Worked on Playbooks(Debug Module, Format, Handlers, Loops) using Ansible.
- Controlling Ansible Tower with API.
- Involved in Troubleshooting Ansible Towers.
- Involved in Testing playbooks (Modules).
- Worked in GitLab to Manage Source Code.
- Adding Branches to Repository.
- Worked on VSTS Pipelines.
- Worked on Clone Stages setting up UAT and Production Environments.
- Import Git Repository to Azure DevOps.
- Import Git Repository and Configure Build Pipeline.
- Responsible for managing CSPM, CWPP, CNAPP, Code Security, Data Security, Alert Management etc.
- Developing custom playbooks for threat hunting and auto-remediation.
- Worked incident response in the event of a security breach.
- Worked on Conducting vulnerability assessments and penetration testing to identify vulnerabilities and develop remediation plans.
- Worked on Monitoring and analyzing security logs and alerts to identify and respond to security incidents.
- Experienced with implementing security controls and best practices in cloud environments.
- Worked on Ensuring compliance with industry standards and regulations relevant to Azure environments.
- Implemented and managed Azure Policy and Azure Blueprints for governance and compliance.
- Performed daily SIEM Health Check & Availability monitoring.
Cloud Architect
Ameex Technologies Pvt Ltd
02.2020 - 04.2022
- Worked on Designing a Monitoring Strategy which includes Azure Monitor, Active Log ,Diagnostics Logs, Metrics, Dashboards, Monitoring Networks, APIM Logging and Monitoring.
- Assessing Your On-prem Environment Using Azure Migrate Tools.
- Worked on VM Creation and Configuration with Storage planning, metrics and alerts.
- Worked on Azure Networking Including Configuration, Deployment, Load balancer, Multi-Site Networking.
- Designed a Secure Data Center.
- Created and Tested with BCDR Strategy.
- Involved in Migration Databases.
- Worked on Azure Cloud Services including Deploying packages, Network Config, IIS Config, Storage Caching, Scaling and Monitoring.
- Worked on Azure Active Directory includes creating the users includes bulk user activities, Creating Groups(Assigned), Configuring MFA, Device Registration, SSPR.
- Worked on Designing a Monitoring Strategy which includes Azure Monitor, Active Log ,Diagnostics Logs, Metrics, Dashboards, Monitoring Networks, APIM Logging and Monitoring.
- Worked on Designing a Networking Strategy which includes Network Peering, NSG's, Service Tags, Application Security Groups.
- Hands on Experience Azure Load Balancer, Azure Application Gateway and WAF, Azure Traffic Manager, Site-to-Site VPN, Azure Network Watcher.
- Worked on Designing Disaster Recover Strategy with Designing for Failure, Designing with Azure Paired Regions, Protecting Infrastructure with Azure Site Recovering, Intelligent Routing with Azure Traffic Manager.
- Used Azure Site Recovery to enable Azure DR location.
- Managed Replication and DR as a Service using Azure Site Recovery.
- Worked on Network Security - Application Security Groups, Azure Firewall and Resource Firewalls.
- Expertise in Azure AD PIM
- Implemented Planning, Installing, and Configuring Azure Advanced Threat Protection (ATP).
- Hands on Experience in Integrating Azure ATP with Microsoft Defender ATP.
- Worked on Sentinel Dashboard, Sentinel Connecters.
- Worked on Authoring playbooks and Custom Rules.
- Worked on Creating Incidents from Microsoft Security Alerts (Security Center, AAD Identity Protection).
- Worked on Threat Hunting and Bookmark Investigation.
Cloud Architect Cum Administrator
Bongosys Technologies
12.2013 - 01.2020
- Hands on Experience Azure Load Balancer, Azure Application Gateway and WAF, Azure Traffic Manager, Site-to-Site VPN, Azure Network Watcher.
- Worked on Express Route includes Tunneling, Express Gateway and Service Access, Route Filtering, Connecting Azure Vnets With Express Route.
- Worked on Designing Storage strategy, with a Understanding Storage Replication, Firewall and Virtual Network Integration, Express Route Integration, Azure Storage Encryption.
- Involved in using Managed Disks, Converting from Unmanaged to Managed Storage, Managed Disks Scale and Switching, Managed Disk Snapshot and Images.
- Worked on Designing Disaster Recover Strategy with Designing for Failure, Designing with Azure Paired Regions, Protecting Infrastructure with Azure Site Recovering, Intelligent Routing with Azure Traffic Manager.
- Used with Availability sets and worked on Enabling DR for Azure Services.
- Managing day to day activity of the cloud environment, supporting development teams with their requirements.
- Configuring the Backup policies as per the requirement.
- Experience in restoring the backup as per the request.
Administration of various Azure Services by using Azure Power Shell. - Worked on Azure Active directory, Adding Users and group under Multifactor Authentications. Password Reset.
Attaching new disk to VM’s. Resizingthe VM. - Monitoring the Health Status of the VM’s in Azure.
- Configuring Load Balancer, Application Gateway.
- Creating and managing Availability Sets, Auto scaling, load balancer as per project requirement.
Senior Executive – SQL Administration
Calydon Tech Pvt Ltd
07.2007 - 11.2013
- Good at Administration of MS SQL Server 2005 and 2008,R2,2012
- Installation, configuration and maintenance of SQL Server 2000, 2005 and 2008.
- Adding users in the database and granting permissions.
- Checking the status of Backup, troubleshooting the failed backups and Restoration of databases.
- Scheduling agent jobs and alerts in SQL Server.
- Monitor status of Maintenance jobs - schedule to run daily and on weekend tasks like rebuilding indexes, Defragmenting Databases, Shrink Database, and Database complete backup.
- Daily Log checking for errors on Production Server.
- Ensuring data consistency in the database through DBCC commands.
- Having extensive Knowledge on Database Mirroring, Always On.
- Worked with Other BI Tool tickets (Such as Informatica).
- Running DBCC consistency checks, and fixing data corruption in user databases.
- Involved in Migration Activity
- Involved in Memory Management Activity
Project Assignee
CMC Ltd
05.2006 - 05.2007
- Installed and configured SQL Server 2005.
- Performing Database maintenance activities like Backups, Restoring, and indexing etc.
- Managing Security (Creating users, logins and roles, granting permissions).
- Monitoring the Scheduled jobs.
- Checking of logs, windows system monitor alerts.
- Good experience in resolving blockings and Deadlock Issues by using SQL commands.
- To analyze long running, slow queries and tune the same to optimize application and system performance.
- Monitoring the CPU, Memory utilization on servers.
Technical Trainer
SSI LTD
05.2003 - 04.2006
- Created courseware using online learning management system tool and various DB Programs.
- Trained and mentored 100 + new personnel hired to fulfill various roles.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Computers
Bachelor of Science
Salem 04.2001 -
Skills
Azure
undefinedCertification
Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate
Timeline
Microsoft Azure DevOps Solutions
09-2022
Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate
07-2022
Microsoft Certified: Azure Network Engineer Associate
07-2022
Cloud Infrastructure Architect
Intuitive Technology Partners
06.2022 - 03.2024
Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert
01-2021
Cloud Architect
Ameex Technologies Pvt Ltd
02.2020 - 04.2022
Cloud Architect Cum Administrator
Bongosys Technologies
12.2013 - 01.2020
Senior Executive – SQL Administration
Calydon Tech Pvt Ltd
07.2007 - 11.2013
Project Assignee
CMC Ltd
05.2006 - 05.2007
Technical Trainer
SSI LTD
05.2003 - 04.2006
Bachelor of Science - Computers
Bachelor of Science
04.2001 -