Pankaj Kumar Sondhiya  ·  Senior Azure DevOps Engineer  ·  8+ yrs

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8+ years experienceonsite
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Automated Azure resource provisioning
Automated Azure resource provisioning

About Pankaj

Pankaj Kumar Sondhiya is a DevOps Engineer with 8+ years of experience in Azure cloud technologies and DevOps practices. He has a strong background in automating cloud operations and managing infrastructure as code.

8+ years of commercial experience in

Cybersecurity

Skills(17)

AzureDockerTerraformGitJenkinsPowerShellARM TemplateActive DirectoryAzure External Load BalancerAzure Internal Load BalancerNSGBlob storageTablesQueuesLoad balancerTraffic managerAzure VM

Why hire Pankaj?

Production deploy authorityAutomated Azure resource provisioningStrong background in Azure support

Proven experience in production deployments through IaC and CI/CD methodologies.

Demonstrated ownership of core Azure infrastructure modules.

Strong capability in automating cloud operations using PowerShell scripting.

Successful integration of advanced Azure services like Databricks and Sentinel.

Architected and deployed Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform for automated Azure resource provisioning.

Successfully implemented and managed Azure Databricks for big data processing and analytics, enabling data-driven insights.

Integrated Grafana for real-time monitoring and visualization of infrastructure and application performance metrics.

Project highlights(3)

Azure DevOps Implementation – Azure DevOps Engineer

Overview: This role focuses on designing and implementing Azure-based cloud solutions with an emphasis on DevOps practices, automation, and security. Responsibilities: Configured and managed Virtual Machines using the Windows Azure portal, ensuring operational efficiency. Designed and implemented Network Security Groups (NSGs) to control inbound and outbound network access for VMs and subnets. Utilized Terraform for Infrastructure as Code (IaC) to automate the provisioning of Azure resources, enhancing deployment speed.

AzureTerraformDockerPowerShellGit

Key outcomes:

  • Successfully implemented IaC with Terraform for automated Azure resource provisioning.

  • Integrated Grafana for comprehensive infrastructure and application performance monitoring.

Azure Support Engineering – Azure Support Engineer

  • This role involved providing escalated technical support for Azure cloud services, focusing on interconnectivity, identity management, and virtual machine issues.
  • Responsibilities included ensuring the availability and performance of cloud resources and implementing security measures.
  • Resolved escalated tasks related to interconnectivity issues and complex cloud-based identity management.
  • Worked on ARM Templates for various deployment scenarios, facilitating consistent resource provisioning.
  • Deployed Active Directory in multi-domain, multi-forest environments, supporting complex organizational structures.
  • Exposed Virtual Machines and cloud services to the Internet using Azure External Load Balancer.
  • Designed Network Security Groups (NSGs) to manage network access for VMs and subnets, enhancing security.
AzureARM TemplateActive DirectoryAzure External Load BalancerAzure Internal Load BalancerNSGBlob storageTablesQueues

Key outcomes:

  • Successfully resolved complex interconnectivity and identity management issues.

  • Implemented high availability for IAAS VMs and PAAS role instances using Azure Internal Load Balancer.

  • Gained extensive experience with ARM Templates for standardized deployments.

Software Engineering Tasks – Software engineer

  • This role encompassed software development and system administration tasks, focusing on version control, load balancing, and automation for Azure resources.
  • The objective was to improve operational efficiency and resource management through scripting and templating.
  • Created repositories and managed user permissions for GIT to ensure secure code access.
  • Configured Load balancer and Traffic manager for application availability and performance.
  • Wrote PowerShell scripts to schedule auto shutdown of virtual machines during off business hours, optimizing cost.
  • Created ARM templates to reuse similar deployments with standard configurations and naming conventions.
  • Managed multiple subscriptions by creating PowerShell scripts, simplifying administration.
GITLoad balancerTraffic managerPowerShellARM TemplateAzure VMAzure

Key outcomes:

  • Automated VM shutdowns using PowerShell scripts, potentially reducing operational costs.

  • Standardized deployments through reusable ARM templates.

  • Efficiently managed multiple Azure subscriptions via custom PowerShell scripts.

Industry experience

Cybersecurity

2 projects
  • •Azure DevOps Implementation— Azure DevOps EngineerAzure · Terraform · Docker · PowerShell +1
  • •Azure Support Engineering— Azure Support EngineerAzure · ARM Template · Active Directory · Azure External Load Balancer +5

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