amar dandia

I’m a DevOps & Cloud Engineer with 8+ years of experience across Azure, AWS, and GCP. I specialize in CI/CD automation and partner with teams to deliver scalable enterprise solutions with high availability and cost efficiency. I also build agentic AI workflows using LangChain and Azure OpenAI to automate cloud operations and CI/CD validations.

In my current role at HCL Tech, I lead a team of 5 DevOps engineers and focus on improving delivery efficiency and incident resolution. I architected end-to-end CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps, cutting deployment time by 40–50% and enabling automated multi-environment releases. I’ve also designed AI-powered platforms on Azure Functions and Web Apps to reach ~99.9% uptime, while automating cloud operations with PowerShell to reduce manual effort by 30%+.

At Tech Mahindra, I drove DevSecOps by integrating Checkmarx, WhiteSource, and AquaSec into pipelines, reducing vulnerabilities by ~30% pre-production. I built and maintained secure Docker images, and managed Kubernetes clusters on AKS and GKE to achieve ~99.9% uptime. I automated operational workflows with PowerShell, saving 20+ hours/week and enabling zero-downtime deployments through rolling updates and pipeline orchestration.

Earlier in my career (Capgemini, NTT Data, and HDFC Bank), I supported 24/7 production availability, implemented infrastructure using Terraform and ARM Templates, and improved monitoring and security responsiveness (including IBM QRadar). I bring a hands-on mindset, strong security governance, and a collaboration style built for globally distributed async teams—always aiming to make systems more reliable, observable, and secure.