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Sharma Palani

@sharmapalani

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Azure Cloud Engineer delivering secure, scalable Azure solutions through DevOps, CI/CD, and infrastructure automation.

Canada

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking to build and operate secure, high-availability Azure platforms—using IaC, CI/CD, monitoring, and cost optimization—while partnering with development teams to improve reliability, automate deployments, and minimize downtime.

I’m an Azure Cloud Engineer with 5+ years of hands-on experience designing, deploying, and managing scalable and secure Azure cloud solutions, supported by 6 years of overall IT experience in architecting and optimizing robust cloud and enterprise infrastructures.

I bring strong DevOps capabilities—defining branching strategies, creating CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure and configuration management, and automating repeatable deployments for Windows-based applications across environments. I also specialize in containerization and orchestration with Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, and ArgoCD to keep delivery seamless and efficient.

I focus on infrastructure automation and reliability using Terraform, ARM Templates, and Ansible, plus monitoring and troubleshooting with Azure Monitor, Prometheus, and Grafana. I implement secure access and identity with Azure Key Vault and Entra ID, support operational continuity with Azure Site Recovery, and drive cost-efficiency through automated provisioning and Azure services integration.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Cloud DevOps Engineer

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Egen AI

Nov 2020 - Present (5 years 8 months)

Deployed and managed Azure cloud services (VMs, SQL Database, Blob Storage, Active Directory, RBAC) to improve availability, security, and cost efficiency. Automated infrastructure with Terraform, implemented monitoring with Azure Monitor/Log Analytics and Prometheus/Grafana, and managed Kubernetes deployments on AKS using Helm and Docker-based workflows.

IT Analyst

Cognizant

Mar 2018 - Dec 2018 (9 months)

Supported requirements gathering, process analysis, and system improvements while producing business intelligence reports using data tools. Troubleshot hardware and technical issues, supported IT infrastructure upgrades and server/network maintenance, and performed network security audits and vulnerability/compliance checks.