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SUMIT CHOURASIYA

@sumitchourasiya

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I build and operate OpenStack private clouds, Kubernetes platforms, and large-scale cloud migrations.

India

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What I'm looking for

I'm looking to lead and deliver cloud infrastructure, private-cloud operations, Kubernetes/OpenShift platforms, automation, and large-scale migration work, while improving platform reliability and coaching engineering teams.

I deliver private-cloud deployment, operations, and migration work for Siemens through Platform9 Private Cloud Director, supporting production OpenStack workloads end to end.

I've contributed to VMware-to-OpenStack migrations of 10,000+ VMs using Platform9 VJailBreak, while also supporting VMware-to-AWS and VMware-to-OCI migration activities. My work spans readiness assessments, resource and network mapping, cutovers, rollback planning, and post-migration validation.

Across Mobileum, Nokia, Ericsson, Rakuten Symphony, and telecom customer environments, I've built and supported OpenStack, Kubernetes, Linux, NFV, IMS, and 4G/5G cloud platforms. I handle complex incidents through log analysis, packet tracing, RCA, MOP-driven changes, and SLA-based production support.

I automate day-0, day-1, and day-2 operations with Ansible, Python, Shell, and YAML, including platform health checks, post-change validation, drift detection, and patching workflows. I also lead technical delivery, operational readiness, risk assessment, runbook development, and engineering-team coaching.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Sr. Cloud Engineer & Technical Lead

Current

iShift LLC

Jun 2025 - Present (1 year 3 months)

Deliver enterprise cloud infrastructure deployment, migration, operations and technical consulting through Platform9 Private Cloud Director. Administer OpenStack control plane and compute estate, manage instance lifecycle, and lead VMware-to-OpenStack migrations.

OpenStack Platform9 Kubernetes OpenShift Ansible Python Ceph VMWare AWS OCI Networking Linux Monitoring Incident Management

Implementation Lead

Pert Telecom Solutions Pvt. Ltd.

Nov 2024 - Jun 2025 (7 months)

Led deployment of Lawful Interception applications on cloud and bare-metal infrastructure for defense customers. Designed and deployed OpenStack private cloud infrastructure, configured virtual networking, and managed validation and customer delivery.

OpenStack Neutron Cinder Keystone Glance Nova Docker Linux RHEL Security Hardening MoP Troubleshooting

Senior Software Engineer

Mobileum Technologies Pvt. Ltd.

Nov 2022 - Nov 2024 (2 years)

Built telecom private cloud platforms from bare metal, including Linux installation, OpenStack and Kubernetes initialization. Administered HPE and Dell servers, supported DPI solutions, and automated workflows reducing manual effort by 40%.

OpenStack Kubernetes Linux ProLiant Dell PowerEdge ILO IDRAC RAID AWS EC2 VPC IAM EBS Cloudwatch Python Shell Jenkins Ansible Terraform Tcpdump Wireshark

Senior Engineer – Cloud & IMS Operations Support

Rakuten Symphony India Pvt. Ltd.

Jun 2022 - Nov 2022 (5 months)

Supported 24x7 CBAM/CVIM cloud and Nokia IMS core production environments. Handled Linux, virtualization, VM recovery, live migration and SLA-controlled remediation.

CBAM CVIM Nokia IMS Linux Virtualization VM Recovery Live Migration SLA Management

Senior Engineer – Problem Management

Ericsson India Global Services Pvt. Ltd.

Jun 2021 - May 2022 (11 months)

Led ITIL Problem Management for Bharti Airtel telecom core and cloud services, covering recurring incidents, RCA, SLA governance and preventive maintenance. Facilitated cross-functional RCA sessions and drove service improvement initiatives.

ITIL Problem Management RCA SLA Management Incident Management Change Management Automation Cross Functional Collaboration

Support Engineer – SBC & Cloud

Nokia Solutions and Networks India Pvt. Ltd.

Aug 2018 - Jun 2021 (2 years 10 months)

Managed Red Hat OpenStack Platform (RHOSP/CBAM) cloud operations as advanced production support. Troubleshot tenant and VNF connectivity issues, handled Cinder volume and Ceph storage issues, and performed cloud deployments and upgrades.

OpenStack Red Hat OpenStack Platform CBAM Nova Neutron Cinder Swift Keystone Glance Heat Open vSwitch OVC Ceph KVM Cloudwatch Zabbix Grafana MoP SLA SIP VoLTE Diameter Wireshark Tcpdump

Fault Management Engineer

Blue Ocean Personnel Allied Service Pvt. Ltd.

Jun 2018 - Aug 2018 (2 months)

Monitored BSNL PCRF/OCS platforms and telecom core services using alarm dashboards, logs, incident queues and escalation workflows.

Monitoring Alarm Management Incident Management Escalation Management Telecom Core Networks

DTS – Data Center Operations & Hardware Engineer

Kutumbh Care Pvt. Ltd.

Jan 2017 - Jun 2018 (1 year 5 months)

Managed 24x7 data center operations for Reliance Jio, including rack-and-stack, cabling and enterprise server administration. Performed hardware diagnostics, Linux installation, RAID and BIOS/UEFI configuration.