Jay Parikh

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About Jay Parikh

I’m a Cloud Infrastructure, DevOps, and Network Security Engineer with 8+ years of experience architecting, deploying, and optimizing secure, scalable systems for enterprise environments. My career has been built on bridging the gap between development, operations, and security—delivering automation, reliability, and cost efficiency without compromising compliance or performance. At Mastercard, I design and maintain CI/CD pipelines, manage large-scale AWS deployments, and enforce security best practices that protect sensitive systems and data. Previously at Sophos, I drove cloud migration initiatives that saved thousands in monthly costs, implemented configuration automation, and led observability projects that improved monitoring and incident response. My foundation in network engineering allows me to approach infrastructure with a deep understanding of protocols, firewalls, VPNs, and high-availability design. I’m passionate about leveraging AWS services, DevOps tools, and automation frameworks to deliver solutions that scale seamlessly. Skilled in AWS (EC2, S3, RDS, CloudFormation, OpenSearch), CI/CD (Jenkins, Git, Docker, Puppet, Ansible), and observability platforms (Splunk, DataDog, Elasticsearch, Prometheus), I thrive in complex, fast-paced environments where collaboration and technical precision matter most. My mission is simple: build cloud and network systems that are robust, secure, and cost-effective—while empowering teams to deliver faster and smarter.