Shikhar Agarwal

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About Shikhar Agarwal

Senior Cloud & Data Architect with 15+ years of experience designing enterprise-scale cloud architectures, modern data platforms, and multi-cloud solutions across Azure and AWS. My work spans cloud-native design, data engineering, big data ecosystems, serverless architectures, and end‑to‑end platform modernization.I specialize in:Cloud Architecture: Azure Synapse, ADLS, Redshift, S3, EC2, EKS, serverless computeData Platforms & Big Data: Cloudera, Hortonworks, Delta Lake, distributed computeDevOps & Infra‑as‑Code: Terraform, GitHub Actions, CI/CD automationCloud Cost Optimization: Automated cost‑savings platforms & FinOps best practicesGovernance & Security: Data governance frameworks, IAM, Kerberos, RangerPre‑Sales & Consulting: POCs, solution design, client advisory, GTM collaborationRecent achievements include building a fully automated testing framework for Azure Synapse, architecting cost‑saving orchestration workflows that cut compute costs by ~70%, designing enterprise-wide Delta Lake deployment strategies, and creating an automated cloud cost‑optimization engine.I bring deep hands-on expertise across cloud, data, and distributed systems, combined with strong consulting skills and the ability to translate complex requirements into scalable, secure, high-performance architectures.