Shiva Charan

Background

About Shiva Charan

I am an accomplished Cloud Engineer with professional experience in the global cloud infrastructures, automation, and security domains. I specialize in architecting scalable, high-performance solutions on AWS and Azure. I have a Master’s degree in Information Technology from Vellore Institute of Technology and a Bachelor's in Computer Science & Engineering from Loyola Academy, I have a robust educational background that complements my professional expertise. Ten years of my experience include various noteworthy positions, the most recent being working with Synecron Australia Pty Ltd, where I head Cloud Initiatives. This position allows me the ability to improve operational efficiency by reducing their cost structure. Done already are CI/CD pipelines implemented, extensive AWS environments managed, and automation introduced that drastically reduced Deployment times and Manual Reporting efforts. In my earlier role as Cloud Technical Lead with LTIMindtree Limited, I was responsible for developing Terraform modules and orchestrating hybrid showcasing that drastically reduced operational expenses while bringing overall performance improvement in systems. At Wipro Technologies, designing and deploying scalable AWS solutions with robust security measures were critical to cost optimization and ensuring system reliability. Key achievements: • 75% deploy time reduction with automated CI/CD pipelines. • Managed more than 15 AWS accounts having full-fledged infrastructures. • Lead legacy app migration to containerized environments and reduce server costs by 25%. • Implement Terraform and CloudFormation for quick and easy setting of infrastructure. • Introduced a 30% boost in system performance and reliability through the strategic use of AWS services. • I'm a certified professional with credentials in Amazon Advanced Networking, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, and Fortinet Network Security. • My technical skill set includes tools and services such as AWS CodePipeline, Docker, Kubernetes, Azure VPN, and others. I am passionate about using cloud technologies to innovate and be more efficient. Feel free to connect with me if you need a mature, battle-tested Cloud Engineer to drive innovation in your cloud infrastructure toward achieving your business objectives.