Khalid
Azure Solutions Architect
11
+
Years of Exp.
Technical Skills
1. Cloud Architecture Design
2. Azure Services Expertise
3. Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
4. Security and Identity Management
5. Networking and Virtualization
6. Hybrid Cloud Solutions
7. Scalability and Performance Optimization
8. Data Management and Analytics
9. DevOps and CI/CD
10. Microservices and Containers
11. Serverless Computing
12. Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity
13. Compliance and Governance
14. IoT and Edge Computing
15. Machine Learning and AI Integration
Professional Summary
Responsibility
- 1. Collaborating with clients to understand their business needs and technical requirements.
2. Translating business requirements into comprehensive and scalable cloud architecture designs.
3. Defining architectural strategies and providing technical direction to project teams.
4. Ensuring solutions align with industry standards, best practices, and compliance regulations.
5. Evaluating the feasibility of proposed solutions and making recommendations based on cost and benefits.
6. Creating detailed architectural diagrams, documentation, and technical specifications.
7. Leading discussions with stakeholders, addressing concerns, and refining architecture plans.
8. Participating in pre-sales activities, including proposal development and technical presentations.
9. Overseeing the implementation of cloud solutions to ensure alignment with the architecture.
10. Troubleshooting complex technical issues and guiding to resolve them.
11. Collaborating with cross-functional teams, including developers, engineers, and project managers.
12. Identifying risks, mitigation strategies, and contingency plans for architecture implementations.
13. Staying updated on Azure's latest features, services, and industry trends.
14. Conducting performance assessments, optimizations, and capacity planning for solutions.
15. Designing resilient and highly available architectures for critical applications.
16. data storage, backup, and disaster recovery strategies.
17. Advising on cost management strategies, resource optimization, and right-sizing.
18. Guiding the adoption of DevOps practices and continuous integration/deployment (CI/CD).
19. Mentoring and coaching junior architects and team members.
20. Leading architecture reviews, presenting recommendations, and obtaining buy-in from stakeholders.
Projects
Cloud Migration and Modernization for E-Commerce Giant
IoT Solutions and Edge Computing for Agriculture Firms.
1. Led migration of legacy on-premises infrastructure to Azure for a prominent e-commerce company.
2. Modernized monolithic applications into microservices architecture for improved scalability.
3. Achieved seamless migration with minimal downtime using Azure Site Recovery and Azure Database Migration Service.
4. Leveraged Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) to containerize applications and ensure efficient scaling.
5. Implemented Azure Front Door for global load balancing and improved performance.
6. Ensured data security and compliance by integrating Azure Active Directory for identity management.
7. Implemented CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps for automated deployments.
8. Collaborated with cross-functional teams to optimize application performance and user experience.
9. Successfully reduced operational costs by 25% and enhanced customer satisfaction.
1. Designed end-to-end IoT solution for a manufacturing company to monitor equipment and optimize processes.
2. Utilized Azure IoT Hub to ingest data from sensors and devices across multiple factories.
3. Implemented Azure Stream Analytics for real-time data processing and anomaly detection.
4. Utilized Azure Functions for immediate response to critical events, enabling preventive maintenance.
5. Deployed Azure IoT Edge for local data processing at factory locations, reducing latency.
6. Integrated Azure Time Series Insights for visualizing historical and real-time IoT data.
7. Ensured secure device provisioning and management through Azure IoT Device Provisioning Service.
8. Collaborated with data scientists to develop predictive maintenance models using Azure Machine Learning.
9. 15% increase in equipment uptime, reducing production downtime and costs.
Cloud-Native Application Architecture for Media Streaming Platform
1. Transformed a media streaming platform into a cloud-native architecture on Azure.
2. Designed microservices-based application using Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) for scalability.
3. Implemented Azure Cosmos DB for high availability and low-latency data storage.
4. Leveraged Azure Logic Apps for orchestrating workflows and integrating external services.
5. Configured Azure CDN for content delivery and reduced latency for global users.
6. Implemented Azure Active Directory B2C for secure user authentication and authorization.
7. Designed CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps for automated deployments.
8. Collaborated with frontend teams to optimize user experience and ensure responsive design.
9. Achieved 40% improvement in application performance, enhancing user engagement.
Education
Engineering Graduation in Electrical Engineer - Anjuman College of Engineering & Technology
Certificate
Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert
Microsoft Certified: Azure DevOps Engineer Expert
Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate
Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Engineer Associate