Avittore Kuttappan Rajeev Kumar

Avittore Kuttappan Rajeev Kumar

Cloud Architect / Cloud Team Manager

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About Me

Technology Leader, Cloud Infrastructure & DevOps Expert with 10+ years of experience (Overall 20+ years experiences in IT Industry), I specialize in AWS, Azure, and GCP. I excel at designing and implementing innovative, maintainable solutions that address complex business needs, leveraging the latest cloud and virtualization technologies. Passionate about mentoring and leading teams, I ensure the adoption of best practices while aligning technology with business goals.

Key Skills: AWS / Azure / Google Cloud Design and Implement Solutions for Public and Private Cloud, VMware Implementation, Migration, Python, DevOps, Ansible, Terraform, Networking, Docker & Kubernetes, Windows & Linux Administration.

Bio

Age
47
Email
rajeevrejitha@gmail.com
Email
rajeevawsak@gmail.com
Phone
+91-9663321397
Address
Horamavu Main Rd, Kanaka Nagar, Horamavu, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560043

Professional Skills

AWS
Master
Azure
Expert
GCP
Advance
DevOps
Advance
Networking
Master
VMware
Expert
Migration
Expert
Python
Beginner

Work Experience

Cloud Team Manager at Sycomp Technology India Pvt Ltd, Bangalore
March, 2020 - Present
As a Cloud Architect / Cloud Team Manager, I was able to provide infrastructure and DevOps support to external clients, ensuring the successful design, implementation, and migration of cloud solutions. In this role, I was able to cover cloud architecture, security, cost optimization, and project lifecycle management, with a strong focus on AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud. I was also overseen billing and invoice creation using cloud partner tools such as CloudCheckr and CloudHealth.

Key Deliverables and Achievements:

Cloud Architecture & Implementation:

• Designed and implemented cloud-based solutions tailored to client requirements.

• Developed High-Level Design (HLD) and Low-Level Design (LLD) documentation.

• Plan and executed on-premises to cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP) migration strategies, including disaster recovery (DR) and backup solutions.

Project Leadership & Client Engagement:

• Lead end-to-end project implementation from requirement analysis to support transition.

• Worked closely with sales, pre-sales, and technical teams to provide pre- and post-sales support.

• Manage and track client requests and incidents via Salesforce ticketing system.

Cloud Cost Optimization & Reporting:Cloud Cost Optimization & Reporting:

• Optimized cloud costs through Reserved Instances (RI), Saving Plan, Pay-Per-Use, Rightsizing, and Storage strategies.

• Generated quarterly reports for Cloud clients, covering cost optimization, resource utilization and security compliance.

• Provided actionable recommendations to clients to improve cloud efficiency and cost management.

Billing & Cloud Financial Management:

• Billing and invoicing for AWS clients using CloudCheckr and CloudHealth.

• Ensured accurate cloud cost tracking and reporting for multiple clients.

Key Achievements:

• Successfully designed and implemented multiple cloud solutions based on client-specific needs.

• Migrated on-premises workloads to AWS, Azure, GCP while ensuring security and cost efficiency.

• Implemented cost-saving strategies that significantly reduced cloud expenditure for clients.

AWS Architect at Thoucentric Technology Pvt Ltd, Bangalore
Nov, 2018 - Nov, 2019
In this role, as AWS Architect, support provided at Client Location (TGBL) on Infra-support which include Cloud Design & Implementation, Migration, Cloud Firewall & Security Support. Lead several project implementation lifecycles starting from requirement analysis, planning, design implementation and support transitions. Technical escalations (Level 4) for AWS cloud Ec2 instances, RDS, ALB, Target Group, Firewall, IAM, S3 storage. Cloud Cost Optimizations on Ec2 & other components.

Key Deliverables and Achievements:

Cloud : Design and implement solutions for new projects. Based on the customer requirement provided the project plan / cost for the cloud implementation (LLD / HLD / Architecture & Implementations). Migration Plan for moving the On Prem Servers (VM’s) to Cloud (AWS). DR / Backup Solutions for the cloud instances. Mange P1 Ticket on Ec2 Instances, Firewall (WAF), Monitoring (Cloud Watch, Scom). Cloud Cost Optimization by RI, PayPerUse, Rightsize, Storage. Mange the Cloud support team on day-to-day activities to overcome any P1 issues by an analyzing the weekly ticket reports, backup reports, ec2 utilization reports.

• Reduced Cost by 20% to 23% by moving the instances on AWS Reserve Instances.

• Reduced Cost by 10% by using payperuse i.e. time schedule for Non Productions Servers.

• Reduced Cost by 10% to 15% by moving the instances on Rightsizing.

Lab Manager at UST Global Pvt Ltd, Bangalore
Jul, 2013- April, 2018
In this role, as Lab Manager, support provided for 15+ Labs at Client Location (Intel) and ODC 5+ Labs on Infra support which include Cloud Design, Server Virtualization, Firewall, Networking & Lab Management. Lead several project implementation lifecycles starting from requirement analysis, planning, design implementation and support transitions. Technical escalations POC for Firewall, VMs, AWS cloud Ec2 instances, S3 storage, EFS, Glacier.

Key Deliverables and Achievements:

Managed a Team of 100+ FTE including 6 Team leads at Client Location. Designed and implemented new process techniques and inventory tool for Lab Management project and reduced timeline of clearing all the Audits from 2 days to 5 hours. Created capacity planning tool to track IT and Procurement Inventory for In house Lab requirements and eliminated duplicate request and improved efficient online system tracking. Worked on RFP’s for Lab related projects, solution documents, Efforts, Project Plan, SOW, LLD / HLD / Architecture & Implementations. Monthly provided the Billing Summary to Client and Finance team for Invoice processing based on the approval. Monthly/Quarterly meeting with the clients to provide an update on the project. New process implemented for movement of Inventory from client location to UST ODC (wise versa). Worked with Stakeholders (Client, ISP vendor & UST Facilities team) to enable the new facilities (increasing seat capacity, network connectivity) within the stipulated timeframe. IT budgeting and financial pay-out planning, purchase authorizations and vendor management. Performance Management of all team members - defining objectives, 1:1, skip levels, appraisals and performance improvement. Create back-up on key functional positions to handle the crisis situations. FTE Analysis and actively involved in hiring lab resources. Identify key resources to up-skill their knowledge through continuous coaching and assign for the new projects.

Public Cloud: Design and implement solutions for new projects (Cloud Migrations). Based on the customer requirement provided the project plan / cost / SOW for the cloud implementation. We were managing Ec2 instances for R & D labs which was running on windows 2016, Linux, MySQL, S3 storage.

Data Center Management: Managed Datacenter in client Location and UST ODC. Implemented Firewall for client R & D labs and UST ODC (off -site) to secure & control the utilization of Internet. Designed & Implemented vRealize 6.2 with Distributed deployment model. Implemented vRealize Cloud for Client (Intel dev team) to accelerate the VM provisioning activities, resulted in-house team to build the server within 15 to 20 Minutes. Efficiently maintained Zero downtime on Networking / Server Support (Virtualization). As BOD (Bring Own Device) enabled, we replaced and configured the new switches at UST ODC and started to manage the network switches. Enabled the ticket monitoring system and uptime monitoring tool.

Recognitions:

Awarded Star Performer in 2017 for the extra mile contribution for company’s revenue/margin growth. (Mr. Alexander Varghese – Chief Administrative Officer UST Global)

Awarded Star Performer in 2016 by Mr. Gilroy (Head of Semiconductor Vertical UST Global)

Education

Master's of Science – Data Science from Liverpool John Moores University
2021 - 2023
Dual certification : Master's from LJMU + Advanced Certification from IIIT Bangalore; WES-recognized. 60+ case studies and 14+ Projects completed.
Post Graduate Diploma in Data Science from IIIT-Bangalore
2021 - 2022
Fundamental skills in Python Programming for data science, focusing on data manipulation, visualization and exploratory data analysis.
BBA from Madurai Kamaraj University
2005 - 2008
Three year Bachelors in Business Administration program, students would gain a thorough grounding in the fundamentals of business management. The industry and entrepreneurship oriented curriculum offers a number of specializations and practical exposures which would equip the student to face the contemporary challenges in the field.

Certification

Certified Solutions Architect Associate & Professional, DevOps Professional from AWS
2025
AWS Certified -Solutions Architect Associate & Professional, DevOps Professional
Certified AZ-500 & AZ 300 from Azure (Microsoft)
2021
Certified in both Microsoft Azure Fundamentals and Security Technologies with this course.
Certified Associate & Professional from GCP
2022
A Cloud Architect designs, develops, and manages robust, secure, scalable, and dynamic solutions.

Portfolio

Cloud Migration from on prem to Cloud

Migration

Migrating from on-premise to cloud involves moving your IT infrastructure, applications, and data from your local servers or data centers to cloud-based platforms, offering benefits like scalability, flexibility, and cost-efficiency. Migrated almost 300+ Servers with 100+ App from Onprem to Cloud.

Cloud disaster recovery (DR)

DR - Onprem to Cloud

Cloud disaster recovery (DR) involves strategies and services to back up applications, resources, and data to a cloud environment, ensuring business continuity and protecting corporate resources in case of disruptions.

Monitoring As A Service (MaaS)

Monitoring

MaaS is a cloud-based service that aids in managing and keeping an eye on an organization's IT infrastructure.

Contact

+91 9663321397
rajeevrejitha@gmail.com