Sunil Singh
Senior Azure Cloud Consultant | Infrastructure & Hybrid Security Expert
Kuala Lumpur
Summary
Senior Cloud Infrastructure Consultant with 11+ years of progressive experience designing, deploying, and optimizing secure, enterprise-grade Azure solutions. Expert in infrastructure modernization, FinOps-driven cost optimization (delivering 30–40% efficiency gains), and identity governance via Entra ID. Proven leader in multi-region deployments and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) implementation using Terraform and PowerShell to drive operational excellence and 99.9%+ uptime
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
5
5
Certifications
3
3
Languages
Work History
Senior Azure Infra Consultant
Aventra Group Sdn Bhd
02.2023 - Current
- Cloud Architecture & Governance: Architected and governed secure, scalable Azure Landing Zones and multi-region network topologies, ensuring 99.9% availability while aligning with the Microsoft Well-Architected Framework.
- Infrastructure Modernization & FinOps: Engineered a comprehensive FinOps strategy and infrastructure right-sizing program that reduced enterprise cloud expenditure by 30–40% through automated lifecycle management and reserved instances.
- Hybrid Infrastructure & Identity: Managed complex hybrid environments by engineering Azure AD Connect workflows to ensure seamless directory synchronization and secure identity transitions between on-premises Active Directory and Entra ID.
- Automation & Secure Operations: Orchestrated Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform and PowerShell to automate secure resource deployments and integrated automated compliance auditing into existing CI/CD workflows.
- Strategic Leadership & AIOps: Serve as a Lead Consultant to drive AIOps adoption for predictive monitoring of cloud health, while overseeing high-stakes security audits, vulnerability remediations, and team mentorship
Azure Consultant
Delaware Consulting Malaysia Sdn Bhd
04.2022 - 01.2023
- Infrastructure Operations: Designed and implemented scalable Azure IaaS/PaaS solutions, providing high-level technical oversight and performance tuning for mission-critical customer deployments.
- Identity Governance & Security: Hardened the enterprise security posture by enforcing granular RBAC, designing Conditional Access policies, and proactively monitoring identity logs to mitigate security threats.
- Operational Automation: Built and maintained custom automation tools and scripts for the deployment, monitoring, and performance analysis of cloud infrastructure to improve delivery speed.
- Cross-Platform Troubleshooting: Resolved complex authentication, networking, and access issues within hybrid environments, ensuring 24/7 reliability for global cloud operations.
Senior Technical Support Engineer
AwePay Asia Sdn Bhd
04.2021 - 04.2022
- Cloud Infrastructure Support: Delivered end-to-end operational support for Azure environments, managing VMs, Storage, and Resource Groups to ensure high availability for payment systems.
- Virtualization Management: Maintained on-premises VMware infrastructure, utilizing vSphere features like Storage Motion and HA to optimize hardware performance.
- Security Compliance: Monitored and configured Azure security
- SLA & Agile Operations: Collaborated with customers within an Agile (Jira/DevOps) framework to resolve complex technical issues and meet strict uptime SLAs.
Team Lead
Birlasoft Limited
05.2020 - 04.2021
- Hybrid Infrastructure Management: Managed enterprise VMware environments, including ESXi deployment, vCenter administration, and vMotion optimization.
- Core Azure Implementation: Spearheaded the transition to cloud by provisioning Azure resources, including V-Net peering, Availability Sets, and Load Balancers.
- Virtualization Lifecycle: Directed the full lifecycle of virtual machinesfrom building and upgrading to decommissioning ensuring optimal resource reallocation (CPU/Memory/Storage).
Sr. Technical Consultant
Wipro (3rd Party Nityo Infotech)
06.2019 - 10.2020
- Infrastructure Engineering: Focused on end-to-end Windows Server administration and large-scale VMware virtualization projects.
- Server Lifecycle Management: Specialized in the installation, patching, and backup/recovery of ESXi hosts and Windows instances.
- Data Center Operations: Managed storage data stores and performed physical-to-virtual (P2V) migrations to modernize legacy hardware.
Technical Consultant
R A Consulting Services
01.2018 - 05.2019
- Core Infrastructure: Provided support for Active Directory, DNS, and DHCP, managing foundational Windows Server environments.
- Hardware Operations: Executed OS deployments and "rack and stack" maintenance for enterprise-grade servers (IBM/Dell/HPE) using iDRAC and ILO.
- Service Delivery: Troubleshot complex hardware and OS incidents within strict SLAs to ensure 100% server availability and hardware reliability.
System Administrator
IBM India Pvt. Ltd. (3rd Party Alchemy Techsol)
02.2014 - 07.2017
- Server Administration: Provided operational support for 5,000+ Windows Servers, ensuring OS stability and performance.
- Virtualization: Managed and maintained virtual machines through VMware vCenter.
- Migrations & Support: Executed server migrations and handled day-to-day hardware/OS troubleshooting.
- Hardware Ops: Performed OS installations, patching, and physical hardware maintenance for Intel-based servers.
Education
Diploma - Web Designing
Arena animation
Noida, India05.2013
Bachelor's degree - Information Technology
H.N.B Garhwal University
Srinagar Garhwal, India05.2011
Skills
Azure Cloud Architecture & Networking
Microsoft Azure IaaS & PaaS
Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD)
Governance (Azure Policy & RBAC)
FinOps & Cost Optimization
Entra ID (Azure AD) & IAM
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
MFA, SSO, & Identity Protection
Conditional Access Policies
Azure AD Connect & Hybrid Identity
Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, ARM, YAML)
Azure DevOps (CI/CD Pipelines)
PowerShell Automation
Platform Engineering
Network Development / Operations
DevOps
VMware
Certification
Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305)
Institution: Microsoft
STRENGTHS
- Continuous Learning: Actively stay ahead of the curve in the evolving AI and Cloud landscape, currently focusing on AIOps and Azure OpenAI integration for infrastructure monitoring.
- Mentorship: Passionate about coaching junior engineers and sharing best practices on Clean Code for automation and Cloud Governance.
- Strategic Problem Solver: Outside of work, I enjoy Play Cricket watch Movies, which helps maintain the focus and endurance required for high-stakes project migrations
Timeline
DevOps Engineer Expert (AZ-400)
Institution: Microsoft
03-2025
AZ-140 - Microsoft Certified: Azure Virtual Desktop Specialty
07-2024
Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305)
Institution: Microsoft
08-2023
Senior Azure Infra Consultant
Aventra Group Sdn Bhd
02.2023 - Current
Azure Administrator Associate - AZ-104
Institution: Microsoft
01-2023
Azure Consultant
Delaware Consulting Malaysia Sdn Bhd
04.2022 - 01.2023
Senior Technical Support Engineer
AwePay Asia Sdn Bhd
04.2021 - 04.2022
Implementing Microsoft Azure
Institution: Microsoft
08-2020
Team Lead
Birlasoft Limited
05.2020 - 04.2021
Sr. Technical Consultant
Wipro (3rd Party Nityo Infotech)
06.2019 - 10.2020
Technical Consultant
R A Consulting Services
01.2018 - 05.2019
System Administrator
IBM India Pvt. Ltd. (3rd Party Alchemy Techsol)
02.2014 - 07.2017
Diploma - Web Designing
Arena animation
Bachelor's degree - Information Technology
H.N.B Garhwal University