SRIVATSAN VARADHARAJAN

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SUMMARY
 Hands-on Cloud enthusiast with 13+ years’ IT experience, adeptly transitioning from software development to
cloud engineering and cloud-based solution architecture.
 “AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional” with a proven track record in architecting secure cloud-based
solutions for both small- and large-scale systems.
 Experience developing high performance, highly available, and fault tolerant systems.
 Established relationships with various levels of the organization, working with global engineering teams on cross-
functional areas.
 Drove technical solutions to complex problems, by providing in-depth analysis and guidance to AWS customers.
 Extensive experience in migrating applications and data from on-premises to cloud.
 Implemented cost saving solutions through innovative performance optimization.
 Team lead for offshore solutions architects, mentoring them on build automation (CFT) and cloud migration.
 Co-drafted an SOW for a cloud migration and decommission project, including the cost and effort estimates.
 Handled agile delivery of Telecom stub components for 6 consecutive releases, as a Senior Programmer.
 Enthusiastic learner and eloquent communicator experienced in interacting with senior stakeholders.
 Motivated coder and technical thought leader with seasoned software design, programming, and problem-solving
skills.

TECHNICAL SKILLS
Key Skills Cloud Adoption & Migration, Solution Architecture, Technical Account
Management, Infrastructure Resiliency, Cost Optimization
Cloud Management AWS (EC2, RDS, S3, VPC, IAM, Cloud Formation, IAM, CloudFront, EBS,
ECS/EKS, CodeBuild/CodePipeline), Chef, Jenkins
Programming Languages Java, C++, Perl, Python, Scheme, SQL
Web Development JSP, PHP, Servlets, Javascript, AJAX
Frameworks Struts, Hibernate, Spring, JAXB
Database Systems Oracle, MySQL
Misc skills Github, J2EE Platforms, Apache, Unix, Soap UI, AWSCLI

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1. Sri Software Solutions (Remote) (Apr ’23 - present)
Role: AWS Cloud Architect || Client: Anthem, Inc.
 Provide subject matter expertise and thought leadership along the clients’ technical roadmap.
 Translate business/technical requirements into robust technical cloud architectures, designs, and actionable
deliverables.
 Define enterprise cloud strategies for cloud adoption and cloud management with right CI/CD practices.
 Develop proof of concepts on AWS, to assist in defining technology direction and enabling business strategy.

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 Configure, deploy, and manage via Terraform, enabling centralized resources management and adhere to
tagging policies.
 Implement backup and logging strategies for serverless Python applications in AWS.

2. Amazon Web Services, New York, NY (Oct ‘21 – Feb ‘23)

Role: Senior Technical Architect/Account Manager || Client: Federal Home Loan Bank
 Acted as primary technical liaison between financial customers and AWS, while championing clients’ niche
requirements and modernizing their technology stack.
 Advocated and guided strategic technical discussions, whilst reviewing implementations to ensure customer
success in cloud strategy.
 Collaborated with product owners, developers, and platform engineers to envision and design technology
solutions to solve business problems with architectural solutions.
 Drove discussions and delivered RFPs with senior leadership regarding incidents, trade-offs, support, and risk
management.
 Advised customers on cost optimization, resiliency, and security best practices, with the help of AWS Cost
Explorer and Trusted Advisor.
 Tailored Disaster Recovery solutions in line with individual customer RTO/RPO needs.
 Conducted quarterly business reviews (QBRs) to periodically evaluate key metrics, milestones and
accomplishments, and present insights and recommendations.
 Setup QuickSight insights by injecting customers’ “cost & usage report” data to AWS Glue.
 Established Support Plans, highlighting the individual customer’s goals & milestones, including the timeline
and the measurable success criteria.

3. Capgemini (Sogeti USA), Bridgewater, NJ (Jan ‘16 – Oct ‘21)

Role: AWS Cloud Architect || Client: General Electric
 Developed and maintained secure scalable AWS cloud solutions, migrating applications from on-premises to a
Public/Hybrid cloud.
 Implemented Infrastructure as Code (IaC) by authoring CloudFormation templates.
 Established security controls and processes to ensure robust cloud architecture, using EC2 Security Groups
and IAM access control.
 Managed the VPC NACL, WAF ACLs, Encryption, and IAM policies to ensure network & security
compliance.
 Configured DNS and EC2 Load Balancers with the required routing and certificates, for various protocols.
 Integrated Load Balancers and Cognito to reduce load on the WebApp EC2 instances.
 Formulated cloud environments for a variety of client needs, by preparing Visio design diagrams of the
application architecture for on-prem to cloud migration.
 Collaborated with Automation teams to review cookbooks and Chef recipes, and update Jenkins pipelines.
 Setup DevOps solution using AWS CodeBuild and CodePipeline, for application teams to automate build and
deployment.
 Handled git merge and conflict resolutions of build automation templates, configuration files, and IAM
policies.
 Guided customer adoption of AppStream 2.0, for the team’s global application access.

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 Built infrastructure guardrails and deployed applications built in microservices architecture, using AWS
Lambda, ECS, EKS (Kubernetes), and API Gateway.
 Created RFP for a project to create an AWS sandbox, enabling teams to gain hands-on experience.
 Provisioned a portfolio of CloudFormation orchestration templates, using AWS Service Catalog and
DynamoDB, thereby saving the sandbox team infrastructure setup time and avoid unmanaged resources’ cost.
 Led a team of four solution architects and one DevOps engineer, to delegate responsibilities and facilitate
Scrum sessions for the coordination of a cloud migration project.

4. Sogeti USA, Cincinnati, OH (Aug ‘14 – Dec ‘15)

Role: Cloud Engineer || Position: Consultant
 Architected seamless cloud migrations of applications to AWS, saving time and money.
 Deployed dozens of customer applications, leveraging EC2 and RDS for data storage.
 Implemented monitoring services in AWS CloudWatch to ensure minimal application downtime.
 Utilized AWS environment, services, and tools to investigate technical issues.
 Setup AutoScaling for instance groups for Stage and Production environments.
 Performed regular housekeeping of EBS snapshots and EC2 AMIs, to ensure security compliance and reduce
the cost associated.
 Used AWSCLI to execute various bulk data and database backup transfers from on-prem to S3 buckets.
 Automated onboarding processes for customers' assets, streamlining operations and saving man-hours.

5. Miami University, Oxford, OH (Sept ‘12 – Jun ‘14)

Position: Graduate Teaching Assistant || Course: Business Computing (Freshman)
 Guided students to understand statistical and quantitative data aggregation techniques, to produce advanced
analytics in Microsoft Excel.
 Coached on the fundamentals of SQL, key management, and normalization strategies, as well as complex
multi-table JOINs.
 Developed educational programs to utilize data aggregation techniques, that enabled students’ understanding
on the basics of algorithms.

6. Accenture, Chennai, India (Aug ‘09 – Jul ‘12)

Role: Senior Programmer || Position: Software Engineer
 Key member of a Telecom project’s Retail E2E Stubs team, that handled the SDLC of stubs of live
components, using JAVA/J2EE technologies and Spring MVC framework.
 Developed a Perl-based stub that processes data feeds and sends back WebService responses.
 Built UIs using JSP and Hibernate to enable custom negative testing for E2E test teams.
 Enhanced performance of multiple applications via code optimization and caching strategies.
 Performed code reviews and integrated the modules developed by team members.
 Compiled induction pack with technical & functional knowledge transfer to new team members.

ACADEMICS

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1. Master of Science – Information Systems and Security (Sept ’17 – Mar ‘19)
 University of the Cumberlands, Florence, KY.
 GPA: 4/4
 Relevant Courses: Application Security, Operations Security, Business Continuity Planning.
2. Graduate Studies – Computer Science (Aug ’12 – May ’14)
 Miami University, Oxford, OH.
 GPA: 3.66/4
 Relevant Courses: Algorithms, Artificial Intelligence, High Performance Computing.
3. Bachelor of Technology - Information Technology (Aug ‘05 - May ‘09)
 Madras Institute of Technology, Anna University, Chennai, India.
 GPA: 3.77/4
 Relevant Courses: Intro to Artificial Intelligence, Computer Networks, Operating Systems, DBMS.

CERTIFICATIONS/AWARDS
 AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional (2022)
 Entrepreneur Award – Sogeti USA (2015)
 Graduate Assistantship – Miami University (2012 & 2013)
 Rising Star Award & Recognition Award – Accenture (2011)

ACADEMIC PROJECTS
 K-Means Clustering with GA: Implemented K-means clustering with the help of genetic algorithm using Java, for
the Introduction to Algorithms project. (Fall 2012)
 VTC Player: Programmed an Iterative-Deepening based AlphaBeta player for a Breakthrough tournament using
Java, as part of the project for Introduction to Artificial Intelligence. (Fall 2012)
 Load Balancing on Cloud: An attempt to demonstrate a static load balancing of nodes allocated to a model on the
Cloud. (Fall 2013 - Spring 2014)
 Pattern Analysis Using Clustering: Performed analysis on datasets to detect patterns by employing a clustering
technique using C++. (Spring 2009)
 Online Community: Built a social networking website, as part of The Great Mind Challenge, a competition
conducted by IBM. Used PHP and MySQL for this project. (Spring 2008)
 Star of the Fortnight: Developed an online polling page, for team members to vote their appreciation towards
peers for any commendable task, which was helpful in bringing up the teams’ morale. Developed using MVC
architecture. (Aug 2010)
 Tumor Detection: Developed a comprehensive ImageSearch program that detects tumor in an X-ray image. Used
C++ with MPI for this project. (Spring 2013)
 Document Retention Policy and Litigation Hold Notice : Created a document retention policy (DRP) for a model
university, with the necessary steps to preserve and protect all documents and records. The purpose was to
demonstrate the importance of compliance and the benefits of the same to an organization. (June 2018)

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EXTRACURRICULAR
 Black belt holder in Karate. Style – KSOKAAI. (2012)
 Member of the school cricket team at district level tournaments (2003)
 Sports: Cricket, badminton, racquetball.

References available upon request.

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