Sarfraz Balur

DevOps Engineer | Azure | CI/CD | Kubernetes
Bangalore, IN.

About

Highly accomplished and certified Azure DevOps Engineer with over 5 years of expertise in automating CI/CD pipelines, provisioning cloud infrastructure with Terraform and ARM, and optimizing Azure environments. Proven leader in leveraging GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, Docker, and Kubernetes, backed by strong scripting skills (Bash, PowerShell, Python). Consistently delivers significant improvements in deployment efficiency, system reliability, and cloud cost reduction, recognized by a Sirius Award for best DevOps projects.

Work

ADUNHILL TECHNOLOGY PVT LTD (Client: KANTAR)
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Azure DevOps Engineer

Bangalore, Karnataka, India

Summary

Led the design, implementation, and optimization of CI/CD pipelines and Azure infrastructure for microservices at KANTAR, driving significant improvements in deployment efficiency and cost savings.

Highlights

Engineered and deployed robust CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps for microservices on AKS, reducing overall deployment time by 40% through parallel job optimization.

Automated end-to-end infrastructure provisioning for critical Azure services (VM, VNet, NSG, AKS, ACR, Key Vault) using Terraform modules, decreasing manual provisioning tasks by 60% and boosting reliability by 20%.

Integrated advanced security measures including SonarQube, OWASP checks, and Azure Key Vault into pipelines, enhancing code quality and secure secret management.

Optimized Azure cloud expenditure by right-sizing resources and implementing auto-shutdown policies, achieving significant cost savings.

Orchestrated advanced deployment strategies like Blue-Green deployments and rolling updates in AKS, ensuring zero-downtime releases and high system availability.

Education

Seshadripuram Institute of Management Studies
Bangalore, Karnataka, India

Master's Degree

MBA

KLE's PC Jabin Science College
Hubli, Karnataka, India

Bachelor's Degree

BCA

Awards

Sirius Award Winner (Best Overall DevOps Project)

Awarded By

ADUNHILL TECHNOLOGY PVT LTD

Recognized for outstanding contributions to DevOps projects, demonstrating excellence in engineering and project delivery.

Sirius Award Winner (Best Overall DevOps Project)

Awarded By

ADUNHILL TECHNOLOGY PVT LTD

Recognized for outstanding contributions to DevOps projects, demonstrating excellence in engineering and project delivery.

Certificates

Azure DevOps Engineer Expert (AZ-400)

Issued By

Microsoft

Skills

Cloud Platforms

Azure, App Services, AKS, ACR, Storage, VMs, Functions, Key Vault.

DevOps Tools

Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, SonarQube, Nexus.

Containers

Docker, Kubernetes (AKS).

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

Terraform, Bicep, ARM Templates.

Monitoring

Azure Monitor, Application Insights, Prometheus, Grafana.

Scripting

PowerShell, Bash, Python.

Source Control

Git, GitHub.

Configuration Management

Ansible.

Operating Systems

Linux, Windows Server.

Methodologies & Practices

Agile, Scrum, Cost Optimization, Security Best Practices, GitOps, CI/CD, Microservices, Blue-Green Deployment, Canary Deployment.

Projects

GitOps-Driven Azure Infrastructure Deployment for Multi-Environment Architecture

Summary

Created a scalable, secure, and repeatable Azure infrastructure using Terraform and GitOps principles to deploy and manage environments (Dev, QA, UAT, Prod) with version control and full auditability.

Enterprise-Grade CI/CD Pipeline for Microservices on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)

Summary

Designed and implemented a production-ready CI/CD pipeline for 15+ containerized microservices deployed to Azure Kubernetes Service. This project involved complete automation from code commit to production deployment using Azure DevOps pipelines and Helm charts.

Sarfraz Balur