Vinay Babu Palika

Cloud Enterprise Architect

15+ years of experience in enterprise cloud infrastructure design, identity and access management (IAM), and cloud security governance across AWS, Azure, and GCP environments.

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Technical Expertise

☁️ Cloud Platforms

AWS Microsoft Azure Google Cloud Platform Multi-Cloud Architecture

🔒 Security & IAM

Azure Entra ID AWS IAM Active Directory PIM & PAM SSO & SAML

⚡ Infrastructure as Code

Terraform Ansible CloudFormation ARM Templates

🚀 DevOps & Automation

Jenkins Docker Kubernetes Python Boto3 CI/CD Pipelines

💾 Databases

PostgreSQL MySQL Snowflake MongoDB RDS & Aurora

📊 Monitoring & Analytics

CloudWatch Azure Monitor Prometheus ELK Stack DataDog

Professional Journey

Senior Cloud & DevOps Architect
JP Morgan Chase (LRI)
October 2024 - Present

Leading enterprise-grade cloud infrastructure using AWS services, implementing IaC practices with Terraform, and managing multi-region database environments with AWS Redshift, Aurora, and DynamoDB. Driving cost optimization initiatives achieving $1.5M yearly savings.

Senior Cloud & DevOps Architect
Toyota Motors North America
August 2023 - September 2024

Orchestrated Cloud Center of Excellence (CCoE) implementation, defined multi-cloud security baselines with GDPR and HIPAA compliance, and integrated CDP platforms for real-time customer experiences across omnichannel B2C platforms.

Senior Cloud Solutions Architect
Cognizant Technology Solutions - Caterpillar Inc.
June 2022 - June 2023

Architected AWS solutions for large-scale enterprise clients, implemented Zero Trust architecture with Azure AD B2C and AWS Cognito, and deployed Amazon Connect solutions with Salesforce and ServiceNow integrations.

Solutions Architect
Cognizant Technology Solutions - Merck Pharmaceuticals
December 2021 - May 2022

Led Azure Entra ID IAM solution implementations, managed cross-region disaster recovery planning, and designed multi-tier application architectures with auto-healing and health checks using AWS and Azure services.

Certifications & Recognition

AWS Solutions Architect

Associate Level Certification

Azure Solutions Architect Expert

AZ-305 Microsoft Certified

HashiCorp Terraform Associate

003 Infrastructure Automation

Generative AI for Project Managers

Advanced AI Implementation

MongoDB Associate Developer

NoSQL Database Certification

Master SQL for Data Science

Advanced Database Analytics

Microsoft Azure Fundamentals

Core Azure Services & Concepts

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