Planned, prepared, and presented Proof of Concept (POC) and Plan of Action (POA) for new requirements, leading the end-to-end deployment of cloud solutions. Designed, deployed, and optimized multiple network components, including Load Balancers, Application Gateways, Traffic Managers, Azure Front Door, Virtual Networks (VNETs), subnets, User-Defined Routes (UDRs), Public IPs, and Network Security Groups (NSGs). Implemented and fine-tuned Azure Application Gateway by configuring custom routing rules, WAF policies, SSL termination, and autoscaling for secure and efficient traffic distribution. Deployed and managed Azure Load Balancers (Public and Internal) with health probes, backend pool configurations, and session persistence for high availability. Led the design and deployment of Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) clusters, ensuring high availability, scalability, and security while implementing CI/CD pipelines for automated deployments. Integrated and optimized Azure Databricks for data processing and analytics workflows, configuring private networking, custom VNET integration, and secure access to minimize exposure and cost. Built and maintained Azure IaaS virtual machines (VMs) with proper sizing, security policies, backup strategies (Azure Backup Vault), and disaster recovery mechanisms (Azure Site Recovery). Designed, deployed, and monitored PaaS solutions, including Storage Accounts, App Services, API Management, Azure Functions, and Machine Learning services, optimizing performance and cost. Established infrastructure best practices by implementing snapshots, clones for VM creation, streamlining deployment and rollback processes. Configured monitoring and alerts for IaaS and PaaS components using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and Application Insights, ensuring platform redundancy and system visibility. Managed and optimized Private DNS zones and hybrid DNS solutions, ensuring seamless name resolution across on-premises and cloud environments. Designed and implemented advanced routing strategies using UDRs, BGP configurations, ExpressRoute ensuring optimal traffic flow and security. Provided cost optimization recommendations through quarterly platform reviews, implementing reserved instances, auto-scaling policies, and rightsizing strategies to achieve significant savings. Managed, monitored, and maintained cloud infrastructure for diverse clients, ensuring high performance, security, and compliance with industry best practices. Delivered daily ticketing reports, MOM (Minutes of Meeting) documentation, and stakeholder updates, ensuring transparent communication and alignment with business objectives.