Balakrishna Parasa
Azure Administrator / Senior System Engineer • Hyderabad, India • p**************@gmail.com • +91*******730 • drivetube.ai/•••••
Professional Summary
Azure Administrator with 3.5 years of experience managing enterprise-scale Microsoft Azure infrastructure. Skilled in provisioning and operating 200+ Windows and Linux VMs, implementing Infrastructure-as-Code with Terraform and ARM, patch management with Azure Update Manager, backup and recovery using Recovery Services Vault, monitoring with Azure Monitor and Grafana, and SLA-driven incident management via ServiceNow. Focused on reliability, cost optimization, governance (RBAC, Key Vault, Azure Policy) and operational excellence.
Technical Skills
Cloud and DevOps: Microsoft Azure,Terraform,Linux
Compute & Networking: Azure Virtual Machines,Azure Virtual Network,Network Security Groups,Azure Load Balancer,Azure VPN Gateway,Azure DNS
Storage & Backup: Azure Storage Accounts,Blob Storage,File Shares,Queue Storage,Table Storage,Azure Recovery Services Vault,Azure Backup
Infrastructure as Code: ARM Templates
Security & Governance: Azure RBAC,Azure Key Vault,Managed Identity,Azure Policy
Monitoring & Observability: Azure Monitor,Log Analytics,Grafana,LogicMonitor
ITSM & Processes: ServiceNow,SMAAX,Incident Management,Change Management,Patch Management Azure Update Manager
Operating Systems: Windows Server
Productivity & Documentation: Microsoft Word,Microsoft Excel,Microsoft PowerPoint
Work Experience
Infosys Ltd
Hyderabad, India
Senior System Engineer
Jan 2023 – Current
Worked at Infosys, a global IT services and consulting firm, supporting enterprise Azure cloud infrastructure, deployments, operations and governance for client environments.
- Provisioned and managed 200+ Windows and Linux Azure virtual machines across production and non-production environments using Terraform and ARM templates, standardizing deployments and improving build consistency.
- Automated infrastructure provisioning with Terraform and ARM templates, creating reusable modules and templates to reduce manual configuration and accelerate environment delivery.
- Designed and configured Azure networking (VNets, subnets, NSGs, VPN Gateway, DNS, Load Balancer) to provide secure, highly available connectivity for client workloads while enforcing network segmentation and controls.
- Managed storage and data protection using Azure Storage Accounts (Blob, File, Queue, Table) and Recovery Services Vault; implemented backup and restore procedures to meet RPO/RTO requirements and validated recovery operations.
- Executed patch management across Windows and Linux hosts via Azure Update Manager and related processes, maintaining security compliance and reducing exposure from known vulnerabilities.
- Owned incident, service request and change workflows using ServiceNow; performed root cause analysis (RCA), tracked SLA/SLI/SLO compliance, and performed cloud cost analysis and rightsizing to optimize monthly cloud spend.
Education
SIR CR Reddy College of Engineering
Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science and Engineering • 2018 – 2022
Certifications
AZ-900 – Microsoft Azure Fundamentals — Microsoft
AZ-104 – Microsoft Azure Administrator — Microsoft
Infosys Certified Terraform Certification — Infosys
Achievements
- Insta Award – Outstanding Performer: Awarded for outstanding performance at Infosys.
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