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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.
Tech Stack: Microsoft Azure, Azure Virtual Machines, Azure Virtual Network, Network Security Groups, Azure Load Balancer, Azure VPN Gateway, Azure DNS, Azure Storage Accounts, Blob Storage, File Shares, Queue Storage, Table Storage, Azure Recovery Services Vault, Azure Update Manager, Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Grafana, Terraform, ARM Templates, Azure RBAC, Azure Key Vault, Managed Identity, Azure Policy, ServiceNow
  • 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.
Configured Azure Virtual Networks
Configured Azure Recovery Services
Operating Systems

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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