Akhil Gupta

• Stabilised enterprise CI/CD deployment pipeline by analysing and optimising 100+ workflow steps, implementing governance metrics, automated testing gates, and compliance checkpoints for consistent, production-ready releases
• Deployed self-service infrastructure platform enabling end users to provision resources on-demand through automated workflows using Terraform, Helm, Shell, and Python, reducing provisioning bottlenecks and accelerating delivery cycles
• Architected and maintained NVIDIA DGX Cloud environment on AWS for enterprise AI/ML training workloads, managing GPU cluster operations, scaling, and performance optimisation for generative AI model development

• Engineered and implemented CI/CD infrastructure using Jenkins on ECS, resulting in 70% improvement in development efficiency
• Designed and managed AWS dedicated and serverless offerings across 400+ accounts, integrating multiple cloud services for scalable and secure enterprise solutions
• Reduced AWS account provisioning time from 7 days to 2 days through multi-level automation, improving operational efficiency and scalability
• Enabled AWS Bedrock-based Generative AI implementation, ensuring secure and compliant model access through robust guardrails and cross-region inference capabilities
• Implemented a scalable Data Mesh architecture across AWS, enabling decentralised data ownership, governance, and self-service analytics for multiple business units
• Led AWS infrastructure migration and data separation for M&A projects, ensuring secure S3 bucket transfers, EC2 workload migrations, and RDS transfers for regulatory compliance
• Designed and deployed a fully serverless AWS-based patient enrollment platform, leveraging Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB, and S3 for scalable, cost-effective, and HIPAA-compliant operations
• Built secure, automated third-party data ingestion and virus scanning pipelines using S3, SQS, and EC2 spot instances for cost-effective processing
• Implemented comprehensive monitoring using SignalFx and CloudWatch, reducing SLA breaches by 30%
• Designed self-service cloud frameworks providing access to 100+ services while maintaining security guardrails

Key Clients: Novartis, Sandoz

• Spearheaded implementation of EKS clusters for improved container orchestration
• Developed automated AMI creation pipeline using Jenkins, Packer, and AWS SSM
• Created self-service system for Route 53, reducing subdomain creation effort by 50%
• Implemented automated EC2 and RDS management using AWS resource tags
• Achieved 20% cost reduction through strategic migration to cost-effective AWS services
• Integrated AWS Macie with Service Catalog for enhanced data security and streamlined access management

Key Clients: Novartis, Sandoz

• Designed and maintained high-availability Linux infrastructure across AWS, VMware, and on-premises
• Implemented comprehensive AWS security framework including IAM roles and Config rules
• Led successful data centre migration project for Linux server infrastructure
• Automated configuration management and deployment processes using Ansible
• Maintained 99.9% system uptime through proactive monitoring and maintenance

Key Clients: GE Capital (ANZ), Latitude Financial Services (ANZ), SMFLC Japan, ANZ Bank