Remote worker with 19+ years of experience - Last seen 6 months ago

**Huzefa Husain**
*Enterprise Cloud Architect | SaaS Transformation Specialist | Multi-Cloud Strategist | Security & Observability Expert*

Pune, India | +91 9673331252 | [email protected] | [LinkedIn: huzefaaa](www.linkedin.com/in/huzefaaa)

**Profile Summary**
Huzefa Husain is a highly accomplished **Enterprise Cloud Architect** with over 19 years of experience specializing in **cloud-native architectures, SaaS transformations, and multi-tenant system designs.** His expertise lies in building **resilient, high-performance, and cost-optimized** cloud environments, ensuring secure and compliant solutions that align with modern financial industry requirements. He has successfully implemented **Rubrik for data resilience, Zscaler for zero-trust security, Rancher for Kubernetes management, and GitLab for DevSecOps automation,** driving secure and scalable cloud adoption within regulated enterprises.


**Key Achievements**
- **Cloud-Native SaaS Transformation**: Led the re-architecture of a **PCI-DSS compliant payment gateway** into a **multi-tenant, cloud-native SaaS solution** using **microservices, Kubernetes, and Azure AKS**, ensuring high performance and regulatory compliance.
- **Multi-Cloud & Hybrid Infrastructure**: Engineered a **poly-cloud architecture** spanning **Azure, AWS, and On-Premise VMware**, leveraging **GitLab CI/CD and Terraform** for **automated deployment and governance**.
- **Data Protection & Resilience**: Successfully **designed and implemented Rubrik Cloud Data Management** to ensure **end-to-end encryption, automated backup policies, and instant recovery for critical financial data**.
- **Zero-Trust Security Framework**: Led the integration of **Zscaler’s Secure Web Gateway (SWG) and ZPA (Zero Trust Private Access)**, ensuring **secure, identity-based access to banking applications across hybrid cloud environments**.
- **Enterprise Kubernetes Orchestration**: Deployed and managed **Rancher for multi-cluster Kubernetes governance**, enabling **automated policy enforcement, workload scaling, and cluster security across financial applications**.
- **Observability & Resilience**: Implemented **Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, and Splunk** to establish **real-time monitoring, logging, and alerting for mission-critical banking systems**, enhancing operational resilience.
- **Cloud Cost Optimization**: Spearheaded **cost modeling and workload optimization strategies**, leveraging **Azure Cost Management and AWS Cost Explorer**, reducing cloud expenditure while maintaining performance SLAs.
- **Infrastructure as Code & DevSecOps**: Designed **GitLab CI/CD pipelines**, integrating **Terraform, Ansible, and Kubernetes Helm** for **end-to-end automation, security scanning, and continuous compliance enforcement**.
- **API Gateway & Secure Connectivity**: Architected **API Gateway integrations (Azure API Management, Kong)**, securing **banking microservices and external SaaS connectivity using mutual TLS and OAuth-based authentication**.

**Core Competencies**
- **Cloud Strategy & Architecture** (Azure, AWS, GCP)
- **Multi-Tenant SaaS Design & Microservices Transformation**
- **Kubernetes Orchestration & Governance (AKS, EKS, OpenShift, Rancher)**
- **Zero Trust Security & Compliance (Zscaler, API Security, PCI-DSS, SWIFT)**
- **Data Protection & Resilience (Rubrik, Azure Backup, AWS Backup, DRaaS)**
- **Observability & Monitoring (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, Splunk)**
- **Infrastructure as Code & Automation (Terraform, Ansible, GitLab CI/CD, Helm)**
- **Performance Optimization & Cost Modeling (Azure Cost Management, AWS Cost Explorer)**
- **DevSecOps & Secure CI/CD Pipelines (GitLab, ArgoCD, Jenkins, Vault)**
- **High-Availability & Disaster Recovery Architectures**

**Professional Experience**

**Barclays Global Service Center, Pune, India**
**Cloud Engineering Lead** (Sep 2023 – Present)
- Led the **cloud-native transformation** of PCI-DSS compliant banking applications into **multi-tenant SaaS models** using **Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Terraform, and GitLab CI/CD**.
- Architected **secure, scalable, and high-performance financial infrastructure**, integrating **Rubrik, Zscaler, and Rancher** for data protection, zero-trust access, and Kubernetes cluster management.
- Designed and implemented **real-time observability** frameworks using **Splunk, Prometheus, and ELK Stack** for proactive system health monitoring.

**Barclays Execution Services, Fleet, U.K.**
**VP – Cloud/Infrastructure Architect** (Sep 2021 – Sep 2023)
- Developed and implemented **multi-tenant SaaS infrastructure** using **Azure Cosmos DB, Kubernetes, and API Gateways** for secure and compliant financial applications.
- Led the deployment of **Zscaler’s zero-trust security solutions**, securing banking applications across cloud and on-premise environments.
- Engineered **GitLab-driven DevSecOps pipelines**, integrating **Terraform and Ansible for automated compliance enforcement and security scanning**.

**Avaya India Pvt Ltd, Pune, India**
**Technical Architect (Cloud & Virtualization)** (Jan 2015 – Jun 2019)
- Designed **multi-cloud strategies for application modernization**, integrating **Azure, AWS, and VMware** using **Infrastructure as Code (IaC) methodologies**.

**EMC Data Storage Systems, Bangalore, India**
**Sr. Lab Systems Engineer** (Dec 2009 – Apr 2011)
- Built enterprise-grade **data protection solutions**, integrating **EMC Storage with VMware and Cisco UCS for high-availability cloud infrastructure**.
**Education**
- **Master of Science (M.S.) in Computer Networks**, Middlesex University, London, UK
- **Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) in Computer Science**, Amravati University, India

**Certifications & Thought Leadership**
- **Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305)**
- **AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional**
- **Zscaler Cloud Security Specialist**
- **Rubrik Certified Data Protection Expert**
- **Frequent Speaker at Cloud & DevOps Conferences**
- **LinkedIn Top Voice in Cloud Computing**

**Career Aspirations**
Huzefa is passionate about leading **cloud-native transformations, optimizing SaaS scalability, and implementing secure, resilient cloud infrastructures**. He is seeking opportunities to **drive strategic cloud adoption, mentor teams, and leverage cutting-edge technologies to build innovative financial solutions**. With deep expertise in **Rubrik, Zscaler, Rancher, and GitLab**, he aims to revolutionize **multi-cloud financial architectures with next-gen security, observability, and automation**.

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📍 Location	🇮🇳 India
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Fluent in	english
Preferred timezone	IST
Preferred annual pay (min)	$150,000/year
Last seen	6 months ago
Signed up	6 months ago
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