Yogendra Yadav
Cloud AI Architect & Solution Architect
Cloud AI Architect and Solution Architect with 14+ years of IT experience and 10+ years optimizing deployments in CI/CD environments. Proven track record leading enterprise AWS migrations, establishing secure multi-team cloud foundations, and implementing FinOps cost governance credited with €4M in annual savings.
Enterprise Cloud Architecture & Governance
A multi-disciplinary foundation built over 14+ years across infrastructure modernization, declarative cloud automation, and multi-million euro FinOps programs.
I am a Solution Architect and Cloud AI Architect with over 14 years of IT industry experience, including more than 10 years optimizing deployments in continuous integration and deployment (CI/CD) environments. My core discipline centers on designing, deploying, and governing resilient, scalable cloud architectures across Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure.
Throughout enterprise engagements at global consulting practices including Accenture and IBM, I have spearheaded cloud migration and infrastructure modernization programs, migrating legacy on-premises environments into high-performance AWS cloud foundations. This includes architecting client-specific VPC networks from target-state designs, establishing multi-account cloud landing zones, and engineering automated deployment pipelines utilizing GitHub Actions and GitLab CI.
My hands-on technical repertoire covers Infrastructure as Code with Terraform and Terraform Cloud, container orchestration with Kubernetes, Helm, Docker, Amazon EKS, and ECS, configuration management with Ansible, serverless analytics with AWS Glue, Athena, and Python Lambda, both Linux and Windows server environments, and exposure to multi-tenant architecture implementation.
Enterprise FinOps & Cloud Economics
Delivering €4 million in recurring annual cloud cost savings for a leading German automotive client through resource right-sizing, automated governance, and executive QuickSight cost intelligence.
QA Foundation → DevOps Automation → Cloud Development & IaC → Enterprise Solution Architecture & FinOps.
Cloud Architecture & Migration
Migrating enterprise on-premise infrastructure to AWS, architecting client-specific VPC networks, and governing multi-team cloud accounts.
FinOps & Cost Governance
Delivering €4M in annual cloud savings through resource right-sizing, automated governance, and executive QuickSight cost intelligence.
DevOps & Infrastructure as Code
Declarative cloud provisioning using Terraform, Kubernetes microservices with Helm, and automated CI/CD pipelines via GitHub Actions and GitLab CI.
Featured Architecture Initiatives
In-depth case studies illustrating enterprise AWS migrations, large-scale FinOps governance programs, and Kubernetes delivery platforms.
AWS Migration & Modernisation
Modernizing enterprise on-premise infrastructure into resilient AWS Cloud foundations, establishing segregated multi-team account architectures and automated delivery pipelines.
- Engineered client-specific VPC network topologies from target 'TO BE' enterprise architectures.
- Provisioned isolated AWS account structures and foundational infrastructure for distributed engineering groups.
- Advised application teams on cloud architecture designs, ensuring adherence to cloud best practices and governance.
- Built automated continuous integration (CI) workflows using GitHub Actions for rapid, reliable deployments.
AWS Cloud FinOps
Enterprise cloud cost optimization initiative combining infrastructure right-sizing, automated cost governance, and real-time executive cost visibility.
- Implemented comprehensive FinOps methodologies across enterprise AWS environments.
- Conducted systematic resource right-sizing to eliminate idle capacity across compute and storage.
- Automated cost governance policies and anomaly alerting across multiple accounts.
- Delivered €4 million in recurring annual cloud cost reductions.
- Developed organizational cost dashboards in QuickSight to give engineering leadership immediate spend attribution.
AWS Data Platform & Analytics
Data ingestion and analytical transformation pipeline consolidating multi-source business telemetry into executive reporting datasets.
- Engineered automated ETL data pipelines with AWS Glue to ingest and transform multi-source data.
- Authored optimized Amazon Athena SQL queries and structured analytical views.
- Developed serverless Python Lambda functions for automated data extraction and pipeline orchestration.
- Built interactive AWS QuickSight dashboards presenting cost intelligence and performance metrics.
Kubernetes / DevOps Platform
Containerized microservices orchestration, configuration management automation, and compliant delivery pipelines within strict European banking regulations.
- Orchestrated microservices workloads on production Kubernetes clusters utilizing Helm charts.
- Automated tool provisioning and version upgrades (Camunda, R Studio, Tomcat) using Ansible playbooks.
- Engineered automated GitLab CI pipelines enforcing branch isolation and rigorous quality gating.
- Constructed and hardened standardized Dockerfiles for secure container images.
- Managed application security credentials, SSL/TLS certificates, firewall rules, and DNS resolution.
AWS Infrastructure as Code
Declarative cloud infrastructure provisioning with Terraform and serverless data integrations supporting digital financial transaction services.
- Authored modular Terraform IaC scripts to reliably spin up and maintain AWS environments.
- Architected and maintained secure, partitioned AWS VPC networks.
- Implemented AWS Lambda functions to handle S3 bucket triggers and backend web-server queries.
Cloud Architecture Proofs of Concept (PoCs)
Fiserv Architecture PrototypesNetezza to AWS Redshift Migration
POCExploratory proof of concept evaluating migration feasibility and architecture from legacy on-premise Netezza data warehouse to Amazon Redshift.
Remote Workforce Management (WorkSpaces)
POCExploratory proof of concept designing secure virtual desktop infrastructure for distributed workforce collaboration using AWS WorkSpaces.
Skills & Core Architecture Competencies
Technical capabilities organized across hyperscaler cloud infrastructure, declarative automation, FinOps governance, and platform engineering.
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Primary cloud platform utilized across solution architecture, landing zones, VPC design, container hosting (EKS/ECS), Glue ETL data pipelines, and €4M FinOps governance.
AWS Ecosystem & Services
Production and profile services used across architecture engagements.
Infrastructure as Code & Config
Declarative infrastructure provisioning and configuration management.
Containers, Orchestration & CI/CD
10+ years optimizing deployments in automated CI/CD environments.
FinOps & Cloud Cost Governance
Institutionalizing cloud financial management with measurable multi-million euro savings.
Data Pipelines & Analytics
Data ingestion, transformation, and executive reporting solutions.
Architecture & Systems
End-to-end technical leadership from legacy migration to target-state architecture.
Early-career testing background supporting software engineering reliability.
Certifications & Education
Industry certifications and academic foundation in computer science and cloud architecture.
Professional Certifications
ACCREDITATIONSAWS Cloud Practitioner
Active certification in cloud fundamentals, architectural best practices, and security governance.
Azure System Admin
Active credential in Microsoft Azure infrastructure administration, governance, and cloud management.
AWS Solutions Architect
Foundational solution architecture certification (listed as AWS SA in CV).
CCNA
Cisco Certified Network Associate credential in routing, switching, and enterprise IP networks.
Formal Education
ACADEMIC DEGREEBachelor of Engineering in Computer Science
Connect for Opportunities & Advisory
Exploring enterprise cloud architecture, AWS migration leadership, or FinOps cost governance? Professional inquiries, technical discussions, and architectural advisory are welcomed via LinkedIn.
