Soundarya Lahari Solasa

Soundarya Lahari Solasa

Results-driven Cloud and DevOps Consultant with 4.6 years of experience delivering transformative Azure and DevOps solutions for global clients. Drove multiple deep-tech automation initiatives impacting deployment TAT, operating costs, and infrastructure governance. Led client-facing engagements and upskilling initiatives impacting 1,000+ members. Experienced in stakeholder management, cost optimization, and cross-functional delivery.

Work Experience:

4.6 Years

Industry:

Consulting | Technology

Function:

Consulting & Strategy | Data Science & Analytics | Software Engineering

Work Experience

Neudesic, an IBM Company (Global professional services firm specializing in Microsoft technologies) | Hyderabad

Consultant 2

  • Delivered end-to-end scalable cloud solutions for diverse client requirements, enhancing client satisfaction by 50%.
  • Designed an Azure Automation tagging solution for Service Catalog deployments, reverse-engineering platform workflows to eliminate manual tagging effort completely.
  • Spearheaded a self-service cloud provisioning platform using Azure Service Catalog, reducing infrastructure deployment turnaround time by 50%.
  • Designed an intuitive deployment UI with contextual configuration prompts and dynamic validation, reducing ServiceNow dependency and eliminating the need for external documentation.
  • Implemented governance guardrails via Service Catalog-based locks, reducing unexpected cost escalations by 100% and eliminating accidental deletions.
  • Automated dynamic-to-static IP allocation post-deployment, saving 20% of deployment time and reducing network communication failures.
  • Designed an automated AKS validation framework using Polyglot Notebook and Azure CLI, accelerating testing processes by 50%.
  • Built a centralized governance dashboard across ~100 subscriptions, enabling real-time visibility and rapid root-cause analysis for cost spikes and operational issues; explored Azure AI chatbot feasibility to further streamline infrastructure documentation retrieval.
  • Managed Agile sprint workflows via backlog grooming and structured task tracking, and authored Azure DevOps Wiki playbooks and best-practice guides, improving team bandwidth by 25%.

Tata Consultancy Services (Indian MNC specializing in IT services and consulting) | Hyderabad

Systems Engineer (Azure DevOps Engineer)

  • Deployed and managed Azure network, storage, and Kubernetes clusters across 7 client engagements, reducing compute costs by 80% through reserved instance optimization.
  • Spearheaded cloud solution design and critical infrastructure resolution for a global client base, sustaining a 95%+ CSAT rating (100% on two projects) through proactive issue resolution and effective knowledge-transfer sessions.
  • Devised automated solutions using Logic Apps and Function Apps for secret-expiry checks, host-pool draining, and cost reporting, eliminating 100% of manual weekly reporting effort.
  • Conceptualized and executed multiple client POCs, translating business requirements into cloud architectures that drove successful deal conversions.
  • Conducted training sessions for 1,000+ members across the organization and client teams on Azure, Infrastructure as Code, and configuration management tools.

Assistant System Engineer (Azure Engineer)

  • Reduced client escalations by 90% by restructuring communication workflows and task documentation, driving a 40% improvement in customer satisfaction index.
  • Enhanced ADO pipelines with dropdown-driven parameterization for environment/resource selection, cutting deployment preparation time by 60% while maintaining sprint transparency across Agile delivery cycles.
  • Implemented modular Terraform and Bicep automation with CheckOV scanning in CI/CD pipelines, decreasing deployment duration by 70% and improving code maintainability.
Accomplishments
  • ⁠ Awarded Star Performer at Tata Consultancy Services for achieving 100% Customer Satisfaction Index and impactful service delivery.
  • ⁠ Awarded On-the-Spot recognition for delivering expert Azure support on a critical issue under tight deadline.
  • ⁠ Awarded Best Team recognition for delivering high-impact POC work that drove successful client deal conversion.
  • ⁠ Co-authored international paper on scalable feature extraction and cluster analysis for COVID-19 protein sequences using Kernelized Fuzzy Algorithm, published at IEEE BigComp 2022.
Education
  • ⁠ ⁠B.Tech (Electrical and Electronics Engineering), Mahindra École Central, Hyderabad
Certification
  • ⁠ Azure Administrator Associate (AZ104), Microsoft
  • ⁠ DevOps Engineer Expert (AZ400), Microsoft
  • ⁠ Azure Fundamentals (AZ900), Microsoft
Extra-curricular
  • ⁠ Cleared the French A2 proficiency exam.
  • ⁠ Won first place at the Indian Dutch Cyber Security School Challenge for policy work on deterring cyberattacks, 2020.
  • ⁠ Actively participated in badminton competitions at IIM Ahmedabad.