About
Cloud Architect with 16+ years of experience designing and delivering scalable, highly available infrastructure across AWS environments. I specialize in cloud migrations, DevOps transformations, and building resilient platforms using modern cloud-native technologies. Since launching my first AWS EC2 instance in 2010, I have led 50+ cloud migration and modernization initiatives across industries including Media, FinTech, E-Commerce, and Analytics. My work focuses on enabling organizations to scale efficiently, improve reliability, and optimize cloud costs. I have worked with global clients across North America, Europe, and the Middle East, partnering with engineering teams and business leaders to deliver production-grade cloud solutions.
Cloud Architect | AWS | Kubernetes | DevOps
AWS Certified Solutions Architect & Certified Kubernetes Administrator with deep expertise in cloud-native systems, automation, and platform engineering.
- Website: www.govindraj.me
- City: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Degree: Information Technology
- Email: [email protected]
I work across architecture design, cloud automation, CI/CD pipelines, and production operations—ensuring systems are scalable, secure, and cost-optimized.
Facts
Few Facts about Tenure and Skills
16+ Years Experience in Systems Engineering, DevOps, and Cloud Architecture
High-Scale Systems Designed and operated platforms handling up to 400 TPS
Industry Experience Media, FinTech, E-Commerce, Marketing, and Analytics platforms
Greenfield Projects Built end-to-end cloud platforms including CI/CD, monitoring, and disaster recovery
Certifications AWS, CNCF (Kubernetes), and Agile (Scrum Alliance)
Key Skills
My Keys Skills or Areas of interest
Resume
I am a Cloud Architect and DevOps leader focused on building scalable, highly available, and automated cloud platforms. My expertise spans cloud migration, infrastructure design, CI/CD implementation, and cost optimization across AWS environments.
Skill Sumary
Govind Raj
Devops Engineer by profession with 16 years of industry experience
- 16+ years of experience in IT with a strong focus on Cloud Architecture and DevOps.
- Led 50+ cloud migration and modernization initiatives on AWS.
- Expert in designing scalable, fault-tolerant, and highly available cloud systems.
- Strong experience in DevOps transformation and CI/CD implementation.
- Specialized in cloud cost optimization and FinOps practices.
- Proven ability to lead architecture discussions with engineering teams and C-level stakeholders.
- Hands-on experience in Kubernetes, automation, and infrastructure as code.
- Experienced in building disaster recovery and business continuity solutions.
Education
Bachelor of Information Technology
2004 - 2008
University of Calicut
Bachelor of Engineering with Information Technology as Major
Diploma in Electrical and Electronics Engineering
2001 - 2004
Dept of Technical Education
Diploma in Engineering with Electitcal Engineering as Major
Professional Experience
Senior Cloud Architect (Consulting)
2024 - Present
Intigral Middle East, Dubai
- Designed and delivered cloud migration strategies for large-scale platforms on AWS.
- Improved platform reliability and scalability through optimized cloud architecture.
- Led cost optimization initiatives across multi-account AWS environments.
- Ensuring Cloud Platform optimization and resiliency.
- Design and develop solution on public cloud infrastructure.
- PoC and Cloud Migration Solutions. Management of end-to-end cloud environments.
- Cost Analysis on multiple public cloud platforms.
- Public Cloud Cost optimizations.
Professional Experience
Senior Technical Account Manager
2022 - 2024
Amazon Web Services, London, UK
- Drive our customers’ adoption and use of AWS services.
- Provide advocacy and technical guidance to plan and build solutions using best practices.
- Proactively keep your customers’ AWS environments operationally healthy.
- Advocate to overcome cloud adoption blockers.
- Improve customer capabilities by running workshops and architecture reviews.
- Ensure customers’ AWS environments remain operationally healthy.
- Mitigate risks in customer operations plans and product adoption.
- Work with customers across all levels from developers through to C-Suite executives.
- Conduct regular strategic business review with key decision makers.
- Drive Cost Optimization engagements across cloud estates.
- Conduct operational reviews.
Devops Engineer Lead
2016 - 2022
Intigral Middle East, Dubai, UAE
- End to end Platform management of OTT Backend Service
Devops Engineer
2015 - 2016
CitrussTV , Dubai, UAE
- Designed and delivered cloud migration strategies for large-scale platforms on AWS.
- Improved platform reliability and scalability through optimized cloud architecture.
- Led cost optimization initiatives across multi-account AWS environments.
- Management of AWS components
- Implementing the solution for platform consistancy
- Back and Recovery planning and implementation
Devops Engineer / System Analyst
2014 - 2015
UST Global Inc, India
- Management of AWS components
- Implementing the solution for platform consistancy
- CI/CD implementation for automation of build and release
- Automation of Operation actitivies to improve TAT
Devops Engineer/ System Administrator
2010 - 2014
QBurst Technologies, India
- Management of AWS components
- Developer Support on Development Stages
- Provisioning services and APIs on multiple Projects and Account
- CI/CD implementation for automation of build and release
- Implementation of Version Control, Infra Monitoring , Back up and Restore
- Automation of Operation actitivies and On Call Rotation Support
Founder / System Engineer
2008 - 2010
Maguzlabs Technology Services, India
- End to End of all Client handling
- Sourcing and Delivery
- Team Management
- Infra and Hosting Management
Contact
Interested in cloud architecture, migration, or optimization? Let’s connect.
Location:
London, UK