Hey, I'm Akhil! 👋

Hello and welcome! I’m Akhil Sharma, an Senior Consultant III based in Ahmedabad, India, with close to 11 years of deep-rooted experience in cloud infrastructure, automation, and modern DevOps practices. Throughout my career, I’ve not only implemented solutions — I’ve led transformations, architected platforms from the ground up, and mentored DevOps teams ensuring systems are not just built for rapid delivery, but also engineered for reliability.

Currently, I serve as an Senior Consultant III at Neudesic, an IBM Company, where I lead a team of 10+ engineers. My focus is on crafting enterprise-grade DevOps ecosystems that are scalable, secure, and automation-first. From containerization, cloud migrations, to CI/CD for mobile and web, I’ve worked across diverse use cases that impact both user experience and business ROI.

💡 What Makes Me Different?

🔁 Developer Roots, DevOps & SRE Expertise

My journey began as a Java Developer, grounding me in full-stack context—understanding both how applications are built and how they should behave in production. This dual insight feeds directly into my DevOps and SRE mindset, enabling me to build resilient systems with developer empathy.

⚙️ Automation Evangelist

I believe that if something needs to be done more than once, it must be automated. Over the years, I’ve developed:

  • Custom PowerShell and Bash scripts

  • Reusable Terraform modules for cloud infrastructure

  • Azure DevOps extensions (yes, I published 3 of them!) that simplify health checks and IP whitelisting

🚀 Innovation-Led Leadership

From working on one of the first Coveo + Sitecore container integrations in the world to leading R&D initiatives like Vercel CLI implementation and cost-effective load testing solutions, I thrive in innovation-heavy roles.

📱 Mobile CI/CD Expert

Set up CI/CD pipelines for Android and iOS apps using Azure DevOps + Flutter SDK. From Firebase distribution to Apple TestFlight — I can get your app from code to production seamlessly.

📊 Real-World Impact (Case Studies)

🧠 Case Study 1: CI/CD Optimization

Reduced pipeline effort by 60% and infrastructure provisioning time by 40% through standardized Terraform templates and smart release automation.

☁️ Case Study 2: Cloud-Native Migration

Modernized a legacy app using Azure Function Apps, App Services, and Container Apps, boosting deployment efficiency by 40% and reducing infrastructure cost by 30%.

🛡️ Case Study 3: Secure Container Workloads on AKS

Moved monoliths to Azure Kubernetes Service with full NIST compliance, auto-scaling, CI/CD hooks, and better resource management — enabling scalability without compromise.

🛡️ Case Study 4: SRE-Driven Reliability Engineering

  • Challenge: Production systems experienced intermittent outages and inconsistent SLIs / SLOs, leading to customer impact and support overhead.

  • Solution: Introduced SRE practices by defining clear SLIs (e.g. error rate, latency), setting achievable SLOs (e.g. 99.9% uptime), and establishing error budgets. Implemented proactive monitoring and alerting via Prometheus and Grafana integrated with Azure Monitor, plus post-incident retrospectives to identify root causes.

  • Impact: Improved system reliability by reducing incident frequency by 50%, decreased mean time to resolution (MTTR) by 40%, and aligned engineering teams around a shared reliability framework (SLOs and error budgets).

🏆 Awards & Certifications

  • 🏅 Microsoft Azure Content Hero

  • 🛡️ Microsoft Certified: Azure DevOps Engineer Expert

  • ⚙️ Microsoft Certified: Azure Architect Expert

  • 🌐 Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect

  • 🧩 CKA, CKAD, Terraform Associate (Expired)

These aren’t just badges — they represent hours of learning, real-world execution, and a deep commitment to excellence in cloud-native and DevOps disciplines.

🔍 What I’m Looking For

As I continue my journey, I’m looking to connect with forward-thinking teams and organizations who value:

  • Engineering excellence

  • Cloud-native transformations

  • A culture of automation, innovation, and SRE discipline

  • Empowering leaders who roll up their sleeves

Whether you’re a recruiter, hiring manager, or a tech founder building something meaningful — if you're looking for someone who brings a blend of technical depth, leadership, and creative problem-solving to the table, I’d love to chat.

📫 Let’s Connect

Let’s build something amazing together — automation-first, future-ready, and user-centric.