Mukul Jain
Sydney
Summary
A strategic and results-driven Senior Cloud Consultant with expertise in Azure and AWS, specializing in cloud architecture, security, automation, and cost governance. I have a proven track record of delivering high-performance, scalable, and cost-efficient cloud solutions aligned with business objectives and regulatory standards. With 15+ years of experience in IT and cloud consulting, I have led enterprise cloud transformations across financial services, gaming, oil & energy, and consumer credit sectors in Australia, the USA, the UK, and South Africa. My expertise spans multi-cloud strategy, Well-Architected Framework implementations, cloud migration, and security compliance. I bring a mix of technical leadership and business acumen, helping organizations maximize cloud investments while ensuring operational excellence. I am passionate about team leadership, mentorship, and practice development, fostering high-performing cloud teams and defining best practices and governance models for sustainable cloud adoption. My ability to lead cross-functional teams, define cloud strategies, and drive enterprise-wide cloud initiatives makes me well-suited for leadership roles in cloud consulting.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Cloud Consultant
SoftwareOne
02.2022 - Current
- Led multi-cloud transformation projects for Fortune 500 clients, focusing on security, scalability, and cost efficiency
- Developed frameworks for cloud governance in line with CIS, NIST, and APRA regulations.
- Conducted Well-Architected Framework reviews, optimizing cloud spend by 30% for key clients
- Mentored and led cloud teams, defining best practices and scalable architecture patterns
- Key Cloud Projects
- Retail Business (AWS): Migrated workloads from a legacy cloud provider to AWS, implementing secure landing zones and improving network security
- Secure Score Remediation (Azure):
- Financial Services (Azure AVD): Led Citrix-to-Azure Virtual Desktop migration, reducing costs by 40% through auto-scaling and performance tuning
- Consumer Credit (AWS): Built a multi-account AWS Landing Zone, standardizing IaC modules and cutting admin overhead by 25%
- Gaming & Casino (AWS): Developed hardened AMIs, automated CloudFront lifecycle policies, and enhanced security compliance
- Oil & Energy (AWS): Architected secure AWS storage for financial transactions, ensuring regulatory compliance and data security
Cloud Consultant
Sourced Group
Sydney
12.2019 - 02.2022
- Provided technical consulting services related to the implementation of hybrid or multi-cloud architectures.
- Assisted with troubleshooting issues related to the migration of applications from on-premise to cloud environments.
- Implemented security measures such as identity management, access control, encryption for data stored in the cloud.
- Developed and integrated extensive landing zones across both AWS and Azure environments.
Cloud Consultant
Mindtree
Sydney
04.2018 - 11.2019
Senior Consultant - Payment Domain
Shell
Bangalore
09.2016 - 04.2018
Senior Software Consultant
Accenture
Bangalore
01.2011 - 08.2016
Education
Master of Science - Computer Application
Amity University
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
Delhi University
Skills
- Cloud Strategy & Architecture
- Infrastructure as Code
- Security & Compliance
- Identity & Access Management
- Secrets Management
- Cloud Migration & Optimization
- AWS MGN
- Azure Migrate
- Cloud governance
- Cost optimization
- Landing zone development
- Multi-cloud strategy
- Troubleshooting techniques
- Client relationship management
- Performance tuning
- Well-architected reviews
- Incident management
- Cloud migration planning
- Disaster recovery planning
- DevOps implementation
- Network configuration
- Well-Architected Framework Implementation
- Enterprise Networking
- Operational Stability
Certification
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate
- AWS Certified Developer – Associate
- AWS Certified SysOps Administrator – Associate
- Microsoft Certified Azure Administrator (AZ-104)
- Microsoft Certified Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900)
- Microsoft Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals (SC-900)
- Microsoft Azure AI Fundamentals (AI-900)
- Professional Scrum Master
- Professional Scrum Product Owner
Personal Information
Title: Senior Cloud Consultant
Quick Professional Highlights
- 15+ years of experience in IT and 8+ years in cloud consulting.
- Led multi-million dollar cloud transformation projects across diverse industries.
- Successfully migrated 100+ workloads to Azure and AWS.
- Proven track record in cloud cost optimization, reducing spend by up to 40%.
- Strong advocate of team leadership, mentorship, and practice development.
- Ex Accenture, Shell, Aristocrat, Mindtree, Sourced Group.
Timeline
Senior Cloud Consultant
SoftwareOne
02.2022 - Current
Cloud Consultant
Sourced Group
12.2019 - 02.2022
Cloud Consultant
Mindtree
04.2018 - 11.2019
Senior Consultant - Payment Domain
Shell
09.2016 - 04.2018
Senior Software Consultant
Accenture
01.2011 - 08.2016
Master of Science - Computer Application
Amity University
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
Delhi University
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