Azure FinOps & Governance
Driving cost optimization, forecasting, budgets, alerts, Power BI dashboards, and governance reporting across enterprise Azure environments.
Personal CV Portfolio
Subhajit Banik
Microsoft Cloud Practitioner | Azure | DevOps | FinOps
Microsoft-certified Azure professional with 8 years of experience in cloud infrastructure, FinOps, DevOps automation, and Azure governance.
- Experience
- 8 yrs
- Cloud
- Azure
- Base
- Kolkata
About
Cloud, reliability, and automation with practical business focus.
Microsoft-certified Azure professional experienced in cloud infrastructure management, cost optimization, DevOps automation, identity and access governance, and reliability operations. Current work focuses on Azure FinOps, cost transparency, governance controls, Power BI cost dashboards, and automation that improves operational efficiency. AI is a personal productivity interest, explored through lightweight assistant and workflow automation projects.
Highlights
Career highlights across cloud, governance, and enterprise operations.
DevOps & Infrastructure Automation
Built Azure deployment workflows using Azure DevOps, YAML pipelines, PowerShell, ARM templates, Bicep, Terraform, and automation runbooks.
Cloud Security & Access Governance
Implemented PAM, RBAC, Active Directory groups, access policies, and governance controls across large cloud environments.
Endpoint / Intune Leadership
Handled endpoint modernization and compliance-oriented work as corporate experience, including Workspace ONE to Intune migration leadership and endpoint governance responsibilities.
Microsoft Datacenter Operations
Supported Microsoft Red Dog Operations, Azure Q10 architecture troubleshooting, cluster diagnostics, S2-S4 issue handling, and global datacenter collaboration.
Recognition
Received Star&R recognition at PwC and contributed to Microsoft datacenter operations supporting Tokyo Olympics server staging in 2021.
Skills
Focused capabilities across modern cloud operations.
Azure Cloud
- Azure infrastructure
- Azure Entra
- Azure Policy
- RBAC
- Resource Graph
DevOps & Automation
- Azure DevOps
- CI/CD
- PowerShell
- Bicep
- Terraform
- YAML pipelines
FinOps
- Azure Cost Management
- Azure Advisor
- Budgets
- Alerts
- Chargeback tagging
Monitoring & Reliability
- Azure Monitor
- Log Analytics
- Splunk
- KQL
- IcM
- ServiceNow
Identity & Governance
- Privileged Access Management
- Thycotic Privilege Manager
- Active Directory
- Shared Access Signature
- Group Policy implementation for RBAC
AI Productivity Interest
- Personal assistants
- Prompt workflows
- Desktop automation
- Research helpers
Corporate Experience
Enterprise roles across PwC, LTIMindtree, Azure operations, and endpoint leadership.
Aug 2024 - Present
PwC India
Senior Associate
- Working on Azure Cost Optimization and Governance across PwC global Azure environments.
- Forecast infrastructure costs using Azure Pricing Calculator and scenario-based cost models.
- Report spend anomalies, cost-saving opportunities, and forecast accuracy insights to leadership.
- Analyze subscription-level costs and performance data using Azure Cost Management + Billing and Azure Advisor.
- Implement Azure Budgets and Alerts for proactive cost monitoring and variance control.
- Develop Power BI dashboards using Cost Management API and KQL analytics for spend KPIs and optimization trends.
- Partner with global infrastructure and finance teams on tagging, chargeback alignment, and cost governance standards.
May 2023 - Aug 2024
PwC India
Associate
- Worked as a technical consultant for Cloud Infrastructure Services with focus on Azure financial governance and optimization.
- Led endpoint migration activities involving Workspace ONE to Microsoft Intune, supporting device compliance, endpoint governance, and modernization requirements.
- Deployed Thycotic Privilege Manager for EMEA and APAC firms and aligned it with Azure governance standards.
- Created Active Directory groups, RBAC rules, and policies for cost and access compliance.
- Implemented Privileged Access Management and cost optimization strategies across Azure environments.
- Analyzed subscription spend through Azure Cost Management + Billing to identify underutilized resources.
- Automated reporting through Power BI and Splunk for license usage, resource allocation, and monthly cost trends.
Sep 2021 - Apr 2023
LTIMindtree
Senior Cloud Engineer
- Worked on Microsoft Contoso Infrastructure as Code initiatives for Azure deployment workflows.
- Implemented CI/CD in Azure after requirement analysis with client teams.
- Prepared infrastructure automation scripts using YAML, PowerShell, ARM templates, and Azure DevOps pipelines.
- Triggered CI builds with required deployment parameters and monitored build activity through Azure DevOps dashboards.
- Created project workflows for server provisioning and SKU update processes.
Cloud Infrastructure Engineer - Microsoft Red Dog Operations
LTIMindtree
Windows Server Administrator
- Handled Identity Access Management aligned with Azure Information Protection requirements.
- Provided role-based access control for test engineers and managed access to storage accounts using shared access signatures.
- Supported data backup and recovery, including HDD snapshots, data mirroring, IcM alerts, and weekly scheduled practices.
- Created Azure Automation runbooks and custom script extensions for performance monitors and application alerts.
- Used Azure Monitor, Activity Log, and Log Analytics for infrastructure and application monitoring.
- Collaborated with global datacenter teams on Azure Q10 architecture deployment and troubleshooting in Microsoft datacenters.
- Resolved S2-S4 issues and performed cluster diagnostics using RDP and XTS tools.
Personal Projects
Selected personal builds and practical Azure automation use cases.
Dr. Banik - Autonomous Personal Executive Assistant
A local-first desktop assistant built with a sidecar architecture: Electron for the desktop shell, React for the UI, FastAPI/Python for the intelligence layer, and SQLite for local memory.
ElectronReactFastAPISQLiteLLM orchestration
Impact: Personal AI enthusiast project exploring chat, local memory, system monitoring, provider-agnostic LLM routing, and future autonomous desktop actions.
Azure Landing Zone POC
A React and TypeScript proof of concept for Azure landing zone planning, with dashboard, architecture explorer, CAF/WAF views, governance, networking, security, monitoring, resource inventory, roadmap, and script console modules.
ReactTypeScriptViteAzure CAFAzure WAFRecharts
Impact: Shows practical Azure architecture thinking through a rules-based recommendation engine that converts intake answers into landing zone design guidance without paid APIs.
Azure PGP File Encryption Automation
Automation flow for secure file encryption and controlled transfer patterns using Azure-native services and scripting.
AzurePowerShellPGPAutomation
Impact: Improves file handling consistency, lowers manual effort, and supports secure operational processes.
Personal CV Portfolio Website
A production-ready personal CV and portfolio website built as a static web app with editable profile data, responsive sections, dark/light theme support, and recruiter-friendly navigation.
Next.jsReactTypeScriptTailwind CSSAzure Static Web Apps
Impact: Creates a lightweight professional web presence that can be hosted on Azure Static Web Apps Free Tier and connected to a custom domain.
Certifications
Microsoft cloud and security credentials.
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate AZ-104
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate AZ-500
- Microsoft Certified: DevOps Engineer Expert AZ-400
Education
Academic background.
B.Tech in Information Technology
West Bengal University of Technology, Kolkata
2014 - 2018 | CGPA: 7.66/10
Post-Matriculated in Computer Science
St. Joan's School ISC, Kolkata
2012 - 2014 | 82.5%
Matriculated in Science
St. Joan's School ICSE, Kolkata
2012 | 89.6%
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