ARUN NAYAK
Cloud Migration & Onboarding Manager
Dubai
Summary
Experienced Cloud Migration & Onboarding Manager with 16 years of experience leading enterprise and government cloud transformation projects. Specializes in VMware Cloud Director, Microsoft Azure, and multi-tenant infrastructure solutions. Skilled at aligning business requirements with technical functionalities to facilitate smooth migrations, onboarding processes, and governance protocols while minimizing operational disruptions.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
7
7
Certifications
Work History
Digital Advisory Manager
du
02.2024 - Current
- Lead cloud migration and onboarding for enterprise and government entities.
- Act as a single point of contact across the onboarding lifecycle.
- Spearhead end-to-end cloud migration and onboarding engagements for government entities, aligning service offerings with national cloud governance frameworks, and security policies.
- Evaluate the customer infrastructure and application landscape to determine readiness and suitability for cloud migration.
- Serve as the primary technical consultant, addressing customer inquiries, clarifying architectural considerations, and presenting solution options.
- Recommend appropriate services and solutions from the cloud portfolio based on each customer’s compliance, performance, and availability requirements.
- Coordinate with architecture, provisioning, operations, and cybersecurity teams to streamline service activation and onboarding timelines.
- Drive onboarding workshops and documentation to ensure stakeholder alignment, and smooth service adoption.
- Maintain ownership across the onboarding lifecycle, ensuring SLA compliance, risk mitigation, and post-migration support readiness.
System Expert – Infrastructure & Cloud
Ericsson
06.2017 - 12.2023
- Acted as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for cloud migration initiatives across regional enterprise projects.
- Led technical solutioning and architectural design for migrations to Azure and Ericsson’s OpenStack-based cloud platform.
- Collaborated with client stakeholders and internal teams to assess workloads, define migration strategies, and mitigate technical risks.
- Managed end-to-end project lifecycle, including planning, resource coordination, and execution of large-scale infrastructure transformations.
- Provided post-migration technical validation, optimization, and documentation to ensure long-term performance and compliance.
Unix Consultant
du
12.2015 - 06.2017
- Delivered Linux/Unix infrastructure projects aligned with enterprise security standards.
- Supported virtualization and internal IT resource planning.
System Manager
Afghan United Bank (AUB)
01.2011 - 10.2015
- Led infrastructure and middleware services including Oracle RAC and Solaris.
- Supported disaster recovery planning and core banking systems maintenance.
Education
MCA - Computer Science
Eastern Institute for Integrated Learning in Management
B.Sc. - Information Technology
Utkal University
Skills
Azure
VMware Cloud Director
OpenStack
Linux
Solaris
Windows Server
Oracle RAC
VMware
Hyper-V
Veritas NetBackup
HP DP
SAN
Sun Storage
Shell scripting
Cron jobs
Hardening
System Management
ITIL
SLA Management
Capacity Planning
Certification
Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert
Technical Skills
Azure, VMware Cloud Director, OpenStack, Linux, Solaris, Windows Server, Oracle RAC, VMware, Hyper-V, Veritas NetBackup, HP DP, SAN, Sun Storage, Shell scripting, Cron jobs, Hardening, System Management, ITIL, SLA Management, Capacity Planning
Timeline
Digital Advisory Manager
du
02.2024 - Current
System Expert – Infrastructure & Cloud
Ericsson
06.2017 - 12.2023
Unix Consultant
du
12.2015 - 06.2017
System Manager
Afghan United Bank (AUB)
01.2011 - 10.2015
B.Sc. - Information Technology
Utkal University
MCA - Computer Science
Eastern Institute for Integrated Learning in Management