Apurv Singhal
Lead Cloud & Platform Consultant · AI Engineer · Founder
Executive Summary
Enterprise platform and cloud engineer with 8+ years architecting and shipping mission-critical systems at scale. Currently leading Azure cloud, DevOps automation, and internal platform engineering initiatives at Capgemini. Founder of ADM Guard, the compliance flight recorder for automated decisions. Proven track record navigating complex enterprise governance, migrating enterprise platforms, eliminating deployment friction through automated CI/CD, and deploying resilient, observable AI systems into production.
Professional Experience
Capgemini
2021 — PresentLead Consultant (Azure Cloud, DevOps & Platform)
- Architect and lead enterprise cloud platform initiatives on Microsoft Azure, delivering resilient multi-region infrastructure for mission-critical client services.
- Design production GitHub Actions CI/CD automation pipelines, cutting release cycle lead time by ~40% and eliminating manual deployment errors.
- Establish standardized infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, Bicep) blueprints for enterprise landing zones with automated compliance guardrails.
- Mentor engineering pods on cloud-native practices, containerization, observability telemetry, and production AI readiness.
Consultant (Platform & Cloud Migration)
- Led platform migration and cloud reliability initiatives across multiple enterprise environments on Azure, sustaining 99.95%+ platform availability.
- Automated deployment workflows across cross-functional teams, shifting release cadences from monthly batches to on-demand zero-downtime deployments.
- Standardized container deployment patterns and cloud monitoring telemetry, reducing mean-time-to-resolution (MTTR) by ~30%.
Contractor (Cloud & Backend Engineering)
- Delivered critical backend systems and cloud infrastructure components for high-demand client environments with zero downtime.
- Collaborated with architecture teams to ensure strict compliance adherence and seamless integration with core enterprise services.
Willow.ai
2020 — 2021Software Developer
- Engineered scalable web and mobile software solutions for smart building and digital twin platform ecosystems.
- Streamlined backend data ingestion and query pipelines, improving API response times by ~35% for real-time telemetry.
TechCompiler Data Systems
2018 — 2020Software Developer
- Engineered robust enterprise applications using .NET, C#, and relational database systems for commercial clients.
- Implemented database schema optimizations, indexing strategies, and automated testing suites that improved query performance by ~50%.
Community & Pro Bono Leadership
Head of IT (Volunteer)· IndianCare Inc.
- Directing complete end-to-end IT operations, cloud administration, and digital strategy for a registered Victorian community welfare non-profit.
- Managing Microsoft 365, Entra ID identity governance, multi-factor authentication policies, and endpoint security standards.
- Safeguarding confidential digital workflows and infrastructure supporting sensitive community helplines, family counseling, and welfare support services.
Featured Commercial Venture & Systems
The compliance flight recorder for automated decision-making systems (APP 1.7–1.9).
- Architected zero-PII ingestion boundary rejecting sensitive personal data at runtime before persistence (HTTP 422).
- Implemented cryptographic SHA-256 Merkle hash chains anchored to Azure Australia East WORM (Write-Once-Read-Many) immutable storage.
- Built drop-in client SDKs (TypeScript, Python) with client idempotency key retry safety to give Australian SaaS immutable audit readiness.
Zero-cost streaming RAG portfolio assistant with deterministic fallback routing and in-chat lead capture.
- Engineered streaming conversational assistant using Next.js 16 App Router, Turbopack, and Google Gemini Flash.
- Implemented local deterministic semantic keyword matching ensuring 100% uptime with zero vendor API cost overhead.
- Integrated transactional lead capture pipeline with Upstash Redis rate limiting and end-to-end Sentry telemetry.
Technical Competencies & Tooling
Microsoft Azure · Azure Landing Zones · GitHub Actions CI/CD · Terraform & Bicep IaC · Docker & Containers · Azure Functions (Serverless) · Cosmos DB & Azure SQL · SRE & Observability
Internal Developer Platforms · Enterprise Platform Migrations · Microservices Architecture · Release Engineering & Automation · Site Reliability & Disaster Recovery · Zero-Trust Architecture · API Gateways
Azure AI Foundry & Azure OpenAI · Claude API & Agent Architectures · RAG Workflows & Vector Embeddings · Tool Calling & Function Calling · TypeScript & Next.js · Python & FastAPI · C# & .NET Core
Zero-PII Ingestion Boundary Design · Australian Privacy Act APP 1.7–1.9 · Immutable Azure WORM Storage · Cryptographic Merkle Hash Chains · Entra ID Identity & Access Governance
Education & Certifications
Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert · Microsoft Certified: Azure DevOps Engineer Expert · Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate