nishko
Toronto, Ontario
Experience

Cloud Engineer
Symcor
- Engineered an enterprise fraud detection system using Azure AI Document Intelligence, architected to process and analyze 5-6 million cheques monthly.
- Architected and deployed a GPT-4 RAG pipeline integrated with Microsoft Teams to provide automated querying of on-premises Confluence documentation.
- Designed and deployed secure, private environments for Azure OpenAI with end-to-end private connectivity using Private Link and Azure Service Bus.
- Architected and configured private Azure Red Hat OpenShift (ARO) clusters, managing full-stack access control and secure DNS resolution.
AROBicepDatabricksAzure OpenAISynapse

Cloud Engineer
Securian Canada
- Developed a comprehensive library of Terraform scripts to automate the provisioning of core Azure resources, which reduced deployment timelines by 50%.
- Optimized global application performance by implementing Azure Front Door with advanced routing rules and caching policies.
- Engineered robust CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps and GitHub Actions to streamline the application lifecycle.
- Hardened cloud security posture by enforcing Azure Key Vault and configuring Network Security Groups (NSGs).
TerraformAzure DevOpsAzure Front Door
Projects
Enterprise-scale Azure architectures, automated deployment pipelines, and AI integrations.
TerraformNext.jsAzure OpenAI+ 3 more
Thoughts and deep-dives on Azure AI, cloud architecture, and developer tooling.