Palak Pravasi
London
Summary
Results-driven Azure Cloud Engineer with 3.5+ years of experience delivering cloud integration, automation, and support solutions using Microsoft technologies. Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure Logic Apps, API Management, CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as Code, and Power Platform. Experienced in production support, incident management, stakeholder collaboration, and delivering scalable business solutions. Possess working knowledge of C# and .NET technologies, with recent experience in data analytics using Microsoft Fabric and Power BI.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
7
7
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work history
Azure Cloud Engineer / Data & Automation Consultant
Valorem UK
London
2025.01 - 2026.05
- Delivered internal analytics and data platform initiatives using Microsoft Fabric, Power BI, and Power Platform.
- Built and maintained Lakehouse data structures including Bronze and Silver layers for reporting and analytics.
- Developed notebooks for data ingestion, transformation, and data quality improvement.
- Designed dashboards and management reports to analyse leave trends, utilisation, and team availability.
- Enhanced and supported internal Leave Tracker solutions using Power Apps and Power Automate.
- Improved internal processes through automation and reporting enhancements.
- Took maternity leave March 2025 to November 2025 and successfully resumed responsibilities December 2025.
Azure Cloud Engineer / Integration Consultant
Cluster Reply / Valorem Reply
London
2021.10 - 2025.01
- Joined as intern and progressed into client-facing support and development role on large-scale Azure-based identity and integration platforms.
- Worked across multiple client projects including University of Portsmouth, University of Cambridge, Specsavers, Sovereign, and Solentive.
- Supported implementation, monitoring, and maintenance of cloud applications, authentication platforms, and integration services.
- Monitored system health, API connectivity, and application performance using Azure Portal, Application Insights, and Postman.
- Investigated incidents, analysed logs, resolved support tickets, and improved service reliability.
- Built and maintained CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps for application and infrastructure deployments.
- Delivered Infrastructure as Code solutions using Bicep and ARM templates.
- Supported migrations, environment setup, connection references, and release deployments across client environments.
- Developed PowerShell scripts to automate operational and deployment tasks.
- Built Power Automate flows for approvals, notifications, reminders, and reporting processes.
- Contributed to Power Apps, model-driven applications, and Power BI reporting solutions.
- Worked closely with clients, internal teams, and stakeholders to deliver solutions within deadlines.
Web Developer
Crawded Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
2015.12 - 2017.06
- Project: Crawded.com (EdTech Q&A Platform)
- Developed web application features using ASP.NET MVC 5, C#, SQL Server, Entity Framework, AJAX, and SignalR.
- Contributed to backend architecture involving 250+ APIs integrating multiple external data sources in real time.
- Supported Azure-based transaction services with hybrid cloud and on-premise components.
- Worked with Azure Logic Apps and API Management to aggregate search results from multiple sources.
- Assisted in building scalable search and content delivery services for student users.
- Supported integrations involving MVC middleware, BizTalk services, and third-party providers.
Education
MSc - Software Engineering
University of Hertfordshire
United Kingdom 2021.01 - 2023.01
Bachelor in engineering - Computer science
Dr. Jivraj Mehta institute of technology
Gujarat, India 2011.01 - 2014.01
Diploma in engineering - Computer
B & B institute of technology
Gujarat, India 2009.01 - 2011.01
Skills
- 35 years of experience delivering cloud, integration, and automation solutions using Microsoft technologies
- Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure Logic Apps, API Management, Azure Monitor, and Application Insights
- Good experience in Power Platform including Power Apps, Power Automate, and Power BI solutions
- Skilled in CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, release management, and deployment automation
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code using Bicep and ARM templates
- Proven ability to provide production support, incident management, troubleshooting, and platform monitoring
- Experience working with APIs, integrations, data flows, and enterprise application support
- Exposure to Microsoft Fabric, Lakehouse solutions, and business reporting dashboards
- Strong stakeholder communication and experience working with cross-functional teams
- Working knowledge of C#, NET, SQL Server, and software development principles
Certification
- Microsoft DP-600 – Fabric Analytics Engineer Associate (2024)
- GitHub GitHub Administration Certification (valid until Oct 2026)
- Microsoft AI-900 – Azure AI Fundamentals (2022)
- Microsoft PL-900 – Power Platform Fundamentals (2021)
- Microsoft DP-900 – Azure Data Fundamentals (2021)
- Microsoft AZ-900 – Azure Fundamentals (2021)
- Microsoft PL-100 – Power Platform App Maker Associate (previously certified)
Projects
Project: Crawded.com (EdTech Q&A Platform), Developed web application features using ASP.NET MVC 5, C#, SQL Server, Entity Framework, AJAX, and SignalR., Contributed to backend architecture involving 250+ APIs integrating multiple external data sources in real time., Supported Azure-based transaction services with hybrid cloud and on-premise components., Worked with Azure Logic Apps and API Management to aggregate search results from multiple sources., Assisted in building scalable search and content delivery services for student users., Supported integrations involving MVC middleware, BizTalk services, and third-party providers., Project: SchoolWeb (School Communication Portal), Developed a multi-tenant SaaS communication platform for schools, colleges, and educational institutes., Built the platform using ASP.NET MVC, SQL Server, Entity Framework, HTML, CSS, jQuery, JSON, and AJAX., Created APIs consumed by native mobile applications., Developed modules for user management, communication workflows, and reporting features., Supported deployment, testing, maintenance, and feature enhancements.
Timeline
Azure Cloud Engineer / Data & Automation Consultant
Valorem UK
2025.01 - 2026.05
Azure Cloud Engineer / Integration Consultant
Cluster Reply / Valorem Reply
2021.10 - 2025.01
MSc - Software Engineering
University of Hertfordshire
2021.01 - 2023.01
Web Developer
Crawded Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
2015.12 - 2017.06
Bachelor in engineering - Computer science
Dr. Jivraj Mehta institute of technology
2011.01 - 2014.01
Diploma in engineering - Computer
B & B institute of technology
2009.01 - 2011.01