Hey, I'm Suraj!I build infra that scales && AI tools that ship.
I'm the Lead - Architect AI at Synergech. For five years I've been turning messy cloud setups into platforms that engineers actually want to use. Right now I lead the team building InfraGenie, a GenAI-powered Terraform provisioner on Azure.
A little about me
&& what I'm up to right now
Learn more about me
Hello!
I'm Suraj, Lead - Architect AI based in Chennai. I prefer boring tech that ships over shiny tech that demos.
Right now
Updated May 2026- BuildingInfraGenie, plus an M&A automation platform for an insurance client
- LeadingA team of 4–5 engineers across both products
- StudyingCKS · Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKAD + KCSA done)
- ReadingSite Reliability Engineering, Google. Properly this time
- ListeningJoe Rogan · Raj Shamani · Flagrant · Shawn Ryan
Toolbox
Tools I reach for every single day.
Let's talk
Open to staff and lead infra roles. Happy to chat even if there's no agenda!
Get in touch →Things I've built
&& broken in production
Featured · 2026infra0 — Describe Infrastructure, Get IaC
Describe the cloud infrastructure you want in plain English and get production-ready OpenTofu/Terraform back. Started life as InfraGenie; I designed the architecture, picked the model and led the team.
HealthtechMediClear — Clinical Notes, Made Clear
Turns dense clinical notes into plain-language discharge summaries pet parents actually read, with appointments, billing, records and a pet parent portal in one place.
StudioSush — A Desktop Harness for AI
A two-person AI studio in Chennai. First product: a desktop app that chats with any model, then edits, runs and reviews code in your folders inside a sandbox, with every change undoable.
DevOps · AIDeployLens — AI CI/CD Log Analyzer
Paste a failed pipeline log and get the root cause, a plain explanation of what went wrong, and the exact fix.
AI companionSarathi — A Charioteer Beside You
Guidance rooted in Krishna and the Bhagavad Gita, as an ongoing conversation. Bring what is on your mind and talk it through with a charioteer who sits beside you.
A diagonal line,
not a ladder
17 months
current
Lead - Architect AI
synergech technologies · chennaiLeading a cross-functional team of 5 engineers, reporting directly to the CEO. Driving InfraGenie — an AI-powered Terraform provisioning platform on Azure — from concept to a live customer pilot.
13 months
Associate Software Engineer · DevOps
bonbloc technologies · client: mclane inc.Owned the DevSecOps pipeline for McLane's repository security platform. Built automated Soteri-based scanning across 400+ Git repos, ran the migration from EKS to OpenShift, and quietly cut deployment time by 60%.
16 months
Systems Engineer
infosys limited · bangaloreBuilt BI automation and internal tooling for a Fortune-500 client. Replaced 14 hours/week of manual Excel work with VBA + SQL automation. The work that taught me what "production" actually means.
virtual program
Software Engineering Intern
jpmorgan chase & co.Virtual internship — financial data visualization with React + Python. First time I saw what "writing tests" looked like inside a bank.
I like sharing what I learn
&& what I figure out the hard way
Cloud Native Summit Kerala 2026: my first time on the other side of the booth
Silver sponsor, not attendee. Our first visitor stayed an hour, I finally met Mumshad, and two security engineers asked me a question I keep thinking about.
AWS Summit Mumbai 2026: what I actually took away
Solo at the summit for Synergech. Conversations with Anthropic’s Applied AI Head and Nykaa’s security lead, a floor full of AI database startups, and two breakouts worth attending.
How I cleared the Terraform Associate on a 3-week sprint
How I prepared, what I skipped, what I would do again, and the one practice exam that mattered more than the rest.
The tools I trust
on a Friday afternoon
cloud & infra
- AWS · EKS, ECS, Lambda●●●●●
- Azure · AKS, Functions●●●●●
- Kubernetes / Helm●●●●●
- Terraform●●●●●
- OpenShift●●●●○
- GCP●●●○○
ci/cd & automation
- Jenkins●●●●●
- GitHub Actions●●●●●
- ArgoCD · GitOps●●●●○
- Ansible●●●●○
- Docker · Compose●●●●●
code · data
- Python●●●●●
- Bash · Shell●●●●●
- JavaScript / Node●●●○○
- PostgreSQL · MySQL●●●●○
- MongoDB●●●○○
observability · security
- Prometheus + Grafana●●●●●
- Datadog●●●●○
- SonarQube●●●●○
- Trivy · Soteri●●●●●
- GenAI · LangChain●●●●○
Thirteen badges,
one wall
Scannable. Verifiable. Click any badge for the issuer's credential page.
Certified Kubernetes Administrator
The Linux Foundationverify ↗CKAD — Kubernetes App Developer
The Linux Foundationverify ↗KCSA — Kubernetes Security Assoc.
The Linux Foundationverify ↗
Terraform Associate
HashiCorpverify ↗
AWS Solutions Architect Assoc.
Amazon Web Services · SAA-C03verify ↗
RedHat Linux Administrator
Red Hat · RHCSAverify ↗
PG Program · Cloud Computing
Great Lakes Executive Learningverify ↗
Intro to Generative AI
Google Cloudverify ↗
Jenkins, Zero to Hero
Udemyverify ↗Kubernetes for Beginners
KodeKloudverify ↗CKA Practice Tests
Udemyverify ↗
Foundations of Project Management
Google · Courseraverify ↗
Intro to C Programming
NPTELverify ↗CKS — Kubernetes Security Specialist
The Linux Foundationstudying...What people I've worked with
have to say
Boosted compliance from 40% to 92%
I had the pleasure of working with Suraj Sanjay, Senior engineer on my team, and was consistently impressed by his ownership and ability to deliver impactful results quickly. A standout example: He led a critical project that boosted compliance from 40% to 92%, handling design, development, and legacy platform integration end-to-end — significantly improving operational efficiency. His strong ownership, clear communication, and technical skill make him a valuable asset to any team. Any organization would be lucky to have him onboard.
Remarkable speed, great quality, long-term maintainability
I've had the pleasure of working closely with Suraj, and I'm continually impressed by his expertise in Ansible, Git, BitBucket, Linux, Python, and cloud computing and his dedication in the DevOps field. Suraj successfully delivered two critical automation projects with remarkable speed, great quality, and long-term maintainability during the time when we worked together. Additionally, Suraj took the time to train me on Ansible and guided me through maintaining the projects.
A reliable team player who elevates those around him
I had the pleasure of working with Suraj on a collaborative project involving technical findings and system improvements. Throughout our time working together, he impressed me with his strong technical acumen, clear communication, and ability to quickly grasp complex concepts. Suraj approaches challenges with a thoughtful and solutions-driven mindset, and he's a reliable team player who elevates the work of those around him.
Where I learned
the fundamentals
Great Lakes Executive Learning
Cloud architecture, container orchestration, IaC. The program that pivoted me out of pure-engineering land and into platform thinking.
SRM Institute of Science and Tech.
DSP, microprocessors, comm. networks. Final-year project: IoT-based smart systems. The degree that taught me to read datasheets.
Let's build something together
Best for staff or lead infra roles, AI-infra consulting, podcast guest spots, or a coffee in Chennai.