Ashish Upadhyay
Cloud Solutions EngineerMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Ashish Upadhyay is a Newcastle-based Cloud Solutions Engineer at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, where he leads transformative cloud initiatives that drive efficiency, innovation, and alignment with government mandates. With prior experience as a DevOps Architect at SOFTEL Communications, Ashish delivered a 40% increase in operational efficiency and a 25% cost reduction through strategic automation, while optimizing AWS infrastructures supporting 10,000+ daily calls. At Morningstar Inc., he achieved a 50% cost savings and a 30% production time reduction by architecting hybrid AWS solutions and implementing CI/CD pipelines. Holding a Master’s degree in Computer Science from Newcastle University, Ashish specializes in cloud development, automation, and infrastructure management, consistently combining people, processes, and technologies to deliver impactful solutions. Beyond his professional work, he enjoys podcasts, traveling, exploring emerging technologies, and reading about the cosmos.