Akshay Sanklecha

Director of Engineering

Maharashtra, India10 yrs 11 mos experience

AI ML PractitionerAI Enabled

Key Highlights

Over 11 years of experience in DevOps and SRE.
Reduced operational costs by 45% through strategic cloud management.
Led AI initiatives to drive innovation and efficiency.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a DevOps and SRE leader in the SaaS and Fintech industries.

Contact

akshaysanklecha@gmail.com +919422903044 LinkedIn

Skills

Core Skills

DevopsCloud ComputingArtificial IntelligenceInfrastructure Management

Other Skills

AIAWSAgileAmazon EKSAnsibleAutomationAzureAzure Kubernetes Service (AKS)CI/CDChaos EngineeringChefCloudFormationCompliance AuditsContinuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD)Cost Reduction

About

Software engineering leader with over 11 years of experience in DevOps and SRE, currently serving as the Director of DevOps at The Good Glamm Group. I bring a unique edge to my role, having worked extensively across all three major cloud platforms—AWS, GCP, and Azure. I have optimised costs while enhancing operational efficiency. I’m passionate about leveraging AI to transform how we work. By integrating advanced AI solutions, I help teams unlock new levels of productivity and creativity, enabling smarter decision-making and faster innovation. As a mentor and leader, I thrive on collaboration and enjoy helping others embrace best practices while pushing the boundaries of what we can achieve in software engineering. Let’s connect and explore how we can drive innovation together!

Experience

The good glamm group

2 roles

Director - DevOps

Promoted

Oct 2024 – Mar 2025 · 5 mos

Multicloud Management: Integrated and managed infrastructures across AWS, Azure, and GCP for Commerce, Media, and Creator verticals
AI Initiatives: Led a team to deliver AI projects on time and within budget, driving innovation and efficiency
Cost Reduction: Reduced operational costs by 45% through strategic cloud management on AWS
Infrastructure Automation: Implemented IaC using Terraform and CloudFormation, cutting time-to-market for features by 50%
FinOps Practices: Streamlined cloud spending across platforms, achieving cost savings without sacrificing performance
Monitoring Optimization: Enhanced monitoring with DataDog, reducing alert noise by 35% and improving incident response by 45%
Team Leadership: Built high-performing teams through mentorship and development opportunities
Vendor Negotiation: Secured discounts and pricing through effective negotiations with IT vendors
Compliance Audits: Conducted security audits with Ernst & Young, ensuring 100% compliance with GDPR and CCPA
Regulatory Compliance: Strengthened internal controls to meet regulatory requirements

AWSAzureGCPAICost ReductionInfrastructure Automation+7

Sr. Manager - DevOps

Jan 2022 – Oct 2024 · 2 yrs 9 mos

Morgan stanley

Senior Manager

Jun 2020 – Jan 2022 · 1 yr 7 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Led the implementation of DevOps and SRE practices at Morgan Stanley, reducing delivery and deployment time by 47%.
Established SLA, SLO, SLI, and tracked Error Budget to improve performance metrics.
Minimized human toil by 30% through effective SRE practices and implemented Chaos Engineering for resilience enhancement.

DevOpsSREPerformance MetricsChaos Engineering

Persistent systems

Team Lead

Dec 2018 – Jun 2020 · 1 yr 6 mos · Pune, Maharashtra, India

Devised and implemented automated CI/CD pipelines for software delivery
Enabled Infrastructure as Code to enhance deployment processes and streamline operations.
Prioritized tasks in infrastructure, resulting in a 50% reduction in turnaround time for PR and build pipelines

CI/CDInfrastructure as CodeAutomationDevOps

Amdocs

Technology Engineer

Jun 2015 – Nov 2018 · 3 yrs 5 mos · Pune Area, India

Implemented DevOps principles to enhance legacy applications, transitioning server configurations to automated tools.
Automated key business functions with Python and Shell scripts, improving deployment efficiency.
Utilized configuration management tools to streamline processes and enhance productivity.

DevOpsAutomationPythonShell Scripting

Syntel

Software Developer

Mar 2014 – Jun 2015 · 1 yr 3 mos · Pune Area, India · On-site

Converted webpages from HTML4 to HTML5 to improve compatibility and performance.
Reduced processing time for various functions through optimized JavaScript implementations.
Created a platform to validate multiple applications using JSP and JavaScript.

HTMLJavaScriptJSP