Ajay Kumar — VP of Engineering
An engineering leader with 18+ years of experience, passionate about delivering great products, value transparent communication & feedback. Creating an environment for high-performing teams, develop talent and can foresee skills to meet business needs. Managing multiple globally distributed teams like: AI/ML, Cloud operations, Analytics and involved in various POC’s with a focus on innovative technologies.Responsible for hiring, training, mentoring, and motivating a world-class engineering talent pool. As an engineering leader, I balance technical leadership, possesses sound business judgment and continually strive for simplicity and employs best practice in software development engineering. Applies an analytical approach to solving problems, grasps new technologies easily and develops and inspires teams to succeed. Cultivates trusted relationships with key stakeholders, including customers.Core Competencies:• Engineering Leadership• Software Architecture & Design• Strategy Development• Cloud & on premise Infrastructure Management• Data analytics & Data Engineering• AI & Machine Learning• Requirements Elicitation & Mapping• Cross-Functional Collaboration• Stakeholder EngagementTechnical Proficiencies:Scripts: Python, Powershell, Shell script, Java ScriptsPublic Cloud:Amazon Web Service’s,Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud Platform.AI/ML tools: apache spark , dataproc, databricks, ETL Operating System: Window's , Unix, Linux, CentOS, RHEL, Mac OSX Version tools: Git, Perforce, svn, ClearcasePublic Artifactory: Nexus,Docker Registry,Azure Container Registry, Model RegistryCI Tools: Jenkins, Teamcity, Electric CommanderAutomation: Docker,Terraform, Chef, helmMonitoring Tools: Splunk , New Relic and Appdynamics, JiraLoad Balancer:F5 device, AWS Elastic Loadbalancer, Autoscaling, Azure Traffic ManagerOrchestration Tools:Kubernetes, Docker Swarm
Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS and Cloud Infrastructure expert with strong leadership in AI/ML.
Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Experience: 18 yrs 5 mos
Skills
- Engineering Leadership
- Cloud & On Premise Infrastructure Management
- Software Development
- Cloud-native Applications
Career Highlights
- 18+ years of engineering leadership experience
- Expert in AI/ML and Cloud technologies
- Proven track record in team development and stakeholder engagement
Work Experience
Walmart Global Tech India
Senior Engineering manager II (2 yrs 10 mos)
Senior Engineering Manager I (2 yrs 9 mos)
Cloud Architect / Staff Engineer (7 mos)
Intuit
Senior Application Ops Engineer (4 yrs)
Juniper Networks
Software Engineer III (3 yrs 9 mos)
EMC Corporation
Senior Software Engineer (1 yr 7 mos)
Samsung India Software Operation
Software Engineer (1 yr 2 mos)
Synopsys
Intern (Tools Development) (1 yr)
Huawei
Software Trainee (C++ Development) (8 mos)
Education
Advanced Strategic Management at Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode
Master of Computer Applications - MCA at Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Rohilkhand University
BCA at Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology And Sciences (SHUATS)
