May 2022 – Apr 2023 · 11 mos · Bengaluru · On-site

• As a strategic engineering leader for the Ola Group (Mobility, EV, Financial Services), I held the executive mandate for Group Cloud Strategy, Platform Engineering, Data Ecosystems, and Global Operations. Leading a centralized high-performance engineering hub, I orchestrated the long-term technology strategy, aligning infrastructure investments with IPO-readiness while enforcing Enterprise FinOps frameworks that established strict P&L accountability and optimized Unit Economics across the conglomerate.
• Simultaneously, I served as the strategic anchor for Governance & Compliance, translating complex regulatory mandates for Fintech and EV sectors into technical execution. I unified the Data and Compute architectures to drive real-time insights, while institutionalizing Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) and Internal Developer Platforms (IDP) to deliver a resilient, "Secure by Design" environment at hyper-scale.

May 2018 – Apr 2022 · 3 yrs 11 mos · Dubai, Egypt, India & Europe

• As Regional Practice Leader (EMEA & APAC), I held P&L responsibility for the Cloud & Platform business, orchestrating the Go-To-Market (GTM) strategy for consulting services and proprietary platforms like Concierto.cloud. I established the Cloud Center of Excellence (CCoE), scaling competencies in Public Cloud, Platform Engineering, and Governance to drive transformation for Fortune 500 clients (including GE, UnitedHealthcare, and New York Life). As a strategic advisor to CIOs, I defined enterprise modernization roadmaps, bridging business goals with cloud-native execution.
• Simultaneously, I served as Chief Architect for MasterCard (Middle East), leading the migration of sovereign financial workloads to Azure (Europe) to address strict Data Sovereignty mandates. I architected a resilient, government-grade ecosystem handling millions of daily transactions, establishing a regional benchmark for cloud-native fintech infrastructure.

Apr 2015 – May 2018 · 3 yrs 1 mo · Minneapolis & Bangalore · On-site

• As Principal Architect for Public & Private Cloud, I led the foundational strategy to scale all enterprise applications across the hybrid ecosystem. I pioneered the "DevOps Dojo" initiative, institutionalizing DevOps culture and CI/CD maturity across all business verticals to drive rapid adoption, velocity, and architectural resilience.

Mar 2014 – Mar 2015 · 1 yr · Santa Clara & Bangalore · On-site

• Architected the Software Defined Infrastructure (SDI) strategy to offer Compute-as-a-Service (CaaS) to global engineering groups. I established a comprehensive infrastructure service portfolio underpinning Modern Apps (on x86 architectures) and mission-critical Accelerated Computing (HPC/AI) workloads, ensuring high-performance scalability for internal R&D.

Sep 2012 – Mar 2014 · 1 yr 6 mos · Bangalore

• Architected and orchestrated the implementation of Symmetrix Storage Arrays within the Advanced Storage Division, serving as the backbone for enterprise Private Cloud environments. I designed high-availability storage architectures and led the strategic orchestration of Tier-1 storage, ensuring seamless integration into the private cloud automation layer.

Jul 2010 – Sep 2012 · 2 yrs 2 mos · United States & India · On-site

• Served as a Trusted Technical Advisor to strategic enterprise customers, driving the adoption and architectural maturity of the Microsoft Platform Stack and Microsoft Azure.

Jun 2009 – Jun 2010 · 1 yr · India · On-site

• Served as a key Strategic Platform Enabler for Microsoft Bing following the acquisition. I drove the comprehensive Application & Platform migration, engineering the transformation of Bing services to fully adopt the native Microsoft Platform Stack, ensuring seamless ecosystem integration and hyperscale performance.

Jun 2007 – Jun 2009 · 2 yrs · India · On-site