Arjun Umesh — CTO
Dynamic and results-driven IT leader with 17+ years of progressive experience across IT infrastructure, DevOps, security, and enterprise technology operations. Currently serving as Head of IT at Glean, I have a proven track record of leading cross-functional teams, driving cloud-native transformations, and building secure, scalable systems for hyper-growth organizations. My expertise spans DevOps automation, Kubernetes orchestration, IAM (Okta, OneLogin), MDM (Intune, Kandji, Jamf), SIEM (Wazuh), and cloud platforms like AWS, Azure & GCP. I’ve successfully led complex migrations (G Suite to O365, on-prem to Azure SSO), implemented enterprise-grade security frameworks, and optimized infrastructure through IaC tools like Terraform and Ansible. Passionate about operational excellence, security-first architecture, and enabling high-performing teams, I bring a strategic yet hands-on approach to technology leadership that supports innovation, compliance, and business growth.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS Infrastructure and Security Expert with extensive DevOps experience.
Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Experience: 14 yrs 9 mos
Skills
- Devops
- Information Security
- Networking
- It Infrastructure Management
Career Highlights
- 17+ years of progressive IT leadership experience.
- Expert in cloud-native transformations and security frameworks.
- Proven track record in managing high-performing teams.
Work Experience
Glean
Head of Information Technology (1 yr 4 mos)
Khatabook
Sr Manager - DevOps, IT and Security at Khatabook (1 yr 7 mos)
Information Technology Manager (1 yr 4 mos)
Locus.sh
Information Technology Manager (11 mos)
InMobi
SDE II - CORP IT and Infrastructure Engineering (11 mos)
Information Technology Site Lead (1 yr 11 mos)
Information Technology Site Lead (2 yrs 8 mos)
Movate
Team Lead | Data Centre Technologies (6 mos)
Team Lead | End User Computing (3 yrs 5 mos)
Systems Engineer | End User Computing (11 mos)
Assistant Systems Engineer | End User Computing (2 yrs)
Education
Master of Business Administration (MBA) at Amity University
Bachelor's degree at Dharmamurthi Rao Bahadur Calavala Cunnan Chetty's Hindu College
High School/Secondary Diplomas and Certificates at Don Bosco School, Chennai