Ankur Srivastava — VP of Engineering

Experienced people leader with a passion for building great teams, products, and platforms. Ankur’s expertise lies in complex Software Architecture, Artificial Intelligence, Prompt Engineering, Watson Discovery, Data Training. With more than 19 years of software engineering experience, he has led development in the fields of Cloud, AI, Telecom, Cyber Security, Risk, Threats in infrastructure, Network, Cloud and Data Centre Technologies offerings. P&L leader for Managed Services with responsibility for revenue, margin, and utilisation targets As a Director, Ankur leads product development and innovations in Cloud Computing and Artificial Intelligence. He is responsible for handling cross geographical, cross functional teams. He has experience in working with different geo clients and expert in understanding different business offerings. His portfolios also includes Hiring, Retaining, and Motivate a diverse team of hardworking, critical thinking, and productive people. Rich Experience of senior leadership management, recruiting, and retaining premier software engineers. Deep technical acumen and expertise, ability to navigate through high level system and software architecture, down to detailed design decisions. Excellent understanding of all aspects of software development, project management, quality assurance, and customer advocacy in a large-scale enterprise environment. Entrepreneurial, metrics minded, strategic thinker who can move and act at operational and tactical levels when required. Demonstrate a history of successfully delivering large, complex, and elite enterprise solutions to the customer base. * Self Starter – Thrive in a fast paced and changing environment. * Disclosure - https://priorart.ip.com/IPCOM/00274585D * Strong collaboration skills with a “Team First” mentality. * Technical engineering excellence, innovation in everything you do. * “Growth” mindset in tackle problems and creating great solutions. * Excellent written and verbal communication skills. * BE, PGDM, Harvard Business School , 19 years experience in Software Industry

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Cloud Computing and AI expert with extensive leadership experience.

Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Experience: 20 yrs 4 mos

Skills

Cloud Computing
Artificial Intelligence
Network Management
Software Development
Cloud Security
Project Management
Cloud Development
Application Administration
Application Development
Technical Support

Career Highlights

19 years of software engineering experience.
Expert in Cloud Computing and Artificial Intelligence.
Proven track record in leading cross-functional teams.

Work Experience

IBM

Program Director of Software Engineering (4 yrs 5 mos)

Senior Development Manager (2 yrs 3 mos)

Oracle

Development Manager, Oracle Cloud (1 yr 10 mos)

Ericsson

Senior Manager (1 yr 6 mos)

Adobe System India Pvt Ltd

Senior Engineering Application Administrator (3 yrs 7 mos)

Technical Responce Team (5 yrs)

Mahindra Comviva

Technical Support Engineer (1 yr 9 mos)

Education

Bachelor of Engineering - BE at Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad

Certificate for Completion at Harvard Business School Online

Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) at Institute of Management Technology - (IMT-CDL), Ghaziabad

Ankur Srivastava

VP of Engineering

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India20 yrs 4 mos experience

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Key Highlights

19 years of software engineering experience.
Expert in Cloud Computing and Artificial Intelligence.
Proven track record in leading cross-functional teams.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Cloud Computing and AI expert with extensive leadership experience.

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Skills

Core Skills

Cloud ComputingArtificial IntelligenceNetwork ManagementSoftware DevelopmentCloud SecurityProject ManagementCloud DevelopmentApplication AdministrationApplication DevelopmentTechnical Support

Other Skills

AWSAWS Identity and Access Management (AWS IAM)Adobe AcrobatAdobe ColdFusionAdobe PhotoshopAdvanced knowledge of technologyAmazon Web Services (AWS)Application ServersBudgeting and financial managementCloud FoundryCloud InfrastructureCloud Security ComplianceCode ReviewCompliance AuditsCompliance Cloud

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Experience

20 yrs 4 mos

Total Experience

4 yrs

Average Tenure

6 yrs 8 mos

Current Experience

Ibm

2 roles

Program Director of Software Engineering

Promoted

Nov 2021 – Present · 4 yrs 5 mos

Scheduled and supervised staff meetings to discuss new ideas and update participants on program details and milestones.
Provided ongoing direction and leadership for program operations.
Enhanced program efficiency by streamlining processes and implementing innovative solutions.
Evaluated program performance through comprehensive data analysis, driving continuous improvement efforts.
Created the organisational structure - Job Design, Departmentation, Delegation, Span of control and Chain of command.
My Organisation includes - Development, QA/Test, Program Manager, Security Compliance and Site reliability engineering (SRE) to build, ship and support Cloud products and Artificial Intelligence.
Design the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) which is in-line with key business goals, drivers and Vision of IBM Public Cloud. Implemented ways to measure the performance of KPIs using SMART framework.
Set the strategic direction for IBM Cloud Network layer products and partner APIs. This includes defining the overall architecture of the products and coordinating with Customers and product management to define the features and functionality for the products and development tools.
Product (https://www.ibm.com/cloud/network) which are build in my organization are Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) - Software-Defined Networking, Virtual Network Function (VNF), Virtual Private Network (VPN), Private DNS, Load Balancers, Direct Link, Cloud Service Endpoint (CSE), Cloud Security Compliance, Cloud Internet Service, Transit gateway, End to End testing, Network Performance Testing.

Cloud ComputingArtificial IntelligenceProgram LeadershipData AnalysisSoftware Development

Senior Development Manager

Jul 2019 – Oct 2021 · 2 yrs 3 mos

Led team of 14 developers in analysis and rebuild of software from conception through implementation.
Managed two individual projects simultaneously for product lifecycle development.
Product - Virtual Network Function - This product is used by IBM Cloud Users to provision virtual routers, load balancers, firewall, NAT service. Build this team from scratch, design this product, its costing structure, shipped it. Code is written in Terraform, SDK - goLang and Python.
Product - Cloud Security Endpoint - This product is used by all internal IBM Cloud products which are running as PaaS or IaaS or SaaS. This product adds a security layer to in house cloud products. Control Plane runs on Kubernetes, Docker.

Team LeadershipSoftware DevelopmentCloud SecurityProject Management

Oracle

Development Manager, Oracle Cloud

Sep 2017 – Jul 2019 · 1 yr 10 mos · Noida Area, India

Managed software development reporting for corporate reporting and business intelligence efforts.
Reviewed code to check compliance with company coding guidelines.
Oversaw two of simultaneous projects, monitoring each for development milestone and quality control compliance.
Led sprint planning, reviews and retrospectives.
Product - Identity Cloud Services - It is a Secure, On – Demand Identity Management. Identity Cloud Service is Oracle’s next generation comprehensive security and identity platform that is cloud-native and designed to be an integral part of the enterprise security fabric, providing modern identity for modern applications.
Product - Key Management Cloud Services - Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Key Management is a managed service that enables you to encrypt your data using keys that you control. Key Management provides you with highly available, durable, and secure key storage using FIPS 140-2 Level 3 certified hardware security modules (HSMs), centralized key management capabilities, and integration with select Oracle Cloud Infrastructure services.

Software DevelopmentProject ManagementCode Review

Ericsson

Senior Manager

Mar 2016 – Sep 2017 · 1 yr 6 mos · Noida Area, India

Established performance goals for employees and provided feedback on methods for reaching those milestones.
As Senior Manager, I lead Cloud Development and Support teams.
I lead the Cloud Migration project from Ericsson’s in-house applications were hosted on Openstack, to migrate these Java/J2EE applications to Public Cloud.
Lead team of 10 people - 1 Architect, 2 Senior Developers and developers. - Applications as build using Microservices and hosted on Kubernetes.
Promoted a culture of continuous learning through regular workshops, seminars, and training sessions for staff.
Implemented innovative solutions to overcome challenges, leading to enhanced productivity levels.
Increased customer satisfaction with timely project deliveries and seamless communication.
Led cross-functional teams to achieve project milestones and deliver high-quality results.
Recruited, interviewed and hired employees and implemented mentoring program to promote positive feedback and engagement.

Cloud DevelopmentTeam LeadershipProject Management

Adobe system india pvt ltd

2 roles

Senior Engineering Application Administrator

Promoted

Aug 2012 – Mar 2016 · 3 yrs 7 mos

Maintained compliance with industry regulations by conducting thorough audits of applications and associated processes.
Served as a subject matter expert on assigned applications, offering guidance to both technical staff and end-users alike.
Reduced downtime by effectively troubleshooting and resolving complex technical issues.
Delivered training, documentation and end-user support.
As Senior Engineering Application Administrator - We build and support in- house and customer facing applications. These applications were build on Java/J2EE hosted on Openstack, AWS, Azure.
We build 23 application, some of them were exposed to Adobe end customers.
We used technologies/products like - EC2, LbaaS, F5, Autoscaling, Oracle Data base, MySql, VPC, Java, J2EE, apache, Ngnix, Baremetal.

Application AdministrationTechnical SupportCompliance Audits

Technical Responce Team

Aug 2007 – Aug 2012 · 5 yrs

Technical Response Team (TRT) as Technical Support Engineer in ColdFusion support. Adobe provides paid support to its customers. The Customers are entitled to get bug fixes and get support on different technical issues they are facing in their environment.
Wrote technical documentation of ColdFusion, this documentation involves reported issues, bug updates.
Build the connector between ColdFusion and Apache, IIS. We build connecter dll and .so files for all the flavor of Red Hat and windows.
Met strict deadlines under pressure without compromising quality or accuracy in completed projects.
Achieved consistent results by following established guidelines for fabric selection, preparation, and seaming techniques.
Provided valuable feedback on potential design improvements based on experience working with diverse materials and techniques.
Adapted quickly to various fabric types, ensuring appropriate handling methods were applied for each material encountered during the course of work.

Technical SupportDocumentationProblem Solving

Mahindra comviva

Technical Support Engineer

Nov 2005 – Aug 2007 · 1 yr 9 mos · New Delhi, Delhi, India

Provided remote assistance to clients, ensuring timely resolution of software and hardware concerns.
Mentored junior members of the team on best practices in issue resolution techniques.
Served as an escalation point for challenging technical inquiries, demonstrating expertise in product knowledge and problem-solving abilities.
Conducted root cause analysis of technical issues, implementing preventive measures for future occurrences.
I was part of Delivery and Support Team, for application called PreTUps (Prepaid TopUp System) and postpaid system. This team was responsible for setting up the servers, Middleware, deploying application, integrating it with Clients Systems like Intelligent Network, SMSC etc. Performing UAT at client side and giving support to client.
This product is VAS based product used for recharging mobile account using a separate type of STK (SIM tool Kit) including a special menu (eRecharge). This is a real time recharge system supporting n level of hierarchy for marketing, sales and finance.

Technical SupportIssue Resolution