Rajasekaran Jeevanandham

VP of Engineering

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India20 yrs 9 mos experience

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Key Highlights

Expert in architecting scalable cloud-native platforms.
Nearly two decades of experience in data infrastructure.
Recognized for multiple technical certifications and patents.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Cloud Infrastructure Architect specializing in scalable storage and networking solutions.

Contact

rajasekaranmam@gmail.com LinkedIn

Skills

Core Skills

Cloud ComputingStorage Architecture

Other Skills

Agile MethodologiesAgile Project ManagementCloud StorageCommunicationComputer ArchitectureCross-Cultural Communication SkillsCross-functional CollaborationsCustomer EngagementCustomer ExperienceDevice DriversEmbedded SystemsEngineering ManagementFeature PrioritizationFeature TestingFibre Channel

About

Driving innovation at Nutanix as a Senior technologist, specializing in architecting scalable platforms that unite storage, networking, compute, and memory across on-prem, hybrid, and cloud-native environments. My expertise blends advanced software and hardware strategies to deliver robust solutions for real-world challenges in data infrastructure, machine learning, and generative AI applications—especially for financial analytics and insights. With nearly two decades in the computer software industry, my hands-on experience covers the full spectrum of enterprise storage, networking, system architecture, software engineering, product evaluation, project delivery, quality assurance, and strategic customer engagement. I am recognized for holding multiple technical certifications and have contributed patents and invention disclosures in fields such as serverless architectures, VMware cloud, cache-driven storage controllers, and firmware recovery systems. Passionate about continuous learning and tackling complex technical challenges, I thrive on collaborating with diverse, high-impact teams. My approach is rooted in solving business-critical problems and delivering lasting results while mentoring and enabling the growth of others.

Experience

20 yrs 9 mos

Total Experience

2 yrs 11 mos

Average Tenure

7 yrs

Current Experience

Nutanix

Senior Engineering Manager

Jun 2019 – Present · 7 yrs · Bengaluru · Hybrid

Enabling advanced storage, networking, and software features on Nutanix AOS and AHV platforms.
Storage and network Subject-Matter Expert with hands-on experience in QA, software development, and automation.
Leading and managing a cross-functional team across Bangalore and US locations to deliver scalable solutions.

StorageCloud ComputingCloud StorageComputer ArchitectureCross-functional CollaborationsDevice Drivers+24

Intel corporation

Cloud Architect

Oct 2018 – Jun 2019 · 8 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

NVMe-oF, RoCE (RDMA), SPDK.
Git, JIRA.
Test strategy, Test plan, Test cases, Process Improvement, Validation check-list, Traceability Matrix.
Procurement, Hardware identification, Lab setup planning.

Communication

Sandisk®

Technologist (Senior Manager) / CNE Platform Dev Engineering Manager

Sep 2016 – Oct 2018 · 2 yrs 1 mo · Bengaluru Area, India

NVMe-oF, RoCE (RDMA), SPDK, DPDK,
Mellanox/Broadcom/Cavium Qlogic 25/50/100GbE,
ARM A72 based All-Flash-Array Platform,
Hadoop, MapReduce/YARN, Containers,
Microsemi & Broadcom PCI express expander,
Git, JIRA, Confluence, Polarion,
Budget estimation, CAPEX/OPEX, KPI,
Test strategy, Test plan, Test cases, Process Improvement, Validation check-list, Traceability Matrix,
Procurement, Hardware identification, Lab setup planning,
Driven from scratch and formed QA team under ASTO/CTO group in Bangalore, India,
Managed CNE Dev Test Platform QA team (team size is 9) as an Engineering Manager in Memory-Tech.
SATA CNE, PCI express CNE platforms, 2D NAND, BiCS, SLC, MLC, TLC, QLC,
SNIA, OCP, PMDK, PMoF, NVDIMM, DMTF, 3D Xpoint/Optane,

Communication

Lsi

2 roles

Test Architect

Oct 2011 – Sep 2016 · 4 yrs 11 mos · Bangalore, India

Test architecture, Test strategy (OEM specific), Test plans, Test cases,
Hardware coverage matrix (Storage Vs Server, OS, IO tools, Applications),
SAS, SATA, NVMe based MegaRAID controllers (Mainly MR, iMR but also IR, IT) with 12/6/3 Gbps interface,
ONFI, DDR, SPI, I2C, MCTP, PCIe-VDM, PCI-SIG, SCSITA, T10, SATA-IO, IEEE, JEDEC, SMBUS, GPIO,
12/6 Gbps SAS/SATA expanders,
4Kn, 512emulation, DIF, Secure drive (FDE),
SSD caching (Patent filed in Write Amplification)
IBM CQ,
Software Defined Storage (SDS), Converged Infra (CI), Hyper-Converged Infra (HCI),
Microsoft, IBM, Lenovo, Super micro, BAT (Baidu, Alibaba, Tencent), Nutanix, Maxta, Cavium, EMC, NetApp, Cisco, Dell, Intel, and Seagate.
Rack Scale Architecture, Scorpio (Lenovo), Smart Rack, RestFul API, DMTF Redfish, SNIA Swordfish,
SNMP, CIM, SMI-S, VSS, VDS, Snapshot,
Exposure to various IO tools,
Enterprise Key Management System, Local Key Management System,
UEFI 2.3.1 and 2.4,
VMware vSAN, XEN, KVM, Hyper-V,

Communication

Lead Software Test Engineer

Jul 2007 – Jan 2011 · 3 yrs 6 mos · Bangalore, India

Primarily based on SCSI U320 / U160 MegaRAID storage controllers,
Later moved to SAS (6/3 Gbps), SATA (3/1.5 Gbps) MegaRAID storage controllers,
RAID, JBOD,
SCSI, SAS, SATA based expanders and enclosures (SES),
Windows, Linux, Vmware, Solaris operating systems,
Firmware, Driver, GUI, CLI, Preboot, BIOS, OpROM, UEFI, Libraries, Out-of-Band,

Communication

Netapp

Member Technical Staff

Jan 2011 – Sep 2011 · 8 mos · Bangalore, India

Smoke/Triage QA engineer in Codeline Stability Test (CST) team,
TCX and vTCX (T – Torture, C – Crusher, X – Xfun).
ONTAP and WAFL,
Quality center, BURT,
CIFS/SMB, NFS, HTTP, FTP,

Communication

Hcl infosystems ltd

Product Engineer (Product Engineering Group)

Jul 2005 – Jun 2007 · 1 yr 11 mos · Puducherry Area, India

Intel/AMD based server/workstation platforms validation,
Compute, Memory, Storage, Networking, Operating systems Interoperability,
LSI, Adaptec, Promise, Qlogic, Super micro, Asus, Tyan, MSI, Gigabyte, Micron, Samsung, Hynix, Elpidia, Nanya, Microsoft, RHEL, Novell,
Intel Remote Management Modules, (RMM),

Communication