Uttam Undale — CTO
A results-driven of Engineering Leader with more than 10+ years of hands-on experience in DevOps, SRE, Developer Productivity, and DevSecOps. He excels in leading productivity engineering initiatives, enhancing developer efficiency, and building secure, scalable enterprise solutions in fast-moving, complex environments. His career is marked by a deep commitment to empowering teams through innovative processes and modern engineering practices while working directly with founders, CTOs, and CPTOs, and managing Engineering Managers (EMs), Leads, and Architects. He has been part of journeys where companies and products evolved from initial concepts to large-scale enterprises, growing teams from just a few people to over a hundred to thousands, and supporting systems that process millions of transactions. His experience spans startups, mid-size, and large enterprise companies, offering a unique perspective on scaling both technology and teams. As a transformational leader, built and guided high-performing SRE/DevOps teams that prioritize operational stability, developer productivity, and continuous improvement.He cultivates an environment where collaboration and technical mastery thrive, driving engineering teams to create solutions that consistently surpass business goals. His leadership approach focuses on enabling engineers through streamlined development pipelines and cutting-edge automation practices. He also brings extensive experience in Security, with a strong background in cybersecurity strategy, InfoSec team management, and audit initiatives. He has led critical efforts to implement security best practices across development lifecycles, ensuring that applications are secure from the ground up while maintaining agility. His proactive approach to audit and compliance has helped organizations meet stringent regulatory standards without compromising operational efficiency. Additionally, His expertise extends to IT Engineering, particularly in managing IT assets, networking and security infrastructure across private and public cloud environments. He has designed resilient, scalable systems that maintain high availability and peak performance under demanding conditions. His strategic thinking and hands-on technical skills have consistently driven cost-effective, agile IT operations. Deeply passionate about cloud architectures, security, and developer productivity, Uttam is committed to pushing the boundaries of what’s possible while upholding the highest standards of reliability, performance, and security.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Cloud Infrastructure and Security expert with extensive experience in SaaS and Fintech industries.
Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Experience: 17 yrs 2 mos
Skills
- Cloud Infrastructure
- Cybersecurity
- Security
- Software Development
Career Highlights
- Led high-performing SRE/DevOps teams for operational stability.
- Delivered cloud platforms for major financial institutions.
- Implemented security best practices across development lifecycles.
Work Experience
Allegion
Engineering Leader, DevOps | SRE (11 mos)
Publicis Sapient
Sr. Engineering Manager, Cloud COE (1 mo)
Bizongo
Engineering Leader || Infrastructure || DevOps || SRE || Security (1 yr 5 mos)
Zeta Suite
Senior Engineering Manager, DevOps | SRE | DevSecOps (1 yr 3 mos)
Engineering Manager, DevOps (1 yr)
Rakuten India
Engineering Manager, Cloud Infrastructure (3 mos)
SRE Lead (3 yrs 2 mos)
Nokia
Senior Technical Specialist (5 mos)
Technical Specialist (1 yr 5 mos)
Oracle Corporation
Senior Software Engineer (3 yrs 4 mos)
Software Engineer (1 yr 9 mos)
KPIT Cummins Infosystems Limited
Software Engineer (8 mos)
ReadiMinds
Associate Software Engineer (1 yr 7 mos)
Education
Masters at Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani
Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) at Hirasugar Institute of Technology, NIDASOSHI
