Hi, I’m
ANCHAL GUPTA
DevOps And Cloud Transformation Leader
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Summary
Innovative Technology Leader with 16 years of experience in DevOps, MLOps, Platform Engineering, Cloud Transformation, and DataOps. Currently directing DevOps and AI Enablement programs, shaping CI/CD, cloud governance, automation, and platform strategies. Expert in building high-performing teams and delivering scalable cloud solutions that enhance reliability and operational efficiency. Published Author, AWS Community Builder & Continuous Delivery Foundation Ambassador.
Overview
3
Certifications
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Accenture ATCI - AI & Data
DevOps, DataOps & AI Enablement Leader
05.2021 - Current
Job overview
- Lead DevOps, DataOps, and Platform Engineering strategy for enterprise-scale application and data platforms, driving standardization, automation, and engineering excellence across multiple delivery teams.
- Manage and mentor a high-performing team of 20+ engineers, architects, and automation specialists, responsible for delivery governance, capability development, hiring, and career growth.
- Established and scaled a DevOps, DataOps, and AI Enablement Center of Excellence supporting cloud-native applications, enterprise data platforms, and digital transformation programs.
- Architected and implemented enterprise CI/CD and Infrastructure-as-Code frameworks using Terraform, CloudFormation, Kubernetes, Jenkins, and AWS services, significantly improving deployment velocity, reliability, and operational efficiency.
- Led cloud modernization and migration initiatives from on-premises environments to AWS, delivering improved scalability, resilience, security, and infrastructure cost optimization.
- Defined engineering governance, security controls, and operational best practices across cloud platforms, ensuring auditability, compliance, risk mitigation, and operational excellence.
- Spearheaded AI-driven engineering productivity initiatives focused on intelligent testing automation, root-cause analysis, data quality validation, and self-service engineering capabilities.
- Lead the Data Product Testing Automation Pod responsible for building reusable automation frameworks and AI-enabled quality engineering accelerators across enterprise data programs.
HCL Technologies Ltd.
Senior Technical Lead
11.2018 - 04.2021
Job overview
- Established DevOps framework and pipelines using AWS CloudFormation, Git, AWS Code Pipeline, AWS Code Build and AWS Code Deploy, reducing infrastructure setup time by 90%.
- Devised static website hosting solution with CI/CD approach on AWS CloudFront using S3, leading to a 60% reduction in deployment errors and a 75% increase in website performance metrics.
- Spearheaded the implementation of Blue/Green and Canary Deployment strategies while maintaining a zero-downtime policy, enhancing user experience.
- Revamped microservice, server-based applications, android apps and CI/CD workflows utilizing different AWS services resulting in a significant 60% reduction in man-hours.
- Presented white papers and conducted tech-talks to an audience of 400.
- Collaborated with AWS to test DevOps Guru service contributing to the refinement.
- Conducted training for other team members on Cloudformation templates, AWS and DevOps framework that led to a 50% increase in team productivity.
Ericsson India Global Ltd.
Senior Engineer
12.2015 - 10.2018
Job overview
- Crafted DevOps/Cloud solutions for international telecom giants across diverse regions, enhancing deployment efficiency by 25%.
- Spearheaded CI/CD pipeline implementation for EC2 based Java applications, reducing deployment time by 40%.
- Ensured robust performance of scalable web applications with ELB, Auto-scaling and CloudWatch, maintaining a stellar uptime of 99.99%.
Tata Consultancy Services
IT Analyst
05.2014 - 12.2015
Job overview
- Served as the Secondary Lead overseeing and coordinating operations for an offshore team supporting a prominent US client.
- Designed Infrastructure Solutions hosted on VMware and AWS Cloud Platform with 2500+ servers, achieving a 30% reduction in infrastructure costs.
- Led migration of on-premise to AWS cloud, resulting in a 40% improvement in scalability and reliability.
HCL Technologies Ltd.
Senior Specialist
08.2010 - 05.2014
Job overview
- Pioneered platform infrastructure engineering to manage web applications across diverse music records.
- Administered the deployment of LAMP-based applications using RHEL Linux, VMware, and Apache, while managing JBoss and Tomcat web servers.
Education
Bharati Vidyapeeth's College Of EngineeringNew Delhi
B.Tech from Electronics And Communication Engineering
05-2010
Skills
Leadership: DevOps Strategy, MLOps & AI Enablement, Platform Engineering, Cloud Transformation, DataOps, Engineering Governance, FinOps, Stakeholder Management, Team Leadership
Cloud & Architecture: AWS, Cloud Migration, Serverless Architecture, Microservices, AWS Lambda, ECS, EKS, Step Functions
DevOps & Automation: Terraform, CloudFormation, Jenkins, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, Release Engineering, Kubernetes, Docker, Helm
AI / Data Platforms: AI Enablement, Generative AI, DataOps, Data Quality Automation, Intelligent Testing, Root Cause Analysis Automation, Enterprise Data Platforms
Security & Operations: AWS Config, GuardDuty, Inspector, IAM, CloudWatch, Prometheus, Splunk, Compliance, Observability
Certification
AWS Certified DevOps Engineer Professional
Timeline
DevOps, DataOps & AI Enablement Leader
Accenture ATCI - AI & Data
05.2021 - Current
Senior Technical Lead
HCL Technologies Ltd.
11.2018 - 04.2021
Senior Engineer
Ericsson India Global Ltd.
12.2015 - 10.2018
IT Analyst
Tata Consultancy Services
05.2014 - 12.2015
Senior Specialist
HCL Technologies Ltd.
08.2010 - 05.2014
Bharati Vidyapeeth's College Of Engineering
B.Tech from Electronics And Communication Engineering
BOOKS AUTHORED
Authored Mastering Infrastructure as Code with AWS CloudFormation, published by BPB Publications. This book explores best practices, advanced features, and template design to help professionals master Infrastructure as Code. It is available worldwide on Amazon in both paperback and Kindle formats.