Jainendra Kumar

• Led and managed a high-performing engineering team developing Oracle's cloud-native AI Data Platform, fostering a culture of innovation, quality, and continuous improvement.
• Oversaw performance management through goal-setting, feedback cycles, and growth planning, enabling individual career progression and team excellence.
• Mentored and coached junior and mid-level engineers, driving skill development and enhancing team productivity.
• Partnered with product managers and stakeholders to define project goals, align roadmaps, and deliver customer-focused outcomes.
• Directed hiring and onboarding efforts to build a team with the right technical skills and cultural alignment.
• Drove successful project execution by managing timelines, allocating resources effectively, and proactively mitigating risks.
• Facilitated technical design discussions and ensured delivery of scalable, high-performance, and reliable systems aligned with OCI’s standards.
• Championed platform optimization and automation, identifying opportunities to improve operational efficiency and system reliability.
• Stayed abreast of industry trends, evaluating new tools and technologies to continuously modernize the platform and development practices.
• Collaborated with senior leadership to align the engineering roadmap with Oracle’s long-term strategic goals.

Key Achievements

• Reduced infrastructure costs by 20% through efficient resource scaling and automation.
• Enabled faster incident resolution by leading adoption of AI-driven operational tools across teams.
• Improved team engagement scores by implementing structured feedback and development sessions.

• Led engineering initiatives for development and scaling of OCI-native platforms across 20+ global regions.
• Architected and operated secure, compliant infrastructure using Terraform, Kubernetes (OKE), and OCI services to meet stringent cloud standards.
• Instilled a DevSecOps culture by embedding automated security and compliance checks throughout the SDLC, ensuring proactive governance.
• Managed region bootstrap and SRE operations, consistently achieving infrastructure readiness in under 90 minutes.
• Owned third-line escalation and on-call responsibilities, resolving critical platform incidents and minimizing downtime.
• Collaborated with senior stakeholders to prioritize enhancements, address security findings, and align engineering investments with business goals.
• Mentored and developed engineers, providing technical guidance, fostering leadership skills, and building a resilient team.

• Deployed scalable microservices on Kubernetes (OKE) clusters, enhancing availability and resiliency across global regions.
• Established production deployment best practices in collaboration with application teams to improve reliability and performance.
• Created CI/CD pipelines leveraging internal tooling to automate and standardize application build and deployment processes.
• Participated in disaster recovery simulations to assess system failover and business continuity capabilities.
• Developed infrastructure automation scripts to streamline deployment from development through production.
• Collaborated with developers to diagnose and resolve application-level issues rapidly, ensuring minimal impact to users.
• Utilized Infrastructure as Code practices using Terraform for OCI resource provisioning, improving reproducibility and compliance.

• Streamlined troubleshooting processes by actively collaborating with developers to resolve application-related issues efficiently.
• Implemented containerization technologies including Docker and Kubernetes to accelerate delivery cycles and improve portability.
• Automated routine tasks using Python and Bash scripting, significantly improving system efficiency and reducing manual intervention.
• Deployed and maintained monitoring stacks such as Graphite and Grafana to ensure visibility into application and system performance.
• Introduced infrastructure automation and configuration management tools, strengthening deployment consistency and reliability.
• Coordinated and executed testing and validation procedures across the software development lifecycle, ensuring high-quality software releases.

• Managed hybrid cloud infrastructure on AWS and Helion/OpenStack to support SaaS backup product Connected MX.
• Automated deployments and scaling operations using Docker, Puppet, and CloudFormation for improved delivery efficiency.
• Implemented comprehensive monitoring and alerting systems with Nagios and Icinga2, and managed federated authentication through Keycloak.
• Deployed scalable data analytics pipelines using Hadoop and HP Vertica to support real-time usage and performance insights.

• Delivered cloud and VM-based deployment automation using Puppet, Bash, and custom scripts on AWS and internal platforms.
• Led infrastructure rollouts for retail clients including Inditex, Kohl's, and C&A, ensuring scalable and secure deployments.
• Configured backend environments including Oracle and SQL Server, implemented RFID integrations, and established real-time store monitoring systems.
• Participated in datacenter buildout projects, involving server rack setups, network planning, PBX configuration, and firewall rule implementation.

• Led network infrastructure projects for Indian PSUs such as SAIL and NTPC, and supported telecom rollouts for BSNL and Vodafone.
• Managed 10+ concurrent projects involving telecom systems, IP telephony, and core network integrations.
• Designed and maintained automation scripts for telecom application configuration and database provisioning, enhancing operational accuracy and speed.