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Kumar Sidhartha

Kumar Sidhartha

Bangalore,Karnataka

Summary

  • Engineering leader with over two decades of experience driving product innovation, and organizational scaling at global technology leaders including Nutanix, Cisco, Dell, Sun Microsystems, and Wipro.
  • Deep expertise in building and scaling infrastructure platforms, cloud-native services, and distributed systems for enterprise-scale environments.
  • Advocate for API-first architectures to accelerate automation, scalability, and operational agility. Committed to fostering a Culture of Innovation, demonstrated through multiple granted patents and consistent delivery of high-impact solutions.
  • Built and scaled multiple high-performing, cross-functional engineering teams across India and Europe, instilling a values-driven culture based on Honesty, Empathy, Autonomy, Respect, and Transparency (H.E.A.R.T.).
  • Conceived and led the development of new deployment and lifecycle management frameworks, establishing critical platforms that enabled revenue growth, platform adoption, and operational efficiency at Nutanix.
  • Currently leading strategic Cloud Native Platform programs at Nutanix, aligning global teams to a unified vision and accelerating enterprise adoption of next-generation solutions.

Overview

22
22
years of professional experience

Work History

Director /Sr. Manager Software Development

Nutanix Inc
04.2018 - Current
  • Building and scaling a high-performing team from scratch in India (and EU) to deliver the enterprise Kubernetes platform (NKP) and data services for containerized workloads (NDK), while fostering a strong engineering culture.
  • Led the development and scaling of the Microservices Platform (MSP) on Kubernetes, enabling core Nutanix services such as Prism Central, Object Storage, and Flow.
  • Drove initiatives to simplify and standardize deployment of Nutanix HCI stack, achieving 99.5%+ reliability across diverse platforms, hypervisors, and deployment scales.
  • Conceptualized and delivered a centralized Zero-Touch Deployment Framework (Foundation Central), extending automation capabilities to geo-distributed data centers.
  • Directed the development of an automated Lifecycle Management Framework (LCM) for seamless software and firmware updates across multiple OEM ecosystems.
  • Pioneered self-certification tools (FleX), enabling Nutanix partners to independently certify platforms and hardware, accelerating ecosystem scalability.

Manager/TL/MTS, Software Development Engineering

Cisco Systems
07.2009 - 04.2018
  • Led the full lifecycle of the Unified Computing System Manager (UCS-M), from architecture and feature design through development and customer escalation support for server and storage management.
  • Coordinated multiple UCS-M releases, aligning multiple engineering, product management, and program management teams to ensure on-time delivery and quality.
  • Partnered with internal BIOS, BMC, storage, and networking teams as well as vendors (Broadcom, LSI, QLogic, Intel, NVIDIA) to define and implement key server and storage management capabilities.

Senior Engineer Analyst

Dell India R&D
04.2007 - 07.2009
  • Developed Dell Online Diagnostics for PowerEdge Servers and PowerVault storage, ensuring compliance with DMTF standard-based diagnostic protocols

Member Of Technical Staff

Sun Microsystems
04.2004 - 03.2007
  • Served as a Sustaining Engineer for Sun PC Netlink and Sun Fire servers, driving defect resolution and validating system controller firmware to ensure reliability.

Software Engineer

Wipro Technologies
07.2003 - 04.2004
  • Developed diagnostic tools for HP Printers, enhancing monitoring and maintenance capabilities.

Education

B.Tech - Electronics And Communications Engineering

National Institute Of Technology
Warangal, India
05-2003

Skills

  • Proven Builder of high-performing, scalable teams, driving organizational growth and product innovation
  • Championing a Culture of innovation, fostering a high-velocity development environment focused on continuous improvement
  • Expertise in Defining and executing product vision and technical roadmaps in collaboration with cross-functional teams
  • Architecting and managing large-scale platforms, driving automation and operational excellence in hybrid cloud environments
  • Effective communicator, Bridging technical strategies and business objectives to align teams and stakeholders
  • Deep proficiency in Cloud Computing, Distributed Systems, Kubernetes, Microservices, System Management Software, and DevOps practices

Additional Information


  • Leading Innovative Change , Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley — Executive program on transformational leadership and innovation.
  • BulletProof Manager , Crestcom International — Leadership development with a focus on strategy, communication, and team building.
  • Executive Insights on Cloud-Native Technologies (DevOps, Microservices, Docker, Kubernetes) — Ongoing learning on modern distributed systems and DevOps practices via LinkedIn Learning and Udemy.
  • Communicating with Confidence , LinkedIn Learning — Enhancing executive communication and stakeholder influence skills.

Timeline

Director /Sr. Manager Software Development

Nutanix Inc
04.2018 - Current

Manager/TL/MTS, Software Development Engineering

Cisco Systems
07.2009 - 04.2018

Senior Engineer Analyst

Dell India R&D
04.2007 - 07.2009

Member Of Technical Staff

Sun Microsystems
04.2004 - 03.2007

Software Engineer

Wipro Technologies
07.2003 - 04.2004

B.Tech - Electronics And Communications Engineering

National Institute Of Technology

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