Pradeep Kumar Pacha

With 19+ years in IT, I’ve held roles such as Director, Architect, and Senior Manager, serving global clients like AMEX, HSBC, NIKE, VERIZON, and AT&T

• IBM DB2 9 fundamentals certification
• IBM Thanks Award-2009
• Infosys Best Performance Award
• Leveraging Generative AI for Project Management
• Understanding Generative AI in Cloud Computing

• Cognizant
• Infosys
• IBM
• HSBC
• Wipro

Resource Management

-Cultivated a high-performance culture of accountability and trust, driving team excellence through mentorship, diversity initiatives, and recognition programs.

-Led a 50-person team across DevOps, Cloud, SRE, Engineering and Cybersecurity, delivering strategic solutions aligned with business and compliance needs

-Leading solution design and architecture for front-office and back-office environments, ensuring alignment with business processes and compliance requirements. Managed project risks, client relationships, and proposal development, while driving sales strategies and leveraging industry best practices to deliver innovative, high-quality solutions that meet client needs and expectations

DevOps COE Team Leadership (AWS/AZURE/GCP)

-Directed a global team of 15-20, standardizing CI/CD pipelines and automating infrastructure with Terraform, Ansible, Kubernetes, and AWS tools, improving efficiency, security, and reliability.

SRE Leadership

-Implemented SRE practices to ensure application reliability and performance, integrating automation and disaster recovery strategies with Terraform and observability tools

MLOps Leadership

-Spearheaded MLOps implementations on AWS, Azure, and GCP, optimizing CI/CD pipelines and leading cross-functional teams in deploying and monitoring machine learning models

FinOps - Cloud & Infra Cost Optimization Management:

-Reduced cloud costs by 65%, leading FinOps initiatives across AWS, GCP, and Azure, optimizing resource management, and automating cost-saving processes.

Emerging Technologies and Market POC:

-Drove innovation by integrating emerging technologies through market research, pilot testing, and performance benchmarking, enhancing system competitiveness.

Stakeholder Management and Customer success

-Engaged with stakeholders to manage business requirements, ensuring alignment with client expectations and delivering high satisfaction through agile methodologies and continuous feedback. Developed detailed project documentation and monitored KPIs and SLAs, providing training and support to optimize client utilization of delivered solutions.

Practice Leadership

Cloud Team: Led the design and implementation of cloud architectures, overseeing operations, cost optimization, and scalability while driving the adoption of innovative cloud technologies. Conducted technical reviews to ensure alignment with organizational goals and industry standards.

Engineering Team: Facilitated architecture reviews, collaborated on system design improvements, and enforced best practices in microservices, distributed systems, and cloud-native applications to ensure performance, scalability, and security.

Cyber Security Team: Directed ISO security standards implementation, VAPT processes, and custom WAF rule development, ensuring robust protection against threats through continuous audits, security patching, and advanced defensive measures.

Migration Strategies:

-Ensure data integrity and continuity during the migration by performing thorough testing and validation at each phase.

-Conducted detailed assessments of on-premises infrastructure to identify key workloads for migration and developed comprehensive migration strategies. Leveraged AWS migration services like SMS and DMS, ensuring data integrity and continuity through rigorous testing and validation

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Strategic Leadership & Data science & AI-Driven Services:

-Pioneered AI-driven service models (R-A-A-S, D-A-A-S, M-A-A-S) and optimized Amazon EMR clusters for large-scale data processing using Apache Hadoop and Spark. Automated cluster orchestration with Apache Airflow, developed DAGs for managing complex data workflows, and implemented proactive monitoring and alerting for efficient resource utilization and performance

Collaboration with Sales Team

-Contributed to RFP responses and financial strategies, enhancing proposals and driving continuous improvement through feedback loops and performance metrics.

Agile Practices:

-Customized Agile frameworks like Scrum and Kanban to fit each client's unique needs and organizational culture. Fostered collaboration with cross-functional teams, using tools like Jira, Trello, and Azure DevOps to manage tasks and projects, and implemented iterative development cycles for continuous client feedback and adaptation

Budgeting:

-Developed and managed annual departmental budgets, optimizing resource allocation to maximize ROI and minimize expenditures. Implemented real-time cost-tracking mechanisms and fostered a culture of fiscal responsibility, promoting cost-saving initiatives and budget awareness among team members.

Product Road mapping:

-Led cross-functional teams to develop product roadmaps aligned with business objectives and market demands. Utilized agile methodologies to prioritize features, define milestones, and adapt to evolving customer needs, while collaborating with stakeholders for iterative refinement and strategic alignment.

Product Strategy and Requirement Gatherings:

-Formulated product strategies through market research, competitive analysis, and customer feedback to drive innovation and growth. Conducted requirement gathering sessions with stakeholders, translating business needs into actionable product plans aligned with organizational objectives.