Pravin Kumar Chaurasia
Pune
Summary
Strategic IT infrastructure and cloud executive with 19+ years of experience leading global DevOps transformation, SRE adoption, and enterprise-scale platform modernization. Proven leader in building high-performance engineering organizations, driving cloud-first strategies, strengthening cybersecurity posture, and enabling resilient 24x7 global operations. Recognized for aligning technology vision with business strategy while delivering measurable outcomes across reliability, scalability, and cost optimization.
EXECUTIVE METRICS: $30–35M Budget | 80+ Global Team | 3,000+ Enterprise
Servers | 99.99% Availability | Multi-Cloud Leadership | GCC & M&A Integration
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Global Head of DevOps, SRE & Cloud Platforms (GCC Leader)
Data-Axle Solution India Pvt. Ltd.
Pune
05.2021 - Current
• Own enterprise-wide cloud, infrastructure, DevOps and cloud security strategy supporting global business growth and regulatory readiness.
• Manage 3,000+ enterprise servers across hybrid cloud and on-prem environments ensuring performance, resilience and scalability.
• Defined and executed multi-cloud reference architectures across AWS and Azure enabling secure and cost-efficient platforms.
• Established enterprise Zero-Trust security governance, IAM standardization
and automated compliance guardrails improving cloud security posture by ~40–50%.
• Reduced cloud security misconfigurations by ~45% through automation, policy enforcement and DevSecOps adoption.
• Enabled SOC2 / ISO-aligned compliance readiness and strengthened enterprise encryption and data protection strategy.
• Led large-scale cloud transformation delivering sustained 99.99% platform availability and improved service reliability.
• Implemented AI-driven observability and Agentic AI capabilities enabling
predictive monitoring, autonomous incident triage and faster MTTR reduction.
• Championed adoption of AI Assistants, AIOps and intelligent automation frameworks to enhance engineering productivity and operational decision-making.
• Established FinOps governance delivering multi-million-dollar savings and infrastructure cost transparency.
• Accelerated deployment velocity and platform scalability through automation-
first engineering practices.• Played a key leadership role in Pune GCC setup, global operating model evolution and M&A technology integration.
• Built high-performing global teams supporting mission-critical 24x7 enterprise operations.
Senior Specialist - DevOps
NICE Interactive Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
Pune
06.2016 - 05.2021
- Led DevOps engineering initiatives, delivering CI/CD automation and large-scale infrastructure modernization
- Built scalable deployment pipelines and automated environments across hybrid infrastructure
- Improved system reliability, security, and compliance through proactive monitoring, automation, and standardization
- Introduced early AI-based signal analysis and trend detection to proactively identify incidents and performance degradation
- Optimized cloud resource utilization and cost through governance, monitoring, and automation
- Mentored DevOps engineers and promoted Agile, CI/CD, and DevOps culture across product and engineering teams
DevOps Manager
CITI Technology India Pvt. Ltd.
Pune
12.2015 - 06.2016
- Introduced DevOps practices in a highly regulated banking environment
- Managed production-grade CI/CD pipelines and release governance
- Coordinated onshore-offshore DevOps delivery models and vendor partners
- Improved release reliability, compliance, and operational stability
Sr. Subject Matter Expert – Build & Release
Amdocs India Pvt. Ltd.
Guargaon, India
10.2012 - 12.2015
• Designed enterprise build frameworks supporting global telecom platforms.
• Enabled standardized automation practices across environments.
Configuration Manager
Barclays Technology Center India Pvt. Ltd.
Pune
10.2012 - 12.2015
- Led enterprise build, release, and configuration management for banking platforms
- Implemented automation frameworks to reduce deployment errors and improve release velocity
- Recognized as Star Performer for delivery excellence
Software Engineer
Thales Software India Pvt. Ltd.
Chennai, India
05.2008 - 09.2009
• Developed enterprise-grade software systems with high availability focus.
Software Engineer
Conformia Software Labs
Bangalore, India
04.2007 - 05.2008
• Designed and integrated core enterprise modules for regulated environments.
Education
Master of Computer Applications -
UP Technical University
LucknowMBA (Executive) -
IMT
GhaziabadSkills
- Cloud Security
- Leadership
- Risk Management
- IT Infrastructure Management
- Data Center Operations
- Cost Management
- Business Continuity Disaster Recovery
- Database Administration
- SLA Compliance
- Application Security
- Asset Management
- Information Security
- Cloud Migration
- IT Strategy
- Site Reliability Engineering (SRE)
- Cyber Security
- Mission Critical 24/7 Support/Operation
- Platform Engineering & AI-Driven Operations
- Network Infrastructure Management
- IT Security & Governance
- DevOps and SRE Best Practices
- Delivery Management
- Engineering
- IT Project Management
- Artificial Intelligence
- Budgeting
- DevSecOps
- Storage/Backup
- Incident Management
- Monitoring & Observability
- Cost Management & Operation
LinkedIn Profile
https://www.linkedin.com/in/pravin-kumar-chaurasia-21a60013/
EXECUTIVE IMPACT & CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
• Enterprise IT Strategy leadership with CIO/VP-level transformation vision and operating model evolution
• Global leadership of DevOps, Cloud, Infrastructure and Security teams supporting mission-critical 24x7 platforms
• Multi-cloud strategy execution across AWS, Azure and Hybrid environments
enabling scalable digital growth
• Cloud Security, Zero Trust and Cyber Resilience programs improving governance and risk posture
• IT Governance, Risk & Compliance leadership aligned to enterprise audit and regulatory standards
• SRE adoption, automation and Artificial Intelligence / Agentic AI-driven operations improving reliability, predictive incident response and autonomous remediation
• Leadership in Agentic AI and AIOps strategy, enabling intelligent automation self-healing infrastructure and next-generation platform operations
• FinOps governance delivering multimillion-dollar infrastructure optimization and
cost transparency• Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery and Resilience Engineering for highly available enterprise platforms
• GCC setup, scale and global operating model leadership supporting organizational expansion
• Mergers & Acquisitions technology integration and enterprise platform modernization
• Executive stakeholder, board-level collaboration and strategic vendor management
TECHNICAL & DOMAIN EXPERTISE
Cloud Platforms: AWS | Azure | Hybrid Cloud | On-Prem Infrastructure
DevOps & Automation: Terraform | CI/CD | Infrastructure as Code
SRE & Observability: Monitoring | Incident Management | Reliability Engineering
Cybersecurity & Governance: Zero Trust | Compliance | Risk Management | Cloud Security
Platform Engineering & AIOps: Predictive Monitoring | Incident Correlation | AI-Driven Automation
Infrastructure: Data Center | Network Architecture | Enterprise Platforms
TEAMS & FUNCTIONS MANAGED
- DevOps Engineering , Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), Cloud Platform Engineering
- Network & Security Operations, Infrastructure & Data Center Services
- Artificial Intelligence, Automation, Tooling and TechOps Teams
Accomplishments
- Built and scaled a global DevOps, SRE & Cloud organization supporting enterprise platforms.
- Delivered 10-20% cloud and infrastructure cost savings through automation, AIOps, and FinOps.
- Reduced incident impact and MTTR through AI-assisted observability and proactive operations.
- Recognized for building secure, resilient, and scalable cloud-native platforms.
Languages
Hindi
Proficient
C2
English
Proficient
C2
Hobbies and interests
- Leadership Development • Technology Innovation • Fitness • Travel
Timeline
Global Head of DevOps, SRE & Cloud Platforms (GCC Leader)
Data-Axle Solution India Pvt. Ltd.
05.2021 - Current
Senior Specialist - DevOps
NICE Interactive Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
06.2016 - 05.2021
DevOps Manager
CITI Technology India Pvt. Ltd.
12.2015 - 06.2016
Sr. Subject Matter Expert – Build & Release
Amdocs India Pvt. Ltd.
10.2012 - 12.2015
Configuration Manager
Barclays Technology Center India Pvt. Ltd.
10.2012 - 12.2015
Software Engineer
Thales Software India Pvt. Ltd.
05.2008 - 09.2009
Software Engineer
Conformia Software Labs
04.2007 - 05.2008
Master of Computer Applications -
UP Technical University
MBA (Executive) -
IMT