Ratnapradeep Aravelli
Vice president - AI /Cloud Engineering
Hyderabad
Summary
Experienced leader with strong background in guiding teams, managing complex projects, and achieving strategic objectives. Excels in developing efficient processes, ensuring high standards, and aligning efforts with organizational goals. Known for collaborative approach and commitment to excellence.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
2
2
Certifications
Work History
Vice President –Gen AI / Cloud Engineering
8bit.ai (A CtrlS Company)
Hyderabad
11.2024 - Current
- Leadership & Team Building: Led and mentored cross-functional engineering teams, fostering a culture of innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement. Scaled teams through strategic hiring, performance management, and talent assessment.
- Program & Delivery Management: Implemented Agile methodologies, sprint planning, and execution frameworks, ensuring on-time delivery of complex AI and infrastructure projects. Regularly engaged with executive leadership through status updates, technical roadmaps, and stakeholder presentations.
- AI & Agentic Systems: Delivered enterprise RAG-based chatbots and Agentic ITSM Knowledge Bases; developed and deployed Text-to-SQL (T2S) agents for OPF/Billing and internal PET teams; implemented multi-agent frameworks to cut down L0/NOC costs; executed advanced AI POCs for BFSI and Education (eKYC automation, RBAC-based reporting, thesis/SOP generation).
- LLM & Model Deployment: Designed and deployed LLMs and open-source models (LLaMA 3.0, Whisper, LLaMA 4 Maveric) on H100 GPUs with serverless enablement. Experienced in vLLM, TensorRT, LMDeploy, and GPU passthrough for NVIDIA CUDA acceleration.
- Cloud-Native & Infrastructure: Built and deployed cloud platforms for GPU workloads, SLURM orchestration, automated Kubernetes clusters, and dynamic storage provisioning. Established robust containerized deployments, automated POD deployments, and GPU enablement at scale.
- Product & Stakeholder Alignment: Developed and maintained product roadmaps, translated complex business needs into technical solutions, and aligned engineering execution with organizational goals. Built strong partnerships across Product, Design, and Business teams.
- Quality & Governance: Established QA processes, engineering metrics, and documentation standards for reliability, scalability, and knowledge sharing across teams.
Manager – Automation / GenAI
Cloud4c (A CtrlS company)
Hyderabad
01.2023 - 11.2024
- Built and led a strong engineering team that successfully moved our systems from old-style servers to modern Kubernetes platforms.
- Migrate Applications with blue green deployment strategy.
- Created an Agentic AI platform for ITSM which automates ITSM work flow for Ticket creation / Automated SOP assignment / automated Bucket detection / dynamic Workflow creation
- Guided the team in setting up multiple Kubernetes clusters, making our applications run more efficiently and reliably
- Created clear processes for the team to follow, making work smoother and more predictable
- Planned and delivered a modern tech platform that helped the business grow faster
- Set up a modern development pipeline using tools like Git, Jenkins, and SonarQube, making software releases faster and more reliable
- Worked closely with business leaders to understand their needs and deliver solutions that matched their goals
- Cut system costs by improving how we use our resources
- Sped up software delivery from once a month to multiple times per week
- Put safety measures in place to protect our systems and data
- Created backup plans for when things go wrong
- Tech Stack: React , Node, Docker, Kubernetes, Jenkins, GIT, SonarQube , Infrastructure Management, Project management. Environment Migration, Performance Evaluation
Development Lead
E2Open (Formerly Blujay Solutions)
Hyderabad
04.2021 - 11.2022
- Architected and developed a multi-tenant customer portal for freight forwarding services, streamlining booking, quoting, and shipment tracking processes
- Designed and implemented a dynamic dashboard with customizable reporting capabilities, enhancing data visualization and user experience
- Engineered seamless integrations between the portal and core modules (TMFF, customs, etc.) to provide real-time service access and information
- Developed a scalable tenant onboarding system with automated configuration management, improving operational efficiency
- Created RESTful APIs using Node.js, enabling robust backend functionality and third-party integrations
- Spearheaded the end-to-end architecture design, ensuring scalability, performance, and security
- Implemented comprehensive API integration strategies to connect disparate systems and enhance data flow
- Containerized the application using Docker, facilitating consistent and efficient deployments across environments
- Established an automated CI/CD pipeline, significantly reducing deployment time and improving release reliability
- Enhanced software development efficiency by implementing agile methodologies and streamlining team communication.
- Drove innovation in software design, exploring emerging technologies and staying abreast of industry trends to maintain competitive advantage.
- Developed comprehensive project documentation for streamlined knowledge transfer, reducing onboarding time for new team members.
- Played a vital role in the successful completion of multiple high-profile projects, ensuring flawless execution from conception to delivery.
- Led efforts in troubleshooting complex technical issues during production incidents, working closely with support teams to minimize downtime and ensure swift resolution.
- Championed adherence to coding standards within the development team, resulting in more consistent code quality across projects.
- Determined and implemented innovative and industry best practices using modern designs and tools.
- Created process and delivery improvements to reduce build cycle time.
- Led development teams in building system, data and application-level interfaces and functional relationships.
- Collaborated with product specialists to understand requirements and align business processes to product features and capabilities.
Software Engineer 2, Automated Development
Wells Fargo
10.2020 - 04.2021
Development Lead
BluJay Solutions
12.2019 - 10.2020
Senior Engineer
CA Technologies
12.2017 - 06.2019
Senior Consultant
Capgemini
01.2017 - 12.2017
Technology Lead
Infosys Technologies
12.2012 - 01.2017
Associate Consultant
HCL Technologies
Hyderabad
04.2010 - 12.2012
Education
B.Tech - Computer Science Engineering
AITAM – JNTUH
Tekkali05.2007
Skills
Directed end-to-end developent and deployment of LLM solutions (vLLM, TensorRT, LMDeploy) with a focus on performance optimization and cost efficiency
- Delivered advanced AI use cases including sentiment analysis, eKYC automation, RBAC-enabled reporting, and workflow-driven thesis/SOP generation for banking and education sectors
- Spearheading the creation of an IT Ops multi-agent framework to significantly cut costs of L0 support and NOC operations through automation
- Proven track record in leading cross-functional engineering teams to deliver enterprise AI solutions, including RAG-based chatbots and custom Text-to-SQL agents
- Leadership: Team Building, Agile Methodologies, Mentoring, Performance Management
- Technical: Kubernetes, Docker, CI/CD, Cloud Infrastructure, Microservices Architecture
- DevOps: Jenkins, Git, SonarQube, Nexus, Infrastructure as Code
- Skilled in building and scaling AI engineering teams, driving innovation, and aligning technical initiatives with business strategy
Certification
AWS Developer Associate
Accomplishments
- Recognized speaker at CTO Talk, representing Cloud4c as GPU infrastructure provisioning expert
- Reduced system deployment time by 70% through implementation of automated CI/CD pipelines
- Increased software delivery frequency from monthly to weekly releases through process optimization
- Decreased infrastructure costs by 35% while improving system performance metrics
- Implemented First RAG agent for internal usecase for Knowledge base
- Implemented WhatsApp Chatbot application for ITSM with integrations with SOP/Bucket Management
Timeline
Vice President –Gen AI / Cloud Engineering
8bit.ai (A CtrlS Company)
11.2024 - Current
Manager – Automation / GenAI
Cloud4c (A CtrlS company)
01.2023 - 11.2024
Development Lead
E2Open (Formerly Blujay Solutions)
04.2021 - 11.2022
Software Engineer 2, Automated Development
Wells Fargo
10.2020 - 04.2021
Development Lead
BluJay Solutions
12.2019 - 10.2020
Senior Engineer
CA Technologies
12.2017 - 06.2019
Senior Consultant
Capgemini
01.2017 - 12.2017
Technology Lead
Infosys Technologies
12.2012 - 01.2017
Associate Consultant
HCL Technologies
04.2010 - 12.2012
B.Tech - Computer Science Engineering
AITAM – JNTUH
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