SAMIR SHRIVASTAVA
DIRECTOR
Bangalore
Summary
Strong leader and problem-solver dedicated to streamlining operations to decrease costs and promote organizational efficiency. Uses independent decision-making skills and sound judgment to positively impact company success. Extensive experience in solution design, deployment & operations with consistent learning of more than 16 years, having rich & diverse experience in OTT, Media & Entertainment, Telecom OSS/BSS Products
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Director
ZEE Entertainment
Bangalore
07.2022 - Current
- Handled large OTT/Video engineering migration projects where I managed whole program to migrate Media services from AWS to GCP , moved 71 Linear channels and 140 Hours of transcoding pipeline seamlessly.
- Reduced 30% cost of operation by optimising cloud infrastructure, transcoding pipeline and negotiate with vendors on various applications used.
- Managing team of 22 people, including architects & developers .
- Involved in complex solutions designing, making strategies for project deliverables.
- Expertise in designing optimal infrastructure to deploy application workloads.
Technical Project Lead
Brillio Technology
Bangalore
10.2020 - 07.2022
- Lead the team of technical specialists responsible for deployment of NMS & Inventory management products of blueplanet division (Ciena).
- Worked closely Brillio leadership team to achieve short term and long term goals
- Responsible for handling customer escalations, work with engineering team to resolve the bugs and priorities new releases.
- Involved in network design, configuration and deployment of products for global customers across the globe.
Lead Engineer
Qualitest Group
Bangalore
10.2019 - 10.2020
- Boosted network, system and data availability and integrity through preventive maintenance and upgrades.
- Worked for client British Telecom UK to deploy 5G networks.
- Network design and deployment of AAA, PCRF and Intelligent network to achieve optimal services for mobile network.
- Managed a highly business critical program of migrating 5G services.
Lead Network Engineer
Torry Harris Business Solutions
Bangalore
10.2016 - 10.2019
- Recommended network security standards and upgrades to management and Client British Telecom
- Provided complete end-to-end engineering and installation Large & complex telecom networks.
- Troubleshot complex multi-vendor network service provider issues.
- Closely work with management team and meet with client for new requirements in project.
- Mentoring team, arrange cross functional trainings
- Work with management on financial reports, weekly report of team and handle escalations
Technical Lead
Tech Mahindra
Bangalore
10.2015 - 10.2016
- Investigated system issues and implemented resolutions to reduce downtime.
- Evaluated and adopted new technologies to address changing industry needs and deploy new patches to various sites of client
- Managed a team of engineers and assign work with respect to deployment activities
- Traveled to Israel during project transition to meet with client and help setup environment locally.
Senior Software Engineer
Aricent
Bangalore
05.2010 - 09.2015
- Worked on Comverse RTBS and Comverse ONE IN charging systems.
- Troubleshooting issues raised against applications built on UNIX/LINUX and DB applications such as SDP over Oracle platform.
- Enjoyed learning of 5 years on very Elite telecom services and explored my skills on Linux, Unix, Oracle, C++ and Java platforms.
Deputy Manager
Reliance Communications
Mumbai
07.2007 - 05.2010
- Manage provisioning of International PRI customers in ILD network
- Operations and maintenance of international switches
Education
Bachelor of Engineering - Electronics And Communication
SHS
Jabalpur 06.2003 - 06.2007
Skills
Project Management, Vendor Management, Team management
Budgeting, P&L
OTT, Video engineering, Telecom, Cloud operations, Solutions design and deployment
Linux, Oracle DB, My SQL, OTT, Transcoding, CDN, AWS & GCP Cloud
Timeline
Director
ZEE Entertainment
07.2022 - Current
Technical Project Lead
Brillio Technology
10.2020 - 07.2022
Lead Engineer
Qualitest Group
10.2019 - 10.2020
Lead Network Engineer
Torry Harris Business Solutions
10.2016 - 10.2019
Technical Lead
Tech Mahindra
10.2015 - 10.2016
Senior Software Engineer
Aricent
05.2010 - 09.2015
Deputy Manager
Reliance Communications
07.2007 - 05.2010
Bachelor of Engineering - Electronics And Communication
SHS
06.2003 - 06.2007