Shivaji Bhosale
Pune
Summary
Technology Leader with 25+ years of experience in the design and delivery cost - effective, high-performance information technology IT/Cloud infrastrcture and middleware to address complex business problem by assessing curent capabilities and designing future technology architectures to achieve strategic technology plans that align with the businesses strategic initiatives. Extensive qualifications in all facts of project life cycle from the initial feasibility analysis and conceptual design through documentation, implementation, user training and enhancement. Strong compute, storage, networking, Database and Application background with a proven ability to build and manage creative, highly energized, focused teams.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Associate Director
Kyndryl/IBM
06.2020 - Current
- Lead an Cloud/IT Infrastructure office of Kyndryl Digital Engagement Analytics (DEAN), to bring much needed cultural change, cross-departmental collaboration and engineering discipline
- Responsible for technical roadmap and Architectural runway
- As an Enterprise Architect leader, work as a member of Architecture guild responsible for guiding the development of internal and external IT Infrastructure, application products for DEAn platform to replace existing legacy environment
- Developed and execution of current/future state Roadmap of DEAn IT infrastructure and applications
- Developed global reference standard Architecture and IT Operation SOP for different domains in collaboration with stakeholders
- Developed and implemented technical architecture, governance policies, standards and best practices for Kyndryl DEAn cloud and infrastructure practice, and lead in this area of competency for the Kyndryl DEAn digital strategy
- Demonstrated new software and technological innovations, allowing stakeholders to review features and benefits
- Evaluated cybersecurity requirements and made actionable improvements to address vulnerabilities, executed system upgrades with patches, service packs and new configurations to meet technical requirements
- Designed, delivered, managing the core cloud and infrastructure services
- Delivering business solutions and services to agreed SLA and ensured solutions and services are accessible on all end users
- Partner with Kyndryl CTO, CIO and Non-CIO BU's as well as Kyndryl strategic partners like Microsoft, Google, IBM and elastic
- Created proofs of concept for innovative new solutions for potential customers resulted in million $ revenue
- 100% compliance of Kyndryl IT security standards and data privacy standards
- Develop and maintain a roadmap for the cloud and infrastructure services that supports and aligns with Digital and Business strategy
- Managing and support end-to-end availability and performance of Kyndryl DEAn cloud and infrastructure services
- Implemented observability platform to do predictive analysis to prevent problem recurrence and automate response to different services in collaboration with data scientists and engineers
- Optimized the Cloud/IT Infrastructure cost, performance, security and scalability
- Implemented cybersecurity measures to safeguard the cloud/IT infrastructure and services in line with Kyndryl cybersecurity framework and defined security standards
- Managing cloud usage, performance, and security to identify and address issues proactively and drive continuous service improvement in service delivery
- Managing annual planning and budgeting for Kyndryl data and AI practice Cloud and IT Infrastructure
- Hands on experience in Data center, networking, server, virtualization Kubernetes, Middleware, Application management and Microsoft azure cloud marketplace
- Architecting Elastic (ELK) Implementation for several customers.
- Architecting Azure Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS) Implementation
- Azure Kubernetes Services (AKS) design, configuration, implementation, and management
- Azure Compute Services design, configuration, and optimization
Architecting, designing, and securing elastic storage in Azure: Blob, queue, File, Disk, - Architecting, design, and implementation of Azure Networking Services
- Architecting and designing Database Solutions: Azure SQL DB, Postgres, DB2 and MySQL.
- Azure container services, professional in Docker, Kubernetes
- Configuring Azure AD, Configuring AD Connect, MFA, SSO
- Create DevOps pipeline dev/test/QA/ production in Kyndryl GitHub
- Enabling DevOps Practices with various DevOps tools
- Building CI / CD pipelines based on various DevOps tools
- Containerizing applications via Docker / Kubernetes
- Analysis of the security state of all the resources in Azure
- Configuring and implementing Azure Security Center
- Controlling cloud security with policy-driven monitoring of security configurations
- business continuity planning and implementation
- Respond to incidents quickly with insights into attacks and suggestions for remediation
- Designed and executed architectural solution for Digital Engagement analytics solution which helped to save USD $97K from hardware cost and saved Software license cost.
- Communicated all capacity, sourcing and technology gaps with upper management.
- Reviewed proposed regulatory changes and evaluated potential impacts on business operations.
- Assisted senior leadership in managing all aspects of operations.
Director
Systems Platform Engineering Mastercard
08.2016 - 02.2019
- Leadership role to manage the team of Systems platform engineering includes Managers, Enterprise Architect, System Admins and IT operations team
- Define the Strategy, Solution and Delivery
- Leadership roles in driving cloud, infrastructure, and dev-ops transformations for Mastercard
- Technology Leader providing leadership to teams developing and delivering highly performant, scalable and cost-effective software solutions while driving DevOps culture
- Responsible for producing repeatable and self-service platform solutions, develop policies and frameworks, reference architectures and implementation according to best practices to IT system engineering and operations team
- Delivering solutions that result in high quality software continuously
- Client, Vendor and Partners relation ISO 27001
- Collaborations with leaders across the technology business units to catalyze migration to high performance applications leveraging continuous delivery services
- Ability and aptitude to grow and develop technical talent and have technical chops to ensure building of compelling solutions in an iterative methodology
- Strong people leadership with an innovative mindset, change agency and a proven track record of enabling DevOps teams building market leading software that leverage automation, data pipelines, and continuous delivery practices
- Architecting and designing various enterprise projects and implementation
- Leading, strategizing solutions for short-term and long-term sustainability of payment products
- Leading architectural design/decisions working with different cross functional teams and vendors
- Leading projects of USD $40 million Per year
- Determined performance goals, providing crucial feedback on methods to reach milestones
- Managed daily operations by overseeing financials, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and employee performance
- Planned training program to expand team skills and drive performance
- Provided technical expertise and guidance on products and applications to meet customers' requirements and needs
- Transformed business growth by offering innovative commercial business models and culture
- Performed objective and rigorous research to assess and manage business risk
- Led team by example to align objectives with overall organizational strategy
- Worked with internal and external stakeholders to identify and secure potential clients
- Collaborated with board to set strategic direction and implement long-term business plans
- Enforced adherence to established operational processes for delivering exceptional projects.
- Managed daily operations while overseeing multiple locations to foster increased productivity.
- Reduced budgetary expenditures by effectively negotiating contracts for more advantageous terms.
- Observed each employee's individual strengths and initiated mentoring program to improve areas of weakness.
Team Lead
Solution Architect IBM INDIA
08.2006 - 08.2016
- Wrote detailed proposals covering system specifications, resource requirements and timelines
- Monitored system performance to identify weaknesses, bottlenecks and inefficiencies
- Initiated updates to systems, enhancing workflows and adding new functionalities
- Applied appropriate project management technique to execute ICT projects successfully
- Assessed linkages between system components and implemented improvements to optimize connectivity, compatibility and functionality
- Determined strengths and weaknesses of established processes and practices
- Prepared and updated system specifications to support developers
- Kept updated on advancements to latest information system solutions
- Inspected products and services to comply with quality standards
- Collaborated with team members to achieve target results
- Met schedule using excellent planning and coordination skills.
Senior Support Engineer
Oracle
07.2005 - 08.2006
Sr. Tech Lead - UNIX Admin
Data Software Res. Co. Ltd
10.2000 - 07.2005
System Administrator
Adv. Computing & Software Dev
02.1999 - 10.2000
Education
MASTER OF COMPUTER MANAGEMENT -
Shivaji University
Kolhapur, Maharashtra01.1994
Bachelor of Science -
Shivaji University
Kolhapur, Maharashtra01.1992
Skills
- IT Skills
- Infrastructure and Enterprise Architect
- Cloud Migration strategies
- Cloud Native Application management
- DevOps, CI/CD
- GCP, Azure, AWS
- GitHub
- Roadmap and strategy
- People management
- Project management
- Budget Management
- Stakeholder management
- Governance and compliance
- IT Technical operations
- Problem Solving
- Data analytics and Visualization
- Data privacy (GDPR and HIPAA)
Certification
- Google certified Associate Cloud Engineer
- AZ-500: Microsoft Azure Security Technologies
- Google Cloud professional Architect
- Certified Microsoft Azure Architect Technologies
- Certified Microsoft Azure Data Fundamentals
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect
- ITIL V4 Certified
- SAFe 4 Certified Agilist
- Open Group TOGAF 9 Certified Architect
Recent Training
- VMware NSX-T Data Center: Install, Configure, Manage [V3.2]
- VMware Tanzu Kubernetes Grid: Install, Configure, Manage [V2.0]
Publications
- Patent (IN8-2015-0834): Flood and fireproof flash storage device for data protection and availability
- Co-author of “IBM Redbooks - WebSphere Cloudburst Appliance and PowerVM “
- Co-author of “IBM Redbooks - Adopting IBM PureApplication System V1.0“
- Co-author of “IBM Power Systems SR-IOV: Technical Overview and Introduction"
- Developerworks Article - Integrating PureData System for Transactions with PureApplication System
- Developerworks Article - Deploying PureApplication System middleware, by using a PureScale database.
Timeline
Associate Director
Kyndryl/IBM
06.2020 - Current
Director
Systems Platform Engineering Mastercard
08.2016 - 02.2019
Team Lead
Solution Architect IBM INDIA
08.2006 - 08.2016
Senior Support Engineer
Oracle
07.2005 - 08.2006
Sr. Tech Lead - UNIX Admin
Data Software Res. Co. Ltd
10.2000 - 07.2005
System Administrator
Adv. Computing & Software Dev
02.1999 - 10.2000
MASTER OF COMPUTER MANAGEMENT -
Shivaji University
Bachelor of Science -
Shivaji University
- Google certified Associate Cloud Engineer
- AZ-500: Microsoft Azure Security Technologies
- Google Cloud professional Architect
- Certified Microsoft Azure Architect Technologies
- Certified Microsoft Azure Data Fundamentals
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect
- ITIL V4 Certified
- SAFe 4 Certified Agilist
- Open Group TOGAF 9 Certified Architect
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