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I am a seasoned technology leader with 22+ years of experience as a Director of Software Engineering and cloud/AI infrastructure architect. I specialize in distributed cloud platforms, AI data infrastructure, DevOps, SRE, FinOps, and enterprise-scale migration and modernization. My focus is on building scalable, secure, and cost-efficient cloud foundations that enable trusted AI adoption, with hands-on experience across AWS, Azure, GCP, and multi-cloud patterns. I partner with product, security, operations, and customer teams to deliver production SaaS platforms, define operating models, governance, and reliable CI/CD pipelines. I pride myself on practical AI infra patterns, guardrails, and observability that keep workloads reliable and compliant.…I am a seasoned technology leader with 22+ years of experience as a Director of Software Engineering and cloud/AI infrastructure architect. I specialize in distributed cloud platforms, AI data infrastructure, DevOps, SRE, FinOps, and enterprise-scale migration and modernization. My focus is on building scalable, secure, and cost-efficient cloud foundations that enable trusted AI adoption, with hands-on experience across AWS, Azure, GCP, and multi-cloud patterns. I partner with product, security, operations, and customer teams to deliver production SaaS platforms, define operating models, governance, and reliable CI/CD pipelines. I pride myself on practical AI infra patterns, guardrails, and observability that keep workloads reliable and compliant.

Rajiv Das Gupta

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I am a seasoned technology leader with 22+ years of experience as a Director of Software Engineering and cloud/AI infrastructure architect. I specialize in distributed cloud platforms, AI data infrastructure, DevOps, SRE, FinOps, and enterprise-scale migration and modernization. My focus is on building scalable, secure, and cost-efficient cloud foundations that enable trusted AI adoption, with hands-on experience across AWS, Azure, GCP, and multi-cloud patterns. I partner with product, security, operations, and customer teams to deliver production SaaS platforms, define operating models, governance, and reliable CI/CD pipelines. I pride myself on practical AI infra patterns, guardrails, and observability that keep workloads reliable and compliant.…I am a seasoned technology leader with 22+ years of experience as a Director of Software Engineering and cloud/AI infrastructure architect. I specialize in distributed cloud platforms, AI data infrastructure, DevOps, SRE, FinOps, and enterprise-scale migration and modernization. My focus is on building scalable, secure, and cost-efficient cloud foundations that enable trusted AI adoption, with hands-on experience across AWS, Azure, GCP, and multi-cloud patterns. I partner with product, security, operations, and customer teams to deliver production SaaS platforms, define operating models, governance, and reliable CI/CD pipelines. I pride myself on practical AI infra patterns, guardrails, and observability that keep workloads reliable and compliant.

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I am a seasoned technology leader with 22+ years of experience as a Director of Software Engineering and cloud/AI infrastructure architect. I specialize in distributed cloud platforms, AI data infrastructure, DevOps, SRE, FinOps, and enterprise-scale migration and modernization. My focus is on building scalable, secure, and cost-efficient cloud foundations that enable trusted AI adoption, with hands-on experience across AWS, Azure, GCP, and multi-cloud patterns.

I partner with product, security, operations, and customer teams to deliver production SaaS platforms, define operating models, governance, and reliable CI/CD pipelines. I pride myself on practical AI infra patterns, guardrails, and observability that keep workloads reliable and compliant.

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English

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Hindi

Advanced

Bengali

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Panjabi, Punjabi

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Work Experience

Lead Architect - Cloud Practice at Rackspace Technology

April 1, 2025 - Present

Lead architecture and delivery for cloud transformation projects across AWS, Azure, GCP, hybrid cloud, private cloud, and public cloud environments. Define cloud adoption frameworks, landing zones, security architecture, governance models, reusable reference architectures, and operating patterns. Lead workload assessments and modernization planning for legacy systems, recommending migration and modernization paths. Guide DevSecOps enablement, CI/CD implementation, Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible, and automation-led provisioning. Establish standards for cloud operations, monitoring, resilience, cost optimization, compliance, and operational readiness. Engage senior stakeholders to translate business goals into architecture blueprints, transformation roadmaps, and delivery plans. Design AWS AI infrastructure patterns including Bedrock-based RAG, SageMaker and HyperPod operating models, secure AI landing zones, and GPU planning.

Senior Solution Architect at Tech Mahindra

May 1, 2021 - April 30, 2025

Led architecture and deliverables for enterprise cloud transformation programs across AWS, Azure, GCP, hybrid cloud, and multi-cloud environments. Designed secure, scalable cloud architectures for enterprise application, database, and infrastructure migration. Defined cloud operating models covering security, compliance, DR/HA, resilience, cost governance, and SRE-aligned operations. Supported senior client discussions, bid pursuits, technical solutioning, and architecture presentations. Designed AWS-native AI infrastructure patterns including Bedrock, Knowledge Bases, Guardrails, RAG data flows, SageMaker operating models, and AI workload security.

Senior Solution Architect at Velocis Systems Pvt Ltd

June 1, 2019 - May 31, 2021

Designed and implemented AWS and Azure cloud infrastructure for mission-critical enterprise workloads. Automated infrastructure provisioning using Terraform and CloudFormation, reducing manual deployment effort. Architected hybrid and multi-cloud solutions integrating on-premises estates with AWS, Azure, and GCP. Led migration planning and execution with near-zero downtime, resilience, and production readiness. Built CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitLab, and Azure DevOps, improving delivery speed and repeatability. Implemented IAM, encryption, network security, DR, HA, compliance-aligned controls, and cost optimization practices.

Solution Architect - Lead at Umbrella Infocare

March 1, 2019 - June 30, 2019

Designed and maintained AWS infrastructure and managed service environments for enterprise customers. Led on-premises to AWS migration planning and technical execution. Automated infrastructure, security, systems management, and recurring cloud operations. Provided architecture guidance to delivery, sales, presales, and cloud engineering teams.

Solution Architect at Diksha Technologies

August 1, 2017 - February 28, 2019

Developed cloud adoption frameworks to improve migration consistency, scalability, and governance. Designed cloud-native solutions using Docker and Kubernetes for microservices-based platforms. Established governance policies for resource allocation, security compliance, cost control, and operational standards. Implemented AWS CloudWatch and Azure Monitor to improve performance visibility and proactive issue resolution.

Freelance Solution Architect / IT Infrastructure Lead at Independent

March 1, 2017 - July 31, 2017

Independent consulting period following a family medical emergency. Delivered cloud infra design and migration strategies, automation enablement, and architecture guidance for clients.

Senior Consultant - Data Center and Cloud at 3i Infotech Ltd

September 1, 2010 - March 31, 2017

Managed data center and cloud operations across physical and virtual infrastructure, AWS, Azure, VMware, Hyper-V, SAN/NAS, backup/recovery, and network services. Designed hybrid cloud solutions linking enterprise data centers with cloud platforms for performance, resilience, and business continuity. Automated deployment and infrastructure tasks using Terraform, CloudFormation, Python, and PowerShell. Managed monitoring, patching, firewalls, VPNs, DR, backup, and operational security controls. Optimized cloud environments through rightsizing, reserved instances, usage monitoring, and governance.

Senior System Analyst / Unix Systems Administrator at IBM

July 1, 2007 - August 31, 2010

Managed infrastructure and IT security/compliance for 450+ servers and 250 users. Administered Linux, AIX, Windows Server, VMware, storage, IBM Tivoli, DB2, WebSphere, Rational, IBM Systems Director, and IBM SAN environments. Led IBM Research Compute Cloud in India with virtualization and one-click provisioning across AIX, Linux, and Windows. Directed data center consolidation of 430+ servers using VMware, RHEL KVM, RHEL Xen, and P2V migration techniques.

Systems Administrator at Kiami Software

February 1, 2006 - July 31, 2007

Managed Linux and Unix systems, backups, OS updates, storage, scheduling, MySQL, Oracle, and product deployment.

Systems Administrator at HCL

September 1, 2004 - January 31, 2006

Managed LAN and client-server environments, Linux/Unix servers, migrations, server hardware, and infrastructure troubleshooting.