Ajay Kalla
Senior Technical Program Manager - Azure Core Networking | Microsoft | Ex- VMware
- Role
- Senior Technical Program Manager at Microsoft
- Location
- Hyderabad, TG, IN
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Ajay Kalla
I am a Senior Technical Program Manager at Microsoft Azure, leading initiatives that ensure the reliability, scale, and efficiency of global cloud networking infrastructure. My work spans network device health, hardware proxy platforms, AI-driven monitoring, datacenter buildout, and mitigation programs that directly impact Azure’s ability to deliver secure and resilient services worldwide.At Microsoft, I drive programs that deliver:1. AI-Backed Alerting & Monitoring: Building intelligent, ML-driven solutions for predictive fault detection, automated diagnostics, and faster issue localization.2. Datacenter Buildout Excellence: Partnering across engineering, deployment, and operations teams to improve buildout quality, reduce risks, and accelerate scale.3. Mitigation & Reliability Programs: Designing and operationalizing mitigation strategies that minimize downtime and improve incident response across global network devices.4. Infrastructure Onboarding: Leading cross-functional onboarding of new hardware SKUs, firmware upgrade workflows, and large-scale infrastructure programs with speed and rigor.5. Partner Collaboration: Working closely with Storage, Compute, and Networking teams to strengthen monitoring frameworks and ensure capacity growth with reliability at scale.I am passionate about combining AI, automation, and program leadership to solve complex infrastructure challenges—transforming cloud-scale systems into resilient, intelligent, and future-ready platforms. Specialties: Cloud Networking • AI-Driven Monitoring • Datacenter Buildout • Mitigation Programs • Reliability Engineering • Hardware & Firmware Programs • Cross-functional LeadershipI welcome connections and conversations on advancing network health, mitigation, and AI-driven cloud reliability at scale.
Experience
Senior Technical Program Manager
Jan 2022 — Present · Hyderabad, IN
Education
MITx Courses
Postgraduate Degree, Leadership and Innovation
Indian School of Business
ISB- Certificate Programme in Leadership with AI, Leadership with AI
Assam Don Bosco University, Guwahati, Assam
Bachelor's degree, Computer Engineering
2013 — 2015
Indian School of Business
Executive Education - Product Management, Business Administration and Management, General
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