Hitesh Chitalia

About Hitesh Chitalia

I am a technology professional with a career trajectory that includes roles in software development, cloud architecture, and management at large corporates and a FinTech startup.Currently I am leading the FinOps program at FactSet that provides actionable insights based on consistent, trusted data through a robust framework of analysis and visualizations. The team\'s vision is to empower Engineering, Finance, Operations and Product teams to make data-driven decisions that optimize the cost and usage of the cloud platforms supporting our products.Prior to FactSet, I held roles at various organizations focused on cloud migrations and platform architectures. I also led an internal innovation incubator to help engineering teams assess new software tools and application architectures to supplant legacy platforms.

Experience

1. VP, Director Cloud Optimization

   FactSet

   Apr 2022 — Present · New York, NY, US

   Establish a Cloud FinOps program to enable visibility into cloud spend for business, engineering and finance leadsOptimize cloud discount programs for additional $600k per year in net new savingsPartner with cloud architects to promote cost optimal architectures earlier in the development lifecycleLead efforts to \"greener\" compute by publishing KPIs that measure cloud compute efficiencyEnhance the cost allocation model by establishing a resource tagging strategy to attribute spend to specific product platforms and customer usage

Education

• Rutgers University

  MSEE, Electrical and Computer Engineering

• Rutgers University

  BSEE, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Skills

• Mobile Applications
• Lambda
• IT Strategy
• Integration
• Platform Architecture
• Software Development Life Cycle (Sdlc)
• Databases
• Application Architecture
• Java Enterprise Edition
• Enterprise Software
• Enterprise Architecture
• Media Analysis
• Software Development
• Scrum
• Amazon Web Services (Aws)
• Software Project Management
• Xml
• Sdlc
• Solution Architecture
• Amazon Dynamodb
• Mobile Strategy
• Node.js
• Express.js
• Vendor Management
• Cloud Computing
• Agile Methodologies
• Management
• Web Applications
• Unix
• Content Tagging and Enrichment
• Tags
• Content Strategy
• Analytics
• Rapid Prototyping
• Java
• Digital Strategy