Maneesh Karnati

Experience

1. Director of Software Engineering

   MGM Resorts International

   Aug 2025 — Present · Austin, TX, US

   Defined and executed the Cloud Platform and Operations strategy for MGM Resorts(15+ properties), leading 50+ globally distributed engineers across Cloud (IAM, Security, Networking), Platform (Compute, Storage, Shared Services, Streaming), ServiceNow, FinOps, and SRE, supporting mission-critical applications across global properties generating billions in annual revenue.• Improved platform availability to 99.99%+ for Tier-1 services by institutionalizing SRE practices (SLIs/SLOs, error budgets, incident command structure), reducing Sev-1 incidents by 50% and lowering MTTR.• Drove multi-cloud cost optimization initiatives, implementing FinOps governance, workload right-sizing, and architectural modernization, resulting in 30% infrastructure cost reduction and improved cost visibility across business units.• Standardized cloud security and access management, strengthening identity governance, network segmentation, and policy enforcement to reduce security risk exposure by 90% and improve audit readiness across regulated environments.• Modernized observability and operations, consolidating monitoring, logging, and incident tooling, improving operational signal quality and reducing alert fatigue by 40%.• Partnered with executive leadership and business stakeholders to align platform investments with enterprise priorities, enabling scalable, secure operations across a global hospitality footprint.

Education

• Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University

  Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.)

• Sacred Heart University

  Master's degree