Mitesh Naik

About Mitesh Naik

I specialize in driving cloud excellence, AI-enhanced automation, and cost-efficient digital transformation at scale. With deep expertise in software development and cloud architecture, I lead initiatives that optimize cloud investments, enhance resilience, and accelerate innovation across AWS, Azure, GCP, SFDC, and hybrid environments.I thrive at the intersection of technology, strategy, and business impact, focusing on:• Enterprise Cloud Strategy & Multi-Cloud Excellence – Architecting secure, scalable, high-performance cloud ecosystems. Trusted advisor to executives and product leaders, delivering measurable outcomes through technology and data strategy.• FinOps & Cost Optimization – Cutting cloud waste and maximizing ROI through governance, automation, and efficiency strategies.• AI-Driven Cloud Automation & DevOps – Enhancing agility with intelligent automation, CI/CD, and predictive cloud operations.• Resilient Infrastructure & Disaster Recovery – Building high-availability architectures that ensure business continuity.• Software Engineering & Scalable Systems – Deep technical expertise in cloud-native, distributed, and high-performance applications.I am passionate about solving complex cloud challenges, mentoring high-performing teams, and enabling organizations to scale efficiently. I bring both a technical and business lens to cloud transformation, ensuring strategy aligns with execution for maximum impact.

Experience

1. Director of Cloud Services Expertise Center Lead

   ZS

   Sep 2025 — Present · Evanston, IL, US

   Lead the Cloud Services Expertise Center (CSEC), driving cloud strategy, innovation, and enterprise transformation.• Built and scaled a high-performing Cloud MSP practice, delivering managed services, automation, and IP-driven capabilities.• Directed multi-cloud initiatives across AWS, Azure, GCP, SFDC, and hybrid environments, ensuring secure, resilient, and high-performance solutions.• Optimized cloud investments through FinOps strategies, reducing costs while improving operational efficiency.• Implemented AI-driven cloud automation, enhancing agility, predictive operations, and service scalability.• Manage and mentor 50+ engineers, architects, and cloud specialists, fostering professional growth and high-impact delivery.

Education

• Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  Certificate Program, Big Data and Social Analytics

  2017

• The University of Alabama in Huntsville

  Master of Science, Computer Science

• Northwestern University

  Certificate Program, Business Analytics

  2018 — 2019

Skills

• Resharper
• Teamcity
• Project Management
• Microsoft Sql Server
• Vb.net
• Data Modeling
• Moq
• Big Data
• Visual Studio
• Css
• T-Sql
• Databases
• Sql
• Db2
• Programming
• Nhibernate
• Entity Framework
• Agile Methodologies
• C#
• .net
• Selenium
• Wcf
• Subversion
• Mysql
• C++
• Orm
• Business Analysis