Narayanan Narasimhan

About Narayanan Narasimhan

As a Senior Manager of Cloud Engineering at Workday, I lead a high-performing team of Cloud and DevOps engineers, driving strategic infrastructure initiatives and modernization programs with emphasis on cloud-native architecture, operational excellence, and cost optimization.Core Responsibilities:• Strategic Leadership: Define and execute cloud infrastructure strategy, technology roadmaps, and digital transformation initiatives across global teams• Team Development: Build, mentor, and scale a talented team of Cloud and DevOps engineers to deliver world-class infrastructure solutions• Operational Excellence: Establish SRE practices, reliability standards, and DevOps automation frameworks that ensure 99.9%+ uptime across mission-critical systems• Cloud Architecture & Modernization: Lead enterprise-scale cloud migrations, Kubernetes orchestration, and infrastructure-as-code implementations• Cost Optimization: Design and implement cost-efficient cloud architectures, leveraging AWS services for optimal performance and expense management• Security & Compliance: Architect secure, compliant infrastructure solutions with emphasis on IAM, encryption, and regulatory requirementsTechnical Expertise:AWS (EC2, ECS, EKS, Lambda, RDS, S3, CloudFront, CodePipeline), Kubernetes/EKS, Terraform & IaC, CI/CD Automation (GitHub Actions, Flux CD), Container Technologies, Infrastructure OptimizationKey Achievements at Gartner:• Led enterprise cloud migrations from on-premises to AWS with zero downtime• Architected highly available, scalable Kubernetes clusters supporting AI/ML workloads• Reduced deployment times by 60%+ through automation and CI/CD optimization• Mentored 15+ engineers, driving career progression and technical skill development• Achieved 99.7% HTTP response accuracy through performance tuning and monitoringI\'m passionate about building resilient, scalable infrastructure, fostering collaborative engineering cultures, and solving complex cloud architecture challenges through innovation and best practices.Open to connecting with Cloud Architects, DevOps Leaders, Infrastructure Engineers, and Technology Leaders.Focused on continual growth and no limits mindset and have always yearned to improve my existing skills through Technical Certifications like Certified Kubernetes Administrator, HashiCorp Certified Terraform Associate, Red Hat Certified Engineer, AWS Certified Solutions Architect, AWS Certified SysOps Administrator, Microsoft Certified Azure Fundamentals.

Experience

1. Senior Manager - Cloud Engineering

   Workday

   Nov 2025 — Present · Pune, IN

   Primarily responsible for Cloud and Network Operations, define strategy for Infrastructure modernisation, Cloud Automation best practices and Cloud governance.

Education

• Ahlcon Public School

  Science, Maths and IT.

  1992 — 2006

• SRM IST Chennai

  B.Tech, Electronics and Communication

  2006 — 2010

Skills

• Service Delivery
• Postfix
• Jenkins
• Qmail
• Intelligent Networks
• Hadoop
• Gsm
• Oracle
• Mysql
• Sql
• Apache
• Performance Tuning
• Weblogic Administration
• Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (Smtp)
• Management
• Charging System
• System Deployment
• Servers
• Solution Architecture
• Linux System Administration
• Bss
• Charging
• Integration
• Business Intelligence
• Business Support System (Bss)
• Telecommunications