Shankar Vinjamuri

About Shankar Vinjamuri

Technology Executive and key strategic influencer currently heading the cloud and application modernization practice, specializing in transformations with a startup mindset. My work has a significant impact on customers businesses, responding to complex proposals, contributing to improvements in ROI, profitability, and market share. Here are some of my key attributes and highlights:• Expertise in on-premises & cloud services, from pre-sales consultations to application modernizations, application managed services, cloud fitment analysis, migrations into cloud, data center exits, SRE, DevSecOps, FinOps, Platform Engineering, Self-Service/IDP, and AIOps.• My leadership experience includes leading large engineering & delivery teams, exceeding 100 members, to build complex systems both in cloud and on-premises environments. • I prioritize key factors such as cost management, security, performance, scalability, availability, sustainability, resiliency, cost optimization, and operational excellence.• Delivered measurable efficiency gains (25% to 40%) by embedding GenAI copilots and agentic AI workflows across cloud engineering, DevSecOps, and SRE operations.• Expertise with key areas in managing platforms with 24x7 support model, network and security operations, Governance & escalation management and platform monitoring.• I have presented in public forums, published blogs, delivering tech talks, workshops on topics such as Developer Productivity using GenAI, security, resiliency, and developer experience and productivity.• Thorough experience with an onsite-offshore model; established teams by being present at offshore.• I have been responsible for managing projects with annual recurring revenue (ARR) values exceeding $300M; also led initiatives that optimized operational efficiency, resulting in a 35% reduction in expenses, contributing to a healthier P&L.• My expertise extends to key areas within the financial services, insurance, including payment networks, authorizations, clearing & settlements, acquirer/issuer processors, and account receivables/payables. Specialties include in-depth knowledge of AWS, GCP, Cloud fitment, migrations, Data center exit strategies, operations, Gen AI, Go-To-market strategies, technology leadership, cloud-native architecture, microservices, Java, SQL and NoSQL, Kafka, APIs, SaaS, PaaS, IaaS, Kubernetes, fraud/risk management, etc.

Experience

1. Head of Cloud Engineering, Devsecops & Platform

   ValueMomentum

   Dec 2023 — Present · Phoenix, AZ, US

   Head of the and cloud/infrastructure/DevSecOps engineering practice thought leader, strategist with a focus on AWS & Azure, responsible for building technical expertise, IP, offerings, accelerators in application and cloud transformations, establishing partnerships with cloud service providers, managing vendor relationships, and customer engagements in the Banking, Financial Services, and Insurance domain.• Responsible for advisory, consulting, delivery, and implementation services in application, data modernization, cloud fitment assessments, cloud migrations, platform engineering, SRE, self-service and internal portal development, establishment of cloud operating models, and development of cloud security strategies and app, cloud managed services.• Developed foundational service builds, integration of AI Powered DevOps, DevSecOps, FinOps methodologies, migration tooling utilizing factory patterns, and cloud operations (AIOps).• Championed AI-first platform engineering by embedding GenAI agents for automation, decision support, and incident resolution in multi-cloud environments.• Hired a team of Principal Architects/Consultants, Research Analysts, and Cloud Engineers as part of the practice\'s establishment.• Expertise in implementation, including R-Types and developed solutions for applications ranging from born in the cloud/greenfield to brownfield, API & Microservices development by embedding GenAI assistants.• Generated $75M in Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR) through successful responses to cloud migrations, hybrid cloud, multi-cloud proposals.• Elevated the AWS partnership to an Advanced Tier, providing access to a wide range of tools, services, and training opportunities.• Published multiple blogs on cloud, observability/SRE, IDP, Platform Engineering In summary, my proficiency in application and technologies, coupled with my experience in pre-sales and architecture, is already driving organizational growth in cloud transformation initiatives.

Education

• University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business

  Leading Innovation Organization, Organizational Leadership

  2015 — 2015

• Andhra University

  Bachelor's degree, Computer Science

  1993 — 1996

• Thunderbird School of Global Management

  Global Leadership In Turbulent times, Organizational Leadership

  2014 — 2014

• Andhra University

  Master's degree, Computer Science

  1996 — 1998