Narayanaswamy H. N

About Narayanaswamy H. N

Senior Engineering Leader with 25+ years of experience driving large-scale enterprise technology programs and over 15 years in senior leadership roles across global, multi-location engineering teams. Proven record of delivering innovation, efficiency, and measurable business outcomes through cloud-native transformation, AI-driven automation, and operational excellence.At Juniper Networks, I’ve led strategic modernisation initiatives that improved performance, scalability, and agility across engineering ecosystems, integrating AWS, Azure and GCP platforms. My leadership philosophy centers on aligning technology strategy with business goals, embedding governance across scope, schedule, cost, and quality, and enabling teams to deliver with precision and purpose.Core Focus Areas:• Engineering Leadership & Delivery Excellence – Leading global teams through strategy, execution, and transformation.• Cloud & AI-Driven Automation – Embedding generative AI and DevOps practices into CI/CD pipelines.• Cost Optimization & Vendor Management – Delivering multimillion-dollar OPEX savings and license reductions.• Agile, DevOps & Continuous Improvement – Scaling modern delivery frameworks for sustained efficiency.• Executive Stakeholder Partnership – Translating business priorities into measurable technology outcomes.Key Achievements:• $2.5M annual cost savings through open-source modernization.• 35% productivity gain via AI-enabled delivery automation.• 45% reduction in vendor license costs through strategic negotiation.• Recognized with the CEO Excellence Award for engineering transformation success.I’m passionate about empowering teams, modernizing platforms, and enabling organizations to achieve technology excellence with agility, innovation, and measurable value.

Experience

1. Senior Engineering Manager

   Juniper Networks

   Apr 2013 — Present · Bengaluru, IN

   Leading global, multi-location engineering teams delivering large-scale, cloud-native enterprise technology programs. Drove strategic transformation initiatives aligned with business objectives, contractual commitments, and measurable outcomes.Key Achievements:• Delivered significant annual cost savings through platform modernization and open-source adoption.• Improved developer productivity via Generative AI-driven automation and CI/CD integration.• Accelerated time-to-market with improved defect resolution cycles and agile delivery practices.• Enabled multi-cloud adoption (AWS, Azure, GCP), improving scalability and reliability.• Embedded scope, schedule, quality, and cost governance into all delivery programs.• Partnered with executive stakeholders in solution design, presales, and go-to-market strategies.• Championed operational excellence, workforce optimization, and OKR-driven performance culture.

Education

• UVCE

  Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering

  1996 — 2001

Skills

• Debugging
• Perl
• Embedded Systems
• Embedded Software
• Unix
• Embedded Linux
• Wireless
• Testing
• Device Drivers
• Clearcase
• C
• Rtos
• Real-Time Operating Systems (Rtos)
• Lte