Vijay Chavan

About Vijay Chavan

Cloud & IT Infrastructure/Operations Professional with 20+ years of rich experience in IT Infrastructure & Cloud Strategy with a prime focus on business value creation and Information Security.Customer, Business, and IT stakeholder management with CSI ratings of 8/10.Multi-Million Dollar Budget planning & control for cost-efficient Cloud & IT solutions/support. Proven ability to streamline Cloud and IT Operations with 99.99% of Infrastructure uptime with a proactive & continuous monitoring approach and automation initiatives. Global Incident SLAs maintained at 99%On-time delivery of critical programs includes Data Centers Consolidation, AWS Cloud Migrations, Cloud & IT Infra Cost Optimization, Production Data Centre Movements, IT & Cloud Build/BAU Automations.Extensive knowledge of managing and supporting Cloud, Co-location, SaaS, In-House, Hybrid, and Global IT infrastructureExcels in developing & implementing IT policies, and procedures as per industry standards & best practices, ISO 27001, ISMS, PCI-DSS, SOC.Ability to build, manage, mentor, and motivate 24x7, L1-L3 Global IT teams sizing 150+ Strategic leadership experience in managing & supporting large infrastructure: AWS & VMware VMs, 100+ Firewalls, 800+ Cisco Switches & Routers, Petabytes of Storage, Backup, Monitoring, BCP & DR Solutions, Global Users.Cloud transformation program delivery with cost optimization. DevOps, SRE, infrastructure as code initiatives and implementation.Technology and business visionary with outstanding leadership, analytical, planning, and project management skills.Self-motivated and energetic individual with a never die attitude.A result-oriented professional with a vision and record in delivering organizational short and long-term goals.Excels in vendor management strategy & negotiation skills.

Experience

1. AVP Cloud & Security

   Zycus

   Dec 2024 — Present · Mumbai, IN

   Experienced technology leader specializing in IT infrastructure, cloud solutions, and cybersecurity. Driving AI transformation, ensuring scalable and secure cloud architectures, and optimizing IT operations to enhance business resilience. Passionate about implementing innovative AI technologies, risk management, and aligning IT strategies with organizational goals.

Education

• K J Somaiya Institute of Management

  Master of Business Administration - MBA, Information Technology

• Mahavir Education Trusts Shah and Anchor Kutchi Engineering College

  Engineering Diploma in Digital Electronics, Electronics

  1997 — 2000

• Sikkim Manipal University - Distance Education

  Bachelor's Degree, Information Technology

  2013 — 2016

Skills

• Six Sigma
• Storage Area Networks
• Software as a Service (Saas)
• Budget Management
• IT Security Operations
• Vendor Management
• IT Infrastructure Management
• Virtualization
• Networking
• System Administration
• Team Management
• Saas
• Demand & Capacity Management
• In-House, Saas, Colo, Cloud Solutions
• Unix
• Itil V3 Foundations Certified
• Infrastructure
• Incident/Change/Risk Management
• IT Security Policies
• Slas & Escalation Management
• Storage
• IT Delivery & Support Management
• Firewalls
• Cloud Computing
• Vendor Management & Negotiation
• Kvm
• Management
• Mysql
• Infra Solution Architecture
• Coe & Quality Assurance
• IT Service Management
• Linux
• Network Load Balancing
• Global IT Operations
• Information Security & Audits
• Customer Satisfaction
• IT Operations
• Global IT Operation Management