Vish Tigadi

About Vish Tigadi

As a Solutions Architecture Leader at Amazon Web Services (AWS), I contribute to enterprise innovation by empowering teams to adopt modern cloud solutions. With 7+ years at AWS, I focus on hiring and mentoring Solution Architects who excel in areas such as AI/ML, data analytics, and open-source technologies. My team works to address complex technical challenges, ensuring customer success and driving impactful cloud transformations. Previously, as a Sales Engineering Manager at Delphix, I led a high-performing team that consistently surpassed revenue goals, achieving over 200% of quota in multiple years. My work involved driving process improvements, shaping product direction through customer insights, and collaborating with stakeholders to close strategic deals. My passion lies in fostering collaboration and building scalable solutions that align with business objectives.

Experience

1. Head of Solutions Architecture, Strategic Accounts

   Amazon Web Services (AWS)

   Sep 2020 — Present · San Francisco, CA, US

   Lead a team of Solutions Architects to design cloud-native architectures for marquee clients in FinTech, Hospitality, Social Media, and Media & Entertainment. My team collaborates with Account Executives to design secure, reliable, and cost-optimized cloud-native architectures, helping clients achieve their strategic goals while enhancing operational efficiency.• Hired and onboarded over 15 Enterprise Solutions Architects, enhancing team expertise to meet complex demands. • Serve as a technical sponsor, working directly with executives such as CTOs, VPs, and Directors on key initiatives like cloud migration and workload modernization. Built a dedicated team to support open-source solutions on AWS. Organized open-source symposiums featuring speakers from companies like Netflix, Adobe, Autodesk, and Pinterest, which enhanced our community engagement and showcased industry-leading practices. Scaled open-source software (OSS) initiatives across AWS by creating a technical field community that encouraged collaboration among individuals interested in open-source projects, helping to drive shared knowledge and growth.

Education

• University of Florida

  Masters, Computer Science

• University of Mysore

  Bachelors, Computer Science

  1989 — 1993

Skills

• Integration
• Program Management
• Service-Oriented Architecture (Soa)
• Distributed Systems
• Product Management
• Weblogic
• Middleware
• Soa
• Software Development Life Cycle (Sdlc)
• Esb
• High Availability
• Sdlc
• Solution Architecture
• Account Management
• Oracle
• Cloud Computing
• Architectures
• Java
• Architecture
• Start-Ups
• Project Management
• Web Services
• Agile Methodologies
• Pre-Sales
• Paas
• Offshore Management
• Software as a Service (Saas)
• Business Development
• Software Development
• Enterprise Software
• Enterprise Architecture
• Unix
• Solution Selling
• Eai
• Sales Enablement
• Big Data
• Saas
• Databases