Sakthivel Sugumaran

Sakthivel Sugumaran (Sakthi) - |-| Bengaluru, INDIA SUMMARY Seasoned DevOps Engineering, Cloud and Automation leader with over 20 years of experience in driving large-scale software development initiatives, modernizing and transforming SDLC processes, and delivering robust DevOps practices across diverse organizations. Expertise in leading cross-functional teams, establishing and scaling cloud technologies, and ensuring high-performance delivery through automation and continuous improvement. Adept at consulting with clients, addressing real-time challenges, and integrating agile methodologies to optimize software development cycles and operations. Strong background in application development, with a current focus on DevOps engineering, cloud technologies, and DevOps transformation. KEY SKILLS & COMPETENCIES • Software Development: Expertise in building scalable software solutions for real-time applications using Java, • • • • C++, C#, Python, and cloud technologies. CI/CD & DevOps: Expertise in CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, and automation tools (Azure, Jenkins, Git, TFS, Artifactory). Cloud Technologies: Hands-on experience with AWS, Azure, and SaaS platforms, designing cloud-based solutions to enhance performance and scalability. Leadership & Team Management: 9+ years of experience leading diverse teams of 30+ engineers, mentoring talent, and driving collaborative innovation. Machine Learning & AI: Expertise in leveraging Generative AI, real-time analytics, and machine learning for process optimization and decision-making. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Software Engineering Manager, Siemens | Bengaluru, India | October 2019 – December 2024 • Lead DevOps Engineering Function: Spearhead a large, multi-disciplinary team responsible for the end-to• • • • • • • end delivery of DevOps solutions and cloud engineering practices for Siemens PCS 7 (legacy) and PCS neo (cloud). End-to-End Application Lifecycle: Oversee the entire application lifecycle, ensuring seamless integration of CI/CD pipelines and continuous delivery practices that support rapid, high-quality deployments. Cloud Modernization: Drive initiatives to transform legacy systems to cloud environments, improving deployment speed, scalability, and reliability by leveraging AWS and Azure cloud technologies. Consulting & Advisory: Act as a trusted advisor to clients, leading large-scale cloud and DevOps transformations, resolving complex challenges in DevOps adoption, cloud architecture, and engineering practices. Agile Transformation: Lead agile adoption across teams, implementing agile methodologies and CI/CD practices that enable fast release cycles and improve operational efficiency. Team Leadership & Development: Manage a high-performing team of DevOps engineers, fostering an environment of continuous technical and leadership growth, while ensuring adherence to industry best practices. Customer-Centric Delivery: Delivered products that significantly improved customer experience by focusing on performance, security, and reliability of cloud-based control systems used by thousands of customers. Post-Incident Review: Lead post-incident reviews and root cause analysis, implementing learnings to improve system reliability and prevent recurring issues. Key Achievements: • PCS neo Cloud Remote Engineering: Launched a new remote engineering feature for PCS neo in the cloud, improving engineering efficiency by 30%, directly enhancing customer satisfaction. • CI/CD Transformation: Implemented agile methodologies and CI/CD practices, reducing test cycle time by 200 hours per cycle, accelerating time-to-market and improving team efficiency. Project Lead, Siemens | Bengaluru, India | October 2015 – September 2019 • Led R&D DevOps Teams: Managed teams developing PCS 7 systems, supporting 30k global deployments. • CI/CD & DevOps Implementation: Championed the adoption of CI/CD pipelines and DevOps best practices, optimizing deployment workflows and improving software release cycles. Key Achievements: • Deployment Success: Supported 30,000 global deployments of PCS 7 systems, ensuring continuous delivery and updates. Software/Cloud Architect, Siemens — Bengaluru, India / Karlsruhe, Germany, May 2012 – Sep 2015 • • • • Led the design and implementation of translation for regional software deployed on private Azure Windows cloud, ensuring high-quality code and alignment with architectural guidelines. Designed and developed an automated build framework for Digital Factory Automation – TIA Portal, which reduced build time by 50%. Innovated the archiving algorithm for parallel builds, optimizing build processes and improving system performance. Provided technical leadership and mentorship to junior developers, promoting best practices and coding standards and encouraging professional growth within the team . Technical Lead, Siemens — Bengaluru, India, May 2007 – Apr 2012 • Lead the test automation framework for SIMATIC WinCC Web automation systems deployment, reducing • the test cycle time by 50%. Migrated legacy VB front-end applications to C# .NET, modernizing the technology stack and improving performance. Onsite Technical Consultant/Specialist, HP — Bengaluru, India / London, UK, May 2003 – Apr 2007 • Provided consulting expertise for critical managed services projects in application migration, secure • deployment and critical infrastructure for major Automotive, FMCG, banking and financial(BFSI) in Europe/US. Led technical evaluations and solutioning, improving SLA performance by 20% through expert guidance on deployment processes. CERTIFICATIONS • AWS Certified Solutions Architect • DevOps Certified Professional • Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) TECHNICAL SKILLS • • • • • • • • Programming Languages: C, C++, C#, Java, Python, JavaScript Cloud Technologies: AWS, Azure, VMware vSphere, SaaS, PaaS, IaaS Real-Time Systems: SIMATIC PCS 7, PCS neo, WinCC, TIA Portal, Team Center, Polarian CI/CD & DevOps: Docker, Kubernetes , Jenkins, Git, TFS, Jfrog Artifactory Development Practices: Agile, Scrum, Lean, TDD Databases: SQL Server, PostgreSQL Tools: Visual Studio, Eclipse, GitHub Copilot, Test Director, Sonarqube, Blackduck Operating Systems: Windows, Linux EDUCATION & TRAINING Master of Science in Information Technology | University of Madras, Chennai, India AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS • Change Agent Award: Siemens Corporate Technology Excellence award for innovative automation and deployment solutions. • Excellence Awards: 5 awards for delivery excellence, client satisfaction, technical solutions, best practices • sharing, and continuous improvement at HP and Siemens. Mentorship: Led a mentorship program, improving engineers and technical leads by 40%. EXTERNAL PAPER PUBLICATIONS & BEST PRACTICES • Siemens Automation Agent (SAA)-CI/CD Framework: Annual Software Testing Conference – QAI • Virtualization Test Automation Framework: International Software Testing Conference – QAI