Business Development Cloud Architect

Siva Abbaraju, Sr. Technology Strategist

Herndon, VA 20171 732-***-**** **********@*****.*** # https://www.linkedin.com/in/siva-abbaraju-7b828023/ Dynamic and result-driven Sr. Solutions Architect with over 18 years of experience leading cross-functional teams to design and deploy enterprise solutions. Successfully led large-scale technological transformations, aligned technology with corporate strategy, and secured high-value government and commercial contracts. Expert in modernization, standardization, and enterprise system integration with event-driven architecture, big data, and cloud migration. Skilled at optimizing technical designs, increasing RFP win rates, and performing buy vs. build studies. Experienced in proposal solutioning, RFP answers, and SOW generation to aid business development.Strong leadership in mentoring teams in software engineering, EA governance, and solution architecture.Oversees technical architecture implementation and the whole software development life cycle for remote teams, assuring the delivery of high-quality solutions via thorough technical artifacts. Technical Skills

Cloud Tools: AWS, Google Cloud Services, Microsoft Azure Services, Griddable.io, ServiceNow, Appian, Sapiens, Salesforce, Kofax. Architectural Frameworks: TOGAF, FEAF, Zachman. DevOps Tools: Ansible, Jenkins, Docker Swarm, Git, GitHub, Git Lab, puppet, Chef, Maven, Kubernetes, JFrog Artifactory, JFrog Xray, SolarWinds, Splunk, Terraform and Nagios ETL Tools/BI tools: Informatica, Alation, Dataflux, AWS Glue, SSIS., Talend, Oracle GoldenGate, Azure Data Factory, Cognos, Business Objects, Tableau, and MicroStrategy. JasperSoft, ThoughtSpot, SSIS, SSRS, Microsoft Power BI, and AWS QuickSight Databases/Data Modeling Tools/Others: Oracle, SQL server, Netezza, MS Access, SQL Programmer, MYSQL and NoSQL databases, Mentis, Baffle.io, Erwin, Visio 2000, TOAD C, COBOL, HTML, DHTML Methodologies: Project Management, Agile, SAFe, Waterfalls, Jira, Mural. Machine learning tools: R, R Shiny, Stata, Jupyter, Julia, SAS, Python, Anaconda, and Orange Data mining reporting.

Educational Qualification/Certifications

Master of Computer Applications, India; Master of Science in Networking Engineering, Toronto, Canada; AWS Certified Developer Associate; IBM Cognos Certified Professional; Certified Scrum Master; CompTIA A+ Certified Professional; TOGAF Trained; PMP Trained; ServiceNow Fundamentals; Azure Trained; Certified SAFe 6 Practitioner; Certified SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager 6.0. Work history:

PBG Consulting, Federal Agency, McLean, VA, Sr. Technology Architect, September 2024 to present

● Collaborated with C-suite executives to define long-term technical vision, ensuring alignment with corporate strategy, contributing to a 15% revenue increase. Partnered with executive leadership, business development, and capture teams to craft innovative technical solutions, leading to a 25% improvement in proposal win rates for government contracts.

● Established strong government client relationships, providing strategic insights into procurement processes, resulting in a 50% increase in repeat business. Managed multimillion-dollar project budgets, ensuring on-time, on-budget delivery while maximizing profitability.

● Led executive-level proposal presentations and solution demonstrations, aligning complex technical solutions with mission objectives, driving a 20% increase in win rates. Oversaw technical strategy for RFPs, ensuring compliance with client goals, security, and budget constraints, boosting successful proposal submissions by 40%.

● Developed technical content and executive summaries for proposals, improving clarity and persuasiveness. Bridged the gap between engineering teams and business leaders, ensuring strategic alignment.

● Drove innovation through proof-of-concept programs, evaluating emerging technologies and implementing successful pilots. Designed concepts of operations architecture for PBG technology capabilities.

● Implemented & proposed ServiceNow ITSM, ITRM for the CERM directorate within the US Department of Treasury, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC).

● Implemented hybrid cloud infrastructure to support General Services Administration (GSA) – Presidential Transition Team (PTT) IT Infrastructure Support operations, ensuring compliance, security, and readiness for election support using Azure, Citrix, and Zscaler.

● Automated contact calculations and procurement processes using the Azure Power Apps Platform in the US. Department of Agriculture Forest Service.

● Implemented and designed various task orders under the OCIO, including cloud modernization, safe agile implementation, enterprise architecture, financial operations, and governance using Cloudability, Azure Cloud Modernization, and Power BI reports at US Office of Personnel Management (OPM) – CIO Level Support.

● Supported multiple task areas like federal budgeting, capital planning, technology business management, IT strategic planning, and project management through the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) using Azure and Power BI at Department of State – Bureau of Consular Affairs Mission Support

● Designed and architected secure, zero-trust cloud infrastructure using AWS and Zscaler at the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) and the Department of Health and Human Services

(HHS).

● Involved in assessing the application portfolio and proposed roadmap for IT Cloud migration using AWS at U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (SAMHSA) Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Baltimore, MD, Sr. Solution Architect, May 2020 - August 2024

● Led a team of 9-15 members in migrating on-premise applications to AWS Cloud, including three data centers, 200+ virtual machines, and five database clusters. Defined AWS and Azure cloud architecture for application migration and infrastructure deployment.

● Drove cost optimization, reducing AWS expenses from $20M to $5M for Remote Desktop as a Service

(AWS Workspace/AppStream), $4M to $1M for RedHat containers, and $6M to $2M for Kofax platform migration. Designed and implemented Zero Trust Architecture using the Zscaler suite and led the OpenShift container platform migration to AWS/ECS.

● Developed and executed cloud-based DevOps architecture and 25+ Decision Analysis Reports (DARs) for alternative analysis. Spearheaded ServiceNow integration for asset management, introduced Dell Wyse high-availability architecture in AWS, and implemented Moodle LMS in Azure as a replacement for Skillport.

● Ensured security compliance with NIST 800-53, FedRAMP, ISO 27001, PCI, and FIPS 140-2. Led SD-WAN implementation to replace MPLS infrastructure between CMS branch sites and AWS.

● Contributed to business development, responding to RFPs, RFIs, and Statements of Work for federal agencies.

U.S. Dept. Of Labor, Washington DC, Sr. Solutions Architect, November 2019 - April 2020

● Architected and developed a new data analytics platform (Labor Advanced Services for Analytics and Research (LASAR)) for the OCIO Agency LASAR Team.

● Designed, developed, and deployed solutions for monitoring, scalability, performance enhancement, and configuration management of systems running SaaS applications.

● Implemented Oracle Golden Gate solutions to transfer data from the Office of Security Health Administration to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

● Worked extensively on transferring on-premises apps to the cloud and provided case studies and requests for bids for existing apps transitioning to the cloud utilizing Azure and AWS.

● Developed several DevOps approaches for the project, such as continuous integration, continuous delivery, continuous testing, and continuous monitoring.Used Jenkins, Gitlab, Docker, and Jfrog Artifactory to design for continuous deployment and delivery, as well as configuration management for infrastructure as code.

● Managed deployments to Cloud Service Provider (CSP) environments, including AWS and AzureAfter assessing the open issues, created/upgraded a current state architectural document using the C4 architectural model and offered cloud-based architectures using AWS and Azure. Key Projects Experience—2000-2019

Role Client, Location Sector Start Date End Date

Solutions Architect Fannie Mae, Reston, VA Mortgage Financing Oct 2018 Aug 2019 Technical Architect The College Board, Reston, VA Education Feb 2009 Sep 2018 Lead BI Architect Vanguard Group

Incorporated, Malvern, PA

Financial Aug 2007 Feb 2009

Lead BI Consultant Cartus, CT Corporate

Relocation services

Oct 2006 Aug 2007

Senior BI Consultant Vanguard Group

Incorporated, Malvern, PA

Financial Oct 2005 Sep 2006

BI Consultant Eaton Corporation, Southfield, MI Manufacturing Jul 2005 Sep 2005 Sr. Software Engineer VISU Consultants

Ltd, Hyderabad, India

Education Feb 2001 Apr 2003

Software Engineer unshine Software Services, Hyderabad, India

Consulting Apr 2000 Jan 2001

Other Activities:

● Active member in the non-profit LE4P.org, which collects and distributes items to the underprivileged in society.

● Members in SSVT Monthly Sandwich Making for Homeless.

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