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Aanand Jha

@aanandjha

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Senior Engineering Lead specializing in GenAI, MLOps, and cloud-native enterprise solutions.

India

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What I'm looking for

I seek roles where I can lead GenAI/MLOps initiatives, build cloud-native scalable systems, mentor teams, and deliver measurable operational impact in collaborative, innovation-focused environments.

I am a results-driven Senior Engineering Lead with over 14 years of experience in AI/ML, GenAI and cloud architecture, delivering measurable operational improvements across enterprises.

I have engineered GenAI assistants and Copilot plugins, implemented MLOps pipelines, and deployed scalable cloud-native systems on AWS, GCP and IBM Cloud — driving a 60% reduction in help-desk tickets and a 50% reduction in QA effort.

I combine hands-on technical leadership in model development, deployment (FastAPI/Flask), orchestration (Kubernetes, Terraform), and QA automation with a pragmatic approach to product delivery and continuous improvement.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Senior Engg Lead (GenAI & Enterprise)

Current

Persistent Systems Ltd

Nov 2020 - Present (5 years 1 month)

Engineered and deployed GenAI assistants and Copilot plugins that reduced help desk tickets by 60% and cut QA effort by 50% through automation and AI-driven QMS implementation.

GenAI RAG NLP AWS Kubernetes MLOps fastAPI

Sr. Software Engineer

Thales

Jan 2020 - Oct 2020 (9 months)

Improved user satisfaction by 15% and streamlined CI/CD using Jenkins; led defect management and performance testing to enhance deployment efficiency and responsiveness.

Jenkins Jira Confluence Selenium Cucumber JMeter Azure CI CD Test Automation

Software Engineer

GIS Consortium India Pvt Ltd

Sep 2017 - Oct 2019 (2 years 1 month)

Built Java+Selenium automation frameworks and migrated workloads to AWS, improving scalability and reducing operational costs while leading QA automation efforts.

Java Selenium AWS Test Automation Agile API Testing GIS Performance Testing

QA Engineer

PepsiCo

Jun 2014 - Apr 2017 (2 years 10 months)

Executed UI/API testing and created test plans that improved product quality; leveraged GCP initiatives to boost revenue by 15% and operational efficiency by 20%.

Selenium Postman Junit GCP Test Planning API Testing Automation

Technical Assistant

Orange GPS Solutions

Mar 2011 - May 2014 (3 years 2 months)

Performed hardware testing and client training for GPS and GIS monitoring systems, supporting deployments and troubleshooting for field clients.

Hardware Testing GPS GIS Training Clients Troubleshooting System Integration

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

IIIT Bangalore & upGrad

Executive Post Graduate Programme in AI ML, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning

2024 - 2025

Executive Post Graduate Programme in AI/ML undertaken through IIIT Bangalore and upGrad covering data analysis, Python, statistics, and machine learning modules from Apr 2024 to Oct 2025.