AJAnkush Jain
@ankushjain
Strategic Group A IT leader specializing in national-scale e‑governance, IoT, and cyber resilience.
IndiaWhat I'm looking for
I am a Group ‘A’ Gazetted IT officer with over 17 years designing and delivering national-scale e‑governance platforms that prioritize sovereignty, transparency, and high availability.
I lead end-to-end SDLC execution—manpower strategy, RFP/DPR drafting, architecture, development, testing, cloud migration, and cybersecurity—delivering systems with 99.9% uptime and automated decisioning.
My work has standardized mission-critical domains through IoT, GIS, telematics and AI (including Generative AI and Bhashini), enabling Zero‑Human‑Intervention workflows across transport, mining, and disaster response.
I build capacity through national trainings and mentorship, and have been recognized with sector awards for intelligent transport system rollouts and rapid enterprise delivery.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Deputy Director (IT)
National Informatics Centre
Nov 2009 - Present (16 years 1 month)
Led national-scale e‑governance programs across transport, disaster management and mining, architecting high‑availability platforms (99.9% uptime) and driving cloud migration, IoT integrations and AI initiatives to enforce standardized, zero‑human‑intervention workflows.
Deputy Director (IT)
National Informatics Centre
Feb 2024 - Nov 2024 (9 months)
Managed cyber posture and led security operations and audits for central ministries, coordinating VA/PT remediation and strengthening incident response and vulnerability management.
Deputy Director (IT) & Project Lead
National Informatics Centre
Oct 2021 - Feb 2024 (2 years 4 months)
Led national transport projects including VLTEAS, AFMS and V‑SCRAP—designing high‑throughput socket architectures, IoT middleware and secure REST APIs to enable encrypted GPS ingestion, automated fitness certification and a tamper‑proof scrapping workflow.
Scientific Officer
National Informatics Centre
Nov 2009 - Oct 2021 (11 years 11 months)
Developed state‑level systems in Uttarakhand for disaster response, mining supply‑chain and urban transport including GIS surveillance for COVID‑19 hotspot mapping and geofencing for mineral transit compliance.
IIDelivered enterprise software solutions and was awarded Best Newcomer for rapid mastery and delivery excellence during initial tenure.
Lecturer
Roorkee Institute of Technology
Jan 2007 - Dec 2008 (1 year 11 months)
Taught computer science fundamentals and mentored undergraduate students, bridging academic theory with practical applications.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
CHC-DAC, Hyderabad
Postgraduate Diploma, Advanced Computing
2008 - 2009
Postgraduate Diploma in Advanced Computing covering advanced software development, systems, and computing topics completed in 2009.
UUUttar Pradesh Technical University
Bachelor of Technology, Information Technology
2003 - 2007
Bachelor of Technology in Information Technology with coursework in computer science and IT fundamentals completed in 2007.
Availability
Location
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Portfolio
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