Rajesh Narayanan
@nrajesh
Strategic IT Program Lead specializing in API-first delivery and AI transformation for uptime.
What I'm looking for
I’m a Strategic Program Lead with over 20 years of experience across consulting, engineering, and operations. I specialize in API-first service delivery and large-scale managed services programs, with enterprise governance and support for clients with combined revenues exceeding €16 billion.
In my current role at Devoteam (Oct 2024–Present), I orchestrate enterprise managed services through AI-driven automation and API-first service models. I integrated Large Language Models (LLMs) into observability maturity models to transition from proactive monitoring to fully automated incident remediation, achieving 99.9% uptime for mission-critical systems.
Before that, I drove observability transformations and complex compliance frameworks for European enterprise clients. I improved troubleshooting times by 40%, reduced incident MTTR by 35% through RBAC and compliance solutions, and delivered $400,000 in licensing cost savings through vendor and architecture optimization, while leading agile teams of 20+ and maintaining SLAs above 95% for 3 consecutive years.
Earlier at Infosys Limited, I led end-to-end engineering and architectural optimization of global, high-availability monitoring ecosystems, focusing on automated incident detection and resolution and establishing engineering best practices and governance for distributed teams. I’ve also led program operations and crisis communications as a Project Portfolio Manager (Mar 2015–Jul 2018), and managed full-lifecycle delivery of Java-based applications as a Development Team Lead (Jul 2004–Feb 2015), mentoring teams and strengthening code quality and continuous learning.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Orchestrated the evolution of enterprise managed services by integrating AI-driven automation and API-first service models, including establishing an Elasticsearch Managed Services team for clients with combined €16B annual revenues. Integrated Gemini and Google AI Studio with LLM-driven observability maturity to automate incident remediation and support 99.9% uptime for mission-critical systems.
Led large-scale observability transformations and compliance program delivery across European enterprise clients, improving troubleshooting times by 40%. Reduced incident MTTR by 35%, generated $400,000 in licensing cost savings, and maintained service SLAs above 95% for three consecutive years while leading agile teams of 20+ professionals.
Directed end-to-end engineering and architectural optimization of global, high-availability monitoring ecosystems for large operational environments. Architected observability solutions focused on automated incident detection and resolution, and established engineering best practices and governance for distributed teams.
Managed critical e-commerce program operations and executive-level crisis communications for a major global logistics provider. Implemented lean processes that reduced operational overhead by 10% while maintaining service quality.
Governed full-lifecycle delivery of Java-based applications while leading multi-geography engineering teams. Oversaw global SDLC delivery with 20+ developers, set code quality standards and development methodologies, and mentored junior developers to improve on-time delivery and continuous learning.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani
Master of Science (Honours), Chemistry
1999 - 2004
Completed an M.Sc. (Hons.) in Chemistry from BITS, Pilani.
Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani
Bachelor of Engineering (Honours), Civil Engineering
1999 - 2004
Completed a B.E. (Hons.) in Civil Engineering from BITS, Pilani.
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