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Parag Bhave

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VP of IT at Synchrony leading AWS IAM modernization and bringing AWS Bedrock automation into DevOps.

India

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking to lead enterprise-scale cloud, identity, and security transformation programs while advancing AI-driven DevOps, agentic automation, and intelligent cloud operations using AWS Bedrock. I want to strengthen governance and accelerate business agility.

At Synchrony, I lead AWS IAM strategy and identity governance across multi-account environments, alongside cloud security frameworks and enterprise architecture standards. I led IAM modernization that reduced manual access provisioning effort and improved audit compliance turnaround time.

At Barclays, I led AWS DevSecOps and cloud infrastructure engineering for enterprise banking platforms, embedding security validation into CI/CD pipelines. Earlier, at Cognizant Technology Solutions, I led cloud-native and DevOps transformation for Merck Life Science and managed a 16-member solutioning team.

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Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Vice President – Information Technology

Current

Synchrony

May 2024 - Present (2 years 5 months)

Leading AWS IAM strategy and identity governance for multi-account environments. Driving cloud security frameworks, solution architecture standards, and AI-enabled DevOps initiatives.

AWS IAM Cloud Security Identity Governance DevSecOps CI CD Security AWS Solutions Architect Mentorship

Asst. Vice President – Cloud Security & Architecture

Barclays

Sep 2021 - May 2024 (2 years 8 months)

Led AWS DevSecOps and cloud infrastructure engineering for enterprise banking platforms. Designed secure architecture blueprints and drove vulnerability management programs.

AWS DevSecOps Cloud Security IAM Vulnerability Management CI CD Architecture Governance

Cloud Infrastructure Manager

Capgemini

Dec 2020 - Sep 2021 (9 months)

Led AWS DevOps transformation initiatives for Liberty Mutual Insurance. Implemented enterprise CI/CD frameworks and drove vulnerability management programs.

AWS DevOps CI CD Vulnerability Management Infrastructure as Code Architecture Governance

Cloud Architecture & Infrastructure Technology Specialist | Team Lead

Cognizant Technology Solutions

Mar 2019 - Dec 2020 (1 year 9 months)

Led cloud-native and DevOps transformation for Merck Life Science. Onboarded and governed 11 enterprise projects on AWS, managing a 16-member solutioning team.

AWS Cloud Architecture DevOps VPC DR Strategies Team Leadership Solutions Architect

Technical Service Specialist & Cloud Migration Specialist

IBM India Pvt. Ltd.

Aug 2015 - Feb 2019 (3 years 6 months)

Led Windows and Linux migrations to AWS using SMS, DoubleTake, and Zerto. Implemented high-availability and DR architectures and managed VPC networking and IAM governance.

AWS Migration SMS Double Take Zerto Route 53 ELB S3 Glacier AWS Backup VPC IAM Security Groups ACLs MySQL Oracle Apache Tomcat NFS

Lead Infrastructure Engineer

Mphasis (HP Company)

Nov 2013 - Jul 2015 (1 year 8 months)

Managed enterprise infrastructure operations across physical and virtualized environments. Led remote support services for VMware-based platforms supporting Symantec projects.

Infrastructure Operations VMWare Remote Support Enterprise IT

Technical Support Analyst

Symantec Software Pvt. Ltd.

Nov 2012 - Sep 2013 (10 months)

Delivered L2/L3 technical support for Backup Exec 2010 and 2012 platforms. Partnered with product engineering teams to resolve recurring enterprise issues.

Backup Exec L2 L3 Support Enterprise Support