About

Vivek Garudi is an experienced Technical Program Manager with over 15 years of experience in the computer software industry. He is skilled in DevOps, IT Service Management, Unix, and Executive Leadership. He holds a Master of Technology degree in Software Systems from Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani. Currently, Vivek is working as a Technical Program Manager at Microsoft, where he leads infrastructure-focused teams providing Infrastructure as Code, SRE, and DevOps practices to organizations. He is responsible for cloud bursting solutions with defense in depth, leading a team of 30+ members managing 100+ management groups spanning across 25k+ Azure subscriptions. Vivek is also working closely with centralized security and information security teams, securing the infrastructure landscape, and developing automation solutions to identify zero-day vulnerabilities and security alerts across 1M+ log analytics workspaces. Vivek has extensive experience in creating security policies, driving end-to-end security assessments, and collaborating with other engagements to strengthen and tighten application and infra controls. He has also created and landed an enterprise strategy to measure the impact of MCS on Azure Revenue and prepared a DevOps strategy for enterprise readiness. In his past roles at Microsoft, Vivek worked as a Senior Consultant and Consultant. He has also worked on software engineering best practices, technical strategy and execution, technical solutions architecture, operations program management, capability building, strategic business partnerships, business process improvement, software project management, and agile methodology. Vivek's technical skills include DevOps, Azure, SRE, infra, and Senior Software Engineer. He has re-architected DevOps solutions, leading to a cost-saving of $1 million and reducing customer offering costs by 80%. Vivek has a proven track record of defining program OKRs and managing high-performing teams through proactive training and development, in addition to a number of vendors and a budget valued at $15M. Overall, Vivek is a highly skilled Technical Program Manager with a wealth of experience in the computer software industry. He has a strong background in DevOps, IT Service Management, and Executive Leadership, and has a proven track record of delivering successful projects and programs.