Sachin Koppula
General Motors
Leander,TX
4
Certification
18
Years of experience
Dynamic Cloud and AI Platform Leader with over 17 years of expertise in designing, delivering, and scaling enterprise cloud solutions across AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud. Proven track record in spearheading cloud transformation initiatives, platform engineering, and governance while driving DevSecOps, FinOps, and AI projects across diverse industries including automotive, financial services, gaming, healthcare, life sciences, energy, and technology. Renowned for cultivating high-performing engineering teams and formulating robust cloud strategies that yield secure and scalable platforms to accelerate innovation and enhance business outcomes. Committed to leveraging cutting-edge technologies to empower organizations in navigating the complexities of digital transformation.
Work History
Sr. Engineering Manager/Architect – Hybrid Cloud COE & AI
2 Years 9 Months- Core founding member of the Multi-Cloud Center of Excellence (CCoE), driving enterprise cloud strategy, platform engineering, governance, and AI enablement initiatives supporting EV, OnStar, and connected vehicle ecosystems.
- Built General Motors enterprise Google Cloud Landing Zone from the ground up, establishing a secure and scalable platform architecture supporting OnStar and strategic multi cloud expansion.
- Led evaluation and adoption of agentic AI capabilities including Cursor AI, GitHub Copilot, and MCP-based integrations to accelerate software delivery, PR reviews, cloud automation, and engineering productivity.
- Designed and implemented GCP organization hierarchy, folder strategy, IAM governance model, Shared VPC architecture, and environment segmentation across development, test, and production environments.
- Established Infrastructure-as-Code standards using Terraform, Terraform Cloud, GitHub Actions, and GitOps workflows to automate cloud provisioning, controls, and governance.
- Led the enterprise migration from on-premises infrastructure to Microsoft Azure, successfully onboarding over 1,700 application teams and provisioning more than 2,000 Azure subscriptions to support large-scale cloud adoption.
- Built cloud platform capabilities including project factory automation, identity federation, network onboarding, developer self-service provisioning, and governance frameworks.
- Reduced cloud operational costs by 40% through standardization, governance automation, FinOps practices, and optimization initiatives using tools like Apptio and Cloud Custodian.
- Enabled AI and advanced analytics workloads through Vertex AI, Databricks, cloud-native data platforms, and scalable infrastructure services.
- Led cross-functional engineering teams across architecture, networking, security, automation, platform engineering, cloud operations and mentor engineers.
Associate Director – Cloud Engineering ( Financial Services)
8 Months- Led cloud modernization engagements, hybrid multi-cloud adoption strategies, and transformation roadmaps for Fortune 100 clients.
- Managed a team of 20+ managers, architects, and engineers supporting Synchrony Financial cloud transformation initiatives.
- Directed migration of on-premises applications to AWS Cloud, including Big Data, BI Analytics, and Data Science applications.
- Provided technical advisory services, architecture guidance, and executive-level recommendations to address client business and technology challenges.
- Developed project proposals and solution strategies showcasing the business value and benefits of cloud modernization initiatives.
- Acted as a trusted advisor to customers by building strong relationships and aligning cloud solutions with business goals.
Cloud Architect – Engineering Manager
1 Year 8 Months- Trained cross-functional teams on cloud best practices, delivering approximately $8M in annual savings.
- Led a team of 20+ cloud engineers delivering AWS modernization initiatives for Associated Bank.
- Standardized CI/CD and cloud onboarding patterns, reducing application onboarding time by 80%.
Lead Cloud Engineer
1 Year 2 Months- Architected AWS infrastructure for the PlayStation 5 release, supporting analytics and data science workloads.
- Managed/supported 15+ application teams using Kubernetes, EMR, Snowflake, and EKS.
- Reduced AWS costs by designing auto-scaling, resilient, and operationally efficient cloud systems.
Lead Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
1 Year 6 Months- Developed infrastructure and efficient computation for the DNA Relatives algorithm, a compute-intensive platform at 23andMe.
- Led the transition to cloud-native big data systems on AWS, enabling high-throughput access to trillions of rows.
- Migrated HBase clusters to S3-backed storage, reducing costs by 50%.
- Led the build and support of Big Data systems on AWS Cloud serving customer and research needs.
Senior Azure Cloud Architect
2 Years 1 Month- Delivered enterprise Hadoop and Azure cloud platforms for oil and gas analytics.
- Provided enterprise Cloudera Hadoop solution to build an enterprise data hub on Microsoft Azure Cloud.
- Led application modernization efforts improving performance by 50%.
Senior Consultant
4 Years 1 Month- Delivered cloud migration, big data, and reporting solutions for clients including Apple, Visa, and Amgen.
- Built BI solutions using OBIEE, Cognos, and SAP BusinessObjects.
Programmer Analyst
1 Year 4 Months- Supported internal tools and ETL/analytics pipelines across multiple business units.
Programmer Analyst
2 Years 1 Month- Contributed to enterprise data engineering and application performance initiatives by developing data integration solutions, supporting data modeling, and optimizing application performance for business-critical systems.
Education
Technology Leadership in Information Technology
M.S. - Computer Science
B.Tech - Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Skills
Cloud Platforms: AWS
Azure
GCP
OCI
IaC & DevOps: Terraform
Pulumi
GitHub Actions
Jenkins
ArgoCD
Ansible
AI & ML Infrastructure: Vertex AI
SageMaker
Azure ML
Kubeflow
Containers & Orchestration: Docker
Kubernetes (EKS
AKS)
Helm
Monitoring & Observability: Datadog
Grafana
New Relic
Prometheus
FinOps & Governance: Apptio
Turbonomics
Cloud Custodian
CloudHealth
Security & Compliance: IAM
RBAC
SOC2
HIPAA
GDPR
CCPA
PHI
SOX
Big Data & Analytics: Spark
Hive
Redshift
Databricks
Snowflake
Glue
ADF
Tableau
Oracle BI
Certification
- Microsoft Certified: AI Transformation Leader
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate
- AWS Advanced Architect Training and Certification
AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS
CTO Impact Award – Recognized for delivering a cost-effective disaster recovery cloud solution at 23andMe saving over 55% in cloud expenses.
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Hindi
Native or Bilingual
Telugu
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Sr. Engineering Manager/Architect – Hybrid Cloud COE & AI
General Motors
10.2023 - CurrentRead More
Associate Director – Cloud Engineering ( Financial Services)
Capgemini North America
03.2023 - 11.2023Read More
Cloud Architect – Engineering Manager
Elixir Digital
07.2021 - 03.2023Read More
Lead Cloud Engineer
Sony PlayStation
05.2020 - 07.2021Read More
Lead Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
23andMe
10.2018 - 04.2020Read More
Senior Azure Cloud Architect
Pioneer Natural Resources
08.2016 - 09.2018Read More
Senior Consultant
TEKsystems Global Services
06.2012 - 07.2016Read More
Programmer Analyst
eBay
03.2011 - 07.2012Read More
Programmer Analyst
Life Technologies
01.2009 - 02.2011Read More
JNTU Hyderabad
B.Tech from Electrical and Electronics Engineering
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SUNY New Paltz
M.S. from Computer Science
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Technology Leadership in Information Technology
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