SHAILENDRA K GUDEPATE
Westfield,IN
Summary
Accomplished technology leader with over 24 years of experience across Insurance, Financial Services, Healthcare, Property Management, and Pharmaceutical domains. Demonstrates deep expertise in IT architecture, cloud operations, integration, middleware, and monitoring—consistently aligning technology strategies with business goals.
Recognized for leading cross-functional teams through complex, high-impact initiatives and delivering transformational outcomes. Experienced in strategic planning, cloud-based solutions, and large-scale project execution that enhances operational efficiency and performance.
Known for driving results through innovative problem-solving, effective communication, and a collaborative leadership style. Skilled in optimizing processes, fostering high-performing teams, and navigating dynamic environments to support organizational growth and agility.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
Work History
Director - Cloud Operations
Sallie Mae Corporation
Indianapolis, Indiana
01.2024 - Current
- Develop and execute a comprehensive technology operations strategy
- Manage and maintain the organization's technology infrastructure
- Identify, evaluate, and implement appropriate technology systems
- Oversee the IT support team, ensuring timely and effective resolution
- Collaborate with finance and executive teams to develop and manage budgets
- Work closely with cross-functional teams, including executive leadership
- Improved project efficiency with strategic planning, resource allocation, and time management practices.
- Managed 20 onshore and offshore resources for Cloud Operation.
Architect – Cloud Operations
Sallie Mae Corporation
Indianapolis, Indiana
06.2019 - 12.2023
- Participate in IT architectural sessions to provide expertise to the team
- Design and implement automation solutions that increase team efficiency
- Document troubleshooting activities for key infrastructure applications
- Get established as an SME (subject matter expert) for all infrastructure
- Install and maintain/upgrade key infrastructure application software
- Monitor performance & availability of key infrastructure applications
- Work with Azure and Amazon technical partners, solutions, and services
- Work with awide variety of personnel, including vendors, application teams
- Experience in building AWS Infrastructure using CFTs, Ansible templates
- Environment: Networking, AWS, DevOps, Lambda, CodeBuild, Code Deploy
Cloud Enterprise Architect
Fannie Mae
08.2022 - 06.2024
- Partner with Enterprise/Portfolio Architecture team and business units
- Drive the development and adoption of cloud security standards
- Liaise on security-related issues with internal business stakeholders
- Work to develop, enhance, and document security architecture, policies
- Educate application, portfolio and solution architects on secure solutions
- Act as a central point of contact for all conceptual knowledge of security
- Environment: Networking, AWS, DevOps, Lambda, CodeBuild, Code Deploy
Technical Lead/Architect
Simon Property Group
Indianapolis, Indiana
04.2014 - 05.2018
- Steering delivery platform benchmarks, developing framework for solutions
- Facilitating change and process improvement within software development
- Developing tools and utilities to assist in application integration
- Working in an Agile Software Development Life Cycle and cloud environment
- Assisting with migration of existing applications to Amazon Cloud
- Providing technical expertise in analysis, design, & development
- Designing cloud environment with EC2’s, ELB, RDS and other applications
- Managing overall operations for executing project changes and timelines
- Planning and scheduling project timelines, tracking project delivery
- Steering end-to-end delivery management and ensuring effective solutions
- Interacting with business managers / consultants / vendors / clients
- Maintaining the quality, systems, processes and methodologies
- Evaluating effectiveness of incident management; making recommendations
- Managing application support requests per SLA and coordinates resources
- Driving service excellence through monitor the overall functionality
- Supervising resource allocations and setting-up of the communication plan
- Environment: AWS-EC2, S3,Glacier, RDS, SQS,SNS, python, VPC, SalesForce
Sr. Implementation Architect
Guidewire Software
San Francisco, California
08.2008 - 03.2014
- Projects Undertaken:
- Worked as Sr. Implementation Architect for Claims Replacement
- Provided high level designs and estimates for various integration projects
- Worked in an agile environment to ensure delivery of high quality solutions
- Built on JDK1.7, J2EE, Guidewire ClaimCenter 7.x, Web Sphere 7.x
Sr.Implementaion Architect
The Hartford Insurance
Hartford, Connecticut
01.2014 - 04.2014
- Worked as Sr. Implementation Architect for Claims Replacement
- Provided high level designs and estimates for various integration projects
- Worked in an agile environment to ensure delivery of high quality solutions
- Built on JDK1.7, J2EE, Guidewire ClaimCenter 7.x, Web Sphere 7.x
Lansing MI
Auto Owners Insurance
02.2013 - 12.2013
- Worked as Sr.Implementation Architect for Legacy Replacement
- Provided high level designs and estimates for Document Production
- Designed Camel Integration patterns to implement the workflow
- Performed major upgrade from ClaimCenter 6 to ClaimCenter 7
- Implemented Xactimate, Medicare, Document Production and DMS
Indianapolis
Liberty Mutual Agency Markets
08.2008 - 01.2013
- Worked as Sr. Implementation Architect for ClaimCenter Road Map
- Partnered with Enterprise Architects to develop an overall integration strategy
- Designed and implemented Policy integration, Document Management solutions
- Built on JDK1.6, J2EE, Guidewire ClaimCenter 6.x, Web Sphere 7.x
Boston
Vertitude
06.2007 - 07.2008
- Worked as Sr. Software Engineer, Fidelity Investments
- Worked on design and implementation of Plan Information Wizard; used JDK1.6
Technical Lead
Hanover Insurance
07.2006 - 05.2007
- Developed Portlets for user level interaction and encapsulated the business logic using J2EE and Spring.
New York
Amtex Systems
02.2004 - 06.2006
- Led development of applications for Fresenius Medical Care (ChairSide) and Fresenius Medical Portal. Used technologies such as Websphere, Weblogic, J2EE, Struts.
New York
Net2s Inc.
02.2003 - 02.2004
Bethlehem, PA
Synchronoss Tech
11.2000 - 08.2002
Developer
Creative Software Technologies
03.2000 - 11.2000
Chennai
SIP Technologies
05.1998 - 01.2000
Education
Bachelor of Science - Civil
Osmania University
Hyderabad04.1998
Associate of Science - Software Engineering
Aptech
Hyderabad07.1996
Skills
- Enterprise Systems Architecture -10 years
- Operations management - 7 Years
- Project Management - 10 years
- AWS Cloud Architecture 10 years
- People management 10years
- Cloud Design & Migration- 10 Years
- Client Relationship Management - 10 Years
- Strategic planning - 10 Years
- Budget control - 10 Year
- Change management - 10Years
- Issues resolution -10 Years
- Contract and vendor management
Timeline
Director - Cloud Operations
Sallie Mae Corporation
01.2024 - Current
Cloud Enterprise Architect
Fannie Mae
08.2022 - 06.2024
Architect – Cloud Operations
Sallie Mae Corporation
06.2019 - 12.2023
Technical Lead/Architect
Simon Property Group
04.2014 - 05.2018
Sr.Implementaion Architect
The Hartford Insurance
01.2014 - 04.2014
Lansing MI
Auto Owners Insurance
02.2013 - 12.2013
Sr. Implementation Architect
Guidewire Software
08.2008 - 03.2014
Indianapolis
Liberty Mutual Agency Markets
08.2008 - 01.2013
Boston
Vertitude
06.2007 - 07.2008
Technical Lead
Hanover Insurance
07.2006 - 05.2007
New York
Amtex Systems
02.2004 - 06.2006
New York
Net2s Inc.
02.2003 - 02.2004
Bethlehem, PA
Synchronoss Tech
11.2000 - 08.2002
Developer
Creative Software Technologies
03.2000 - 11.2000
Chennai
SIP Technologies
05.1998 - 01.2000
Bachelor of Science - Civil
Osmania University
Associate of Science - Software Engineering
Aptech
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