Sirisha Swahari

Orchestrated strategic roadmaps as a thought leader, delivering peerless solutions to esteemed government clients spanning state, local, and federal sectors. Spearheaded multiple preemptive initiatives to fortify organizational resilience against future demands and challenges. Maintained unwavering employee engagement and peak productivity levels by adeptly integrating onshore and offshore resource pools. Consistently raised performance benchmarks using invaluable insights into public sector dynamics.

• Directed team of 20 direct reports and managed 200+ cross-functional professionals, including engineers, architects, security experts, client engagement and project managers. Delivered innovative consulting services by fostering collaboration and client-centric excellence. Cultivated continuous improvement while aligning stakeholders with organizational goals.
• Spearheaded strategic financial management overseeing $48 million P&L and budget, astutely deploying operational assets through continuous process improvements to maximize margins. Consistently delivered mission-critical projects on schedule and with in budget driving enhanced margins and revenue.
• Facilitated seamless business transitions during mergers or acquisitions, ensuring minimal disruption to ongoing operations while integrating teams effectively.
• Implemented Objectives and Key Results (OKR) initiatives to align cross-functional teams and achieve measurable outcomes, consistently exceeding targets for critical KPIs.

Directed a world-class global team of over 90 professionals spanning multiple regions, delivering unparalleled data management services to esteemed clients across U.S. Communications, Federal, Commercial, and Banking sectors. Provided strategic oversight for mission-critical database management, backup operations, storage solutions, and comprehensive disaster recovery contingencies. Through my transformative leadership, I have architected strategic roadmaps, fostered operational excellence, and cultivated a high-performance culture that drives sustained growth and client success. Optimized system performance and availability, safeguarding invaluable data assets and upholding client commitments, solidifying long-term strategic partnerships.

Provided strategic oversight and direction for the delivery of client-facing database services across Oracle, Microsoft SQL, MySQL, PostgreSQL on Public, Hybrid and Private Cloud environments. Architecting robust processes and implementing best practices, I optimized performance, availability, and scalability of mission-critical database ecosystems.

Managed a global team of DBAs supporting over 90 clients across commercial and federal sectors, ensuring seamless operations and optimized performance for mission-critical Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL, AWS, and Azure database environments. Cultivated an environment of excellence by fostering continuous learning, implementing best practices, and maintaining stringent compliance with industry standards and regulatory mandates.

As database team lead, delivered mission-critical support to state/local government clients under managed services. Architected and deployed high-performance database solutions during project implementations. Ensured continued optimization, maintenance, and 24/7 support post-go-live. Leveraged technical expertise to safeguard data integrity and uphold stringent SLAs.

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