Indirani Venkopa Chetty

Senior Technology and Data Platform DBA and DBE Lead with 29+ years of experience delivering and modernizing enterprise database platforms, data, cloud, and on-prem infrastructure across highly regulated Financial Services environments. Extensive experience supporting Capital Markets, Wealth Management, Corporate and Wholesale Banking, Payments & Execution, Risk & Compliance, and Investment Banking domains. Proven expertise leading large-scale transformation and migration programs including Database Platform Migrations, Cloud Migrations (AWS, Azure, GCP), Enterprise Migrations, Venture Migrations, and Data Center Migrations.

Recognized for delivering secure, resilient, and high-availability platforms with strong governance, regulatory compliance, federated authentication, and business continuity. Trusted senior leader with a strong track record of leading global teams and partnering with executive stakeholders.

Senior Technology Manager – DBA, DBE, DW, DE, DA, BI - Capgemini America Inc - San Francisco Bay Area, CA

(2022-10)

Partnered with major enterprise clients including SMBC, Synchrony Financial, AMFAM, Markel, Farmers, Wells Fargo, and New York Bank … delivering on-prem, cloud database modernization, migration, and platform engineering initiatives.

• Lead enterprise database and cloud platform strategy for a confidential Fortune 500 Financial Services client, owning end-to-end governance of multi-cloud database environments across AWS, Azure, and GCP spanning 500+ database instances in production.
• Direct cross-functional global teams of DBAs, data engineers, cloud architects, and infrastructure engineers across the US and APAC regions, including a 7-month on-the-ground leadership engagement in Singapore (Nov 2023 – May 2024) for regional platform consolidation.
• Python Microservices Development for API gateways, asynchronous programming, containerized microservices (Docker, Kubernetes), event‑driven patterns (Kafka, SQS/SNS, EventBridge), serverless microservices (AWS Lambda, Azure Functions), CI/CD automation (GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, Jenkins), logging/monitoring integration, and scalable API orchestration.
• Own the strategic roadmap for Database Platform Modernization, Cloud Migration, Data Center Migration, and Venture Migrations (M&A onboarding and carve-out programs) with consistent delivery against executive SLA commitments.
• Govern database security, IAM, federated authentication, KMS encryption, and audit compliance across PCI-DSS, SOX, and GDPR regulatory frameworks, partnering with CISO and compliance leadership.
• Drive FinOps practices for cloud database cost optimization, achieving measurable reductions in cloud spend through right-sizing, reserved capacity planning, and PaaS adoption of serverless and managed database tiers.
• Serve as senior stakeholder and escalation point for P0/P1 major incidents, leading post-incident reviews, root-cause analysis, and permanent remediation governance.
• Partner with CTO, VP of Engineering, and business unit leads on platform roadmaps, quarterly business reviews, and technology investment proposals.

Lead DBA Architect– Contract - NTT DATA - San Francisco Bay Area, CA

(2022-01 - 2022-10)

Delivered senior database and cloud platform management services for NTT DATA's enterprise client portfolio in Financial Services and Technology verticals, overseeing multi-cloud database operations across AWS and Azure.

• Led database migration and modernization programs including on-premises SQL Server and Oracle migrations to AWS RDS, Aurora, and Azure SQL Managed Instance, with near-zero-downtime cutovers.
• Managed distributed teams of DBAs and cloud engineers, establishing operational standards, runbooks, and SLA governance frameworks for managed database services engagements.
• Implemented automated database operations including patch orchestration, performance baselining, backup validation, and alerting using Terraform, Ansible, PowerShell, and Azure Automation Runbooks.
• Collaborated with client CIO and technology leadership teams on cloud transformation roadmaps, platform rationalization, and cost optimization strategies.
• Ensured regulatory compliance posture across database environments, including encryption-at-rest, RBAC, and comprehensive audit logging aligned to SOX and PCI-DSS requirements.

Lead DBA Architect – Contract - Coupa - San Francisco Bay Area, CA

(2022-01 - 2022-06)

Managed the database and infrastructure engineering team supporting Vyaire Medical's clinical and operational data platforms, ensuring availability and data integrity for medical device and healthcare operations systems.

• Oversaw SQL Server and PostgreSQL environments critical to regulatory submissions, supply chain management, and clinical data reporting, maintaining HIPAA-compliant database operations.
• Led HA/DR configuration review and remediation initiatives, implementing Always On Availability Groups and validated backup/recovery procedures.