Ram Banda

Ram Banda has extensive work experience in the technology industry. Ram currently serves as an Enterprise Cloud Architect at Amivero, where they lead a team in the modernization efforts of the Azure Cloud. Ram is responsible for developing an Agile backlog and designing solutions for continuous Authority to Operate (ATO) and continuous integration and delivery pipelines. Ram incorporates various technologies such as GIT Actions, Runners, OpenShift, Docker, Kubernetes, PRISMA Cloud, Steampipe, TFSec, Archer, and Azure Defender for Cloud to establish a DevSecOps framework for the enterprise.

Prior to their current role, Ram worked as a Principal Cloud Data Architect at Presidio in 2022. From 2019 to 2021, they served as a Senior Enterprise Cloud Data Architect at Cloudreach, where they contributed to architecting cloud-based solutions. In 2018, Ram worked as a Senior Big Data Architect at Boeing, specializing in big data technologies.

Ram has extensive experience in management and leadership roles. Ram worked as an Engineering Manager at Addison Group from 2016 to 2018 and at Bronto Logics from 2014 to 2016. Ram also has a long history with Microsoft, where they held multiple positions from 2003 to 2014, including Engineering Manager, Test Manager, Senior Developer, and Senior SDET.

Before their tenure at Microsoft, Ram worked as a Lead Software Development Engineer at Harward Technologies, where they led a team responsible for IT and database administration. Ram'steam worked on projects that heavily interacted with other state agencies, internal management and staff, external customers, and vendors of database management software. Prior to Harward Technologies, Ram worked as a Software Development Engineer at Internap Network Services.

Ram Banda received a postgraduate diploma in computer application from the Andhra Pradesh Productivity Council in 1991-1992, focusing on system analysis and design, Cobol, and C programming. In 1994-1996, they pursued an MS in Mathematics at Osmania University. Ram Banda also obtained several certifications in the late 1990s, including MCP in Developing and Maintaining web applications with Microsoft Visual C#.NET and Microsoft Visual Studio, MCP in Designing and implementing Databases with Microsoft SQL Server 200 Enterprise Edition, Cisco Certified Network Associate, MCP in Managing & Maintaining a MS Windows Server 2003 Environment, and Sun certified system administrator for Unix. There is one additional certification mentioned, but the specific details, such as the obtained month and year, are not provided.