Shivashanker Bitla

ShivaShanker Bitla is a Senior Technical Architect at CBOE since August 2015, specializing in real-time trade activity stream processing, machine learning, and business intelligence. Key contributions include architecting and implementing data streaming platforms using Kafka and Spark, developing data analytics solutions with R, creating high-throughput in-memory databases, and designing Hadoop platforms secured with Kerberos. Experience also encompasses cloud integration on Amazon Web Services (AWS) and exploring Docker environments. Prior to CBOE, ShivaShanker served as Manager of Big Data Engineering at Capital One, where responsibilities included designing a 500+ node Cloudera Hadoop cluster and implementing streaming applications for anomaly detection. Earlier experience as a Technical Consultant at Discover Financial Services provided a foundation in technical consultancy. Educational background includes degrees from the University of Mumbai and the University of Maine.