RAJESH THIRAVIAM

Direct the comprehensive data center roadmap, overseeing end-to-end builds, expansions, and large-scale migrations to support business growth. Manage multi-million dollar CapEx and OpEx budgets, ensuring infrastructure investments are aligned with organizational digital transformation objectives. Lead 24/7 multi-site operations, guaranteeing 99.999% availability and strict adherence to SLA/KPI performance metrics. Spearhead facility optimization initiatives, including PUE reduction, cooling efficiency, and the integration of AI-ready liquid cooling solutions. Champion the implementation of Dell Cyber Recovery strategies and ISO 27001 standards to protect mission-critical workloads. Serve as a trusted advisor to C-level leadership on risk management, capacity forecasting, and multi-site team development.

Managed the end-to-end provisioning of data center services, including high-density hardware deployment and complex connectivity architectures. Engineered scalable and cost-effective facility layouts to optimize floor space and support future technological growth. Aligned disaster recovery (DR) protocols with stringent industry regulations and compliance standards to ensure organizational readiness. Developed and maintained comprehensive BCP and DR plans for a diverse portfolio of client projects. Collaborated with business and technical stakeholders to perform Business Impact Analyses (BIA) to prioritize recovery efforts. Ensured all DR plans met industry regulations and conducted periodic audits to drive continuous improvement in recovery protocols.

Led the seamless migration of mission-critical data from legacy systems to modern storage platforms with zero data loss. Directed high-value storage hardware upgrades (e.g., Unity 400 to Unity 600), resulting in enhanced system capacity and performance. Orchestrated large-scale IT infrastructure decommissioning projects, delivering significant cost savings for the organization. Reduced overall data center energy consumption through aggressive server consolidation and virtualization strategies.

Led backup system migration across multiple platforms with zero data loss and minimal downtime. Managed storage performance and capacity and make the recommendations for improvements. Implemented new backup strategy that improved backup completion time & reduced storage cost.

Experience with SAN storage provision, expansion, zoning, performance, NAS share, virtualization. Implemented capacity planning strategy; forecasted storage needs, avoiding the capacity overage. Participated in the on-call rotation; troubleshoot & communicate outside normal business hours.