MAHESH PABBA
Customer Delivery Architect · AI & Cloud Infrastructure
Professional Summary
Seasoned IT Infrastructure Leader with 22+ years of experience in data center computing, enterprise architecture, and technical solutions delivery. Specialized in designing high-performance AI training and inference infrastructure for enterprise customers.
Expert in architecting scalable AI factories on Cisco UCS platforms with NVIDIA GPUs, OpenShift/Kubernetes clusters, high-speed RDMA networking, and hybrid cloud architectures. Proven track record in infrastructure automation with Python, Ansible, and Terraform. Developed GenAI solutions including LangChain agents and fine-tuned Llama2 models.
Professional Experience
Customer Delivery Architect — Data Center & AI Infrastructure
Cisco
AI Architect
- ▸Designed and deployed high-performance AI training & inference clusters with NVIDIA GPUs, OpenShift, and RDMA networking (PFC, ECN, RoCE) on Cisco UCS platforms.
- ▸Led end-to-end AI infrastructure implementations using NVIDIA GPU Operator, Network Operator, and Node Feature Discovery (NFD) managed through Cisco Intersight.
- ▸Automated compute provisioning for UCS, Fabric Interconnects, and OpenShift clusters using Terraform, Ansible, and Python — significantly reducing deployment time.
- ▸Developed Python + LangChain agents and a Webex bot for autonomous Day-2 operations; fine-tuned Llama2 on Intersight operational data for domain-specific inference.
- ▸Built and maintained Kubernetes/OpenShift clusters across AWS, Azure, and on-prem with Kubespray; supported real customer AI training and inference workloads.
SAP Technical Solution Architect
- ▸End-to-end SAP HANA TDI design, sizing, hardware config, HA and DR implementations on Cisco Hardware for enterprise customers.
- ▸Technical lead for hybrid cloud/on-premise SAP landscape strategies; developed ARM templates and deployed SAP HA/DR on Azure with Express Routes and BGP.
- ▸Installed full Azure Stack Appliance on Cisco Hardware; configured BGP on Cisco routers for on-premise to cloud connectivity.
- ▸Used internal BPA automation platform (Docker, Kubernetes, Kafka, MongoDB, Kong, Grafana) to control and automate infrastructure operations through NSO and Ansible.
NVIDIA GPUsOpenShiftKubernetesLangChainLlama2TerraformAnsiblePythonSAP HANAAzureAWSCisco UCS
SAP Architect
Numbers Only · Client: Cisco, Raleigh NC
- ▸Installed SAP HANA on Cisco UCS Rack and Blade Servers with EMC, NetApp, and HP 3PAR storage configurations; sizing BW on HANA and migration planning.
- ▸SAP OS/DB migration (HP-UX to RHEL Linux) via Oracle-to-Oracle Online Migration with near-zero downtime on multi-terabyte systems (ECC, BW, SCM, HR).
- ▸VMware HA for ACS (enqueue/message server high availability); re-implemented SolMan 7.1.
Sr. Consultant
Deloitte
- ▸Installed parallel GRC 10.0 landscape on NetWeaver 7.3; migrated from GRC 5.3 to 10.0 and enabled AC, PC, RM modules.
- ▸Established BOBJ to SAP HANA database connectivity for the BI development team.
Senior Consultant
CapGemini
- ▸Managed multiple concurrent SAP projects (R/3 ECC 6.0, CRM 5.0, BI 7.0, EP 7.0, BPC, BO XI 3.1) for US and India clients simultaneously.
- ▸OS/DB migrations, Unicode conversions, upgrades, system copies, and SAP-to-SAP & SAP-to-3rd-party integration activities.
- ▸MSSQL database administration, workload analysis, performance tuning, memory profile parameter adjustments.
Earlier Experience (2003 – 2008)
| Period | Role | Company / Client |
|---|---|---|
| 2007–2008 | IT Consultant | Reliance Retail Limited, Mumbai — SAP Portal, BI, R/3 |
| 2005–2007 | Associate BASIS Consultant | Wega Solutions, Bengaluru — SAP BASIS administration |
| 2003–2005 | System Administrator | Mother Dairy India Ltd, Hyderabad — NT/2000/2003, 100+ users |
Technical Skills
| Cloud | AWS · Azure · GCP · Azure Stack |
|---|---|
| Orchestration | Kubernetes · OpenShift · Docker Swarm |
| Automation | Python · Ansible · Terraform · Bash |
| AI / GenAI | LangChain · Llama2 · NVIDIA GPU Op · RDMA/RoCE |
| SAP | HANA · S/4HANA · ECC · BW · GRC · PI/PO · SRM |
| Databases | Oracle · SAP HANA · MSSQL · MySQL · MongoDB |
| Networking | BGP · NSO · PFC · ECN · Cisco Fabric Interconnects |
| Storage | EMC · NetApp · PURE · VAST · HP 3PAR |
| Servers | Cisco UCS (Rack & Blade) · HP · Dell |
| OS | RHEL · SUSE Linux · HP Unix · Windows Server |
| Languages | Python · JavaScript · Bash · PowerShell · Angular |
Education & Certifications
Master's in Business Administration (MBA)
B.Sc. — Computer Science
Certified AWS Cloud Architect
Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
Docker Certified Associate
Azure Specialty — SAP Workloads
Cisco Certified DEVNET Associate
Certified SAP HANA Installation Expert
Certified SAP OS/DB Migration Expert
Certified SAP Consultant — NetWeaver 7.0
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