Giri Arunagiri
About Giri Arunagiri
Giri Arunagiri is the Director of Cloud Data Platform Engineering at Coupa Software, with extensive experience in database services and cloud data engineering.
Current Position at Coupa Software
Giri Arunagiri holds the position of Director, Cloud Data Platform Engineering at Coupa Software. He has been with the company since 2021. In this role, he is responsible for overseeing the engineering and development of cloud data platforms. His work focuses on optimizing cloud data solutions and ensuring the reliability and efficiency of the platform.
Previous Role at Oracle
Giri Arunagiri worked at Oracle as Director / CMTS, Oracle Autonomous Database Cloud Development from 2016 to 2020. During his four-year tenure, he played a pivotal role in the development of Oracle's autonomous database cloud services. His contributions included working on high availability solutions and database automation which have been integral to Oracle's cloud offerings.
Experience at Symantec
From 2012 to 2016, Giri Arunagiri served as Sr. Manager, Database Services (Cloud Platform Engineering) at Symantec. In this capacity, he managed database services and contributed to the cloud platform engineering team. His responsibilities included developing high availability solutions and ensuring the robustness of database services. He also presented Exadata High Availability Solutions using Oracle RAC and Oracle Dataguard at Oracle OpenWorld, demonstrating their application at Symantec.
Career Milestones
Giri Arunagiri has amassed a wealth of experience in database and cloud engineering roles across several prominent companies. He worked at Dell (formerly SecureWorks / VeriSign) as Manager II - Database Services from 2005 to 2012, and at Savvis (formerly Exodus / Cable & Wireless) as Manager - Data Architecture and DBA from 2001 to 2004. He also held positions at Applied Materials, Intel, and TRW - CDC earlier in his career. His roles have consistently involved managing database services, ensuring high availability, and developing cloud data platforms.
Educational Background
Giri Arunagiri holds a BS in Electronics Engineering from India and an MBA in Technology Management from the USA. These educational qualifications have provided him with a strong foundation in both technical and managerial aspects, contributing to his success in various high-level engineering roles.
Certifications and Specializations
Giri Arunagiri is certified in multiple AWS credentials, including AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate and AWS Certified Database Specialist. He is also certified in database technologies such as Cassandra and Oracle DBA. His areas of specialization include high availability solutions for Oracle, MySQL, and PostgreSQL databases, as well as expertise in DBaaS automation and data warehousing.