Raj Upadhya
About Raj Upadhya
Raj Upadhya is the Director of Reliability Engineering at Kohl's, with extensive experience in software engineering and technology leadership roles across multiple companies in the Atlanta area.
Company
Raj Upadhya is currently serving as the Director of Reliability Engineering at Kohl's since 2022. He has previously held senior positions at various companies including RGP, LexisNexis Risk Solutions, Secureworks, Allconnect, and Capgemini.
Title
Raj Upadhya holds the title of Director of Reliability Engineering at Kohl's. His roles in prior organizations include Director of Engineering, Director of Site Reliability Engineering, and Senior Manager of Software Engineering, among others.
Education and Expertise
Raj Upadhya possesses extensive expertise in designing and delivering distributed applications focusing on performance and scalability. He has strong knowledge in hybrid and serverless environments, Java, J2EE, SOA, REST, Web Services, Microservices, AI/ML, SQL, Big Data, AWS, and Sphinx Search. His core competencies include technology leadership, strategic planning, and the software development lifecycle (SDLC).
Professional Background
Raj Upadhya's career spans over two decades where he accumulated significant leadership experience. He has worked with companies like RGP as Director of Engineering for 7 months in 2022, and LexisNexis Risk Solutions as Director of Site Reliability Engineering from 2020 to 2022. Prior to these roles, he was at Secureworks serving as Senior Manager, Software Engineering from 2017 to 2020.
Skills and Competencies
Raj Upadhya demonstrates a variety of skills in the tech industry. He is adept at tactical implementation, agile development, offshore development, and team building/collaboration. Additional skills include coaching and mentoring, cloud computing, innovation, new product development, application architecture, technology management, and methodologies like Scrum, Waterfall, and LEAN.