Krishna Pisipati
About Krishna Pisipati
Krishna Pisipati serves as the VP of Platform Operations at Verint, where he has worked since 2022. With a background in software engineering and operations, he has held various leadership roles at Verint and other technology companies, focusing on automation, cloud transformation, and engineering maturity models.
Current Role at Verint
Krishna Pisipati serves as the Vice President of Platform Operations at Verint, a position he has held since 2022. He operates from Alpharetta, Georgia, where he focuses on enhancing platform efficiency and operational excellence. His leadership in this role is characterized by a commitment to modern engineering practices and the implementation of innovative solutions.
Previous Experience at Verint
Prior to his current role, Krishna Pisipati worked at Verint for eight years, holding various positions including Director of DevOps and Senior Director of Engineering for Common Operations. His tenure from 2014 to 2022 was marked by significant contributions to the company’s operational strategies and engineering practices, particularly in reliability and scalability.
Engineering Background
Krishna Pisipati has a diverse engineering background, having worked as a Software Engineer at Verizon and MICROS Systems Inc. His experience in these roles from 1998 to 2001 laid the foundation for his career in software development and operations. He also held positions at IVEX and progressed through various roles at Verint, including QA Engineer, QA Lead, and QA Manager.
Contributions to Engineering Practices
Krishna Pisipati is actively engaged in Harness.io's Customer Advisory Board, where he contributes to the development of modern engineering maturity models. He has engineered a self-service platform that significantly reduced provisioning time and transformed application operations on AWS and Azure through automation and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) principles.
Achievements in Operational Excellence
Throughout his career, Krishna Pisipati has pioneered several key initiatives, including End-to-End CI/CD Pipeline Management and Chaos Engineering. He has crafted maturity models and an inner source framework on GitHub, aligning security practices with business objectives. His strategic approach to hybrid environments across VMware, AWS, and Azure has enhanced the developer experience and optimized productivity using tools such as GitHub and Jira.