Sathish Siva Shankar

Sathish Siva Shankar

Executive Director  ·  Enterprise Data, AI & Cloud Platforms  ·  JPMorgan Chase

Enterprise Architecture and Engineering Leader with 15+ years of experience driving large-scale cloud, data, AI, and platform modernization across global financial institutions. Proven record of building organizations from the ground up, standardizing enterprise architecture patterns, embedding AI-driven intelligence into regulated data ecosystems, and institutionalizing observability, resiliency, and cost governance at scale.

Executive Director – Data & Analytics Platforms
JPMorgan Chase · Consumer & Community Banking
2022 – Present
  • Built and scaled a 4-pillar Data State Intelligence organization supporting 50K+ enterprise data assets across 7 data platforms.
  • Architected a model-driven lifecycle framework spanning metadata cataloging, lineage, semantic search, data quality, and business value attribution.
  • Enabled data observability across AWS, GCP, Snowflake, EMR, Teradata, and legacy Hadoop estates supporting 25K+ daily pipelines.
  • Embedded AI-driven capabilities (intelligent search, metadata drift detection, anomaly detection) improving asset discovery and issue detection by >40%.
  • Defined enterprise OpenTelemetry observability standards across multi-cloud environments covering 100+ PB of regulated banking data.
  • Institutionalized SLO/SLI governance integrated into executive dashboards and risk reporting frameworks.
  • Delivered $500K+ annual cloud cost optimization through FinOps transparency, rightsizing, and telemetry-driven efficiency initiatives.
Head of Cloud Architecture & Innovation Engineering – Cloud Nerve Center
JPMorgan Chase · Wealth Management Technology
Jul 2022 – Jun 2024
  • Founded and led the Cloud Nerve Center (CNC), a centralized cloud transformation organization spanning Architecture, Engineering, Operations, Innovation, and FinOps.
  • Migrated 40% of the Wealth Management portfolio to cloud within two years while maintaining regulatory compliance.
  • Defined standardized cloud reference patterns enabling multi-region HA/DR architectures, reducing solution design cycle time by ~30%.
  • Developed reusable migration accelerators reducing application onboarding time by ~35%.
  • Launched initial Generative AI advisor enablement solutions integrating AWS and Azure model services within enterprise risk frameworks.
  • Enabled measurable cloud cost transparency through CNC FinOps practices impacting multi-million-dollar annual spend.
Lead Cloud Architect
Deloitte Consulting LLP · Healthcare, Retail, Telecom, Media
Jul 2017 – Aug 2022
  • Served as Lead Consulting Architect for 20+ enterprise clients across Retail, Telecommunications & Media, Healthcare, and Life Sciences, providing architecture strategy, modernization roadmaps, and executive advisory support.
  • Established Cloud Centers of Excellence governing architecture standards, security controls, DevOps enablement, and operating models.
  • Directed phased legacy and mainframe modernization strategies leveraging cloud-native and event-driven design patterns (strangler fig, anti-corruption, ambassador).
  • Advised executive stakeholders on transformation roadmaps, risk controls, vendor evaluation, and governance structures.
  • Architected event-driven cloud-native loyalty execution engines and decision-driven platforms for top U.S. retailers on Azure, GCP, and PCF.
Senior Cloud Migration Architect & Engineering Lead
Comcast Communications · 8K Miles Cloud Solutions LLC
2012 – 2017
  • Architected and implemented Cloud Ready/Cloud Native archetype frameworks; refactored ~50 services across 2 business units on AWS and PCF.
  • Key contributor to Comcast's PCF large-scale commercial cloud adoption, highlighted in Pivotal case study.
  • Built the World's first Intelligent Financial CRM platform on AWS and implemented a BI/data ingestion platform for a top Swiss-based healthcare company.
System Engineer / Application Engineer
Infosys Technologies · Delphi–TVS
2010 – 2012
  • Developed Java and .NET application modules for enterprise clients adhering to defined architectural patterns and guardrails.
  • Designed and maintained web-based ERP systems in Factory Planning, Materials Management, and Financial Information Systems.