Enterprise DevOps Leader of the Year

An award-winning BFSI technology leader driving enterprise DevOps transformation, secure cloud-native banking platforms, engineering excellence, and industry thought leadership.

Ayelet turned operations for Google's air-gapped cloud from constant firefighting into a reliability practice that can grow: she brought in AI agents that cut alert noise by more than 97%, built a 24/7 production support tier that serves dozens of engineering teams, and helped shape how the wider industry runs reliable systems as co-author of the culture chapter in Google's new SRE book.

Debashis Bhattacharyya is a visionary DevSecOps leader driving enterprise transformation through innovation, security, and automation. He is an Author and Technical Reviewer of many white papers, books and blogs. He implemented DORA-based maturity models, performance gates, and secure pipelines. His initiatives reduced toolchain costs by 32%, improved lead time by 22%, and boosted productivity by 12%. A thought leader and mentor, he continues to shape the future of AI-infused DevSecOps globally.

Deepak Kaul is an experienced Senior Software Engineer at Marriott International driving enterprise-scale digital modernization through innovative software architecture, federated data systems, and AI-powered solutions that enable scalable, resilient technology platforms.

Venkata Kondepati is a transformational enterprise DevOps leader who has driven global cloud modernization, engineering automation, SRE excellence, and measurable improvements in reliability, cost, productivity, and technology delivery at scale.

Lawrence leads ARCON’s DevOps function, keeping 10+ products running for 800+ enterprise customers while making DevOps self-service for developers.

Manoj ia a Senior Cloud Engineer who cut enterprise API onboarding from two days to three hours with a self-service gateway portal, then open-sourced the approach as api-onboarding-kit.

Mihir Vora is a Senior Distinguished Engineer at Capital One advancing enterprise DevOps and developer experience through standardized CI/CD, automated governance, scalable platform engineering, and practices that simplify secure software delivery.

Staff Software Engineer and tech lead at Meta who built and leads the tooling and evaluation infrastructure that makes AI agents reliable, discoverable, and safe to operate in production.

Ankush lead enterprise DevOps transformation with a focus on intelligent automation, platform reliability, and proactive risk management, turning operational improvements into measurable business value.

Gary Fusco, Senior Vice President at M&T Bank and Executive Sponsor for the z Development Program for the Communityand a visionary mainframe leader. He is passionate advocate for talent development who has championed enterprise-scale DevOps modernization while creating transformative opportunities and pathways for emerging talent;strengthening the future of the mainframe community.

Sundeep Bobba leads DevOps transformation for Southwest Airlines’ Digital Platforms, modernizing CI/CD, embedding security into software delivery, and scaling engineering infrastructure supporting billions of dollars in airline e-commerce.