Parag Gurunath Sakhalkar

Current Position & Affiliation: System Engineer at Ally Bank

Fellowship: Fellow of the Global Association for Research and Innovation – FeGARI (SciTech)

Bio: Parag Gurunath Sakhalkar is a Cloud and DevOps Lead with extensive experience in banking and financial services, specializing in AWS architecture, DevOps automation, and FinOps cost optimization. He has led cloud migrations, CI/CD pipeline design, disaster recovery planning, and robotic process automation for Ally Bank, Bank of America, and Aetna. Skilled in GitLab, Helm, Terraform, Splunk, and Dynatrace, Parag delivers secure, scalable, and resilient solutions. Recognized as a proactive planner and critical thinker, he combines technical depth with strategic foresight to drive innovation, efficiency, and operational excellence.