# Nabeen Behera > AI & Digital Transformation Leader | Principal Engineer & Enterprise Architect Location: San Ramon, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/nabeen Principal Engineer | Lead Architect | Enterprise Architecture | AI & Digital Transformation Principal Engineer and Lead Architect with 20+ years of IT industry experience, driving enterprise-scale architecture, digital transformation, and AI-powered solutions across Technology, Networking, Storage, Publishing, Energy, Insurance, and Banking domains. Proven ability to align business strategy with technology execution while leading high-performing, cross-functional teams. Recognized for delivering scalable architectures, modernizing legacy platforms, and translating complex business needs into secure, resilient, and cost-effective systems. Leadership & Strategic Expertise: -Enterprise & Solution Architecture -Digital Transformation & Platform Modernization -Information Systems Implementation -Technology Roadmaps & Architecture Governance -Cross-Functional Team Leadership & Mentorship -Budget Ownership & Program Delivery AI & Advanced Technologies: -Conversational AI & NLP Solutions -RAG Systems using Azure OpenAI, Azure Cognitive Search, and Elastic -Cloud-Native & Enterprise Integration Architectures Selected Achievements: -Architected and delivered a Conversational AI platform using Azure OpenAI and Azure Cognitive Search, enabling accurate, context-aware responses from enterprise documentation -Led a digitization initiative that reduced approval cycle time by 50% and significantly improved content discoverability -Delivered pricing system automation within a $300K budget, improving pricing accuracy and operational efficiency -Led a tools transformation program, migrating from HP PPM to Jira within 3 months, improving delivery visibility and team productivity -Promoted to Principal Engineer and Lead Architect within 2 years at NetApp Inc., reflecting strong technical leadership and organizational impact Leadership Impact: -Led and mentored teams of up to 15 engineers and architects -Managed programs with budgets exceeding $2M -Established best practices that drove efficiency, cost reduction, and enterprise-wide alignment I’m passionate about building future-ready architectures, enabling teams to succeed, and partnering with leadership to deliver measurable business outcomes. Let’s connect to discuss how I can help drive innovation, scale platforms, and lead impactful transformation. Phone: +1 (312) 504 6621 | Email: nabeen.behera@gmail.com ## Work Experience ### Principal Engineer @ NetApp Jan 2015 – Present | United States As as Principal Engineer, I design and implement product strategy for execution and own architecture solutions for PLC process automation. I am responsible to develop cloud-ready microservice architecture for PPM portal hub and downstream systems reporting for 360-degree product view. ABuilt a simple and low-cost Add-On JIRA tool. Also, I lead Enterprise content management strategy (ECMF) forum to consolidate companywide ECM systems as well as direct technical and business evaluation of Jira Align product for the product engineering organization. Key Highlights: • Led and architected enterprise-grade conversational bot using NetApp technical documentation on Azure Cognitive search and OpenAI. The bot offers natural language processing (NLP) capabilities for rapid and precise responses. • Directed and architected E2E product and release management workflow for both hardware and software engineering teams to collaborate and better manage cross-team dependencies. • Reduced 50% approval timeline and improved the collaborations by developing and implementing a pricing strategy business workflow approval process. • Saved licensing costs of $300K per annum by implementing E2E technical solution to replace HP PPM with JIRA. • Enhanced 50% cycle time from feature to user story grooming by building custom in-house solutions in Atlassian tools to support SAFe framework for fast-paced cloud delivery team. • Onboarded new technical members in team and enable them to self-excel in 60 days. ### Senior Solutions Architect @ Cisco Systems Jan 2013 – Jan 2015 As a Senior Solution Architect, developed content download performance by designing and implementing a global caching service on Alfresco. Held accountability to create a secured and collaborative external document-sharing site for Cisco partners on the Alfresco CMS platform using Spring MVC, Hibernate, Ehcache, REST, and OAuth. I designed a generic framework for notification support in Activiti BPM across multiple locales. Key Highlights: • Automated approval workflow and cloud-based authoring Workfront with Alfresco CMS for internal review and publishing to Cisco.com. • Automated published sales content via messaging queue for delivery platforms such as Cisco.com, SFDC, and Liferay portal. • Architected and designed REST API caching strategy for high volume consumed Metadata Services for web and mobile. ### Architect @ Tech Mahindra Jan 2004 – Jan 2015 • Enterprise Architect • Pre Sales Support • New ECM Solution offering • IT Strategy and Architecture • Shared Services • Application rationalization and Consolidation • Cloud and Hybrid application hosting • Mobility • Trusted customer adviser on Solution and product selections • New Product evaluation and Buying VS. Build • Architectural Design • Custom frameworks for development team ### solution architect @ Tech Mahindra Jan 2004 – Jan 2015 ### Senior Solutions Architect @ Apple Jan 2012 – Jan 2013 I architected and implemented a full-site backup and recovery strategy for Oracle WebCenter Sites 11gR1 to reduce disaster risk. I designed role-based Admin module for Marcom site for Apple business partners' brand image approval. Key Highlights: • Saved $300,000 by designing and developing a Springboot-based data migration framework for highly customized in-house applications from MYSQL to Oracle 11g. • Reduced release timeline by upgrading strategies and backup plans from FatWire 7.6.1 to WebCenter Sites 11gR1. ### Solution Architect @ Wolters Kluwer Jan 2007 – Jan 2011 As a Solution Architect, I directed a team of 10 engineers, including Developer's and QA's while leading the CMS application design and development for CCH Group across USA and Canada. I self-learned RDF graph and metadata framework for storing relational data in AllegroGraph and content in Documentum. I delivered guidelines, standards, and solutions to improve the application's performance. Key Highlights: • Developed RESTful services for Callimachus and Documentum linked data integration. • Reduced content publishing time and designed point-in-time and incremental content publishing. ## Education ### MBA in Marketing/Marketing Management, General Berhampur University ### Bachelor’s in science Berhampur University ### ERP SAP4.6c on Sales and Distribution Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) ### Diploma in Java in Web Design, Oracle Zap Infotech ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/nabeenbehera --- Source: https://flows.cv/nabeen JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/nabeen/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-12