Summary
Vijay Kumar is a Senior Engineering Manager with 16 years of experience leading build, release and automation for large enterprise security and big data platforms, currently driving engineering at Cloudera. He blends deep Linux and virtualization expertise with advanced C/C++ and core Java skills to design reproducible build systems, software appliances and CI/CD pipelines across diverse distributions and architectures. Vijay has practical mastery of Maven/Jenkins plugin development, packaging technologies (RPM, InstallShield, Conary) and repository tooling, and has applied that to complex product deliveries in SIEM, GRC and identity domains. He’s certified on RSA Archer and has completed MongoDB developer and DBA coursework, reflecting both operational and data-store fluency. Known for turning legacy multi-platform build chaos into automated, appliance-friendly release pipelines, he balances hands-on engineering with people leadership to scale reliable delivery.
16 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
BITS Pilani, Birla Institute of Technology and Science
M.Sc, Computer Science, M.Sc, Computer Science at Annamalai University
PG Diploma, Software Technology, PG Diploma, Software Technology at Center for Development of Advanced Computing, CDAC Bangalore ( Formerly NCST )