Engineering Director · 18+ Years

Monik Doshi

AI Platform Architect  ·  Engineering Leader  ·  Digital Transformation Executive

$67M+ Budgets Managed
50+ Engineers Led
30M+ Customers Served
$11.2M+ Cost Savings Delivered
AI / LLM / RAG Platform Leader

📍 Philadelphia, PA  |  📞 201-851-3111  |  ✉️ monik_doshi@yahoo.com  |  LinkedIn ↗

27%
Operational Efficiency Gain
Cognizant · 2025
$10M
Cloud Cost Savings
SiriusXM · AWS Migration
60%
Deployment Time Reduction
Comcast · Docker CI/CD
80%
Application Uptime Increase
Comcast · Cloud-Native
25%
System Reliability Boost
SiriusXM · Architecture Redesign
22%
Infrastructure Cost Cut
SiriusXM · Ops Review

Visionary Engineering Leadership at Scale


Monik Doshi is a results-driven Engineering Director with 18+ years of experience architecting enterprise-grade AI platforms, spearheading digital transformation programs, and orchestrating high-performing cross-functional engineering organizations across media, telecom, and technology sectors.

Across tenures at Cognizant, SiriusXM, and Comcast, Monik has consistently translated complex business imperatives into scalable technology ecosystems — overseeing $67M+ in combined engineering budgets, leading organizations of 50+ engineers, and delivering platforms that serve 30M+ end-users globally.

A natural bridge between executive vision and engineering execution, Monik partners with C-suite stakeholders to define multi-year technology roadmaps, rationalize vendor ecosystems, and champion responsible AI adoption — from LLM-powered conversational agents to cloud-native microservices.

Core conviction: engineering excellence is a business multiplier. Every architectural decision, team structure, and delivery model is optimized for maximum commercial and customer impact.

Leadership Philosophy

"Technology without strategic intent is just overhead. I build engineering organizations that don't just ship code — they architect competitive advantage, accelerate revenue, and scale human potential."
AI Platform Strategy Cross-Functional Leadership Budget Stewardship Talent Development Cloud Transformation Vendor Negotiation Responsible AI Executive Alignment

S.T.A.R. Director-Level Case Studies

Four high-impact programs demonstrating architectural oversight, stakeholder leadership, and transformational outcomes.


Cognizant · 2025–Present
Enterprise AI Platform: LLM, RAG & Agent Orchestration at Scale
LLM / GenAI RAG Architecture Cloud-Native $7M Budget
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Situation

Enterprise clients demanded AI-native media and digital product platforms, but lacked scalable infrastructure for deploying LLMs with production-grade governance, safety guardrails, and cost-efficient inference at scale.

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Task

As Engineering Director, own end-to-end design, architecture, and platform delivery of AI-driven systems across AWS/Azure/GCP — aligning a 50+ member organization with enterprise digital transformation goals.

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Action

Architected distributed AI platforms incorporating RAG patterns, multi-model coordination, prompt lifecycle management, and agent-based orchestration. Orchestrated cross-functional teams (AI/ML, Platform, DevOps, Product). Stewarded a $7M budget, optimizing vendor SLAs and cloud spend. Championed responsible AI frameworks including hallucination risk mitigation and compliance governance. Led executive-level solution design for RFPs and strategic client presentations.

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Result

Delivered a 27% increase in operational efficiency and enabled new AI service offerings — conversational agents, generative AI personalization, and content automation — directly expanding the enterprise AI services portfolio.

27%
Ops Efficiency
50+
Engineers Led
$7M
Budget Managed
SiriusXM · 2023–2024
Cloud Migration & $10M Cost Optimization: Content Services at Scale
AWS Migration Cost Engineering $60M Budget Architecture
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Situation

SiriusXM's content and recommendation services faced spiraling infrastructure costs, fragmented cloud strategy, and a growing demand for next-generation personalized customer experiences across web and mobile.

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Task

As Associate Director, oversee a $60M+ engineering budget, lead 4+ teams, and architect the cloud migration strategy while modernizing the core content and recommendation platform serving millions of subscribers.

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Action

Redesigned and architected Page and Relationship Services using Kinesis Streams, Spring Boot, DynamoDB, and AWS Fargate. Spearheaded on-demand auto-scaling migration to AWS, enabling elastic capacity. Negotiated tiered pricing structures with professional services and software vendors. Drove comprehensive infrastructure evaluation identifying redundant services and cost inefficiencies. Coordinated incident management across 5 cross-functional teams and improved budget forecast accuracy by 30%.

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Result

Delivered $10M in cloud cost savings, reduced infrastructure spend by 22%, improved system reliability by 25%, boosted delivery efficiency by 25%, and reduced error rates by 12% through streamlined cross-functional communications.

$10M
Cost Saved
22%
Infra Reduction
25%
Reliability Gain
Comcast · 2017–2023
Cloud-Native Modernization: 60% Faster Deployments via Docker & CI/CD
Docker / Kubernetes CI/CD Microservices React / Node.js
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Situation

Comcast's engineering organization faced slow release cycles, poor application uptime, and mounting technical debt from monolithic application architectures that couldn't scale with customer demand or product velocity.

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Task

As Engineering Manager, lead 2 managers and 12+ engineers to execute a full cloud-native modernization: re-architect applications, implement containerized deployments, and embed DevOps culture across the organization.

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Action

Designed and architected full-stack solutions using React.js, Node.js, Java, Spring Boot, Kafka, and Cassandra on AWS EC2. Engineered a Docker-based cloud hosting solution with containerized application delivery. Established CI/CD pipelines, code quality standards, and testing frameworks. Managed resource allocation, risk, and dependency planning to ensure delivery within budget. Presented technical strategies and progress to senior leadership.

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Result

Reduced deployment time by 60%, increased application uptime by 80%, achieved 20% cost savings through optimized resource management, and elevated project completion rates by 11% through improved engineering standards.

60%
Faster Deploys
80%
Uptime Increase
20%
Cost Savings
Comcast · 2013–2017
27M+ Mailbox Enterprise Platform: $1.2M Migration & Strategic Savings
Enterprise Scale 30M Customers iOS / Android Microservices
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Situation

Comcast's enterprise communications platform supported 27M+ mailboxes and 30M+ customers across email, voicemail, text, and web services — with aging infrastructure accumulating costly licensing and operational overhead.

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Task

Lead a team of 10+ engineers to ensure platform reliability at enterprise scale, drive lifecycle modernization, and identify strategic cost reduction opportunities without disrupting service continuity for millions of customers.

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Action

Spearheaded deployment of 400+ application installations and upgrades in collaboration with business units. Architected iOS and Android mobile applications and microservices-based middleware. Developed strategic migration plans to rationalize and consolidate legacy applications. Drove national objectives for strategic planning, deployment, and lifecycle maintenance of the 30M+ customer network.

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Result

Executed a migration strategy generating $1.2M in annual cost savings, maintained 99%+ platform availability across 27M+ mailboxes, and successfully served 30M+ customers with zero major service disruptions during the transition period.

$1.2M
Annual Savings
27M+
Mailboxes Managed
30M+
Customers Served

Technologies, Methodologies & Standards

A cross-functional technology portfolio spanning AI/ML platforms, cloud infrastructure, modern engineering practices, and compliance frameworks.


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AI / ML Platforms

Large Language Models (LLMs) Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) Generative AI Agent Orchestration Machine Learning Prompt Lifecycle Management Evaluation Pipelines AI Observability Safety Guardrails AI Personalization
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Cloud & Infrastructure

AWS Azure GCP OpenStack AWS Fargate AWS Aurora Kinesis Streams Docker Microservices Infrastructure-as-Code Auto-Scaling
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Backend Engineering

Java / Spring Boot Node.js Apache Kafka J2EE C# / .NET Web Services / SOAP REST APIs Tomcat / NGINX / Apache
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Frontend & Web

React.js Next.js Angular.js HTML5 / CSS3 JavaScript / TypeScript Tailwind / SASS / Bootstrap Nest.js jQuery
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Data & Databases

Apache Cassandra DynamoDB MongoDB AWS Aurora / MySQL Oracle CouchDB MS SQL Server Contextual Knowledge Stores
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DevOps & Engineering Practices

CI/CD Automation Agile / Scrum DevOps SDLC Code Review / Architecture Review Incident Management Release Management Performance Monitoring
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Compliance & Governance

Responsible AI Governance Data Privacy & Security Accessibility Standards SLA Management Vendor Contract Negotiation Capex / Opex Planning Risk Mitigation Hallucination Risk Controls
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CMS & Platform Tools

Drupal CMS WordPress Joomla Adobe Photoshop / Illustrator DataStax / Apache Cassandra™ Eclipse IDE UNIX / Linux

Quantified Impact Across Every Role

Key performance indicators extracted and inferred across 18+ years of engineering leadership.


$67M+
Total Engineering Budget Stewarded
$7M at Cognizant + $60M at SiriusXM — driving cost-efficiency, vendor negotiation, and high-ROI investment decisions at enterprise scale.
$11.2M+
Total Cost Savings Delivered
$10M via SiriusXM AWS migration + $1.2M via Comcast application migration strategy, achieved without service disruption.
27%
Operational Efficiency Increase
Achieved at Cognizant through AI platform optimization, streamlined engineering processes, and cloud-native delivery model modernization.
60%
Deployment Time Reduction
Engineered Docker-based containerization and CI/CD pipelines at Comcast, transforming release cycles from days to hours.
80%
Application Uptime Improvement
Cloud-native migration at Comcast dramatically elevated SLA compliance and reduced unplanned downtime across production environments.
25%
System Reliability Increase
Achieved at SiriusXM by redesigning Page and Relationship Services with Kinesis Streams, Spring Boot, DynamoDB, and AWS Fargate.
22%
Infrastructure Cost Reduction
Driven by comprehensive service evaluation at SiriusXM — identifying and eliminating redundant AWS infrastructure and licensing overhead.
30%
Budget Forecast Accuracy Improvement
Instituted rigorous Capex/Opex planning and licensing forecasting frameworks at SiriusXM, reducing financial variance and enabling proactive investment decisions.
12%
Error Rate Reduction
Bridged communication gaps across strategic partners and vendors at SiriusXM by serving as single point-of-contact, reducing integration errors by 12%.
50+
Engineers Led (Peak Team Size)
At Cognizant, directly led AI/ML engineers, backend engineers, platform engineers, DevOps professionals, and engineering managers across distributed teams.
30M+
End-Users Served
Platforms delivered at Comcast and SiriusXM collectively served over 30M customers — from digital media subscribers to broadband communications users.
18+
Years of Engineering Leadership
A track record spanning full-stack engineering through to Director-level AI platform strategy across Fortune 500 companies and global tech consultancies.

Professional Journey

18+ years of progressive engineering leadership across enterprise technology organizations.


Engineering Director
Cognizant
January 2025 – Present
Spearheaded AI-driven platform delivery for enterprise media and digital product clients. Architected LLM, RAG, and agent orchestration frameworks on AWS/Azure/GCP. Managed $7M budget and 50+ member engineering organization. Drove 27% operational efficiency gain and incubated new AI service offerings.
LLM Platforms RAG Architecture $7M Budget 50+ Engineers 27% Efficiency Gain
Associate Director
SiriusXM
October 2023 – December 2024
Orchestrated $60M+ engineering budget overseeing content services, recommendation engines, CMS, cloud migration, and security. Delivered $10M in cost savings via AWS cloud migration. Architected Page and Relationship Services achieving 25% reliability improvement.
$60M Budget $10M Cost Savings AWS Migration Kinesis / DynamoDB 25% Reliability
Engineering Manager
Comcast
March 2017 – September 2023
Led 2 managers and 12+ engineers through a full cloud-native modernization. Architected Docker-based deployment pipelines reducing deployment time by 60% and increasing uptime by 80%. Delivered 20% cost savings through optimized resource allocation and vendor management.
Docker / CI-CD React / Spring Boot 60% Faster Deploys 80% Uptime Gain
Senior Application Engineer
Comcast
March 2013 – March 2017
Led 10+ engineers supporting enterprise email, voicemail, and web platforms for 30M+ customers across 27M+ mailboxes. Directed 400+ application installations. Architected $1.2M annual cost savings via strategic application migration.
27M+ Mailboxes $1.2M Savings iOS / Android Microservices
Software Engineer
Apex Technology Group Inc.
August 2010 – March 2013
Developed and launched a web portal serving 20M+ daily customers. Created SOWs and managed SLAs for 15 vendors. Led 12 direct reports across project management, hiring, and coaching functions.
20M+ Daily Users 15 Vendors Managed 12 Direct Reports
Web Developer
Universal Consultancy
August 2004 – June 2008
Built and delivered custom web applications for 7+ enterprise clients including BestBuy and Whirlpool. Established foundation in client relationship management, requirements analysis, and solution architecture.
BestBuy Whirlpool 7+ Enterprise Clients
M.S. Computer Science
Stevens Institute of Technology
Hoboken, NJ · Certificate in Software Engineering
B.E. Computer Engineering
Charotar Institute of Technology
Gujarat, India
DataStax Certified Professional
Apache Cassandra™
Industry Certification · Distributed Data Systems