Rishitha Kokku has won the title of IRC 2025 under International Outstanding Digital Innovation of the year. Rishitha Kokku specializes in DevOps implementation, particularly in the Salesforce ecosystem. Her work revolves around researching and implementing DevOps strategies for platforms like Salesforce Commerce Cloud, with a strong focus on automation and cloud computing tools. In addition to her expertise in Salesforce DevOps, Ms.Kokku is actively involved in exploring Cloud-Native DevOps solutions for Data Science on AWS, GCP, and Azure.
Rishitha Kokku’s research interests include industry shifts in DevOps tools and best practices, ensuring scalability, automation, and efficiency in cloud environments. She have worked on multiple research projects, including papers titled “Industry Shifts in Salesforce DevOps Tools and Practices” , “Precision Healthcare Meets DevOps: Secure Data Science Pipelines for Scalable Machine Learning” ,”Significance of Artificial Intelligence Integrated Automated DevOps Pipelines in Modern Software Development”. Through her work, she aims to contribute to the evolving landscape of DevOps by providing insights into best practices, automation frameworks, and scalable solutions.
Rishitha Kokku holds a degree in Masters in Computers and Information Systems Assurance. She is a Senior Software Engineer at Optum Services, a division of UnitedHealth Group with 10 years of experience in the tech industry, specializing in DevOps, cloud infrastructure, and automation. With a strong software development background, she has dedicated the past several years to designing and optimizing CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, Jenkins, Azure DevOps), automating infrastructure provisioning, and fostering seamless collaboration between development and operations teams.
Her expertise spans cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), container orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes, Helm), and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform, CloudFormation, and Ansible. Ms.Kokku has experience implementing GitOps workflows with ArgoCD and Flux, managing microservices architectures, and securing cloud environments using best practices in identity management, policy enforcement, and compliance automation. She has successfully driven observability initiatives using tools like Prometheus, Grafana, and ELK/EFK stacks, ensuring system reliability through SRE methodologies and incident management frameworks. Additionally, her experience with serverless computing (AWS Lambda, Azure Functions, Google Cloud Functions) and edge computing has enabled me to build scalable, cost-efficient solutions.
Known for her problem-solving skills and commitment to continuous improvement, Ms.Kokku is passionate about fostering high-performance engineering cultures, optimizing deployment strategies, and driving modern DevOps transformations to accelerate innovation and operational efficiency.
Ms.Kokku serves as a judge and board member for various prestigious journals, conferences, and award platforms, evaluating and recognizing outstanding contributions in her field. Her role involves reviewing research publications, assessing innovative projects, and adjudicating industry awards, ensuring the highest standards of excellence in DevOps, cloud computing, AI, and software engineering. Through this work, she contributes to advancing knowledge, fostering innovation, and shaping the future of technology.
Ms.Kokku has been an active speaker at conferences and public forums, where I share insights on DevOps, cloud computing, AI-driven automation, and software engineering best practices. In Ms.Kokku words “Speaking at these events allows me to engage with diverse audiences, exchange ideas with industry experts, and contribute to the evolving technology landscape”. She focuses on discussing cutting-edge innovations, best practices, and real-world implementations, helping professionals and organizations navigate the complexities of modern software development. Rishitha Kokku has participated as a keynote speaker at a recent conference organized by ESP Journals called “International Conference on Emerging Computational Technologies”. She framed her speech on Building Resilience Through Automation, Continuous Innovation, and Collaboration discussing how organizations must adapt quickly, mitigate risks, and ensure seamless operations to stay competitive.
Ms.Kokku is an active member of prestigious organizations like IEEE, ACM, AI Frontier network and WomenTechNetwork where she’ve been involved in discussions and research on AI-driven DevOps, cloud automation, and machine learning applications in software development, advocate for diversity in tech, mentoring professionals and sharing expertise on DevOps, cloud computing, and career growth in engineering.
At Optum Services and United Health Group, Rishitha Kokku leads digital transformation initiatives focused on DevOps, cloud automation, and AI-driven solutions. She has implemented seamless and automated deployment pipelines, containerization with Docker and Kubernetes, and optimized cloud infrastructure, resulting in improved operational efficiency, system scalability, and faster service delivery.
At Optum Services, under Ms.Kokku’s guidance, the team has developed cloud-native automation strategies that enhance data security and compliance while reducing operational costs. These efforts accelerated the delivery of healthcare solutions and improved patient outcomes by streamlining the development lifecycle and fostering collaboration. She also drove AI-powered initiatives to optimize healthcare analytics and resource allocation. Integrating machine learning models, Ms.Kokku improved both patient care and operational efficiency.
Rishitha Kokku’s work has been featured in Digital Journal, AI Press Journal, and Techbullion, where she was recognized for leadership in DevOps, cloud automation, and AI. These publications highlight her impact on the healthcare tech sector and her commitment to driving innovation.