Vision and Impact

With 20+ years of experience, I am a C-suite–exposed leader driving DevOps, DevSecOps, SRE, Cloud, and Release Engineering practices adoption and transformations.

• Elite Leadership: Consistently a top performer, recognized for breaking silos, aligning cross-functional teams, and delivering measurable business impact.

• Strategic Impact: Held head-of-function roles overseeing global DevOps, DevSecOps, SRE and cloud vision, operational strategy, and execution.

• Delivery Innovation: Pioneered patent worthy dynamic SaaS environment provisioning for every code change, accelerating lead time to production and redefining developer experience.

• Global Team Builder: Built and scaled high-performing DevOps, SRE, Cloud, and Release Engineering teams across the globe.

• Early AI Adoption: Early adopter of AI-driven SDLC practices to accelerate delivery, enhance efficiency, and elevate product quality.

Transforming software delivery to not just ship faster, but win markets.

Turning software delivery into strategic growth engine.

I am Murugaiayh Sathiyaseelan, commonly known as Sathiya, an IT professional based in Singapore with a strong commitment to giving back to society.

Coming from a charitable background, I am driven by a personal mission to make a positive difference in people's lives, even through small but meaningful actions.

I am a passionate athlete with personal bests of 13.1 seconds in the 100-metre sprint and 6.48 metres in the long jump. Sports play a central role in shaping my discipline, focus, and goal-oriented mindset.

A passionate badminton player and passionate snooker strategist, I carry the same precision, discipline, and competitive drive from sport into every professional challenge.

Beyond the court, I am an award-winning Toastmaster and public speaker, with victories at club, area, and division levels—a testament to my relentless pursuit of growth and leadership excellence.

On the global stage, I am a renowned conference speaker in DevOps, DevSecOps, and Cloud transformation, celebrated for turning complex technology shifts into inspiring, actionable journeys of change.

My story

Beyond that ...

Speaking Engagements: Delivered individual and panel sessions at leading industry conferences, sharing insights on DevOps, DevSecOps, and software delivery transformation.

• 2026: GitLab Transcend Conference

• 2025: GitLab Epic Conference, DevOps Summit Singapore, Asia DevOps Conference, AppSec & DevSecOps Summit Singapore

• 2023: DevOps Summit Singapore

• 2018 – 2022: Cloud Native & Open Source Summit, Global Next Generation Software Engineering Conference (GNSEC), Cloud Expo Asia