KITC Appoints Jay Shah as Its First Chief Cloud Officer

ARLINGTON, Va., August 4, 2026 — As cloud, cybersecurity, and artificial intelligence continue to reshape how organizations achieve their missions, KITC is investing in the leadership needed to help our customers stay ahead of what's next. Today, KITC is pleased to announce the promotion of Jay Shah as the company's first Chief Cloud Officer (CCO).

Jay has been instrumental in building and scaling KITC's cloud practice, helping customers modernize critical workloads while advancing secure cloud adoption across federal, state, local, and commercial markets. Under his leadership, KITC expanded its AWS capabilities, achieved AWS Advanced Tier Services Partner status, earned the AWS Managed Service Provider (MSP) designation, and attained the AWS Government Competency.

As Chief Cloud Officer, Jay will lead KITC's cloud strategy, innovation, and delivery, driving the next generation of secure cloud transformation and AI-powered solutions. His focus will include:

• Accelerating cloud modernization and migration

• Strengthening cloud security and cyber resilience

• Advancing AI and generative AI adoption

• Delivering secure, scalable, mission-focused cloud operations

• Expanding strategic partnerships and technical innovation across the AWS ecosystem

"The creation of the Chief Cloud Officer role reflects where our industry is headed and where KITC is going", said Hemant Datta, Managing Partner of KITC. "Cloud has become the foundation for cybersecurity, data, and AI. As our customers face increasingly complex challenges, we're investing in leadership that can help them innovate securely and confidently. Jay has been instrumental in building our cloud practice, and his leadership makes him the ideal person to lead this next chapter." said Chi Kapoor, President & CEO of KITC. 

Commenting on his appointment, Jay Shah said:

"I'm honored to serve as KITC's first Chief Cloud Officer. Our customers are looking for trusted partners who can help them modernize securely while preparing for an AI-driven future. I look forward to continuing to grow our cloud capabilities, deepen our AWS partnership, and deliver innovative solutions that create lasting value for our customers."

Jay's appointment reflects KITC's continued investment in cloud, cybersecurity, and artificial intelligence as the company expands its capabilities to support mission-critical initiatives across the federal, state, local, and commercial markets.

About KITC

Kapoor IT Consulting LLC (KITC) is an SBA-certified 8(a), Minority-Owned Small Disadvantaged Business specializing in cloud modernization, cybersecurity, AI, DevSecOps, compliance, and managed IT services for federal, state, local, and commercial organizations. As an AWS Advanced Tier Services Partner and AWS Managed Service Provider (MSP), KITC delivers secure, scalable solutions that help customers modernize infrastructure and accelerate digital transformation.