Senior Delivery Leader · Enterprise Architect

Engineering Excellence at Scale, Delivering Impact That Matters

A technology executive with 24+ years orchestrating large-scale digital transformations, governing multi-million-dollar P&Ls, and building high-performance global engineering teams.

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Who I Am

Bridging Strategy &
Engineering Execution

A Leader Built for Scale

With a career spanning two decades across four countries, I bring a rare combination of deep technical expertise and executive delivery acumen. I have led engineering programs worth over $20 million, managed globally distributed teams of up to 130 members, and architected cloud-native platforms for Fortune-500 enterprises in Banking, Retail, Aviation, Energy, and Healthcare.

As a Certified TOGAF Enterprise Architect and SAFe Advanced Scrum Master, I operate at the intersection of technology strategy and business outcomes — ensuring every initiative delivers measurable ROI, operational excellence, and customer delight.

My leadership philosophy centers on empowerment, transparency, and relentless pursuit of quality. I have consistently built teams that outperform targets, secured stakeholder trust at the C-suite level, and driven organic account growth through exceptional delivery.

Global Experience

India, UAE, Japan — delivering across NA, EMEA & APAC markets for Fortune-500 clients.

Client-First Executive

Proven ability to host C-suite meetings, influence strategic decisions, and drive organic growth.

Technical Depth

Hands-on architect — Azure, GCP, AWS, microservices, serverless, and modern engineering.

Award-Winning Delivery

Multiple awards for zero-defect delivery, customer satisfaction, and team excellence.

Core Competencies

Skills & Expertise

A balanced portfolio of executive leadership, enterprise architecture, and hands-on engineering.

P&L Management ($10M–$20M)
Global Delivery Management
High-Performance Team Building
Client & Stakeholder Management
Pre-sales & Bid Strategy
SLA & MTTR Optimization
Cross-Functional Leadership
Revenue Forecasting & Growth
GDPR Compliance & Risk
TOGAF 9 Enterprise Architecture
Azure (AKS, Functions, App Service)
Google Cloud Platform
Amazon Web Services
Microservices & Serverless
Docker, AKS & ISTIO
SQL Server, Cosmos DB, MySQL
Enterprise Design Patterns
COTS Product Integration
C#, .NET, ASP.NET, WPF, WCF
Java, JavaScript, C++
Xamarin Forms, Flutter
Adobe Experience Manager
Sitecore, Liferay Portals
CI/CD, Git, Jenkins, SonarQube
Azure DevOps, JIRA, Confluence
App Insights, New Relic, Dynatrace
Agile, SAFe, TDD, Waterfall
M365 CoPilot Agent Development
Google Dialogflow Chatbots
Power Virtual Agent
Power Automate & Power Apps
Power BI Analytics
RPA (UIPath) Automation
Logic Apps & Azure Functions
OneTrust, DAON ID&V, TINK
AI Adoption & Governance
Career Journey

Professional Experience

Two decades of progressive leadership across global enterprises and geographies.

2022 – Present

Delivery Manager — NA Retail Vertical Head

Adobe · Bengaluru, India

  • Lead AEM and AEP project deliveries for the North America Retail vertical
  • Responsible for P&L forecasts of $10 million per year
  • Established cross-functional collaboration for organic growth within strategic accounts
  • Leading the DM community AI adoption charter for efficiency and governance
  • Designed Low Code Audit app on Power Automate & M365 CoPilot Agent
2020 – 2022

Associate Director

Cognizant · Chennai, India

  • Engineering manager of 120-member cross-functional team, global delivery model
  • Delivered modern banking app with 13 critical RESTful microservices
  • P&L responsibility of over €18 million
  • Architected cloud-native Azure solutions — secured Architecture Review Board approval
  • Led GDPR compliance assessment & Azure WAF remediation (78/100)
  • Apple Pay in-app provisioning — liaised with FIS, MasterCard, Apple
  • 100% team utilization; inducted 7 trainees into billable roles
2019 – 2020

Technical Project Manager, Cargo

Etihad Airways · Abu Dhabi, UAE

  • Designed Google Dialogflow chatbot beta for Cargo department
  • Implemented RPA (UIPath) for USPS mail ingestion — speed improved 80%
  • Deployed Arc Mail ground handling at 40+ stations worldwide
  • Configured Azure DevOps & Agile practices — 100% utilization
2016 – 2019

Senior Manager, Digital Technology

Cognizant · Chennai, India

  • Led 45-member team delivering Fleet Management app (Liferay) for TOTAL France — €1.5M budget
  • Delivered 5 AEM projects for Etihad Airways in 1.5 years
  • High-availability ASP.NET application for United Utilities — 0 UAT defects
  • Multiple awards for customer satisfaction and team excellence
2011 – 2016

Senior Technical Manager

HCL Technologies · India & Japan

  • Architected DICOM image viewer for Konica Minolta's radiography platform
  • Transitioned critical modules offshore — footprint 40% → 70%
  • Created reusable .NET WPF components; optimized performance ~10%
  • Migrated ClearCase → TFS — productivity improved 55%
2007 – 2011

Assistant Consultant

Tata Consultancy Services · Chennai, India

  • R&D on parallel computing — performance +17%, build time −40%
  • VMWare automation via vSphere CLI; SolidWorks & CATIA V5 plug-ins
  • Automated versioning & distribution for 150+ field applications
2006 – 2007

Lead Engineer

NCPL · Visakhapatnam, India

  • Managed ~20-member team; hiring, training, code reviews
  • Palm OS POCs, anti-malware tools, MS Office plug-ins
2002 – 2006

Senior Software Engineer

Allied IP Attorneys · Dubai, UAE

  • Built flagship IP automation software for Trademarks & Patents
  • Migrated to .NET — reduced docketing time 80%, 100% adoption
What I Offer

Advisory Services

Leveraging decades of enterprise experience to accelerate your next transformation.

Digital Transformation

Full-scale digital shifts — modernizing legacy systems to cloud-native, microservices-based architectures.

Delivery & P&L Management

End-to-end governance of large-scale IT portfolios ensuring on-time delivery and profitability.

Agile Transformation

Implementing SAFe and Scrum to build self-organizing, high-performance distributed teams.

Enterprise Architecture

Designing scalable, secure architectures leveraging TOGAF across Azure, GCP, and AWS.

AI & Automation Strategy

AI adoption charters, CoPilot integrations, RPA solutions, and chatbot implementations.

Early Aspirants Coaching

Personalised 1-to-1 mentoring for juniors and freshers — guiding career paths, building technical foundations, and accelerating growth from day one.

Credentials

Education & Certifications

Academics

B.Sc. Computer Science

Andhra University, Visakhapatnam · 1998 – 2001

Adv. Diploma in Software Engineering

Aptech Education, Visakhapatnam · 1999 – 2002

Certifications

TOGAF 9 — Enterprise Architect

The Open Group · 2021

SAFe Advanced Scrum Master

Scaled Agile, Inc. · 2020

Certified Scrum Master (CSM)

Scrum Alliance · 2014

Peer Endorsements

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