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GULAL KUMAR

Senior Technical Architect
Hyderabad

Summary

Experienced professional and technical architect with a proven track record in designing and implementing scalable, high-performance systems. Recognized for strong emphasis on team collaboration and delivering tangible results. Specializing in cloud architecture, software development, and IT infrastructure, bringing a wealth of expertise to every project. Adaptable and reliable, ensuring seamless integration with evolving project requirements for optimal success.

Overview

21
21
years of professional experience
2004
2004
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Senior Technical Architect, Architect, Lead Member of Technical Staff

Salesforce
Hyderabad
01.2018 - Current
  • Proposed integration future state, and evangelized the incremental delivery mechanism, so that the North Star can be translated into a long-range plan.
  • Led a strategic initiative for enabling integrations between multiple Salesforce orgs using Salesforce CDC, Kafka, and MuleSoft, which replaced the legacy way of integrations using S2S. This template-driven approach is being reused across multiple initiatives for org-to-org integrations.
  • Architect for Next Generation Architecture initiatives, like Enterprise Data Hub and Integration Modernizations. As part of EDH, we consolidated different smaller data hubs and their integrations. Defined logical, physical, integration, and security architecture. Integration modernization moved the integrations from on-premise to CloudHub (MuleSoft) after redesign.
  • Architect for multiple business transformation initiatives, geographical expansion programs, and M&A. Responsible for providing integration solutions that are fault-tolerant, scalable, loosely coupled, reliable, and secure for multiple major initiatives across business groups.
  • Defined integration standards, reusable patterns, and reference architecture. Defined an API security strategy covering the platform, organization, API, and business layers.
  • Conducted due diligence for new features like web and API protection products, Anypoint Experience Hub, Dedicated Load Balancer, API Governance, CloudHub2, etc. From MuleSoft, I helped the team in adopting them.
  • Point of contact for SICs in India. Represented BT in TMP Connections. Part of the hackathon organizing committee. Conducted Brown Bag Sessions.
  • Mentored team members to foster professional growth and development.

Architect, Technical Lead

Capgemini
01.2017 - 12.2018
  • Designed an API-based solution for entitlement systems for one of the largest commercial banks for better operational capabilites, scalability and reliability as part of the application modernization initiative.
  • Designed and developed a prototype for KYC using Hyperledger for one banking organization. This solution was based on blockchain, which enabled consortium members to share information with each other in a fast, reliable, and secure manner. Implemented Hyperledger network using Docker. Development of APIs for consumption by the lending application developed in IBM BPM.

Architect, Technical Lead

Wipro Technologies
Pune
07.2010 - 12.2016
  • Part of an ambitious business transformation program of a UK-based insurance company. Along with other business and technical SMEs, I was responsible for providing architectural guidance. I am also part of the delivery team responsible for the design and development of API-based solutions.
  • As an architect for the integration technology migration project of this organization, I was responsible for defining the roadmap for technology migration to open-source technologies, which enabled the client to save more than £2,000,000. Architected and managed the delivery of solutions for this program. Established standards and guidelines for new technology and processes, and mentored the team members.
  • Created a framework for automated deployment (continuous integration) and testing (Behavior Driven Development).
  • Part of the RFP team from Wipro's side. Helped the team define the operating model for the Integration and Messaging teams for different clients. Helped in other proactive proposals for different organizations.

Technical Lead, Designer

TCS
10.2008 - 07.2010
  • Part of the enterprise integration group in TCS. Designed and developed business process automation frameworks and enterprise application integration solutions.
  • Part of the due diligence team who completed the evaluations of existing architecture and recommended changes to a leading telecom provider.
  • Redesigned and implemented integration and process server topology for better stability, scalability, high availability, and performance improvement.

Senior Consultant, Designer, Developer

Deloitte Consulting
06.2007 - 05.2008
  • Designed and developed integration solutions for a leading telecommunications company in Canada.
  • Implemented a solution for automation from Visio diagrams to complete working software, which helped business process automation programs.

Senior Consultant, Designer, Developer

Principal Global Services
11.2006 - 05.2007
  • Designed and developed integration solutions as part of the IT development wing of Principal Financial Group.

Developer, Designer

Zensar Technologies
05.2004 - 10.2006
  • Part of the design and development team that created an automated language (COBOL) analysis tool, which helped the application migration project for a leading financial giant.
  • Part of the development team that provided an integration solution to the world’s top non-alcoholic beverage production company.

Education

BE - Electronics and Communication Engineering

Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra
Ranchi, India

Skills

  • Application and Integration Architecture

  • Technology Leadership and team building

  • Ability to adapt and learn new skills

  • Process improvement and Thought Leadership

  • Emerging technology analysis

  • Architecture Community of Practices

  • DevOps methodologies

  • API design and integration

  • Application security

  • Cloud computing expertise

  • Microservices architecture

  • IT strategy development

Learning

  • Post Graduate Program in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
  • All MuleSoft Certifications
  • AWS training for solution architecture
  • TOGAF 9 Foundation

Timeline

Senior Technical Architect, Architect, Lead Member of Technical Staff

Salesforce
01.2018 - Current

Architect, Technical Lead

Capgemini
01.2017 - 12.2018

Architect, Technical Lead

Wipro Technologies
07.2010 - 12.2016

Technical Lead, Designer

TCS
10.2008 - 07.2010

Senior Consultant, Designer, Developer

Deloitte Consulting
06.2007 - 05.2008

Senior Consultant, Designer, Developer

Principal Global Services
11.2006 - 05.2007

Developer, Designer

Zensar Technologies
05.2004 - 10.2006

BE - Electronics and Communication Engineering

Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra

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