Kranthi Kumar Paluru
Engineering Leader
Bangalore
Summary
Visionary technology leader with 18 years of experience in enterprise-scale software engineering. Specializes in Workforce Management (WFM), CRM solutions, and large-scale application modernization. Successfully leads complex initiatives across different geographies, while mentoring future leaders and driving business agility through technology. Proven track record ready to contribute at the Engineering Leader level by fostering innovation, operational excellence, and cross-functional alignment. Seasoned Engineering Manager excels at integrating project technical aspects and making information relatable to non-technical personnel. Extensive experience as a leader and program manager known for clear communication skills, decision-making abilities, and problem-solving expertise. Driven Engineering Manager highly focused on project management and strategic planning. Solid track record of success in area of expertise, honed negotiation skills, and strong relationships built along the way.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
2006
2006
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Engineering Manager
Walmart Global Tech India
08.2021 - Current
- Currently serving as a Senior Engineering Manager at Walmart, where I lead a high-impact team driving the transformation of time and attendance systems supporting over 2 million associates across North and South America
- Adept at building and scaling global engineering teams, aligning product and technology strategies, and delivering resilient, cloud-native platforms
Manager (Specialist Master)
Deloitte Consulting India Pvt Ltd
09.2020 - 08.2021
- Infor Workbrain 7.1 Implementation: Leading 7-member team to implement Infor Workbrain 7.1 implementation for a major telecom client in USA
- As part of project, acting as a functional lead, my primary responsibilities are, conducting / Driving the requirement gathering workshops with the client, converting the requirements as user stories, configuring the system, preparing the migration strategy, assisting the client with the integrations between clients legacy systems and the Infor Workbrain by designing and delivering the right APIs wherever required
Lead Engineer
J C Penney Services India Pvt Ltd
04.2019 - 09.2020
- JTime (Infor Workbrain) Upgrade (6.2.3.8 – 6.2.3.35): Lead 5-member team to upgrade jTime (Workbrain) from 6.2.3.8 to 6.2.3.35
- During the project lot of custom code analysis has been done to drop the customizations wherever is possible and moved to out of the box implementation
- Reporting module architecture and implementation have been refined
- Registry parameter fine-tuning has been done
Principal Consultant
Infor India Pvt. Ltd
02.2011 - 04.2019
- WFM 6.2.3.14 Implementation: Participated in WFM custom development for Corrective Services New South Wales, Australia and involved in the development of modules like ETM Schedule, OCS / IVR integration using REST services to customize MVS Bookoff, custom XML export tasks and payroll export plugin
- WFM 6.2.1.34 Implementation: Lead the WFM implementation project for major apparel brand in Asia (TAL Apparel, Hong Kong), and designed, developed various customizations like import interfaces, payrules (to award bonus points to workers), a custom module called SSM (Standard Skill Matrix), to support client’s manufacturing process
- Performed cut-over activities for the client and assisted in successful go-live
- WFM Upgrade 6.1.6 to 6.2.3: Developed a custom report for US-based movie industry (American Multi-Cinema) and developed a custom workload by daypart import
Deputy Manager
Reliance Communications
09.2006 - 02.2011
- Acted as a development lead for a team of 4 to develop Reliance Broadband Login portal to provide services to the wireline broadband customers
- The complete wireline and wireless broadband architectures were studied comprehensively
- Closely worked with network planning and engineering teams as well as Network Operations to develop value-added services to the customers
- Involved in the development of Reliance Business portal for SME customers to provide Domain Registration and Email (ricmail.com domain) integration
- Lead the project of migrating the RIC mail customers to windows live mail using the windows live mail migration tool
- Involved in developing a custom tool (SMSOnNet) for Reliance wireline broadband customers, to send promotional SMSs in bulk
- A quota management system and user management system were also integrated with the tool to create and manage users to send SMSs based on the allocated quota by the admin user
Graduate Engineering Trainee
Reliance Communications
09.2006 - 09.2007
- Worked as GIS Engineer, to update Pan India network land base as well as network equipment spatial data on ESRI ARC GIS 9.1, and Telcordia Network Engineer 5.0
- Worked on Reliance wireline broadband network upgrade project to update all the latest equipment in Reliance GIS systems as well as ClariTy
Education
Bachelor of Technology - Electronics and Communication Engineering
Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University
Diploma - Electronics and Communication Engineering
State Board of Technical Education and Training
Skills
System architecture
Certification
Google Cloud Certified Digital Leader
Accomplishments And Awards
- Received Bravo Award for successful delivery of a critical project under tight deadlines.
- Received Bravo Award for organizing and executing a cross-org hiring drive, closing multiple tech lead positions.
- Achieved the best associate engagement score in the organization during AES for two consecutive years.
Profile Snapshot
Proven experience in managing and mentoring high-performing engineering teams., Strong ability to align technical execution with business strategy and organizational goals., Skilled in cross-functional collaboration with stakeholders, architects, and product teams., Extensive experience with Infor WFM (Workbrain), including modules like Time and Attendance, MVS, LFSO., Deep understanding of workforce compliance, scheduling, and payroll processing across multiple geographies., Delivered mission-critical systems impacting over 2 million associates across North and South America., Adept in enterprise application development using J2EE, Spring MVC, RESTful services, and PL/SQL., Hands-on experience in application modernization and cloud transformation (hybrid cloud environments)., Strong background in designing scalable, resilient systems for global operations., Expertise in designing APIs for seamless integration between legacy systems and modern platforms., Skilled in Oracle, MS SQL Server, and developing custom import/export interfaces., Experience in managing deployment pipelines and environments across Linux and Windows platforms., Proficient in application server configuration (WebLogic, WebSphere, Tomcat) and system cutovers.
Timeline
Senior Engineering Manager
Walmart Global Tech India
08.2021 - Current
Manager (Specialist Master)
Deloitte Consulting India Pvt Ltd
09.2020 - 08.2021
Lead Engineer
J C Penney Services India Pvt Ltd
04.2019 - 09.2020
Principal Consultant
Infor India Pvt. Ltd
02.2011 - 04.2019
Deputy Manager
Reliance Communications
09.2006 - 02.2011
Graduate Engineering Trainee
Reliance Communications
09.2006 - 09.2007
Diploma - Electronics and Communication Engineering
State Board of Technical Education and Training
Bachelor of Technology - Electronics and Communication Engineering
Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University
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