Rajiv Kandhan
Bengaluru
Summary
Senior Technology Project Manager at Optum with 15+ years leading complex infrastructure and network transformation programs across global environments. Expertise in multi-site deployments, data center migrations, and SD-WAN implementation at scale. Skilled in managing the full infrastructure lifecycle including integration, validation testing, and controlled deployment, ensuring production readiness and zero downtime. Known for driving execution across cross-functional teams and delivering high-impact enterprise initiatives.
Overview
9
9
Certification
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Sr Tech Project Consultant
Optum India Global Solutions
Bangalore
10.2018 - Current
- Managed global SD-WAN deployment across 100+ sites, coordinating hardware setup, network configuration, validation testing, and phased rollout to ensure zero downtime.
- Led end-to-end data center migration programs, including planning, hardware integration, validation testing, and controlled production deployment with zero operational impact.
- Delivered 15+ critical infrastructure projects on schedule, realizing $500K in savings through strategic resource management.
- Reduced connectivity complexity by 30% by implementing unified access pathways for cloud services.
- Established validation checkpoints for multi-site deployments to ensure connectivity, configuration alignment, and production readiness.
- Improved incident response efficiency by optimizing communication flows, reducing escalation times by 40%.
- Led cross-functional teams to achieve strategic project goals and ensure execution alignment.
- Managed timelines, budgets, and resources across multiple concurrent initiatives, ensuring consistent on‑time delivery.
Technical Solutions Cons II
DXC Technology
Bangalore
02.2011 - 10.2018
- Researched and recommended technical solutions for Cenovus team, contributing $250k annual cost savings.
- Led successful migrations of infrastructure and data centers, completing over 30 upgrade projects.
- Oversaw execution of infrastructure projects and application handovers, ensuring smooth migration of 50+ applications.
- Coordinated infrastructure migration lifecycle, overseeing planning, integration, validation, and deployment across multiple systems.
- Served as escalation point for delivery issues, reducing resolution time by 30% through proactive issue management.
- Managed project progress reporting and offshore staffing for team of 20+ engineers, improving resource utilization by 20%.
- Acted as primary accountability point for delivery matters, maintaining 100% SLA compliance across service streams.
- Cultivated strong client relationships through regular meetings, improving service quality scores by 15%.
Education
MBA -
Annamalai University
Bangalore03-2011
Bachelor of Commerce - Commerce
Bengaluru University
Bangalore03-2008
Pre-University - Commerce
Vishveshwarapura P.U College
Bangalore 03-2004
High School -
ITI Vidya Mandir School
Bangalore03-2002
Skills
- Program and project management
- Technical project oversight
- Agile and waterfall methodologies
- Cloud services and data migration
- Network project management
- Risk and dependency management
- Requirements analysis
- Change management
- Vendor and contract management
- Stakeholder engagement
- Infrastructure deployment lifecycle
- SOP development
Certification
- ITIL V3 Foundations Certified.
- ITIL® Intermediate Certificate in Release Control and Validation.
- ITIL® Intermediate Certificate in Operational Support and Analysis.
- PRINCE2 Agile® Foundation Certificate.
- PRINCE2 Agile® Practitioner Certificate.
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals.
- IO4PM Program Manager Accredited Certification.
- Artificial Intelligence in Project Management - Alison
- Generative AI Mastermind from Outskill.
Platforms & Applications
- Rally (ca agile)
- Kanban
- Smartsheet INC
- ServiceNow
- PPM optics Clarity
- GNX Manage
- INGRAM
- SAP Ariba
- Net Promoter Score (NPS)
- Gantt Charts
- CRM tools
- Track IT
Timeline
Sr Tech Project Consultant
Optum India Global Solutions
10.2018 - Current
Technical Solutions Cons II
DXC Technology
02.2011 - 10.2018
MBA -
Annamalai University
Bachelor of Commerce - Commerce
Bengaluru University
Pre-University - Commerce
Vishveshwarapura P.U College
High School -
ITI Vidya Mandir School