Sthitodhi Sarkar
Bengaluru,KA
Summary
Dynamic Chapter Lead with a proven track record at Astellas GCC, specializing in low-code digital transformation and M365 architecture. Leading the overall Microsoft Chapter and Low Code value team to drive Microsoft technologies within Astellas, including architecuture, consulting, solutioning. Working with various other value teams, and PODS to identify intelligent automations, agentic AI architectures and cloud-native development around Power Platform and M365.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
3
3
Certification
Work History
Microsoft Chapter Lead
Astellas Pharma
Bangalore, Karnataka
09.2025 - Current
- Successfully managed budgets and allocated resources to maximize productivity and profitability.
- Established team priorities, maintained schedules and monitored performance.
- Reduced waste and pursued revenue development strategies to keep department aligned with sales and profit targets.
- Established performance goals for employees and provided feedback on methods for reaching those milestones.
Technical Manager (Seamless Collaboration)
Unisys
Bengaluru
02.2019 - Current
- Led the architecture of diverse Power Platform projects.
- Enabled business improvements by transitioning legacy applications and processes to Power Platform.
- Implemented scalable Power Platform strategies focused on security, lifecycle management, and compliance for diverse client needs.
- Worked with stakeholders to shape Power Platform and M365 architectural roadmaps.
- Managed comprehensive transitions from SharePoint on-premises to SharePoint Online.
- Shaped innovation strategies for M365 through trend identification and maintaining evergreen architecture.
- Implemented backup and archival systems to ensure data governance.
- Performed setups of new M365 environments from scratch.
- Served as lead SME for Microsoft 365 projects, managing design, deployment and oversight.
- Led multiple Power Platform initiatives through well-architected principles.
- Oversaw comprehensive project to relocate local content onto M365 platform.
- Executed tenant migrations for significant accounts during mergers.
- Organized training sessions to encourage user adoption of M365 workloads.
- Enhanced automation workflows utilizing PowerShell scripting and Azure Automation.
- Streamlined essential procedures such as on-prem patching, eDiscovery, SharePoint and Teams governance, M365 tenant management.
Senior System Analyst
Optum
Bengaluru
02.2014 - 02.2019
- Specialized in SharePoint search, Google search appliance and SPLUNK.
- Designed and implemented SharePoint Search as a Service.
- Implemented and set up SharePoint Search farm with high availability.
- Facilitated seamless integration of key tools such as JIVE and Helpdesk portal.
- Engineered search topology with component-level availability across data centers.
- Managed provisioning, life cycle management, backup and monitoring with PowerShell automations.
- Designed a subscription model for SPLUNK.
Technical Lead
Honeywell
Bengaluru
07.2007 - 02.2014
- Streamlined transition of critical SharePoint-based applications to Honeywell's operational environment.
- Analyzed portal architecture for optimized search experience.
- Facilitated efficient deployment cycles for software.
- Configured monitoring systems for optimal performance.
- Manage daily operations across SharePoint farms.
- Addressed and resolved critical business challenges within specified service level agreements.
- Monitored SharePoint on-premises infrastructure.
- Configured DocAve backup processes to optimize data security.
- Executed migration processes including MOSS 2007 to SharePoint 2010.
- Directed and executed disaster recovery activities.
- Develop user manuals and training materials.
Education
Master of Computer Applications - Computer Application
VIT Vellore
Vellore01.2007
Bachelor of Information Technology - Information Technology
Manipal Academy of Higher Education
Skills
- Low-Code Digital Transformation (Power Platform)
- M365 Architecture and Consulting
- Security and Compliance (Purview, R365, DLP)
- Process Automation (Azure Automation, PowerShell, SDK)
- M365 Strategy and Roadmap
Certification
- MS-900
- ITIL v3
- Security and Compliance (Internal training)
Accomplishments
- Innovator of the year award for a key client account for automating their key business processes using Power Platform (2023)
- Client centricity award for completing Win 10 in-place upgrade (Automation)
- Optum, Bravo recognition for playing a pivotal role in the HUB project
- Honeywell, Innovation Award for driving a POC in building UWS compliant web sites using MOSS 2007
Projects
- SharePoint Provisioning Engine - Power Automate, Power App, SharePoint REST API, Graph API, Azure vault, Record365, An Australian government client, Provisioning engine for SharePoint online sites consisting of custom site columns, content types, library templates and permission levels.
- Knowledge Bee - Copilot Studio, Power Apps, Power Automate, AIBuilder, Dataverse, Application for knowledge team to ingest knowledge, curate knowledge articles, classify incidents and calculate link rate efficiency, with built-in role management.
- License monitoring and automatic reclamation - Power Apps, PowerBI, Power Automate, Graph API, A major UK based consumer technology company, Canvas application for admins to configure monitoring, adjust thresholds and review approval process.
- M365 health monitoring - Power Automate, Service communication API, PowerBI, An Australian government client, Power Automate to ingest M365 health data using service communication API.
- Automations and shift left initiatives - PowerShell, PowerBI, Self-service site creation – Azure automation for site creation, Power Automate for approval and PowerBI dashboard for reporting.
References
Available upon request
Languages
Bengali
First Language
English
Proficient (C2)
C2
Hindi
Proficient (C2)
C2
Timeline
Microsoft Chapter Lead
Astellas Pharma
09.2025 - Current
Technical Manager (Seamless Collaboration)
Unisys
02.2019 - Current
Senior System Analyst
Optum
02.2014 - 02.2019
Technical Lead
Honeywell
07.2007 - 02.2014
Master of Computer Applications - Computer Application
VIT Vellore
Bachelor of Information Technology - Information Technology
Manipal Academy of Higher Education