Sunish S Pillai

• Spearheaded the end-to-end migration of IHG’s core systems, serving as a pivotal contributor to technical strategy, architecture, and project execution while liaising with cross-functional teams.
• Directed multiple high-impact projects for IHG as Team Lead, overseeing development, R&D initiatives, agile scrum processes, team management, and project estimation to drive delivery excellence.
• Orchestrated R&D strategy and solution design for mission-critical migrations, blending technical acumen and managerial responsibilities to support innovation and risk mitigation.
• Conducted technical code and design reviews, elevating code quality and team proficiency by implementing best practices and actionable feedback.
• Led and facilitated technical training programs and one-on-one mentorship for junior engineers, resulting in measurable improvement in team skillsets and productivity.
• Acted as a primary point of contact for IHG within the TCS vendor ecosystem, ensuring seamless collaboration and adherence to client standards and KPIs.
• Project Highlight – Apigee Migration: Led the transformation from Apigee Edge to Apigee X and Hybrid, optimizing system licensing, scalability, and security. Technologies: Apigee Edge, Apigee X, Apigee Hybrid.

Project Highlights

• Legacy System Modernization: Engineered migration from on-premise legacy infrastructure to microservices architecture using EKS containers, boosting deployment agility and system reliability. Technologies: Java 8, Spring Boot, Docker, Kubernetes (EKS), AWS, Caffeine, Groovy.

• Key architect for the IBS–ANA Global Delivery Model, driving successful delivery of airline IT solutions through efficient project management and cross-site collaboration across offshore and onsite teams.
• Headed multiple projects as Java Lead for ANA IT systems, orchestrating development, design, and deployment of critical airline technology initiatives.
• Conducted thorough technology assessments, led proof-of-concept design, and presented new use cases to customers, accelerating digital innovation and technology transformation.
• Managed all phases of the software development lifecycle—including coding, unit testing, build automation, deployment, and release management—to ensure robust, secure, and scalable systems.
• Regularly conducted functional and code reviews, elevating software quality and ensuring adherence to coding best practices within the team.
• Provided targeted technical training and mentorship for junior engineers, resulting in improved team capability, technical excellence, and retention.
• Honored with multiple Excellence Awards (onsite & offshore) and recognized for outstanding contributions with Spot Awards.

Project Highlights

• ANA Domestic PSS Migration (CAS Development):
  Designed and delivered a bridge system (CAS) enabling seamless migration from ANA’s legacy Passenger Services System to the new Altea platform.
  Architected and deployed microservices using Spring Boot and AWS Aurora (Postgres), containerized via Docker and orchestrated with Kubernetes, driving system modernization, improved resilience, and cloud scalability.
• ANA Able-D (CR Project):
  Led ongoing enhancements for ANA’s critical in-house Passenger Service System through the management of continuous change requests.
  Implemented solutions leveraging Spring Boot, Core Java, Oracle DB, and automated deployment and scheduling tools, ensuring high system uptime and operational efficiency.
• ANA-RaINFRA (Revenue Accounting Hub):
  Engineered a data conversion framework (RAHUB) to bridge ANA’s legacy systems with Lufthansa’s Sirax solution, ensuring compliance with IATA revenue accounting standards and enabling seamless merger of revenue streams.
  Utilized Core Java, Spring Batch, Jenkins automation, and shell scripting to automate high-volume data transformation workloads.
• AirLINK – GANGES:
  Developed key components for a web-based airline reservation platform supporting real-time availability, fare search, and LCC booking.
  Applied Core Java, Spring, Web Services, Apache Camel, and MySQL to enable scalable, high-performing, and secure transaction processing.