Hi, I’m
Vaibhav Kansal
VP – Technology / Engineering Manager
Delhi NCR
Summary
Dynamic Engineering Executive with over 18 years of leadership experience in the Banking and Financial Services sector, dedicated to harnessing technological advancements to drive innovation. Proven track record in developing and implementing strategic initiatives that enhance stakeholder relationships and deliver critical platforms, products, and applications. Expertise in fostering collaborative teams focused on Data and Analytics, ensuring customer experience and security remain paramount while leveraging disruptive technologies. Recognized for aligning systems with business needs and regulatory requirements, consistently applying strong organizational and communication skills to lead teams toward exceptional results.
Overview
18
years of professional experience
1
Certification
1
Language
Work History
Macquarie Global Services
Vice President/Engineering Manager
04.2023 - Current
Job overview
- Lead and successfully delivered migration of SAP Core Banking Batch solution to AWS Public cloud in line with BFS Cloud Acceleration program on the journey of being a no. 1 Digital Bank in ANZ.
- Transformed the 24*7 Monitoring team to a highly proficient SRE team to proactively resolve incidents
- Driving the Cyber Security UAM Transformation program in order to set up the automatic Starters, Transfers and Leavers process. Also, to ensure the access provisioning for any new starter is quick and fast.
- Successfully lead RPA – Blue prism upgrade project from v6 to v7 which brings features like Web Based Control Centre, Blue Prism data sharing via APIs, more effective Optical Character Recognition (OCR).
- As part of Cloud Acceleration, successfully lead the BP Cloud migration program migrating ~200 RPA bots from on prem to AWS public Cloud and has brought lot of savings to the bank.
- Leading proof-of-concept (PoC) initiatives to evaluate and replace Blue Prism with next-generation automation platforms such as Agentic AI, Microsoft Power Automate, and Amazon Q for enhanced scalability, intelligence, and integration.
- Led end-to-end automation of access management for ARL0 and ARL1 application, reducing provisioning turnaround time from 10 minutes to just 30 seconds, achieving 100% automation with zero manual intervention and improving operational efficiency by over 50%.
- Proven track record of leading automation-driven IAM initiatives that significantly reduced access provisioning time by 95%, eliminated manual dependencies, and enhanced scalability and operational efficiency across global envs.
- Lead the transition of MS Teams ->WorkplacebyFacebook->Slack, which has amazing capabilities to integrate with various systems.
- Leading the program for running the Incident Management, Change Management via Slack.
- Agile Coach and mentor driving the Gurugram BFS digital transformation from Waterfall to Agile on multiple platforms.
- Saved the bank ~5 Million AUD across various platforms using the latest Digital Technologies and innovations.
- Strategized KPIs, SLA Management, Volumes Management, Headcount & Forecasting.
- Led cross-functional teams for the successful completion of major projects, resulting in increased efficiency and client satisfaction.
- Collaborated with senior management to develop strategic initiatives and long term goals.
Role: BFS Systems and Central Train Lead, Macquarie
Assistant Vice President
04.2020 - 03.2023
Job overview
- Designed & implemented SAP Batch onto AWS Cloud for Sap and Non-Sap Batches running via Control-M.
- Acted as a Full Stack Engineer providing insights into Planning, Development, Testing, and Production Support.
- Resolved all queries from the business users pertaining to SAP Batch flow in the Production environment.
- Accomplished the entire flow for SAP EOD Batch hosted on perm infrastructure.
- Established a high-performance culture within the team by setting clear expectations and providing regular feedback on individual performance contributions.
Role: PEGA PRPC DevOps Analyst, Macquarie
Asst. Manager / Manager
01.2015 - 03.2020
Job overview
- Headed the entire flow for Pega PRPC applications hosted on perm and on AWS Cloud.
- Delivered the application & Environment support to various environments from Dev to Test to UAT to Prod.
- Worked with the cloud concepts like S3 Bucket, Auto Scaling, and Cloud Watcher; drove a team of 5 people from Gurugram India.
- Evaluated & debugged the Java application built on UNIX/LINUX platform and running on JBoss as the application server.
Xchanging Technology Services India
Senior Software Engineer
06.2013 - 01.2015
Job overview
- Led end-to-end application and environment support across Test and UAT environments, managing configuration, deployment, and release implementation using BMC Bladelogic (v7.4.4) and NSH Shell scripting to ensure seamless delivery.
- Acted as Implementation Manager for key releases, driving resolution of env issues and ensuring del success across multiple envs.
- Recognized for excellence with Star of the Month and Star of the Quarter awards, and completed a 1-month client engagement in London (UK) to deliver a successful upgrade of the Pega Workflow System.
RBS India Pvt. Ltd.
Software Engineer
11.2011 - 06.2013
Job overview
- Led & managed around 50 Databases & Unix environments used for UAT, testing, and production support for various applications like UNICORN, FIREFOX, POTTER, SAPPHIRE & RAINBOW.
- Refreshed the production environments weekly to sync with the various versions of Wall Street like 3.4, 4, 4.2, and 4.3.
- Bagged the Star of the Month Award for high-quality service twice.
Tech Mahindra
Technical Associate
06.2007 - 11.2011
Job overview
- Project: Ecommerce Prepay (CPI and Prepay Broker) Support for Telefonica-O2, Leeds, UK.
Education
Panjab UniversityChandigarh, India
Bachelor of Engineering from Telecommunications & IT
01.2007
Skills
Digital Transformation leadership
Cloud adoption and migration leadership
Designing modern architecture patterns
Mentoring distributed engineering teams
Agile and DevOps integration
Innovation in technology adoption
Technology risk management
Strategic partnership development
Collaborative team management
Strategic decision-making
Analytical problem-solving
Process improvement
Certification
AWS SA || PSM1 || Google Cloud Digital Leader || SRE: Reliability || AWS AI Practitioner
SOFT SKILLS
- Change Agent
- Thinker
- Planner
- Innovator
- Communicator
- Collaborator
CAREER TIMELINE
- Tech Mahindra: Jun'07 - Nov'11
- RBS: Nov'11 - Jun'13
- Xchanging: Jun'13 - Jan'15
- Macquarie: Since Jan'15
Timeline
Vice President/Engineering Manager
Macquarie Global Services
04.2023 - Current
Assistant Vice President
Role: BFS Systems and Central Train Lead, Macquarie
04.2020 - 03.2023
Asst. Manager / Manager
Role: PEGA PRPC DevOps Analyst, Macquarie
01.2015 - 03.2020
Senior Software Engineer
Xchanging Technology Services India
06.2013 - 01.2015
Software Engineer
RBS India Pvt. Ltd.
11.2011 - 06.2013
Technical Associate
Tech Mahindra
06.2007 - 11.2011
Panjab University
Bachelor of Engineering from Telecommunications & IT