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Rahul Udayshankar Sinha

Global Technology Leader
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Rahul Udayshankar Sinha

Summary

Seasoned & highly influential Global IT Head with rich and prolific expertise in high frequency automated trading technology (multi-billion asset funds), delivering revolutionary strategies that align with business goals and needs, optimizing low latency trade infrastructure through effective data center design and cloud architecture to ensure security, reliability, and scalability.

Overview

21
years of professional experience
1
Certification

Work History

AmberGroup

Global Head - Technology - Institutional Trading
03.2022 - Current

Job overview

Driving innovation with a business-first approach:

  • Developing and implementing the company's IT strategy, managing software development and architecture, and controlling the IT budget with intelligent FinOps
  • Interacting effectively with trade portfolio managers by identifying, analyzing, and formalizing their business needs, and innovating processes by integrating top smart solutions across channels.

ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP.

Site Reliability Engineer (SRE): Low Latency Trading Technology
07.2020 - 03.2022

Job overview

Reliability Engineering and Performance Optimization:

  • Proficient in designing, implementing, and maintaining highly reliable and low-latency platforms or systems, ensuring high availability and minimal downtime.
  • Expertise in identifying performance bottlenecks, optimizing code, configurations, and infrastructure to achieve and maintain low-latency requirements.

JP Morgan Chase.

Vice President: Application Owner, Data Science SRE Head & Product Engineering
10.2018 - 07.2020

Job overview

Design, Implementation, and Optimization of Kafka Infrastructure:

  • Proficient in designing, implementing, and optimizing Apache Kafka infrastructure to meet high throughput, low-latency data processing requirements.
  • Expertise in configuring Kafka clusters, partitions, replication, and fine-tuning parameters for optimal performance and fault tolerance.

Citibank N.A., Consumer Banking

Senior Vice President: Global head - DevOps & Site Reliability Engineering
03.2009 - 10.2018

Job overview

Sector Technology Lead for Consumer Banking Products, driving innovation and growth in Asia & EMEA markets:

  • The portfolio encompassed all retail business lines, from credit and lending to sales & customer management, digital banking, payments, wealth management, core banking, and analytics
  • Delivered world-class technology solutions that transformed the way consumers banked.
  • Pioneering cutting-edge SRE practices and DevOps methodologies to fortify the insurance sector against technological risks, ensuring uninterrupted service delivery and superior customer experiences.

Tata Consultancy Services

Digital Associate Consultant
05.2007 - 03.2009

Job overview

WebSphere Application Server Administration and Platform Engineering :

  • Proficient in installing, configuring, and maintaining WebSphere Application Server instances across various environments.
  • Automated configuration of security policies, SSL certificates, and access controls for compliance with industry standards and organizational policies.

GE Capital International Services

Opensource Service Specialist
10.2004 - 05.2007

Job overview

Squid Proxy & Linux Specialist:

  • Proficient in configuring and optimizing Squid Proxy Server on Linux systems to efficiently handle web traffic, cache content, and enhance network performance.
  • Strong background in Linux server administration, including tasks such as installation, configuration, and maintenance of the operating system.

Reliance Infocomm

Digital Network Engineer
07.2002 - 07.2004

Job overview

Capacity Planning and Network Optimization:

  • Proficient in assessing current network capacity and forecasting future requirements to ensure that the ISP's infrastructure can accommodate growing subscriber bases and evolving service offerings.
  • Utilizes network performance monitoring tools and data analysis to identify areas for optimization, such as upgrading hardware, adjusting routing configurations, and implementing load balancing solutions.

Education

Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta, India

Advanced Program in Data Science
01.2020

Arcadia University, Pennsylvania, USA. Aventis Campus Singapore

International MBA
01.2013

Symbiosis International Deemed University, Pune, India

PG Diploma in Business Administration
01.2005

Nagpur University, Gondia, Maharashtra, India

Bachelor of Engineering
01.2002

Skills

  • Leadership and Management
  • High-performance Computing
  • Cloud Computing
  • Software development
  • Agile Methodologies
  • Continuous Integration and Delivery
  • Automated Testing
  • Low-latency Trading Systems
  • Market Data Processing
  • Order Management
  • Algorithmic Trading
  • Data Management and Analytics
  • Interpersonal Communication
  • Analytical and Critical Thinking
  • Teamwork and Collaboration
  • Decision-Making

VISA

Singapore Permanent Residence

Certification

  • AWS: Solution Architect Associate C03 | 2023
  • CKA: Certified Kubernetes Administrator | 2022
  • CISM: ISACA Certified Information Security Manager | 2019
  • IBM WebSphere Portal Deployment and Administration | 2013
  • ITIL V3 Foundation | 2011
  • IBM Certified System Administrator - WebSphere MQ | 2009

Projects

  • Global Low Latency - High-Frequency Trading Platform (DEFI & CEFI), Global Head - Technology - Institutional Trading, 2022, 2023, USD $30 MM
  • Investment Trading - Direct Market Access Platform (Equities, FX & Fixed income), Global SRE - Equity Trading, 2020, 2021, USD $23 MM
  • GTI - Data Bus (Global data exchange platform for investment banking & Cybersecurity), Product Owner, 2018, 2020, USD $48 MM
  • Rainbow (17 Markets of Asia, Australia, Europe & Middle East), Senior Vice President - Retail Banking, Wealth Management, 2009, 2013, USD $2.2 Billion
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Timeline

Global Head - Technology - Institutional Trading

AmberGroup
03.2022 - Current

Site Reliability Engineer (SRE): Low Latency Trading Technology

ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP.
07.2020 - 03.2022

Vice President: Application Owner, Data Science SRE Head & Product Engineering

JP Morgan Chase.
10.2018 - 07.2020

Senior Vice President: Global head - DevOps & Site Reliability Engineering

Citibank N.A., Consumer Banking
03.2009 - 10.2018

Digital Associate Consultant

Tata Consultancy Services
05.2007 - 03.2009

Opensource Service Specialist

GE Capital International Services
10.2004 - 05.2007

Digital Network Engineer

Reliance Infocomm
07.2002 - 07.2004

Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta, India

Advanced Program in Data Science

Arcadia University, Pennsylvania, USA. Aventis Campus Singapore

International MBA

Symbiosis International Deemed University, Pune, India

PG Diploma in Business Administration

Nagpur University, Gondia, Maharashtra, India

Bachelor of Engineering
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