Rajakumar Pondurangan

23 Years of Technology Leadership roles including IT Strategy, Architecture, Solution Design, Engineering, Innovation, Sustainable Saves, Delivery, Presales, Transformation and Consulting. Multiple end-to-end Technology Delivery & Development experience, ranging from requirement study to implementation in client facing assignments across the world in diverse technology mixes and versatile project types – end to end Engineering, 24x7 Production Support, Run and Maintain, Managed Services, Migration, Migrations, Upgrades, etc. Extensive experience in Presales including Solution Design, Architecting, Leading RFPs/RFIs, across multiple domains. New content creation, estimation methodologies for various services and offering. Authoring and presenting commercial proposal globally driving to a convincing win. High End Technology Consulting including Architecting and Strategy Definition. Extensive experience in Big Data, Cloud, SaaS, LLM. Setup and Operate COE/Practice, competency building, training, best practices, vendor engagement & care/feed of resources. Fulltime MBA from one of the top premier Business Schools in India. Top-notch Technology Head with proven track record of success leading and growing organizations. Strong background in strategic planning, financial management and team development. Skilled in identifying opportunities and implementing practical technology strategies with commitment to staying informed about latest trends, technologies and best practices.

• TOGAF 8, 01/2009, 14634
• ScrumMaster, 02/2017, 000619235
• LUMA Practitioner, 10/2022

• 11/2012, 02/2011, AT&T (Multiple Programs – Dolphin BI Enhancements, Tier 3 Support, BO Migration etc), Middletown, NJ
• 09/2010, 02/2011, CSC Big Data and Analytics Practice, Chennai
• 09/2010, 10/2010, Comparative Reporting and Analytics (CR&A), Portland, ME

• Cybersecurity ICS Drives (CAAS, MFA, NWS, ULAPLUS, URA, PASM, HIDS, DAMS, …)
• SaaS Drives (SAP BTP & Moodys Banking Cloud)
• SRE Drive for Monitorability and Observability (ITRS, JUPITER, etc)
• ADO DevOPS and Jenkin Transformation
• SOX Drives including EUC Management (CIMCON, Digitization)
• Transition of skilled SMES and Vendor Consultants to Low cost location
• LLM Drives
• Open-Source Drives
• First in the bank for Green Ledger and ESG
• Cloud Drives (AWS, Azure)
• Data Security Transformation for non-production data handling
• Drive Business Process Automation (OA, DQ, RECON Automation, MFU, Adjustments)
• Managed Outcome over T&M (Batch, Change, TDA, IAM, …)
• Security Patching, Obsolescence Remediation, SACA Transformation
• Large scale learning, certifications and upskilling