I architect systems that scale — and the engineering cultures that sustain them.

Solutions Architect  ·  Cloud & Distributed Systems  ·  FinTech  ·  Energy  ·  IoT

Over 18 years building high-scale platforms across global enterprises, I've specialized in one thing: turning ambiguous business problems into clean, resilient architectural decisions that teams can execute and organizations can rely on.

I operate at the intersection of engineering leadership, cloud-native modernization, and increasingly, Generative AI — building the kind of infrastructure that doesn't just handle today's load, but is ready for tomorrow's unknowns.

Currently Exploring: Multi-agent Orchestration LLM Observability RAG at Scale

Skills

Engineering Leadership

  • Distributed Cloud Architecture
  • Digital Transformation & Modernization
  • P&L Management & Cost Optimization
  • Agile at Scale (SAFe, Scrum, OKRs)
  • Team Scaling & Talent Development

Technical Stack

  • Azure, AWS · Databricks · Apache Spark · Delta Lake
  • Kafka · Event-Driven Architecture · DevSecOps
  • Java / Spring Boot / Microservices
  • REST API Design · Angular · .NET
  • SQL / NoSQL / Oracle · IoT (LTE-M, MQTT)
  • GenAI · LLMs · Agentic AI Frameworks · RAG Pipelines

Architecture Principles

01

Architecture decisions are business decisions.

Every technical tradeoff carries a cost — in delivery risk, operational overhead, or time-to-market. I translate architecture into commercial outcomes that engineering leaders, product owners, and C-suite sponsors can align on. Presales, RFPs, and advisory engagements have made this muscle second nature.

02

Scale is designed in, not bolted on.

Enterprise platforms serving millions of users across global markets don't survive retrofits. From Hitachi's EAM suite to financial platforms processing millions of transactions, distributed resilience, event-driven design, and data contracts aren't premature optimisation — they're survival.

03

GenAI and LLMs are productivity infrastructure — not experiments.

The ROI of GenAI isn't in demos. It's in measurable toil reduction: faster documentation, intelligent triage, agentic orchestration of repetitive workflows. I treat LLM integration the same way I treat cloud adoption — ruthlessly tied to process outcomes and productivity gains.

04

Product engineering discipline makes consulting outcomes stick.

Advisory that ends at the slide deck doesn't count. I stay hands-on through delivery — owning architecture reviews, code-level decision gates, and cross-team alignment — because enterprise software fails more often in execution than in design.

05

Cost discipline is an architectural virtue.

I've driven multi-million dollar savings not by cutting corners, but by right-sizing infrastructure, eliminating redundant integrations, and building systems that operations teams can maintain. P&L accountability has shaped how I design from day one.

06

The best architecture earns trust across every room.

A solution engineers respect but executives won't fund, or that clients approve but delivery teams can't execute, isn't a solution — it's a proposal. 18 years across presales, consulting, and delivery have taught me that architecture fluency means speaking Java, Spark, and boardroom in the same breath.

Selected Work

Energy & Industrial GlobalLogic · 2019–Present

Hitachi Lumada — Enterprise Asset Management Platform

Challenge: Global energy utilities needed to move from reactive to predictive asset management — monitoring thousands of critical assets across distributed power grids and industrial infrastructure.

What I built: Led Platform & Data Engineering tracks for the Hitachi Lumada EAM/APM suite. Designed microservices for data ingestion, health-check monitoring, and reliability modeling. Built Azure + Databricks + Spark pipelines processing terabytes of industrial sensor data per hour.

50% reduction in data mismatches 90%+ platform KPI maintained Data Quality Dashboard adopted as core product
Smart Infrastructure · Japan GlobalLogic · 2023–Present

BuilMirai — Smart Building Platform

Challenge: A leading Japanese industrial conglomerate needed a digital platform to manage building operations, energy consumption, and occupant wellbeing across mission-critical facilities.

What I built: Engineering leadership for BuilMirai (HMAX for Building) — a Lumada-based digital service connecting frontline workers, building systems, and energy data streams. Contributed to architecture decisions for data pipelines and operational dashboards.

Launched in Japanese market Deployed in data centers & enterprise facilities
Industrial IoT Tavant · 2017–2019

PRISM — Industrial IoT Platform

Challenge: A leading diversified industrial manufacturer needed a unified IoT platform to remotely monitor equipment and enable predictive maintenance across globally distributed field assets.

What I built: Led a 12-member team to design and deliver PRISM — an Angular + .NET platform ingesting real-time telemetry from LTE-M IoT devices. Owned full architecture: data capture pipeline, REST API layer, release automation, and quality framework.

Monthly → Weekly release cadence 80%+ code coverage CMMI Level 5 audit achieved
FinTech · B2B Payments American Express · 2015–2017

AmEx Gift Card Portal & Virtual Payments Platform

Challenge: American Express needed to launch its first-ever Gift Card product in India while scaling a B2B virtual payment platform across UK, Canada, and global markets.

What I built: Tech Lead and integration architect — designing API contracts, virtual account workflows, transaction verification logic, and real-time + batch reconciliation pipelines. Coordinated cross-functional teams across geographies.

First AmEx Gift Cards in India — launched on time $11M USD annual savings delivered 3,000+ users across UK, Canada & more

Open Source & Writing

The Enterprise Presales Playbook

An open-source, comprehensive guide for Solutions Architects and Sales Engineers. Covering deal orchestration, technical discovery, architecture defense, and C-Suite communication.

Read the Playbook → View GitHub

Professional Experience

July 2019 - Present

Solutions Architect

GlobalLogic (Noida, India)
  • Led architecture for a multi-tenant IoT BMS with 100K+ devices across global sites using Azure IoT Hub & Edge SDKs.
  • Designed an EAM Reliability Engine in Hitachi Lumada, processing 100K+ records with automated asset maintenance and predictive workflows.
  • Spearheading Agentic AI ecosystems and RAG pipelines for EAM to automate summarization and intervention triage.
  • Developed high-throughput classification systems and multi-tenant configuration migration platforms for global enterprise-scale tenants.
  • Lead technical advisor for RFP discovery and customer workshops in Japan, mapping technical solutions to multi-million dollar business opportunities.
  • Directed engineering efforts for 24+ developers, owning the full SDLC and architecture review gates to maintain project KPIs above 90%.
Aug 2017 - July 2019

Technical Manager / Architect

Tavant Technologies (Noida, India)
  • Directed the architecture of PRISM, a high-throughput Industrial IoT platform, leading two cross-functional teams from design to deployment.
  • Optimized CI/CD strategy to transition from monthly to weekly releases while managing a zero-downtime Angular migration.
  • Implemented SQMS standards leading to a successful CMMI Level 5 assessment.
  • Created the "Estimation Abacus" framework for fixed-bid projects, significantly improving cross-team delivery predictability.
Dec 2015 - Aug 2017

SDE 2

American Express (Gurugram, India / UK)
  • Spearheaded payment milestone deliveries resulting in $11 Million USD in operational savings over a one-year period.
  • Led the cloud adoption strategy for AmEx Datacenters, reducing security vulnerabilities by 50% through automated compliance gates.
  • Managed production rollouts for a shared platform across three continents with 3000+ active enterprise users.
  • Architected API contracts and file formats for global virtual payment platforms, handling high-throughput real-time and batch reconciliation.
Dec 2013 - Dec 2015

Technical Lead

Sopra Steria (Noida Area, India)
  • Headed the technical transition of a 20-application enterprise portfolio, managing knowledge transfer and team ramp-up for a high-stake client engagement.
  • Delivered multiple enterprise-grade use cases on Java/JSP, focusing on high-availability integration with external SOAP-based systems.
  • Solved critical JBOSS migration and memory leak issues; utilized JConsole and GC Viewer to optimize JVM performance.
Dec 2007 - Dec 2013

Technology Analyst | Software Engineer

Infosys Technologies Ltd. (Chandigarh, India / Salt Lake City, USA)
  • Led on-site client discovery and offshore engineering collaboration for American Express (Utah), architecting global consumer data parsing modules.
  • Core engine contributor for American Express Gift Cards (BOL); implemented mission-critical features for its inaugural India launch.
  • Designed high-volume JMS and MDB systems for external interface modules, ensuring reliable asynchronous XML-based data exchange.
  • Authored HLD/LLD for vPayment applications, implementing complex versioning rules to manage concurrent enterprise client access.

Thought Leadership