Samir Kumar

Multi Cloud(GenAI) Enterprise IT

Manager & Pre-sales

samirkumarunix@gmail.com
+44-7438-960-943
https://www.linkedin.com/in/samir-kumar-92304a39/

ABOUT ME
Multi Cloud Evangelists & Architect with over 15 years of experience, including 4 EDUCATION
years in a leadership capacity, creating cutting-edge business solutions for clients in
the public and private sectors (AWS, Azure & GCP architect certified). ✓ 2018: MBA FROM JAIPUR NATIONAL
UNIVERSITY(JNU)
Stakeholder Collaboration: Engage with stakeholders across Software Development
teams to gather insights, understand requirements, and prioritize GenAI features.
✓ 2008: BCA FROM ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY,
TAMILNADU (2008)
Conduct regular meetings, workshops, or surveys to gather feedback and ensure ✓ 2008: DIPLOMA IN GNIIT FROM NIIT SOUTH EX
alignment with business objectives.
Helped the Team to Establishing a Digital & Cloud Enterprise Transformation CORE TOOLS & SKILLS
(DCET) practise that migrates, modernises, and creates fresh, cutting-edge solutions
for our customers. . CLOUD : AWS, AZURE, GCP & OCI
Technology Landscape Monitoring: Stay updated with the latest advancements in SOLUTION ARCHITECT, DATA ARCHITECT
GenAI technology through industry publications, conferences, and networking. PRE-SALES, SALES, RFP/RFI
FRAMWORKS: TOGAF,DODAF
Continuously evaluate how emerging technologies can be integrated into GenAI
DISCOVER & PLAN : JIRA,CONFULENCE MURAL,
platform to maintain a competitive edge. MIRO, SERVICENOW
Experienced DevOps Architect with over 14 years of experience in designing, STRONG KNOWLEDGE OF THE INTER-COMPANY
implementing, and managing complex DevOps environments. Proficient in using AND CLOSING PROCESS AND INTERNAL
CONTROLS
various DevOps tools, including AWS,Azure & GCP , Kubernetes, Docker, Jenkins,
EXPERIENCE WORKING WITH TELECOM, PUBLIC
Ansible, and Terraform. Skilled in managing and leading DevOps teams. Possess SECTOR, FINANCE INDUSTRY AND DIGITAL
strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.. CUSTOMER/CONSUMER DATA
Product Strategy and Roadmap Development:Leverage your understanding of GenAI PROVEN SUCCESS WITH NEW ACCOUNT SELLING
and market trends to inform product strategy and roadmap decisions.Collaborate with TO SENIOR-LEVEL DECISION-MAKERS
TOOLS: ACQUIA, SAP HYBRIS, CPQ,ORACLE
cross-functional teams to define clear goals, milestones, and timelines for product
TEAMCENTER (MANDATORY), SIMATIC,
development. OPCENTER, TECNOMATIX (M), NX (M), POLARION,
Understand the customer current stage in their digital transformation journey, and MENDIX, MINDSPHERE
provide numerous solution options they have and the strategy Business team
suggests.
Value Demonstration:Establish key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure the
impact and value of GenAI tools. Prepare and deliver regular presentations to senior
leadership, executives, and business stakeholders to showcase the value delivered by
GenAI solutions.
Vendor Management: Foster strong relationships with vendors, suppliers, and CERTIFICATION
delivery partners to ensure alignment with best practices.Collaborate closely with
vendors to incorporate their expertise and technologies into GenAI solutions
✓ AWS Certified Solutions Architect -Associate
✓ AZ-104: Microsoft Azure Administrator
effectively. ✓ AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional
Good in architecture modelling: Data and system modelling, road mapping, ✓ AZ-305: Microsoft Designing Microsoft Azure
functional capabilities Infrastructure Solutions Architect
Experience in defining the Digital Strategy for Experience platforms, Ecommerce ✓ OCI fundamental
platform, roadmap for implementation and Product Evaluation. ✓ AZ-400: Designing and Implementing Microsoft
Solid understanding of modern technology stacks, including cloud computing, DevOps Solutions

microservices architecture, API driven architectures, Data Architectures within the ✓ GCP Professional Cloud Architect

context of core processing and transaction engines..

✓ Redhat
✓ “O” Level from DOEACC
Product Development Lifecycle Leadership:Lead the entire product development ✓ Google GenAI fundamental
lifecycle from concept to launch, ensuring clear communication and coordination
among cross-functional teams.
Prioritize tasks, manage resources effectively, and mitigate risks to ensure timely
delivery of high-quality AI solutions.
 Professional Experiences

May' 23- TCS -London,UK - Role: Multi Cloud Evangelist & Enterprise Architect /Pre-sales)

Providing strategic direction, leadership and management of the partnership, ensuring alignment with the overall objectives of all
three parties involved. Act as a trusted advisor, guide and consult, and build cloud-first strategies that maximize Return on Investment
(ROI) for large enterprise customers.
Working with the GO-To-Market sales team with customer facing approch for new logo build.
May' 22- EY-London,UK - Role: Solution Architect & Emerging Tech(Digital) Manager)

Engaged in implementing, deployment and supporting Cloud-based Infrastructure and its solutions; showcased advance AWS
expertise through skills in design and deployment of effective solutions on Amazon Web Service.
My responsibility is to oversee a portfolio of successful, long-term clients and ensure the cloud & business automation platform's
success.
Establish long-lasting relationships with customers and design the solution with them in mind to promote product confidence and
seady growth to make certain that consumers are succeeding in their objectives.
Champions developing and implementing 10+ challenging solutions for £500k clients in the media, public sector, healthcare, and
telecommunications.
Closely collaborated with other engineers and architects to finish projects in a timely manner while adhering to engineering procedures
such code reviews, source control, unit testing, use case analysis, defect management, and other automation anywhere SDLC and best
practises.·
Lead & worked on AWS IT audit work of one of biggest Oil & Gas client in UK.
Worked with customer & delivered them solution & recommendation of tools like Cortex & prisma cloud.
Completed the done the Azure Data Architect role of public sector client in UK

July’21-May'22 – ORACLE , Hyderabad , India - Role: Principle Consultant

I was designing and maintaining the Devops CI & CD pipeline utilising Jenkins, Maven,n, Nexus, puppet, and Ansible with a
multicloud platform while improving on my understanding of build automation and CI/CD pipelines.
Experience with configuration management technologies including Chef, Puppet, Teraform, and Ansible, as well as working
knowledge of Python, Ruby, Shell Script, and JavaScript in Docker and Kubernetes deployments.
I successfully designed and delivered the Oracle BRM product deployment solution for various telecom client for their various Geo
Locations in VMware Cloud, AWS, Azure, and Salesforce Cloud externally.

Oct’20- June'21-HCL Technologies (Novartis) , Hyderabad , India - Role: Devops Cloud Architects
Defining Multi Cloud based infrastructure and application transition plans for largest Pharma company , as well as activities and
contingency plans to drive the prioritised roadmap projects.
Collaborate with Product Management, Technical Marketing, and R&D to develop product requirements and features that exceed
customer expectations.
I had a responsibility to actively participate in assignments and practise activities, which included collaborating with the sales team,
managing more development projects, utilising newer technologies, and developing POC.

Mar'18 – Sep’-20 Qualcomm, Hyderabad as Devops & Infra Lead

I was in responsible for overseeing 11 individuals and setting up the devops teams from scratch.
Developed and delivered a complete devops CI/CD pipeline solution for an Oracle SCM, an HR-payroll system, and a 5G engerring
application in a multi-cloud context.
Skilled in spearheading entire Project Life-Cycle Management including developing project plans for RPA with the execution team
including Global Process Lead, Reengineering Lead, Business Analyst and Technologyteam, and managing overall infra in AWS,
setup tool and ensuring all version control.

Oct'17-Mar'18 Cognizant, Bengaluru as Infra.Technology Specialist

Implemented ITIL Processes that include IM, MIM, Root Cause Analysis(RCA), Prevention of Recurrence Actions (PoR), worked on
the migration from several geo locations and Unix & infra configuration for the multi-million dollar manufacturing company.

May'15-Aug'17 TechMahindra, Bengaluru/Hyderabad as Sr. Software Engineer

worked on the Data Center Migration project for one of the biggest telecom companies in Europe, where a lot of automation work was
done in puppet and unix infrastructure.
I closely collaborated with the application, network, and development teams to provision, deliver, and maintain every environment
(production and non-production), to offer prompt support, assist with troubleshooting, and to handle any ITSM calls.
 May'15-Aug'17 TechMahindra, Bengaluru/Hyderabad as Sr. Software Engineer
worked on the Data Center Migration project for one of the biggest telecom companies in Europe, where a lot of automation work
was done in puppet and unix infrastructure.
I closely collaborated with the application, network, and development teams to provision, deliver, and maintain every environment
(production and non-production), to offer prompt support, assist with troubleshooting, and to handle any ITSM calls.

Sep'11-May'15 IPsoft, Bengaluru as Senior System Admin

I had knowledge and experience with Websphere, Weblogic, Webservices, and other technologies while working as a Unix Server
System Administrator.
assisting other clients with automation using IPsoftRadar (Amelia). Knowledge of important Mainframe environments, Linux
distributions, and storage providers EMC, HP, Hitachi, Fujitsu Siemens, and Netapps.
ITIL Process-oriented with project, quality, issue, and risk management experience

Feb'10-April'11 3i-Infotech( Contratc- NIC), Delhi, India as Software Enginner

I was supporting the E-Office infrastructure and working as a Linux administrator for the Government of India (National Informetic
Center).
Clients
Public Sector: HMRC, HMPO, S-of-Jersy, GOI-E-Office, BIES, National Rail, MaPS, Crown Services,
Telecom: KPN, Vodafone, O2, Comcast, Telia, Sky, R-Jio, Qualcomm, BT
Finance: McKesson, EFX, Mastercard, Barclays,
Healthcare: Novartis, UHG
Retail & E-comm : A & F, BestBuy, Home Depot, M&S,
Energy: Bitish petroleum-UK , Rome Petrol, NIElectricals, National Grid, Cadent gas
Manfacturing : Eriks, Tyco, BAE,
Mis: Anglian water, Technicolour , Centrica, JM,

Major Achivements
► Expertise in cloud architecture and design to meet scalability, performance, security, availability, and cost transformation
requirements. Create functional design specifications, AWS, Azure, and OCI cloud and on- premises reference architectures, design
documents, roadmaps, and reusable assets, as needed. Samir has extensive experience working in the telecom, health/pharma,
manufacturing, Engineering, and retail sectors across Europe, UK & USA.
► Lead Cloud Technical & Business Architect for a Telecom client in Norway/Finland/Sweden - To modernise of their core business
application & product on a multi cloud native environment. As the program's lead architect, Samir was responsible for designing an HLD
& LLD Cloud Native platform architecture and technical delivery roadmap to address the Technical & Cloud business issue.100 people,
including third-party suppliers, Spread across Europe, the United Kingdom, and India.
► Cloud solutions architect for a large manufacturing client spread across the globe - for One IT solution umbrellas project with two
other architects to optimize the cost of running its infrastructure, migrate to cloud to optimise the expensive, upfront capital expenditures
required to build, update, and expand their data centres. I was in charge of providing advice to stakeholders and translating business
requirements into designs for secure, scalable, and reliable solutions.
► Lead architect/Devops for the largest Swiss Pharma Client - for delivering the POC and successfully completing the migration and
modernization programmed. For this program, Samir developed a transformation strategy to modernize their business applications,
enterprise applications, and Devops capabilities by migrating them to Azure.
► Lead Architect for a Retail customer, one of the world's best clothing brands, based in Ohio-USA – IT engagement. Cloud factory
project migration from existing to new factory site and IaaS cloud solution with hybrid model. The team consists of 27 people from the
United States, the United Kingdom, and India.
► Led to the formation of a Cloud-Devops COE, the execution of technical feasibility assessments, solution estimations, and the
development of proofs of concept for moving identified workloads to multiple clouds with a focus on driving pre-sales.

VOLUNTEER & OTHER WORK

I worked as a freelance devops cloud trainer for one of the top training organisations in the world, simplilearn.
For Edfipath, I was a content creator.
I volunteered with ICT Academy to mentor students from various colleges and to run webinars.
associated with numerous Organizations to offer assistance.