Santhosh Kumar

Experience

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  Nehru College of Aeronautics & Applied Sciences

  Jun 2001 - Apr 2005

  Sr. Lecturer
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  FANUC India Pvt Ltd.

  May 2005 - Jan 2007

  Service Engineer
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  TechMahindra

  Jun 2007 - Jul 2015

  Sr. Solution Designer

  • Responsible for Business Analysis, E2E Service Design, Integrated Solution Designs and Transformation, Process Designs by working with platform architects, components, clients and other stakeholders through hothouses/ workshops, design review meetings. • Successful delivery of E2E Technical solutions, identifying and monitoring interdependencies between various application implementation activities.• Own the Design and Delivery of End to End stack for Number Management and Number Porting functions, for Geographic and Non Geographic numbers across BT. Implement automation of Emergency Database update and audit functionality enabling the client to avoid paying heavy penalties to the regulator• Plan and manage Application Assessment and Requirements activities. Influence product strategy, roadmap definitions, delivery scope and systems rationalization. • Lead on CIO initiatives to accelerate product developments, perform due diligence of existing solutions and business processes and identify gaps/improvement areas and propose solutions/solution approach by working with cross functional teams and application of industry frameworks and best practices. Show less

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  Ericsson

  Jul 2015 - Jun 2016

  Solution Architect

  • Support Pre-sales team in solutioning and implementation of cloud orchestration projects for telco cloud. • System Integration of OSS/BSS systems with Ericsson Cloud Manager. Cloud Competency Development.

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  BT

  Jun 2016 - May 2020

  • Manage product development working with cross functional engineering, business, design, User Experience (UX), test, delivery teams to build best customer experience & ensure deliverables create value.• Drive reuse at all levels, collaborate with Enterprise Architecture and solution primes to ensure best possible solutions with continuous progress towards roadmaps and target architecture.• Manage the review and approval of development deliverables including system design specifications, interface specifications, integration requirements, data schemas and conceptual solutions.• Support the Quality Assurance teams in the review/development of complete and comprehensive end-to-end, functional, and success/failure test cases.• Manage a team of solution designers and architects.• Contribute in assessment of change requests.• Conduct weekly meetings to review project progress and address any deviations from plan. Prepare project progress reports to stakeholders.• Co-author concise and effective agile user stories on JIRA by working with technical and business teams.My areas of expertise includeProduct Management, Business Analysis, Solution Design/integration, Business Process Engineering, Stakeholder Management, Enterprise Architecture, Requirements Gathering and management, Analytical Thinking, Problem Solving, Team Management. Show less

  • Solution Design Specialist

    Sept 2019 - May 2020

  • Lead Consultant

    Jun 2016 - Sept 2019
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  Sryas Inc.

  Jun 2020 - Jan 2021

  Sr. Business System Analyst

  • Collect business and systems requirements from internal clients, ensuring specifications adhere to target architecture, driving project schedules from design to release, and managing the production launch. • Ownership of end-to-end program quality, schedule and delivery of the IT program.• Lead and coordinate design/implementation efforts between internal teams and external partners to develop optimal solutions. • Work with solution architects, delivery directors and senior management to define strategy and requirements, identifying and securing commitment from teams across the company for new initiatives, driving consensus on the technical approach, setting timelines, and leading cross-functional development teams from design through delivery. • Make appropriate trade-offs to optimize time-to-market, clearly communicate goals, roles, responsibilities, and desired outcomes to internal cross-functional and remote project teams (India, Philippines) Show less

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  Bell

  Jan 2021 - now

  Senior Manager, Software Architecture

  • Purpose-driven leadership to inspire, motivate and support the development of team members.Strategic mindset with strong technical, business and financial acumen; focused on the big picture and strategy.• Help build and maintain transformation roadmap for Bell Business Markets to deliver target architecture.• Ensure programs are clear on their scope, well interlocked with other programs and dependencies are well understood and managed.• Navigate organisational complexities, foster a positive work culture and lead teams effectively.Consultancy mindset: Conduct in-depth analysis of current business processes, systems and operations to identify areas for improvement and recommend innovative solutions.• Strategic Planning: Collaborate with key stakeholders to identify and define business objectives, develop transformation strategies and create roadmaps for successful execution.• Apply extensive knowledge of enterprise architecture frameworks, business process modelling and industry best practices to deliver E2E solutions. Show less